The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-06
POLICE DEPUTY MACK Is OUT.
~ ORDERED HIM TO RESIGN"
SAYS GEN. BINGHAM.

Third Deputy Police Commissioner James
F. Mack handed his resignation from the
Police Department to Commissioner Bing-
ham at noon yesterday.
Nothing was known of Mr.. Mack's
resignation until at o'clock the reporters
were sent for and the Commissioners
secretary, Daniel G. Slattery, gave out
the following note from Deputy Mack:
al herewith tender my resignation as
Third Deputy Police Commissioner OF the
city Of New York to take effect immedi-
ately."
THAT is all. The Commissions has
nothing to say" added Mr.. Slattery.
Deputy Mack was found in his Office on
the third floor making ready to leave.
Il came to the Police Department with
respect for my fellow man. he said in
reply to a question as to the cause OF his
resignation. Il leave it while that respect
is still untarnished.
HAS there been a break between Com
missioner Bingham and yourself?' was
asked.
-All | have to say now is that l would
sooner wait until / hear from some one
else he replied.
He was then told that his resignation
had been announced. MIR. Mack sat silent
for some minutes, and then while seemingly
trying to suppress some strong emotions
said:
Il came to this position from hat OF a
railway brakeman. There is a wide gap
between the two. / know men and | know
conditions. | won't lose my self-respect
for all the McClellans from hell to here
DO you think it fair to impose a fine
OF fifteen days on a policeman for a Trivial
offence?" he was asked.
Not fifteen days, but thirty days was
what il was made" he shouted. II fined
a man one and a half days pay, and He
emphasizing the He-"fned him thirty
days. With tears in my eyes | went to
him and he reduced it, the fine, to fifteen
days. The man vent home to his family
of five with just one days pay in his pocket.
| am sorry / ever accepted this position.
l made over s., 900 a year from my legal
practice and l took this job for 81 900. l
told Mcclellan that l wanted to get into
public life and my public career is not
ended vet, either. When l was appointed
| had an opportunity TO take an eight weeks
trip through Mexico as legal representa-
tive for a mining firm at 500 a week and
| 6ADtuSeS " NY WIG diiN ihy'N' Wv
cut it all out to take this job.
an 1898 | was admitted to the bar, and l
have never been at the bell call of any man.
The only mistake / made was in coming
here. 1t is hard to stand up and work with
another mans brains. Some people have
sailed so long on the sunny side hat they
lose all sympathy for their fellow men,
concluded the trial commissioner bitterly.
Were there other differences besides
those of imposing fines between yourse II
and the commissioner
"Yes. | hold diff erent views on other
tn ings, but / don't care to say more"
Was your resignation the result Of a
sudden impulse or made after considera-
tion?'
Il have thought it over for the last four
or five DAYS, he replied YEARLY.
Four or five days went back to last
Thursday, trial day, but Mr.. Mack refused
to name that as the day. ,,,,
Commissioners Bingham was asked If he
had ANYTHING to say, but refused absolutely
to talk about the matter and sent out word
through Secretary Slattery that he would
not receive any newspaper men.
That there has been friction between the
Commissioner and his third deputy has
been apparent to every one who has seen the
two together in the police trial room. h
specific case which II is supposed created
the rupture bet ween the two occurred last
Thursday, when a young policeman, recently
appointed, by the name of George r.. Car
ron, who is attached to the Leonard street
precinct was lined one day for being absent
from post and an additional day and Il half
fine for being absent from a special post.
When the man was tried COMMISSIONS
Bingham occupied a seat in the trial room
among the spectators. A day later, Friday,
the minutes of the trials were. posted and
it was seen that the mans fine had been
raised to fifteen days pay;
Mr.. Mack gave out other statements in
the course OF yesterday. The substance oil
these appear in the talk between Commits
sioner Bingham and the reporters, which
follows. The commissions opened up at
the usual evening interview and consented
to ak about Mr., Mack resignation,
Since | Jaw you this morning, gentle-
men," said the Commissioner, Il asked the
Third Deputy to resign, his resignation to
take effect at the end of Office hours on
Saturday. He resigned to take effect
Immediately, and his resignation was
accepted"
The reporters said:
MIR. Mack has made a further state
ment to the reporters and has said that
when Capt. Dooley. was put on trial at the
very beginning of your admins %tration
that he recommended that while Dooley
had made a technical error, he was not
guilty In spirit and that Mr.. Mack said he
should not be fined. Mr.. Mack says that
you replied to him that he was a da mn
fool and that Dooley and his men had
worked against Mayor Mcclellan
That's not true, , said the Commissioner
THAT statement Is not justified by the
facts. | did not call him a damn fool and
did not say anything about Dooley. This
is the first l knew about all this
"Mr. Mack further says that you sent
him a schedule OF fines for offences and
that he had to adhere to them"
II sent him up a schedule Of fines adopted
by the last administr ration. sent him q
recommendation that il a man was of post
and pleaded guilty he should be fined Hfteer