New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-02
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McAdoo would help him in the administration
of the Office. After Mr. McAdoo |ithdrew'
Deputy Commissioner McAvoy offered his resig-
nation and it was accepted promptly Deputy
Commissioner Farrell went back to Brooklyn
without rendering his resignation, but mes
sage was sent to him. requesting him to hanu
it in immediately, and it was expected that ne
would comply with the request before this morn
ing.
Commissioner Bingham then sent for Assist
ant Secretary Stetler and asked him II he had
handed in his resignation. Stetler replied that
he had not resigned.
''Then do so at once" said the Commissioners.
A few minutes later stetler handed in a resig-
nation which Commissioner McAdoo previously
had accepted The performance amused Secre-
tary Slattery.
Late in the afternoon Commissioner Bingham
met newspaper men in his Office, and was askeo
who were to be his deputies
"I shall have no announcement to make ON
that subject before tomorrow" he replied
SILENT ABOUT RECENT TRANSFERS.
The understanding at headquarters was thae
General Bingham had not been told by Mayor
Mcclellan whom to appoint to the three deputy
comnissionerships There was report tha'
Isaac White of 1.-THE World" had been recon-
rnended to the Mayor for the place made vacant
by the resignation OF MI hE<AEOS' 49,
was at Headquarters in the afternoon to see Sec
rotary slattery. He said later that there naa
been no tender Of the Office to him
Resides sending out the order to break up the
special squad of "shoo-fy'' roundsmen Com
missioner Bingham sent out an order aponshlns
Mr.. McAdoo's vice squad" He also sent LOT
a. list of all the transfers which had been MADE
by Mr. McAdoo within week. He declined 70
talk about Mr. McAdoos transfers, however
saying that he would have no criticism TO make
of what had happened before he took once
Before General Bingham arrived at neaoQua&
ters Yesterday Mr. McAdoo talked with the
nevsnaper men, SAYING he was going to resume
the practice of law. after short rest de salo
he had received a valuable report from Acting
Tnsnector O'Brien, chief of the Detective Bureau
who was sent to Europe to study police prob
lens in the large cities of the world. ne sag
that when O'Brien went abroad ne nag S12ou'
NOT S. 600 as had been reported, and that o Br1en
had turned back nearly 500 OF this amount,
thus spending only a little more tnan SeoV OF
the city's money. M, .,.. =, -,a
Mr. McAdoo, although it ought not to be SO
rare that a police officer is so carerul OF tne
citv's money. O'Brien went to Inc principal
cities of Europe, and he has turned IN very
valuable report, but only put in bills Tor sS9U.
He travelled third class where IN many cases ne
could have travelled first class. He spent ABOUT
81 200 of his own money in expenses mat ne
insisted on considering personal, although tolo
him that he could IN perIec[ so0u
charge them up"
Veterans of the police force said late yester-
day afternoon that General Bingham would not
be able to keep patroln1en from shlrklng guy on
their posts unless he revived the use OF shoo-
1II' roundsnnen. The men used by Commits
sioner NcAdoo to watch policemen when they
Last suspected it had not been able TO prevent
1hoIesaIe Sinking, it said. Only h1teen
roundsmen were used by Mr. McAdoo IN me
latter part of his term for the purpose. ana some
~ them were suspected Of being unfaltntul'
.honnding'' men against whom they had some
grudge and standing in with !1any shirs se.;
vera used who could be trusted and there was
no complaint by the public that patromen never
could be found on post when wanted.