New-York tribune., 1920-12-25
Commissioner Now Sure
of So, $50 Pension on
Leaving Office, Regard
less of Inquiry's Action
Shake-Up in Police
Force Affects 333
VI aIsh and Sackett Are
Made Inspectors; Pat'k
Mcdonald Is Sergeant

Until last Tuesday he held the rank
Of lieutenant in the department,
from which position he was elevated
TO the commissionership by Mayor
Hylan.
On Tuesday his application for
retirement as lieutenant was acted
upon favorably. This insures him
pension of $3.50 when he ceases to
be Commissioner, by the provisions
Of law passed by the Legislature
at his behest.
AS an active lieutenant Commits
sioner Enright's salary was $2,25O
a year.
Shake-Up in Department
This was the climax of the ante
Christmas shake-up which had been
predicted at Headquarters for some
days past. Other changes in the
department included promotion OF
two captains to inspector, four lieu
tenants to captain, eight sergeants
to lieutenant and nineteen patrol
men to sergeant,
While the changes were being
made the crime wave continued.
Commissioner "Enright announced
that from midnight to a. M hereafter
Central Park would be closed, Will
police stationed at every entrance to
warn persons away. Numerous crimes
that have taken place there in the last
few weeks inspired this order.
Traffic will still be permitted in the
early morning hours along the streets
that cross the park. but these will bt
under heavy police guard.
Criminals Still Unchecked
Criminals were active throughout
the city yesterday. their most spectacu-
lar effort being the attempted robbery
OF Robert l.. Ireland, partner of the
late Mark Hanna, in his suite at the
Murray Hill Hotel. After a fight with
Ireland. the burglar escaped.
The $3.50 pension Mr. Enright will
receive is based on q law he succeeded
in having passed in 1918. Under the
provisions OF the act. any member o.
the uniformed force who serves for six
months as Commissioner or Deputy
Commissioner Will be eligible for re
iirement on the pension of the chieI
inspector. Three other policemen
Deputy Commissioners DAILY, Faurot
and Cray viii receive this pension
when they retire.
Commissioner Enright's official ex
planation Of retiring from the uniform
- he
the way Of promotion Of three men
He pointed out that by retiring now he
could promote a rgeant to the ranh
Of lieutenant, that he could advance
q patrolman to the rank Of sergeant,
and appoint from the eligible list e
candidate for patrolman.
Guards Against Investigation
From unofficial sources it was learned
that by retiring now the Commissioner
clinched his pension. 1t was pointed
out that IN the event Of being removed
as Commissioner by legislative body
Enright, if ! c had remained Eeuten-
ant, could have been placed on trial
based on any possible charges grow
ing out of such an investigation l.
found guilty ne could be dismissed
from the force and thereby lose his
pension.
Commissioner Enright's action is the
probable basis for the rumor which has
persisted since his return from the
Panama Canal Zone that he was abou.
to resign Commissioner.
The new inspectors promoted yester-
day are Thomas F. Walsh and Byron f.
Sackett Both have been acting inspec-
tors. Walsh in charge of Staten Island
and Sackctt in charge Of the 10th In
spection District, Brooklyn. They re-
main in charge OF their commands
W alsh entered the department in 1895
and is tifty-two years old. Sackett is
forty-tivc years old and has been il
the department since 1896. Both arc
medal men.
Commissioner Enrighr surprised the
wiseacres at Headquarters by failing
70 promote acting Inspector William
7. Davis 70 The rank OF permanent in
spector. Davis is personal friend
and served with Enright as an officer
of the Police Lieutenants' Associations
The new captains are Ernest Won
Dlezelski, who viii take command a.
the Queens Detective Bureau: John Nc
Carthy. who will assume command o;
the Fifth Street station; James McIver.
who goes TO the New Dorp, 5. l., pre-
cinct, and Patrick Kenny, who goes
to the Old Slip precinct in charge o.
the district below the dead line"
The new lieutenants are James Cava-
nagh, Headquarters Division; Freder-
ick Spellman, Ralph Avenue station;
William Plant, Wilson Avenue; Denis
Glavin. Tottenvlle; Joseph Courtney.
East Twenty second Street; Adam Nc
Mullin. Ralph Avenue; Martin Noonan.
squad. and Daniel Connolly.
Madison Street station.
Mcdonald Made a Sergeant
Among the nineteen patrolmen ad
vanced to the rank of sergeant was
Patrick (Babe) Mcdonald, the Police
Department all-round athlete. McDon-
aid has been on the traffic squad as
signed 10 Broadway and Forty -thire
Street. He has captured many events
IN the Olympic games and other ath
letic exhibitions
The promotion Of the men was
marked 10y unusual ceremony. Commits