New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-06

He said he had recommended fine Of a day and
a half in the OF patrolman who had been
fifteen minutes late at rol1can and had an ex-
cuse but General Bingham had made the fine
thirty days pay so that the patroIrnar had only
single days pay to take home 20 his wife and
five children for months work That was only
one of many such cases. Mr. Mack said. and
then there had been the case of Captain Dooley.
who was tried on charges brought by Inspector
Schmittberger.
Il investigated Captain DoOiey's case" said
Mr.. Mack. IT found that he neither tech
nically nor morally guilty. and reported against
placing him on trial General Bingham said I
was a ID fool and asked II didn't know
that Dooley and 100 OF his men worked against
Mcclellan down at Coney Island at the last elec-
tion. Then General Bingham went over my
head and tried Dooley and fined him"
Mr.. Mack said there had been other disagree
rnents between General Bingham and htmsslfs
one about the enforcement OF the Sunday law.
and General Bingham had talked about condi-
tlons in Berlin. saying: when get through
with my four years job here I'm going 70 live
IN Berlin"
"I asked the Third Deputy to resign. 70 take
effect at the end OF Office hours next Saturday"
said General Bingham to reporters. later. but
he resigned immediately and his resignation was
accepted"
''Mr. Mack says he resigned voluntarily. TO
save his self-respect" said a reporter.
'I asked him to resign" General Bingham de-
clared. flushing. "and he pleaded with TO
keep him His resignation requested be-
cause his work was not satisfactory"
did the Mayor request it2''
NO. but the Mayor knew had te IN mind
When told what Mr.. Mack had said regarding
the Dooley case. General Bingham got red IN
not justified by facts did not tell him he was
a ID fool and did not know OF such an oc-
currence until now"
When Mr.. AIack's statement about going 70
live in Berlin was mentioned. General Bingham
said. explosiveIy: THAT is not true
SAYS BINGHAM DODGEs TRUTH
At the Victoria Hotel last evening Mr. Mack
after hearing what General Bingham had said
declared that General Bingham was awful
dodger OF the truth. General Bingham had noe
asked him to resign. he asserted
"And he really has the hardihood to deny tnan
he told me he was going TO live IN Berlin? Well
well. Just ask him II he didn't that little
German word verbOten' IN the talk and see x
he won't weaken and admit H. He talked about
how much better they did things in Berlin
than in New-YOrk All the rules simply
Don't do this. and don't do that IL was mereI-
NerDO1eE- Ana ne SstlU ne cOOlO i've so nluCl
better on his army pension over there. after hs
got through with his present Job. Oh. II he de-
MES that, he must be hardened liar
Then Mr., Mack brought up the case OF Neigh
bors. declaring that had been one OF the reasons
for the trouble in Mulberry street.
General Bingham found out" he said that
Neighbors had a brother who was secretary 10
Secretary Root Now il seems that General
Bingham was thrown out OF the place he held
in Washington under President Mckinley after
President Roosevelt went in because IL was
found that General Bingham lacked tact as wen
ability for the place. and he blamed Mr.. Root
for il because Mr.. Root was Secretary OF War
at that time. AS soon as he found out about
Neighbors being here. he insisted that IL would
never do 10 have such a close connection be-
tween his office and Secretary Roots Office.
II thought NeighbOrs was good man. and
wanted 10 keep him. Secretary Root wrote
good letter for Neighbors. and Thomas t. Ryan