New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04
RIPPER CRIMES
UNSOLVED COST
SLEUTHS RONORS
Woods, in Shake Up. Con
firms Tribune'S Pre-
diCtiOn.
LIEUTENANT KERR
BACK TO DESK DUTY
Other Detectives Shifted or Re-
duced as Result Of COhn
and Murray Tragedies.

TAc frst public evidence % Police
COMMISSIONS, Voods's dissatisfaction
with tro Detective Bureau despite his
statement 20 tho contrary. caused BY
,-c failure 20 solve the Elesrore COIN
and Charlie Murray ripper" murders.
was shown yesterday IN shake-up o.
tac mon attached 20 the "a Branch
H.reau. Lexington Avenue and Forty
second street. which is commanded by
Acting Captain Patrick J Gildca.
The men affected by the order arc q
lieutenant, transferred 10 the uni
formed force. 10 do desk duty; three
lcutenants. transferred 70 the Isl
Branch. West side Harlem Branch and
NrorN Branch; one frst grade mar
reduced n rank. but who remains N
the bureau, and three Hrst grade men
sent back 20 uniform.
TC- weeks after the body o. little
Ftcarore Cohu was found, March ~. a
victim Of q ripper IN the hallway o.
her Third Avenue home, rumors per
stcd that tho failure 20 clean Up the
case had caused Woods 20 become dis
satisfied.
Woods Denied Story.
While the murder was strictly a
Homicide Bureau case. every available
man IN the "a Branch was detailed on
j. Finally il was learned from q
reliable source that Woods was gong
20 make a change, not only in the com
rnanGcr Of the bureau Inspector Eau
rot but IN the makeup Of the entire
-. 4. -
Charlie Murray. the second ripper
victim. was found. The Tribune pub
hshcd an exclusive story showing tho
CIseat sfacton fc., by tho Commits
s.ouor.
Woods Immediately denied the story.
JIG added he was perfectly satisfied
with the work OF the men and be
loved that they were confronted with
cases that were almost impossible 70
solve.
For weeks the first attraction for the
detectives has been the police orders.
The expected was looked for every day,
and many mon. noted for their ability,
began 90 prepare for the shock.
Lieutenant Kerr Hard Hit.
Yesterdays order verified the opin-
ion Of the Mon The man who has been
liIIffN tI ~IdIl inc IdIut~t ulNN j.
Lieutenant Dan Kerr. As successor TO
Captain GloStcr, the goat in the
Boscnfral case. on tho West Side be
fore thc formation Of tho branch bu-
icauS. Kerr built up q reputation that
was the envy Of every member Of the
department and broke" many Of the
best cases tho department has been
called upon for years 10 handle. He
was IN charge Of many Of the West
SIDE cases. and figured prominently IN
the invest cation Of the murder OF
DOYLE tho West Side canGstcr. which
resulted DO the conviction on Wcdncs-
day o. Owrcy Madden.
Lieutenant Nike Cooncy. one or Cap
tan GIlGca's closest co-workcrs, was
ecH' 20 the Bronx Bureau. Lieuten-
ants John J Flanncry and Charles J.
Harbes,cl. who have been doing desk
duty m tho I'd Branch. nave been trans
forrcd 20 the West Side Harlem Branch
AID rho 1st Branch, respectively.
Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Curry
Vas reduced to second grade, but h.
rerains ~ the bureau. His place was
fllcd by the promotion Of Detective
Sergeant Thomas !. McManus. Detec-
tive Sergeants Jim Nahoncy, Tom Mar
ron and Harold Noar. all first grade
men. have been sent 20 60 uniform
duty.
Lieutenant Patrick !. Randals is
transferred from the lst to the Cd
Branch, and Lieutenant John VI.
Thompson goes from the Bronx Bureau
20 the ID. Branch.