New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-10
WOODS TO DIRECT
DETECTIVE BUREAU
Commissioner Will Take
Personal Charge of
Its Work.

The first Of several sweeping changes
in the organization of the Police De
partment was announced yesterday by
Commissioner Woods. Hereafter, ac-
cording TO his statement. the detective
branch of the service, hitherto under
the supervision of the Second Deputy
Commissioner, will be handled by the
Commissioner himself, in addition TO
his duties rs head OF the entire de-
partment. The move is Unprecedented
IN the history of the New York Police
Department, but is one which The Trib-
une suggested as being the most likely
remedy for existing conditions.
The position of Second Deputy Com
missioner. vacated in October by J.
Robert Rubin, has been filled. Leon
G.. Cooley, Third Deputy, was APP
pointed to the place.
While the Second Deputy formerly
was responsible for the work of the
detective bureau, an entirely new set
Of duties has been assigned to Mr..
Cooley. He will be in charge of all
police trials in all boroughs, which
have hitherto been attended to by the
Third and Fourth deputies. Also, he
will be in direct charge Of police con-
ditions in the boroughs of Brooklyn
and Queens. In addition, he will SUI
pervise the court appearances of all
patrolmen in all boroughs.
That, according to Commissioner
Woods, will be another new departure.
Before taking a prisoner to court the
case will be gone over by the Second
Deputy, and the patrolman will be in
structed in the manner in which his
prisoner and his case should be pre-
sented to the presiding magistrate. II
will be legal training for the patrolmen,
and is expected to increase the general
efficiency of the force.
Lawrence b. Durham, the new Third
Deputy Commissioner, was sworn into
office yesterday morning. For the pres
ent. il was announced, he will have
charge of the pension bureau, the tele-
graph bureau, the property clerks de-
partment and the boiler squad. He
also will assist the Second Deputy as a
trial commissioner, in charge Of the
suspension and reinstatement Of MEM
bers of the force.
Another innovation was the assign
ment of the Fourth Deputy Commits
sioner as an executive officer TO the
Police Commissioner.
By Tuesday, Commissioner Woods
announced. a thorough reorganization
of the Police Department will be ef-
fected. Startling changer are predict
ed, from the top of the department
down TO the ranks of the patrolmen.
All vacancies in the uniformed force
will be filled by the first of the year.
To be appointed are two inspectors, two
captains and twenty Eight sergeants.
When the entire reorganization is
Commissioner Woods, besides
being in charge of the entire depart
ment and of the work of the detective
bureau, will have a deputy commits
sioner in active command of the police
of each borough.
As an illustration Of his attitude, the
Commissioner pointed to the fact that
he intended 10 recognize the work of
Inspector Cornelius F. Cahalane in pre-
pairing a reference book for the rank
and file of the force The Commits
sioner said that the book in question
is proving of help, not only in the
school of recruits. but throughout the
IL deals with police pro-
cedure and practice.
Another arrest was made last night
by Detectives Blanche and Flood in
with the murder of Little
Patsy" Doyle in saloon at 4lst 81.
and Eighth av.. on November 2s. The
prisoner, Joseph McCardle, of 25S West
10Th ST., was locked I'D on a charge of
homicide. With Owen Madden. the
gang leader, and Martin Lewis. he con-
stitutes the third alleged principal ac-
cused of completely in the shooting.