The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-23
W Il. MATHOl SUCCEEDS MACK
LAWYER AND DEMOCRAT GEN.
BINGHAM DIDN'T KNOW HIM.

Applied for Post OF Third Deputy Police
COmmissiOner-Liyes In Jamaica, but
Isn't a Friend Of C~assidy's-F1rst
Met Mayor Mcclellan When Sworn In.
Police Commissioner Bingham announced
yesterday the appointment Of William H.
Mathot, a lawyer Of 80 Nassau street, who
lives at 3S Willett street, Jamaica, l.. l., as
Third Deputy Police Commissioner. Gen.
Bingham handed out with the announce
ment the following statement:
Mr.. Mathot was born in New York in 1870.
was educated in private and public schools
| and lie a graduate of the New York University,
with the degree Of LII. B., 1902. He Ia a prac-
Using lawyer. Mr.. Mathot resides In Rich
mond Hill. borough Of Queens.
"How did you come to select him2" the
| Commissions was Immediately asked.
He hesitated to answer at first, but finally
said that Mr.. Mathot had himself made an
application for the position.
Hes a Democrat, said the Commissioner,
Sbut Of no pronounced affiliations. He is
not an army man"
In answer to a question as to whether
he was @ friend Of Cassidy, the Commits
sioner said with an emphatic bang on the
desk:
He is not a friend of Cassidy's.'
who recommended him1" was asked.
"Upon my request, he showed me very
strong recommendations from Judges,
bankers and business men,
Among these Judges we're Justices Gaynor
and jerks.
He Is not a close friend OF Mayor Mo-
Clellan's, continued the Commissioner. Il
selected him myself and have known him
the past two months. I had a free hand
IN his selection"
When the reporters filed into the new
deputy's Office they saw a tall, slim. smooth
shaver man, slightly bald. with a pleasing
personal appearance.
well, I guess this Is the day I'm here to
be fred at" he said. Il was born and
raised in New York and I know the city
pretty we'll. I may as we'll say at once that
Gen. Bingham didn't know me personally
do you come here with any ~preoonoeived
ideas Of what you are going to doa" was
asked.
"The man who is running this depart
ment is Gen. Bingham" said Mr.. Mathot,
slowly. "Im here to obey orders, and /
intend to do the best I can If l find that
I can't obey orders Illthrow up the job
you will preside at the police trials.
Do you know the police?"
Him" said the now deputy, rejecting.
swell, I guess, thanks to the newspapers.
yes. Most OF the tricks Of the trialroom
have been pretty we'll perpetuated by the
press
That the Commissioner had a free hand
In Mr.. Mathot's selection was illustrated
in the Mayors Office when the deputy went
to be sworn in. Gen. Bingham gave him
a letter to the Mayor explaining what was
wanted. When Mr.. Mathot arrived at the
City Hall he sent his card in, following it in
person.
well, what can 1 do for you, sir?" the
Mayor is reported to have said.
Mr.. Mathot then gave the Mayor the
Commissioner letter and no time was lost
In swearing the new deputy in.
Mr.. Mathot has been married ten years
and has lost three children. He is of French
extraction and is a son-in-law Of Mrs. D.
@. Ceoly, better known as Jennie June"
the inventor Of the duplicate system Of
newspaper special correspondence, and
we'll known as a writer in the years follow
ing the civil war.
Mr.. Mathot was appointed In 1900 and
served for four years as Deputy Grand
Master Of Masons for the Tenth district.
This district of the Masonic order is made
up OF the chapters which conduct their
ceremonies in French, Spanish and Italian,
all of which languages Mr.. Mathot speaks.
The usual scene followed Mr.. Mathot's
appointment and appearance at Police
Headquarters. The corridors were well
filed with members Of the force anxious
to see the new man. Who is he? Does he
know anything? Is he a Politician and a
hundred more questions were asked Of every
reporter who came from upstairs.
Cops who are on the calendar for trial
were wishing that they we're already tried.
The Commissioners break with his late
trial deputy, James F. Mack. was because
Mack was too lenient in his fines to keep
discipline without the reinstatement Of the
shoofly roundsmen, a thing the Commits
sioner does not wish.
On Saturday Policeman Edward Cody
comes up again for tral in connection with
Berthe Catches exposure of some Of the
police, in the Tenderloin, Inc Assistant
District Attorney Ely and James w, Os-
borne are the c%ontending counsel, Mr..
Mathot will probably assist Gen. Bingham
and have his first official introduction to the
trial room. On Monday there is an i'm
portant trial at which he is expected to
preside. Roundsman Brady of the East
Fifty-first street precinct will be tried on
a charge of holding up a saloon keeper for
money. James Osborne will prosecute the
case and some sensational police methods,
il is promised, will be exposed.