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Show GtHEHAL SHAKE-UP OF POLICE F0?XE NEW YORK. March IS. Second Deputy Dep-uty Police Commissioner Henry F. IIa gerty vaa removed today by Commissioner Commis-sioner McAdoo, after he had refused, at -Commissioner McAdoo's request, to hand in his resignation. This leaves but one of Mr. McAdoo's deputies. First Deputy Commissioner .McAvery, in office. of-fice. Third Deputy Commissioner Cowan resigned last week, riving as a reason the exacting and uncongenial nature of the position. Mr. Haggerty is a law partner of State Senator P. H. McCarren. leader of the Brooklyn Democracy, and had charge? of the police department In Brooklyn. Reports that his resignation resigna-tion would be asked for, on account of the dissatisfaction with the polite administration ad-ministration in Brooklyn between McCarren Mc-Carren and Leader Charles Murphy of Tammany Hall, have been current for some time. The removal or resignation of First Deputy McAvery Is now looked for. ... Commissioner McAdoo said that Deputy Dep-uty Commissioner Haggerty's removal was because of a .difference of opinion between Haggerty and himself as to the policy of police . government In Brooklyn. |