The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-04
RED HEADED COP, BY REQUEST.
GEN. BINGHAM GOES OUT En-
PLORING FOR JEROME.
Bumps Into a RufOus, FreckIed and Game
Policeman SO suddenly After Getting
a ReaulsltIOn for One Lik That. That
He Take Him for a Heavenly Vision.

Bumps Into a RufOus, Freckled and Game
Policeman SO suddenly After Getting
a ReauIsItIOn for One Like That. That
He Takes Him for a Heavenly Vision.
There will be a red headed cop on the
200 at the District Attorneys Office on
Monday. He will also be frecklei. But
he WON'T have blue eyes. That may not
satisf5 Mrs Jerome, but when he hears
that the cop has a reputation for fighting
at the drop of the hat Mr.. Jerome will prob
ably forgive the brown eyes.
The red headed freckled faced cop will
take the place of good old John Palmer.
who retired on Thursday to be a farmer
after having been at the District Attorneys
Office for thirteen years, guarding five
District Attorneys. Everybody had been
so used to Palmer that he was looked upon
as a fixture. So when he retired the Dis
trict Attorneys Office was upset. The
loss OF Palmer also caused great worriment
at Police Headquarters.
Gen. Bingham knew how long Palmer
had been on the Job and how each succeed
ing District Attorney lost no time in making
a personal request that he be kept there.
Gen. Bin ham felt that he would have
ms trouble in getting the right IA to
fill Palmer's shoes. o solve the difficulty
b ethought il would not only be courteous but
wise to find out IL Mr.. Jerome had any wishes
or the subject. There followed telephone
comm ~nication between Police H~eadquar-
ters and the District Attorneys flee.
You've lost Policeman John Palmer.
who has beA down there so long, " said Gen.
Bingham.
TOO bad, replied Mr.. Jerome. He wa
a good man
sD-.. Az.s ~. -,zzzz-9B -.N-l a.
General. Who will be satisfactory to vou?"
I'm tell you the kind Of man l would like
to have" said Mr.. Jerome. IF you can
find one send me a red headed cop with a
hne old freckled face and bl e e. es-a man
who will heh at the drop Of the hat"
Yes" said Gen. Bingham doubtfully,
hanging Up the receiver. Then he began
to ponder. In his mind the last police
parade passed in front Of him. He looked
for. hrgt. red heads, then freoAled faces and
blur. There were all Colors in heads, faces
and eyes,, BIT nothing like the Jerome idea
in a cop stood oft.
That's a fine job he's handed TO me-"
said the Commissioner. picking up in one
hand a request for a transfer from a cop in
o. eens and in the other a politicians re-
quest to have a few inspectors and captains
made" Just as a little favor.
The problem worried Zen Bingham all
the afternoon, and finally to drive away the
red headed, frecl led. blue eyed dream he
wandered OF to the Office OF Inspector
CortriRht. As the Commissioner stepped
out Of his Office a red head stuck out in the
} gloom at the end of the hall.
-Whewl Nv got emf said the Com
missioner. But the red head came nearer
and me- rer and-it wSs a real cop. The
Commissioner stopTed him and Teered into
his face. with nice | rye freckles. too"
smiled tho Commissioner This Is my
lucky d y"
Gently the Commissioner led the cor--a
SUR rised nd ruZZlcd cop--into his o~.ce.
In the light the Commissioner looked him
over.
"But where are the blue eyes?" he muir
INJURED.
my eyes are brown" said the policeman,
NJ know It, said the Commissioner.
9TH Us the trouble
He got the pOliceman's name and told him
TO ". Il. Then he went outside 10 IN Ike
some inquiries. The results were = tisflc-
tory. Til T. particular cop nd a n put ton
for being ready to fight when nectas ry.
IN Commissioner went back 10 hs o~ce,
Red h ir, freckied face and fight 20 the
drop Of the h T." said the Commissioner.
But no blue eyes. Too bau. However,
the Dif trict Attorney VIII hive TO be ATS
fed with three out Of four.
"O~cer, rcrOrt 70 thr District Attorneys
orCe." said the Commissioner.
Tn a. why ThOmas Nick y, former bike
con. has old John p. liners lob.