New-York tribune., 1908-11-05
BINGHAM WROUGHT UP
Commissioner and Parsons Clash at
Hearing of Garden Charges.

Herbert Parsons chairman OF the Republican
County Committee presented eight specific
charges yesterday against the police on duty At
the mammoth Republican meeting in Madison
Square Garden on wednesday night week ago
Commissioner Bingham presided over the hear
ing. which held at Police Headquarters Sew
eral heated discussions arose between the Com
missioner and Mr.. Parsons before ii was finally
adjourned date to be decided on later
Mr. Parsons presented his charges in this or
der: 1. the holders OF box seat tickets were not
allowed by the police to enter the Garden De
tween 6 and O'Clock. and admission was denied
some holders OF reserved seats; ?. persons VINO
ought to have been admitted Immediately 70 the
Garden were sent to the end Of long line or
those who waiting 3 the police in some in
stances refused even look at the tickets; :. IN
many the police declared tickets which
were good be good for entrance; 5 they
said the Garden was filed. when a matter OF
fact it was not anywhere nearly filed; .. the
police allowed persons who paid money 20 ushers
runners spectators TO pass through the
lines. and refused admission TO others who dld
not pay: :. policemen allowed persons 10 pass
through the lines after they (the police) had re-
ceived money from them: 2. persons holding box
seat tickets as well as trese holding reserved
seat tickets were treated insolently and brutaLly-
/ Mr.. Parsons gave Commissioner Bingham three
hundred letters from persons who had made COM
plants against the police.
Deputy Commissioner BuRher. who was IN
charge OF the police arrangements that night at
the Garden. asked Benjamin z Hall. chairman
Of the committee arrangements. who was pres
ent at the hearing. whether he hadn't issued
10000 tickets. more than three times the seating
capacity Of the place"
Mr.. Parsons objected to the answering Of the
question.
What right have you TO o5ject7' asked Connlis-
soner Bingham Il am running this Investiga-
ton You butting in, and IL doesn't look well
for your side
MI Hall said he wanted Mr.. Parsons his
counsel
oh II that's so. go ahead said the Commis-
sioner-
Mr.. Parsons then advised Mr.. Hall not to answer
question or any other that referred anything
except reserved ard box seats
| Commissioner Bingham asked about diagram
/ which showed the seating Of the Garden. and Mr.
| Hall said It had been lost the day before.
Very queer" said the Commissioner
II object to the fnsinuation. cried Mr.. Hall and
/ Mr.. Parsons simultaneously
You have made serious charges against the
| police and YOU are not making good eaid Com
missioner Bingham.
! ''TH make good" shouted a man who had come
| as a witness MY name is Seuple. and III make
| good If you put me on the stand -
| MI Ruzher again asked II the number OF tickets
| issued wasn't 40e0- and Mr.. Parsons objected
Don't you butt in, shouted CoTnrnisslohe' 0i's
/ ham I went stand for IT You SIT down
| Mr Parsons sat down and MI. Bugher insisted
| again on knowing how many tickets had oeeh Is
sued Mr.. Hall said he couldn't give tle "a
! figures but he would give him the name o1 'i7
/ printer and he could find out from him.
Mr. SennpIe was then called He - oilVer =
SempIe of No 1 CIramercy Park counsel TOR the
| Public Service Commission. He said that ne anu
/ Mrs Ser7nle had reserved seat tickets, but were
not allowed to enter the Garden either ny the z''h
street or main entrances He pointed 70 CaP'a'ii
Martins Of the SSth street station, who was III Ie
| room as one of the officers who had kept him out
/ He and his wife home. he said and a htue
before 10 o'clock returned and were allowed TO en-
| ter when he had appealed to a lieutenant Ii
side he said. a patroman kept them from getCns
tn the reserved seats until ne had paid an usher
! dollar.
| Inspactor Cortright was called by Depaty com
| missioner BuEher and testified that the Repuohcan
r,aetinz VAS the largest ever handled in the Car
den and that the crush and the inability Of the re-
served seat holders 10 get into the Garden vas due
"a the fact that roo many tickets had been issued
| EMPLOYEES Of the Garden called as Witnesses said
| the same thing. aiding that the police arrange
| ments had been excellent