New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Big Police Shake-Up Planned
Undo All Woods S Work
Realignment to Eliminate All Trace of Former Com
missoners Influence and Institute Strict Censorship
Departments Activities

he was still chief inspector and was on
sick leave.
While the "boys" have Chief Dillon
as Brooklyn Borough inspector, it is
more likely that he will quit the de-
partment altogether. He is over the
ago limit Of tlfty-tivc and has served
more than twenty-five years in the de-
partment. 1t is mandatory upon the
Commissioner to retire the chief upon
application.
John O'Brien, present borough in
spector Of Manhattan, who had been
assigned by Commissioners Wood and
Bugher as acting chief inspector, will,
according to the 1--WE Boys" pro-
grammc, be reduced to a captaincy.
by Woods. Thomas Nj. Murphy. Dor
ough inspector Of Brooklyn, is slated
to be sent to command an inspection
district.
Cahalane May BE- Reduced
One of the big contemplated changes
is the transfer of Inspector Cornelius
Cahalane from Headquarters and his
replacement by Daily. Inspector Gala
lane is the nominal inspector Of Staten
Island, but his work has been that of
aid to the Commissioner, author of
health papers and books for the force
and the editor of "The Police Bulle-
TIM" the department monthly. lie is
slated to go to an unimportant inspec-
tion district, with just the possibility
Of reduction to the rank Of captain.
The Detective Bureau change will
not be surprise, If it is put through.
For some months the faults of thc
Detective Bureau have been laid at the
door Of the dual control at Headnuar.
tors. In the choice between Taurot
and Cray the eve Boys" dope Crav
to bet.
with the reorganization of the bu-
reau at Headquarters complete. n thor
ough cleaning out of the branch hu.
reaus will come, it was said Yesterday
ms VIII dispose of all the Woods
men. 1T Will also give Mr.. Enright
the chance to bring back to the bureau
men VINO were good detectives, but who
we're barred by Woods after they had
reached the rank of captain. It will
permit the Commissioned also to hrino
INTO the crime-investigatine branch Of
the department. we'll known detectives
VINO are now in uniform because Of
their failure to show up we'll in tho
merit system, or because thew incurred
the displeasure Of the Woods admin.
lStratIon.
The same thorougnness of weod;no
out the Woods men will be followed in
the uniformed service, the eve Bovs ~
are sure, particular attention bc;no
paid to having the fright" men nlaced
in command of important inspect;on
olstrlcts and prominent precincts. Tha
stats of inspectors will be conc ove er
carefully and many Of the men 0, rol
placed. Plainclothes men for can
ttsains, a system revived by Artbupr
Woods after many vicious details hsd
peen eliminated, are other plums an
%hich the 1--WE Boys" are gazing hone.
For time yesterday the ave Bovsy
were puzzled over the Selection S 81
frederick A. Wallis, the Fifth Avenue
presbyterian Church Bible class sunerS
1pntendent, as a Deputy COMMISSIONED
cut the gloom soon passed when -
was v, discovered that the work Of "th ~
cider;' as the "Wc Boys" cali him. l.
WI be confined to tho bureau Of re- >
pairs and upplies-duties that have ss
much to do with the adm;nistrot;v 10
pollcles of the department AS those If
'ne Headquarters elevator operators