New-York tribune., 1920-09-06
Enright Visits
More Solitude
On Honest DAN
Costigan, Former Vice CRU
sader, Further Disci-
plined; Transferred to
Brownsville, Brooklyn
Other Changes Tuesday
Police Sergeant's Benevo-
lent ASSN. To- Test Disre-
gard of Civil Service Rules

Police Commissioner Enrighs an
nounced further changes In his depart
nent yesterday.
Captain "Honest Dan" Costigan, the
ex-vice crusader, is further "disci-
plined" by being shifted from the
Westchester precinct in the Bronx to
the Brownsville station, in the outlying
sections Of Brooklyn. 1t will take Co.'S
tigan one and a half hours TO reach his
home, or three hours a day getting to
and from his assignment.
Enrlght also announced that on Tues
day he will promote 9our lfGutenants 20
the rank Of captain. Lieutenant George
Busby, whom Enright refused to ad-
vance in grade several months ago be-
cause Busby was still an officer In the
United States army, heads the eligible
list for promotion.
The Commissioner will, it is ex-
pected, promote Busby this time. After
his refusal to do so before, Busby
threatened to bring court action, and
the matter was referred to Mayor Hy-
Ian and the Corporation Counsel. Both
placed at the head Of the eligible list.
Since his retirement from the army
Busby has been assigned to the Homi-
eide Bureau.
Ignores Civil Service Law
The Commissioner recently. made It
plain that he would not follow the civil
service eligible list in making promo
tions. A short time ago he promoted a
number Of patrolmen to the rank OF
sergeant and disregarded the list, on
the ground that he was favoring po-
lcemen who were in war service. This
despite his action regarding Busby
The Seweantg' Benevolent ASS ocation
has announced that it will file a suit
shortly, testing Enright's right to dis
regard the eligible list in making pro-
motions. It will claim that such action
nullifies the civil service law and tends
to eliminate the incentive for promo
ton among men who were not IN
service.
The assignment Of William j: Lahey
as chief inspector and the practical de-
motion Of Inspector Cray, head of the
Detective Bureau, continued to be the
principal topic of conversation among
policemen yesterday. Many of the mon
expected the move, and several OF them
said that Enright had been planning it
for months.
1t is pointed out that John DAILY, now
Second Deputy Commissioner, at no
time had full authority at Headquar--
tiers while serving as chief, and that
his actual superior was Lahey. When
Daily was shelved by assigning him, as
q deputy commissioner it is known that
he made violent protest.
He was told, according to those VINO
are in a position to know, that he would
o;$bor occoY% Eha aSSipnmont or go back
as an inspector. It was pointed out to
him ty the powers that be that his loss
would be nothing, as he woud be re-
tanned as deputy commissioners for SIX
months and then could retire on the
same pehsion as that which ne would
receive il he continued as chief in
spector.
Mayor Opposed Lahey Promotion
The. assignment of Alfred W. Thor,
chief of staff at Headquarters. as act
ing chief inspector was part oil the
move to put in Lahey, 1t is .sa'd. lnor
was a captain and was promoted to the
heretofore unknown rank of chief OF
staff by Enright He merely filled in
until Enright thought the time oppor-
tune to shift Lahey. Thor goes back to
his old assignment.
Enright's biggest stumbling block IN
the fahey program was Mayor Hylan.
The Mayor designated John DAILY as
chief inspector as soon as he took Of
fee, and in order to carry out his plan
forced the retirement of Chief Inspect
or "Jim" Dillon. Enright found it diff
Acult to convince Hylan that DAILY
should 20, and did not succeed in doing
so. it was said yesterday, until he hit
on the plan of making DAILY deputy
commissioner.
In the case of Inspector Cray, it is
said, he finally gave in to the pressure
from the higher-ups to accept the
deputy commissionership only when he
was told that the alternative was re-
tirement. Cray could have been forced
into retirement for physical disability
as he has passed the age and service
limits.