The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-07
BINGHAM, IN RAGE,
ORDERS BAKER
TO BROOKLYN
Feels "Like Telling Whole Kit
and kaboodle to Go
to -"
HE RESENTS CRITICISM.
"lf Brooklyn People Don't
Like It Let Them Get Me
Out" He Says.
He RESENTS CRITlCISA.

This was Police Commissioner Bing-
HAMS busy day. The Kings County
Grand Jury handed down presentment
roasting him, the Mayor forced him to
alter his plans concerning police admin
istrat!on in Brooklyn and the exasper-
ated Commissioner f!naIv said he felt
IKE telling the whole kit and kabood!e
to go to hell
II am making arrangements for i'm
proved police service in Brooklyn" de-
clared the Commissioner. This con-
tinual pounding is dtscouraging. II the
Brooklyn people don't like II let them
get me out. l can go TO Europe now
just as well as year from now"
The Commissioners outburst followed
his conference with the Mayor and the
receipt OF the news that the Kings
County Grand Jury had taken up police
matters. AS result of the develop
ments OF the day. First Deputy Police
Commissioner Baker will go back to
Brooklyn on Wednesday morning and
there Will be a police administration
for Brooklyn from Brooklyn Headquart-
erS.
Commissioner Bingham says that Mr.,
Baker Will have an office in the Null
berry street headquarters as well as In
Brooklyn. and win divide his lGbors. but
1t is a pretty safe bet, in the estimation
of City Hail politicians. that Senator
McCarren has won his fight FOR the
autonomy OF Brooklyn in police affairs
Will "Trustefy" Department.
The Grand Jury presentment is in
nocuous, 1t crit!cises the plans Of the
Commissioner ana recommends the re-
sumption OF the old system whereby the
First Deputy Commissioner. II Brooklyn
man, looked after the Brooklyn police.
The action of the Grand Jury did not
make much Of hit with Judge Dixie. to
whom tine presentment was addressed.
He said that he considered the admins
tration Of the Police Department a
matter outside OF the Grand Jurv's pro-
vince In the absence Of any charge or
suspicion of crime.
In speaking OF his ideas on manage
ment to-day the Commissioner told OF
something new he IS going to do to the
department He Is going TO "trustify''
It, In setting forth his ideas he said
Now, see here, YOU amt have a de
putty take care OF everything in Brook
y n. ! can find work Tor Baker that will
make him more Useful than ever and lie
will be of greater help. | Frequently
require his services In Manhattan. where
he can take off his cuffs AID coat aId
do things, He's good rlan, an excel
lent official and he's got % pitcE IN nko
the rest of us
Will Be Here, Too.
Wen give him an office I'm Rrooklyn
because there's always an ONE there
for him, but he and he other three
deputies will have work 20 10 in Man
haitian as well. He may be back at his
old Job with its Increased responsibilities
to Manhattan on Wednesday, You can't
scatter jurisdiction in police matters.
There's got to Ice a head. aut there's a
lot Of work that's got To be divided up
and Baker Is going Ia help
"Whut do YOU moan by trustify'
the police d-rartment?' he was asked.
81 don't want a waste OF men nor a
waste OF work or energy. | want to get
everything properly and Systematically
difANbfi ~ ll4i lltNl sui ltf Adl ne lldu.
! am engaged i'm that work now That's
what | mean by 'trustify'
Just hold your horses before You
begin pounding" resumed the Com
missioner
Look at what has been done in
Manhattan. and look at the traffic
service we have given Brooklyn--tho
hest II has even had. hut yet am
IT was "A hard phrase the Commits
sioner employed, who called you
that was asked,
oh, some people answered the
Commissioner THE magistrates say
/ am taking petty aud trivial cases to
court and they, too. damn me for It,
The devil Don't / know the cases are
trivial? But that's the way TO get
the rules carried out. What's rules
for II not for observance | arrest
drivers who violate the rules of the
road, but | don't want drivers Sc
verely punished.
But you've got to yank them of
their trucks II the laws are 10 be en-