New-York tribune., 1918-01-24

commissioner which was given out a,
the Mayors office.
Commissioner Bugher went straight
to Headquarters and dictated his letter
of resignation. He called in Deputy
Commissioner Livingston, who was pre-
siding at police trials in Brooklyn. and
also Special Deputy Commissioner
James c. Auchincloss. in charge of the
Home Defence League, and the resig
nations of both deputies were am
nounced soon afterward
The retiring commissioner appeared
to take his dismissal lightly. He held
an impromptu reception in mis- Office
at Headquarters. during which some Of
the inspectors, friends and many Of
the employs, at Headquarters ap-
peared to bid him goodby. He was
smiling and in good humoY He called
IN the newspaper men and gave out his
correspondence with Mayor Hylan. He
declined to discuss the matter further
lie left Headquarters at 80 y. m
Meanwhile Acting Commissioner En-
right, Deputy Commissioner Leach and
Grover A. Whalen, Mayor Hylans sec
retary. had gone to Headquarters 10
take possession. Lieutenant Enright
was summoned to City Hall and sworn
in as Commissioner by the Mayor
Deputy Commissioner Leach was also
sworn in. The three men reached
Headquarters shortly before the rctr-
ing commissioner left. They did not
wait upon cermonies.
Gold Shield Is Transferred
Secretary Whalcn told Lieutenant
Dobson on the door that he wanted to
see the Commissioner, but did not wait
to he announced. He brushed past
Dobson, accompanied by Lieutenant
Enright and Deputy Commissioner
Leach, and went into Commi ssonc,
Bughers private office. He intro
Cucod Lieutenant Enright as the Acting
Commissioner and Commissioner
Rugher surrendered his gold shield to.
Enright who removed his lieutcnant's
shield and pinned the badge of COM
missioner in its place. Mr.. Leach wa.
ther introduced and Mr. Bughcr hand
ed him the badge Of the First Deputy
Commissioner. There were few words
passed between the outgoing and the
incoming commissi toner's.
Inspectors O'Brien, Myers and Ca
falane, appeared at the office of the
Commissioner to bid MIR. Bugher fare
we'll and to greet their new boss The
Quick change of conditions at head
quarters seemed to take all the police
officials by surprise. Chief Inspector
James +. Dillon, who had been i'll for
scme time. and Captain Dominick Hen |
~ NSlS OllOhS tuOSe VINO C&llpU.
Acting Commissioner Enright. st;]i |
wearing the uniform Of a lieutenant. |
soon granted an interview to news
paper men. He was in jovial mood !
Apparently he felt that he had at last
come into his own
Lieutenant Enright had been more
or less of a storm centre in the Police
department. for several years. AL |
though heading the civil service eligi- |
BILE list several times for promotion to
captain, he had never obtained the ap-
pointment. Arthur Woods, Police Com
missioner under Mayor Mitchell, re.
fused to promote Enright to cap
taincy. He was transferred by Com
missioner Woods from the position of
chief of the Bureau of Supplies and
Repairs at headquarters to desk duty
in Brooklyn.
Opposed Mayor Mitchell
Lieutenant Enright incurred the dis
like of Mayor Mitchell and Commiss ION
er Woods when, as head of the Lieu
tenants Benevolent Association, he re-
fused for himself and on behalf of the
association to repudiate William B. Ell
lson, counsel to the association. when
the latter made a violent attack upon
the Mitchell administration and the
Police Commissioner. He further in
Cured the displeasure Of Mayor Mitchell
master at the dinner of the lieuten-
ants association at the Waldorf on
Lincoln's Birthday 1916, to which sew
cral of the police inspectors implicated
IN the police graft scandal at the time
were invited.
Mayor Gaynor and Police Commits
sioper Waldo were more favorably in
clirted toward Enright. The latter de-
pended upon him considerably for ad-
vice in department affairs Mayor Gay
ror frequently consulted him on police
matters. Enright had climbed to the
head Of the eligible list under Waldo,
but the latter was removed from office
just when he was about to appoint the
lieutenant as captain. AS head of
the benevolent association Lieutenant
Enright always held a position of
power in the department. He has been
in the department twenty-onc years
and president Of the lieutenants' as
soc.ation for the last twelve years.
His first official act yesterday was to
designate Inspector John Daily as act
ing chief inspector and make one or
two transfers. He transferred Captain
Dominic Henry from the Beach Street
station to fill the place of Inspector
DAILY in Manhattan, and also trans
fcrred Captain Hughes from the Rock
away Beach station to the Beach Street