New-York tribune., 1908-01-15
TWO VIEWS OF REARD0N
VHERE FRIENDS DIFFER.
But Bingham and Jerome Say There
Is No Misunderstanding.

Although both Police Commissioner Bingham
and District Attorney Jerome were emphatic yes
terday in their declarations that there was no
misunderstanding between their departments in
reference to Edward Reardon, the erstwhfe
county detective" there seems to be some ciner-
ence OF opinion between the heads OF the two city
departments General Bingham still thinks that
Reardon and his associates have not behaved
themselves they should have done, wnlie II ls
the evident belief Of the District Attorneys Of
flee that their representative is everything ne
should be.
Reardon was about the Criminal Courts Building
all day. and in the morning was called into a
conference with Mr. Jerome. after which the lat
ter gave out the following statement:
General Bingham and are personal friends. and
have. believe. mutual respect for one anotners
have been in frequent consultation AS far as
know. General Bingham has not made any state
So 1 do not believe at this time that any public
statement coming from SlIner 0L M ~ ,,cI,ss
the matter further than this-that no party OF
crooks politicians in or out Of the Police De
Is going to to bTng aeeTS any am mT
or In any way impair that cordial co-operaIloh
between us which is so essential TO keep tne erlm-
a careful painstaking and unpre1udiced investi-
gator, is being made e 9y General f gnga B1 be sea
recently under discussion. and when we nave
respectivey take viii indicate what they are
There seems to be deliberate purpose on tne
public runor among the crooks of this city. been
all ed
between the Commissioner and myself
Apart from the warm personal friendship sxist-
on foot to allow them TO accomplish this result
Mr.. Jerome was asked to state more specfH-
caI1y to whom he referred 'the party OF crooks,
but this he declined to do. General Bingham, vino
earlier in the day had announced that there was
nothing in the affair far his department.
was concerned. evidently did not relish the re-
marks made by Mr. Jerome. for shortly before
-;--rE -
ing statement:
to hS m p6 @ & 9h WeR B1oR & ao Seq e ns
inside or outside OF the Police Department. has
what has so far been done in the matter under dis
cussion has been done Of my own invention under
cally no one.
1t has long been common report that certain men
connected with the District Attorneys Office have
point of their pistols Manv men - have told me-
District Attorney has such confidence in his men
satisfied Of their truth and have such verbal and
written information and evidence that ! should
thrash out" these charges I want to have thess
Mr. Jerome and are good friends and will con-
tnue to be
1t denied yesterday at Police Headquarters
that Reardon had surrendered his special officers
shield, which Commissioner Bingham had requested
him to do 1t learned that when asked for
his shield ReardOn said he had mSlatd it. PoIics
officials investigating. among other accusations
against Reardon. the ''buIldozing'' of police cap
tains- Two captains at the time of alleged
incident in command of the TenderIoin precinct
and the other in command of an East Side pre-
einct. will probably be summoned Police Head
quarters to-day to tell what they know.
1t was made certain that Commissioner Biz CHAM
meant to sift the charges TO the bottom and %
have no mercy on the members OF his department.
who were in any way allied with ReardOn when -
transferred yesterday TO outlying precincts all II
the men mentioned in the accusations Sergeant
Wasserman. who on Saturday sent from the
District Attorneys Office To the East SSth street
station. was again transferred this time going
station. Lang aud Johnson. of the East 5th
street station. will have a chance TO watch the sad
sea waves from the Rockaway police station. while
O. Brien was sent to join a number OF othe- ex-
patriates in Staten Island Detective, Hand who
has held soft berth with Magistrate COrrig$n@
was last but not least the list Of transfers II
his stocking he drew the Mercer street station.
Assistant District Attorney Smyth. who hsa
charge of examining the witnesses against ReaI-t
don. spent most of the day doing so yesterday
Reardon was in the Tombs Police court yesterday
morning with several prisoners, and wore the
lapel OF his coat his famous county detective
badge. the proper meaning OF which one has
yet been able TO find out.