The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-25
WALDO OUT OF HIS POLICE JOB
CAPT. BUGHER, HIS SECRETARY.
BECOMES A DEPUTY.

O'keene OF brooklyn Made First Deputy
Commissioner. but Bugher WIN nun
Things I'm Manhattan-New Deputy
Has Had Army Career and u Wen on.
Capt. Rhinelander Waldo, who was told
some time & that he was not making good
as First Deputy Commissioner, is out OF the
Polio Department. His resignation wal
rendered to Commissioners Bingham on last
Tuesday, it was accepted the following day
and nj into effect at midnight on Satur-
day. He in succeeded by Second Deputy
Arthur j. O'Keefe, who is in charge Of
Brooklyn and Queens, and Capt. Frederick
H. Bugher, who was Capt. Waldo's score
tary, becomes the second deputy. Capt.
Luther s. Welborn, u. s. A, retired, b
graduated from West Point with Gen. Bing-
ham, has been appointed secretary to the
new second deputy.
The resignation of Third Deputy William
Mathot il O in the hands Of Commissioner
Bingham, and on January 1 he will follow
Capt. Waldo out Of the department. There
a v been many candidates for Mathot's
job since II was rumored that he was going
~ quit, but his successor has not been
selected.
IL has been no secret around Police Head
quarters that the first deputy was a dis
appointment. Capt. Bugher, his secretarys
was 30 efficient that the COMMISSIONS
quickly decided upon him az the right man
for q deputy's place. When Capt. Waldo
first got the hint that Gen. Bingham wished
him TO resign he applied for an appointment
on the Philippine Commission, but he didn't
land. What he intends to do in the future
he failed TO announce, and he also neglected
to say farewell when he packed up and
left on Sa turday.
First Deputy O'Keeie commended him.
self especially last summer when the b. r. 7.
troubles arose. He handled the Coney
Island situation in such a way that Gen.
Bingham was highly pleased. He has done
SO well in Brooklyn that Commits Toner
Bingham intends to leave him there, but
when the Commiss Toner is away the new
first deputy will come over to Mulberry
street and take charge of the department.
Third Deputy Mathot's resignation has
not been announced officially. but Conn
missioner Bingham would not deny that he
has had it for several weeks. 1t is known
that Mr.. Mathot will sever his cOnnec-
ton with the department when the bells
0IC IlhHlhk IA ibut. HC pIdCllCdllV us
missed himself when he announced to re-
porters that several we'll known men, in
Guiding u Bishop. physicians and business
men, had been arrested by the police for the
same offence for which Enrico Caruso, the
Metropolitan Opera House tenor, was COZ
Victed. Mr.. MathOt denied the interview
but Gen. Bingham hauled him up and told
him a few things about not talking. The
third deputy then and there made up his
mind 10 quit. and shortly afterward he ten
dered his resignation, to take affect on Jan
uary |. He intends I'D resume his law prac-
tee.
Second Deputy COMMISSIONS Bugher.
who now has charge of Manhattan, The
Bronx. Richmond, the traffic squad and the
harbor police, is ~ years old, and was ap-
pointed Capt. Waldo's secretary last july
He is the son of the late A. Ii. Bugher, and
his mother Is Mrs. Bugher-Ludlow, wife OF
Rear Admiral Ludlow, L. y. N. He is a
nephew OF Mrs. Dewey, the wife OF Admiral
Dewey, and a nephew of JOIN X. Mclean,
proprietor of the Cincinnati Enquirer and
the Washington Post. Capt. Bugher has
lived in this city for seven years and for
a time was circulation manager of a news
paper his uncle owned here. He has q home
in Washington at 1909 X street, which he has
leased for several years to United States
Senator Wetmore of Rhode Island.
Up to the outbreak of the Spanish-Amer-
lean War Capt. Bugher was assistant SUPER
intendent OF the Washington Gas Light
Company. He joined the army as Captain
of volunteers and went to Cuba with Gen.
Skaters first expedition. He was in the
battle of FL Caney. He was stricken with
yellow fever IN the way home. Upon his
recovery he was appointed post quarter
master at Fort Hamilton. In 1899 he left
the army and went to California, where he
remained a year.
Capt. Bugher has a country residence,
Twin Oaks. at Oakdale, l.. /. He has a
shooting preserve and trout ponds near
McHenry, Md, in the Allegheny Noun
tains He 10 married and has two children.
His city home ia at 70 Irving place. He is
q member OF the Calumet Club Of this city
and the Metropolitan, Country and Chevy
Chase unit Club of Washington and the
Essex County Club OF Massachusetts,.
The salary Of theDsputy Police Com
missioner has been increased lately from
$4,000 TO SO 900.