The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-06
BINGHAM WON'T RESIGN YET.
ISN'T DISCOURAGED, THOUGH
THINGS DON'T GO RIGHT.
What lie Thinks Doesn't M~atter-Law Must
BE Enforced. but He Puts More Steam
Into Fight Against Real ~Crime-Pos.
sibilities OF the CrimOm eter Explained.


Are you going to resign?' was the ques.
ton that the Brooklyn reporter asked of
Gen Bingham at Police Headquarters
yesterday. He vent on: There is a well
founded rumor that you are going to do so.
1t is said that the big gambling interests OF
this city are behind a movement to GUST
you"
We'll, I'm here at my desk and I have no
intention Of resigning-just yet said the
Commissioner
Just yet? 1 suppose you know Gen.
Chaffee is to come here?' said the Brooklyn
reporter.
Yes. / read about it. said the General.
Il guess I'll get this months pay, anyway.
Say. can you tell the gamblers TO please
hold off until the first of June2 You see.
I've got some friends who made bets that
I would stay here that long, and 1 don't
want to see them lose
Mayor Mcclellan is quoted as saying that
your administrator is o, K conceded
the reporter.
Good, good for the Mayor exclaimed
the Commissions looking vastly pleased.
do your reports show that gambling is
on the decreased"
iduBCu u L hllo" dli0 ILic SolllLllSolOlSI
looked crestfallen, -"IIl tell you what we
ought to have here. We ought to have a
system of crime cards which you reporters
could consult every day"
A crimometer," suggested a yellow
journalist.
That's the scheme, a ~crimometer,' as
sented the General 1t would be a great
scheme TO have a chart with a f1uctuating
line that registered the ups and downs Of
crime. 1t could be colored. too. For in
stance, we could have red lines for bloody
murder, blue for poolrooms, green for
greengoods and so on. We might also have
a ticker system, so all you would have to
do would be to read the tape. You could bet
on margin, too. Well have to think out
something like that"
The Commissioner now seemed thor
oughly enthused.
Then I take it that you think New York
should be wide open" said the reporter.
1T doesn't matter what l think said the
Commissioner. what / think is simply a
person al matter. ] couldn't express an
opinion one way or another. I've got
certain orders to carry out. OF course,
everything doesn't get carried out but
you needn't jeer at me for that. I'm here
to enforce the law and that's all. But it is
more important to get robbers, murderers
and big crooks and give the people police
protection than to arrest a newsboy for
selling papers after 10 o'clock at night.
Even that must be looked after, however.
It's a question Of putting more steam on
some things, that's all"
Are you discouraged over the job?'
asked the reporter.
No, l can't say that I am. I can't say
I've been discouraged. and yet everything
hasn't gone just right, either. It's an
awful proposition here and / know It. 4
fellow hates to say he is discouraged. The
question Of whether or not his job can be
conducted successfully is an interesting
one, To one who likes work. it is alluring.
l haven't got discouraged yet; but then
I've been only three months at it, and IL
may take longer than that"
The Commissioner was then asked about