New-York tribune., 1909-07-02
LETTERS THAT PASSED
BINGHAM STOOD FIRM.
Refused to RemoUe Slattery and
Praised Secretary's Work.

The official correspondence between Mayor
Mcclellan and Police Commissioner Bingham
which brought about General Bingham's removal
from Office follows. In reply to Mayor McCleI-
lan's report of sixty pages on the Duffy case,
sent to General Bingham Wednesday night,
he wrote to the Mayor:
have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter Of June go with the accompanying
memorandum, the same having been received at my
mouse at Z p m June So 1909.
The document transmitted to me consists of sixty
are devoted to the statement of facts you find
them in the case OF George B. Duffy and to cita-
This is fooTed BY eleven @ SPECIFIC orders rs '0i "
IN the first place, permit me TO call your honor :
subordlnates Of high and low degree have been
Wh sna S hue in tae hSH hRQ baan 4g
gating my department under your direction, and
cusions in this case, throughout the whole of it, l.
tne head of the department have not been con
case either. personally or by counsel
q First Deputy Commissioner Baker has been
IN making this order I remind your honor that
before First Deputy Commissioner Baker was re-
bureau OF repairs and supplies Of the greater city
several OCCASIONS ana It had Tor spprovsT Tie Son on
With regard to the statement in your memo
Tand.ni "a .h p that you again and again suggested
leaving this great subdivision Of New York CITY
to the control Of professional police officers"
have no remembrance of any such SUGGESTION
from you, and my memory is clear that il had
your thorough approval
DEGREE OF PROFESSIONALISM
Professional policemen are no worse than pro
Furthermore the object Of this change as I was
administrator # the police }5rne IN r IKE me me
g o oI me hands Of civilians but Of the hands
bringing deetiy under @ the 80 BT0oa elTa 6 6
the Police cemmssioner and his staf Of four DEP
In vtew q the foresoing and Of the fact that
this order
l2l You order me to designate First Deputy Com
all applica tions 10 take Photographs ana measure
This IS direction to me 70 subordinate n1vself 70
withstanding my ofncial responsibility and my oath
and the c If Ysu yoy hf9 3 h @ne 10 {3 a
Police Department It VIII be necessary for my de-
cisi2n subject to your honors to be taken thereon
etc. Of George r. Duffy win he at cn6s compiled
~ Tou order me 70 remote forthwith from Office
Third Deputy Police Commissioner Hanson IN the
First-Hs was implicated N the case OF the
troll and inability TO exercise judicial functions he
has cost the oitv Of New York many thousands Of
doilars by the reinstatement of police ofncials re
moved on charges but whom the courts have j,, Re
lnStated because Or the evidence or paSFfon preJu
dice and partiaity exercised by this Deputy com
Duffy case, except that he took affidavit that
ordered him 10 take.
no Of g pGa2ga 9 * n9g@ds ~ 4,tss6 5.s5 'fgse fste
been put hack on the force than before
HANSON IMPROVED FORCE
know ur Hanson better than does any other
man connecf.1 with police affairs know that he
hss greatly improved the discipline ~ the force. 7
dsu- exhibited prejudice par
tialitv. II IS true mat he IS human, but he he's
oflciai Of The city OF New YORK
= can state as fact thar whereas before MI
police trials vas almost the rule. ~ has now BE-
Section 20 6f the charter gives the Police Corn
missioner power 70 appoint and remove his
j ana So sausned that your honor has vT6hz
impresson - ~ ne 'naIa5tsr ana work & oI ms ms
ou' OF respec, for your honor have asked for and
"a As h-s rsgards ssereta-, Slater deny from
PsT,op' En2edss IN M ~, Dur Ts pToP9T o
Mr. slattery did IN this case done BY orders
Deeernber e. las have found him able faithful
honest and t1s city of EsT York never had mors
@ s19'e b 70 yo~I n'G9' sa s' prs 1 TsT nv
cis1on must govern IN the ehoitA of personal sec
decline - remove Mr. sratterv from ONCE
(5b You direct ms IN appoint a certain man as
Third Deputy Commissioner. man whom I have
about before fllnE an of6te which is 80 important
to the police force and the city Of New York, and
must ask ' tir,a 70 inrestigat4
80 You direct ne 70 srbr1it 70 you the name Of
shall take pleasure in doing go when such Va
carcy is 70 be filled
~ You direct me- "a reduce Borough Inspector
Russell Of Rrooklyn 70 The rank of c9ntaln ana as
sign him The Bronx because OF false statements
10 you 7 nave found him and believe him % be an
lice work for the city Of enormous value and
against the bitter and persistent opposition Of in.
Side and dared TO defy the local ring OF criminals
ard politicians For this reason and because Of
his ability and honesty and because ne ls Brook
lynite he promoted 70 be borough inspector or
I prize So highly my reputation with the police
1,our honor Is prefer charges against Russell for
making a false statement. thar he may Re given
a chance 70 defehd himself in the open.
a. Hereafter the designation Of captains ~ he
inspectors ana the reduction Of inspectors TO be
captains and the as-i0nn1ent NJ Inspectors 70 dis
tricfs submitted 70 your honor Tor arproNa
DISCIPLINE IN DANGER.
q, your order 10 put Inspector Kelly with four
s:istants in the Mayors office insrector-at
police reports thereon win he promptly compiled
with
ton TO the fact that this arrangement win ruin dis
oipline in this department
Cm Your honor orders Inspector Holahan made
Borough Inspector OF Brooklyn in place OF Russell,
because he the only officer I'm authority who
gave aid in the Dillon case This will he done At
the same time cali your attention TO the fact that
the only reason Holahan had ANYTHING 10 do with
This case was because it CHANGED 70 occur in his
se1's orders as we'll az those Mr. Hanson Fail
ure Holahans part would have been easily no
tioed and quickly punished.
In nv Judgment Inspector Holahan has not vet
shown capacity to be borough inspector. II any
credit is due Inspector Holahan for doing hts duty
tor Russell, under whose orders he acted and who
took active personal interest in the case