The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-06-07
DILLON MADE POLICE DEPUTY
WILL CONDJCT POLICE TRIALS;
THE FORCE ELATED.
Hc VIII Also &c WaldO's Assistant Com.
missioner wants TO Raise salaries.
Especially Or First Year Men-vice
20 to inspectors Now Transfers.

~ 10 inspectors NOW Transfers.
James F.. Dillon who was made Borough
Inspector Of Brooklyn by Commissioner
Cropsey. was yesterday appointed Fourth
Deputy Police Commissioner in charge Of
police trials by Commissioner Waldo.
This was arranged by granting Dillon
leave Of absence from the uniformed
force until January 1. 1912. when he can
get an extension OF time.
There are two precedents. william
Devery was First Deputy Commissioner
under Michael Murphy after the Office Of
chief Of police was abolished. Thomas A /.
McAvoy. who was retired with the rank
OF inspector. was First Deputy under
Commissioner McAdoo.
Douglas l. Mckay, who was Fourth
Deputy has been made First Deputy and
assistant TO the Commissioner and will
have charge of the bureau OF repairs
and supplies Third Deputy John j
Walsh. who was in charge Of the police
trials. has been placed in command of
Brooklyn. Second Deputy Commissioner
Doughertv is still in charge Of the detec-
tive bureau and has been relieved of all
other work.
The appointment Of Dillon as Fourth
Deputy in the trial room tickled the force
They have wanted such an rrangement
for years. believing that member of the
force who is in sympathy with policemen
will not be quite as likely to impose large
fines for trivial offences.
Deputy Commissioner Dillon will also
be an assistant to the Commissioner.
Commissioner Waldo il making an
effort TO have salaries OF all the uniformed
mon raised. particularly the first year
men. Attention was called TO tho fact
that although patrolmen in their first
year receive only $500. il is their most
expensive year in the service because Of
the large equipment they are forced TO
buy. II is proposed TO make the first
years salary sl.OOO.
II was said that an effort will also be
made to raise the chief inspectors salary
from $500 10 5000. inspectors from
$500 TO 5000. captains from 81, 200 TO
$500. lieutenants from g.. $50 TO 81, 500.
sergeants from sl.75O TO $1,000. and flrst
grade patrolmen from 81. 400 to q. 600
Commissioner Waldo TO accomplish
this will economize wherever it seems
possible without reducing the efficiency
of the force He compared the salaries
OF the fire and police departments and
showed how during his administration
of the fire department he was able to
raise salaries from the amount saved
from the annual Appropriation and also
return over 500 600 TO the city
All control Of the gambling situation
has been taken from Second Deputy
Commissioner Dougherty and returned
to the inspectors of the various districts
When Dougherty took Office he said that
gambling was part Of the regular detective
work of the Second Deputys Office
Capt. Edward Hughes has been placed
IN charge of all the squads in the Central
Office. the vice. excise. boiler and public
Office squads. and the squads have been
I largely increased
Hereafter when an inspector reports
that gambling is going on in his district
| he will notify the Commissioner and Can't
Hughes will detail as many men az the
Inspector will make all raids and r.spon-
sibility for the suppression Of vice will
/ be placed on his shoulders
! five captains were transferred yester-
day The transfer of Capt Hughes
! from the East Sixty seventh street station
/ by Capt. John J McNallv, who leaves
the West Fortyseventh street station
! Capt. Henry ". Burfeind goes from the
East Twenty second street station TO
the West Forty seventh street station.
Capt. Frank j. Morris goes from the
Highbr!dSe station To the East twenty
second street station. Capt. Charles C.
Wendell shifts from the Bushwick ave-
nue. station 10 highbridge and Capt
Patrick W. Tracey leaves the Williams
burg Bridge for Bushwick avenue
Several Inspectors will be made in a
few days and a borough inspector TO ,ak..
charge of Brooklyn in place of Dillon
will be named to- day II is also supposed
that the three platoon system will be ,u,
in effect shortly.
Fourth Deputy Commissioner Dillon
has been twenty-siX years on the police
force. he Ii ~ years old and lives at $40
East Eighty seventh street lie il a
eta!wart man. with IL square Jaw. looke
more like lawyer Than policeman
ana is popular with the force