The sun., 1906-02-18
BINGHAM. BROOKS WORDY WAR
INSPECTOR RESENTS GENERALS
Many ACT ASPERSION.
Says lie Was Marked for SlauKht er-- Deputy
WaidO's Penny F1ags--Every One in
department IL Afraid Commissioner
thinks brooks Didn't want Much work.

Perore leaving Police Head uarte rs
yesterday Commissioner Bingham took
occasion to reply to Inspector Brookss
statement made the previous day, that he
he'd been shabbiy treated.
'.Ist few words about Brooks" raid
tho Commissioner. His transfer was ordered
because we had need of the services of an
active inspector. As borough inspector
he was doing little or nothing. II Is clearly
understood between the chief inspector
and the three former borough inspectors
that they are liable for their inspection
list rcts nor has any one Of those four
officers ever objected to active work. No
humiliation WAS intended or thought OF in
Brooks's case, and it looks as il he had re-
tired because he wasn't willing to work.
"You can add one other sentence to that
Immediate application for leave of absence
upon Il change to a new station is regarded
among all uniformed officers where dis
cipline exists as a baby act
Does that mean you consider O'Bren's
application for leave of absence on being
sent to the 1enderloin in the same light?'
Nothing to say"
Replying to Commissioner Bingham, In
epector Brooks made this statement last
evening
II have never shrked my duty in the
thirty-nine years that | have been in the
business. | had no vacation last year and
I lost the twenty days due to me, but ]
wanted twenty days vacation for this year
at this time in order to prepare myself for
he work in the First Inspection District to
which was assigned and where the work is
very arduous. The First Inspection Dis
trict il he Red Iipht' district
Such A request was not anything out of
the ordinary, Vacatins are gra nted at
any time during the year when asked for
in cases such as mine. Borough Inspector
Patrick Il, Mclaughlin s OF Brooklyn took Ok
returned shortly after he went on the re-
tred list on a pension.
The reason | want my vacation now is
this:
THE strain Of the last year on me was
very hard | had to do all the routine
work in the Borough Office and Commits
-ioner McAdoo aso placed me in charge Of
al the big political mass meetings during
the campaign. and my work there was
rraised by the newspapers: | had been
unable to get away then and it was under
stood with Commissioner McAdoo that
could take an early vacation this year.
II have no objection to active duty.
have been in active work in the ranks for
thirty-six years, until 1908 when Gen.
unsolicited, and as he stated. on my record
He also placed me in charge of the detective
bureaus Of Manhattan and Brooklyn. This
meant work eighteen out of twenty -four
was kept on active duty on an average Of
over fourteen hours d day. l mention this
70 show that I am not shrker.
Commissioner Bingham transferred the
duties Of the borough inspect or to the chief
inspectors office, which he had perfect
RIGHT tn (lp h,,f I cannot nndarStand what
commissioner Bingham has against me.
1T was appearent to me Immediately
after the. appoint ment of First Deputy
Rhinelander Waldo that ! was marked for
in the newspapers as a candidate for Com
missioner and also for First Deputy This
may have had something to do with the
r,Iction now. The First Deputy Commits
sioner made II apparent to me from the
start that | was not wanted.
Deputy Commissioner Waldo has in his
Office map Of the boroughs of Manhattan
end The Bronx. and the station houses and
stables are ind icated thereon by little penny
flags stuck on by pins indicating the same
of Police directing the management and
workings of the department under such
circumstances in this great, metropolis,
Let US begin wi tn ,te doolman. When
he finishes his tour at the station house he
does not know whether he has cleaned his
station house too much or too little. The
Iatrolman and rosndsman on patrol. when
he has concluded his tour of patrol,is afraid
hat at the conclusion he may not have
properly patrolled. The sergeant on desk
duty at the conclusion of his tour is afraid
he may have made an entry too much or
left our something.
THE Captain is afraid to look at the
blotter for fear he may discover a slight
error or omission, and may have to make
a complaint against some competent SER
geant, and the inspectors are afraid to go
10 the station houses for fear that they may
find some petty dereliction of duty that
would necessitate making complaint
against some competent captain for failing
to make complaint against some sergeant.
AS to the baby act referred to by Com,
missioner Bingham, ! have never PLAYED
the baby act in nv life, either as a boy
or man. The proof of this is in NV record.
II will show that | have performed my
,.uty under any and all circumsta ances
Il might sav in conclusion that | am
a martvr to the three platoon system. and
! am glad of it.
NEW CAPTAIN TO SIT on TONGS.