New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-30
Shakc-UpS in Both Uni
formed and Detective
Branches Surprises.
ROOSEVELT FRIEND
SENT TO BROOKLYN
Eight Detectives Reduced and
Ten Promoted Twentysseven
PatroImen HOnored.

Police Commissioner " GODS within
twcnty-four hours has given the UNI
formed and detective branches Of the
service two shocks by announcements
Of unexpected transfers. Colonel
Roosevelt's friend. Captain Billy SUI
Ivan. is sent from East Sixty-sevsnth
Street TO Brooklyn, ten second grade
detectives are promoted and eight hrsi
grade men reduced by the orders.
The detective shake-up was an
nounced on Friday. When the order
reached the various branch bureaus tire
oft-repeated charge of favoritism was
freely made. While Commissioner
Woods has maintained that there - ~
merit system in the bureau, yesterday
found several detectives crediting the
shake-up to such a system.
The second grade men promoted and
thereby having their salaries increase
from 81 400 to $3.50 year. are James
Finan, Joseph Daily, Charles Picco'
Daniel Moriarty, Joseph Ryan, Thomas
Carroll, Thomas Hughes. Henry QWck'
Charles Eason and Charles Hemen-
dinger. Patrolman Mark Horrigan, OF
Inspector Days staff, Is sent TO the
bureau as second grade man.
The most prejudiced OF detectives
admitted that the promotion OF finan'
DAILY. Picco and Hughes was Justlhei'
For more than year all -FOUR nave
figured in notably handled detective
cases.
The reduction Of the first grade men
was a surprise. particularly IN the case
Of Mike Myers of the Sd Branch. Myers
for many years has figured IN New
Yorks big detective cases. ana seFerai
times has been commended.
His Second Reduction.
This j. the second time he has Deeh
reduced Commissioner bingham, WIN
out explanation, changed his rating ana
salary. but Commissioner Waldo pro
NOTED him. The other men VINO crop
from $3.50 to 81 400 IN salary are Id
ward Narkcv. Edward Burgess, Edwin
AlCGrath. Neil Ruddy. Francs ha"hlhS,
Matthew Ward and Thomas Rand.
The transfer Of Captain sullivan
Yesterday took the department By sur
prise. For months there had been
runors that Sullivan was slated for an
inspectorship. sullivan became wen
known wears ago when he was assigned
TO the telegraph bureau al Headquar-
tiers lie was made "A sergeant ieuleh-
ant and captain while there.
He WAS a favorite Of Roosevelt when
the ex- President was Commissioner.
and until Sullivan was made captain
the Colonel on every trip 20 New YORK
while President made personal re
quest that Sullivan be assigned 10 nm.
In transferring him from the Last
Siytv-seventh Street station, proml-
mont Fifth Avenue precinct. 10 the com
paratively obscure Gates Avenue sta
ton Brookivn, the Commissioner an
nounced that the move Was Tor the good
of the service. Captain Carson, OF
Gates Avenue. takes Suilivan's place.
Commissioner Woods yesterday re-
warded tweuty-seven patroimen LOT
acts OF valor or the merltorlous per
Torrance Of police duty. Thomas II.
Conkling. Of the West l23d street sta
ton. and Joseph Bannon, OF Harbor a,
received honorable MENTION the nigh
est award. next 10 the department
medal. at the disposal Of the Commis-
sioner.
Killed a HoIdUp Man.
Last June Conkling, attached TO the
East Fifty-frst Street station, dlscoY-
cred three hold-up men IN the hallway
% 2O2 East Forty-fourth Street One
Of the men. John Mcclure, snapped his
revolver at the policeman three times.
VIXEN the cartridge failed 20 explode
NcGuire ran. He refused 20 stop, and
Cbnkling fired one shot, killing him.
Bannon. on May II last, rescued
Charles Manley, n Dock Department su-
pcrintendcnt, and another man when
their launch was run down ~ a
steamer in the North River oil Elgh-
tieth Street.
Recommendation the next rank in
awards. was given 10 six policemen.
They were Thomas +. Kelly, I. q.
SQUAD /. who was stabbed when arrest
INC foreigner: Charles Il. Mckenna,
37th. for attempting 70 stop run
away; Cornelius Cahill, SOD, arresting q
man when he attempted 10 shoot girl;
Robert O'Brien. 26th, eXtinguishlng
fuse Of dynamite bomb; Herman
IipsN. 18th, arrcsting "gunman +;
John Lober, Harbor b, resculng per
sons al q fire when of duty.
Fourteen patromen won the "excel-
lent police duty" award for stopping
runaways. They were: Levy. 37th;
Kearney. Bridge Squad; Fitzgerald,
18th; Murphy, nth; Allmendlnger.
Traffic G.; harrington. l5sth; Habcr,
10Th; Brennan, 279th; Levens, OF 9th
Inspection District; Brawley, Both;
Schroeder, 154th; Cahill, Traffic +;
Dunwoody, GSth. and Proper, 18th.
The same award went TO the follow
ing: Stephen McManus, 3lst. for res
cue from the East River. Frederick
Hcppenheimer, 12th, rescuing a child
from in front of streetcar; Charles
Piplow. 29th. assisting in arrest OF
three hold-up men; Frank Crane, Tooth,
beating out the flames on woman S
clothes. and Charles Boyer, 1929, for
arresting three burglars.
FIREMAN DETECTIVE LAUDED