New-York tribune., 1920-10-01
Two Inspectors Denoted
and Several Switched
After Secret Meeting;
Some Captains Affected
Dwyer Moved
Down a Grade
Veteran Who Assisted
in the Becker Inquiry
andFennelly Disciplined

Police Commissioner Richard E. En-
ght, his chief inspector, William j.
ahey, whose authority recently was
increased to give him the power of
ief Of police, and several of their
onies in the uniformed force assem-
ed in secret conclave behind the steel
fors at Headquarters yesterday.
The conference lasted for hours and
hen it was over there were rumors
at several inspectors had been re-
ICED, several captains promoted and
merous transfers made. 1t was said
at the biggest shake-up Since Com
ssioncr Enright was appointed would
revealed in to-days orders.
Two Inspectors Denoted
Notice, which were pc ted last night
Broo>t%n headquarters Indicated
at tneTe was some truth in the
mors. Al least two inspectors have
en- reduced to rhe rank of captain,
le Of them Is Jctn F. Dwyer. no has
en- an inspector for eight ye.cs and
been q Strong-arm clean man
two police commissioners The
Ter Is William f. Fennelly. Both re-
rted to the rank Of captain at mid
ght
inspectors who were trat sferred are
seph A. ConboN. William T. 'Boettler
-emes S. Bolan, Edward /. walsh and
. aomas Mcdonald. Captain John T.
s9eeney and Captain Byron r. Sackett
aere made acting inspectors.
DNEer has held tho ropl, - 8 ;,,a....A 49,
! niger than he held any other rank
2 the Police Department and much
lager than most policemen remain
Inspectors. He has been a policeman
nee 1896, although absent on leave
lrlng the Spanish War, in which he
'erved in the navy. He was made a
ssptaln In 1912 and within a month
> ter that promotion Rhinelander
y aldo, then Police Commissioner. made
II n an Inspector
: als appointment as inspector was
made shortly after the murder of Her
nan Rcsenthal by BALD Jack" Roses
sanmen, He was placed in charge of
.he white Light district. in which
lad been waged the gamblers war,
q which Rosenthal was a victim. and
gexations born of these troublous
times in the department.
Dwyer startled Broadway which
I'D become used to nolicemen who
c uld be fixed His axmen hewed
eir way into the most sequestered
& a aristocratic gambling houses. He
posted uniformed policemen at the
doors of hotels which we~e under sus-
r clon. These sentries warned everv-
cody who entered the place that
"yer's raiders nigh ron in at any
ne Such warning we're bad for
!siness.
Aided Becker inquiry
While Dwyer was thus enpaped
1arles :. Whitman, then District At
rney, was preparing the case against
'lce Lieutenant Charles Becker and
tour gunmen who shot Rosenthal,
"a engaging IN the general inquiry
20 ponce conditions which followed
al murder DWyer was one of the
PoHcemen who aided this inquiry.
80 enemies were numerous, both in
&. department and out of it. The lat
MADE charges of assault against his
W'ectlVes and sought to get iniunc-
ms or to lodge criminal complaints
aInSV the inspector himself. The for
s sought to injure him in more
'e.e |ays' Their efforts failed. In
'NA - SeA RODE out the storm
ne still was inspector in CHARGE If
Tenderloin when Arthur Woods he
: me me Police Commissioner. Commis-
oner Woods shifted him to the jower
: asst Side, and Dryers enemies de-
ared that he had been disciplined
commissioner Woods never said ID
neither he mad been or not, but from
re vigorous renewal of Dwycr tactics
TaInst the Turkish baths, gambljnf
ouses, coffee house stuss games ana
nderworld resorts Of the East Side i
4ight be judged that tna purpose Of
commissioner Woods in making the
4ene. D"Eer
When the Police Department was pnt
war basis and the golice RESERVES
gained, with Rodmsn Wanamakar
Special Deprty Police Com}nis.
loner in charge of that department
uspector Dwyer was made the uni,
Tmed head of the reserves. The pres.
~ ADM niiSstration, during y ,ich in
'' J." '"e police reserves became
q on a.. ,,