The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-17
GEN, BINGHAM DENIES A FAKE.
NO SCRAP WITH COM'R
AND HE WON'T RESIGN.

Drops Into Italian, but Only in Jest-Has
Keen Posted on the POOlrOom lame
Has Reserve Force for Some Other
Jhinss-Shifts to Place ComebacHs.
Police Commissioner Bingham denied
nositiyely Yesterday that he was going to
reeisn. He denied fatty and in every par
ticular a story printed in an evening paper
to the effect that he and Fire Commissioner
O'Brien had had a runin and that he had
zone to Mayor Mcclellan rendered
his resignation. .
The story printed went into details and
related the conversation alleged to have
taken place at the meeting.
Commissioner Bingham was asked about
the matter in his morning interview will
the reporters. At that time he took the
entire story in a light way and refused to
cay anything. After some urging he quoted
the Italian saying, "Se O 3 vero . ben
trovato.r He declined to make a transla-
ton and referred the reporters to the Head
quarters ~bootblack:
Later in the day, when the Commits
sioner saw several evening papers which
again limited at his resignation, he said:
aThe story is absolutely and unquah-
hedly false. | wan to say again that 1t is
untrue. l wish TO make a distinct denial OF
| eve ~ statement made in that story about
Commissioner 0'Brien. 1t is preposter-
| ously incorrect. As TO my resignation, an
| Italian phrase / used this morning was in
correctly interpreted. What said a
said only in jest. The translation should
have read. II it is not true, l. is a good in
yention.' / repeat, however, that / want to
! make a full denial of the story
How about the hundred poolrooms
which it is reported are going to be opened
in the city to-day" he was asked.
Why, that's good news-for some peo-
pie he replied.
DO You know anything about the pool
| room game as 1t is run in New York;
"Yes. I've been posted a bit on how
things are run here
Are You going to use all your power to
suppress them?s
aOh, no; not all, replied the Commissions
with a smile. aIve got to leave a little
power for other things, you know. I've
got to keep the boiler squad busy n also
reserve a little power for you newspaper
fello VS.
just before leaving the building the Com
missioner announced the transfer OF eight
captains and the assignment Of two Of the
inspectors who recently got back on the
force. The transfers were made to make
room fer the men dismissed for physical
disa ability by Commissioner McAdoo and re-
instated by a decision OF the Supreme
Court. The transfers Of yesterday reduce
two acting inspectors to the rank Of cap
tain. They are Captain Edward Gallagher,
who is assigned TO command the East 10th
street precinct, and Captain John W. 0'Con-
nor, who goes to the Elizabeth street pre-
cinCt,
The two reir1AHMHA6Aao%AAA SNuA0Nsa
put in their places are Ebert o. Smith who
is assigned to the Fifth inspection district,
which is on the upper East Side, and Thomas
L. Druhan, who goes to the Eleventh inspec-
ton district in Brooklyn.
The other captains transferred and their
assignments are:
Capt. John Buchanan. assigned to the sub pre-.
clnct at l2sd street and the East River.
Capt. Herman W. S~chlottmann, who goes from
Elizabeth street to the Steamboat squad.
Capt. Robert a Tighe. from Pier a, North River,
10 RockAway.
Capt. James McGiynn. from Klngsbndgo to
West l25th street.
Capt. James Thompson, from West l2Sth street
10 Kingsbrdge.
Capt. John Tappan. from East ioitn street 70
Glendale