Evening star., 1909-07-01
B|NGHAM'S HEAD OFF
0usted as Police Commits
sioner by Mayor of New York.
HE IGNORED ULTIMATUM
Ordered to Discipline Subordinates,
He Failed to Comply.
DEPUTY HANSON RESIGNED
HE IGNORED ULTIMATUM
DEPUTY HANSON RESIGNED
One Of Aids Named for Punish
ment-Lauded by Chief Before
He Came Under Ak.

NEW YORK, July Mayor Mcclellan
today removed Theodore A. Bingham
from the Office of police commissioner
Earlier in the day Deputy Commissions
Hansen submitted his resignation. Com
missioner Bingham, accepting it, tool
occasion to eulogize his lieutenant.
II has been many years since conditions
in New York police circles have been a:
chaotic as they We're when the city
aw-oke to the business of today.
Crisis in Situation.
Mayor McClellan's drastic order of las
night, demanding of Police COMMISSIONS
Bingham the removal of certain of thu
latter's trusted lieutenants. created 9
crisis which the twelve-hour limit fixed BY
the mayor for compliance with his order!
was believed would dissolve.
The expiration of that. the time limit
however, found Deputy Commissioner
Hansen and Secretary Slattery, the ON
cials marked by the mayor for removal
still in office, and no indications form
coming as to what the commissioner IN
tentions were concerning the other per
emptory orders issued by the mayor
1t was generally expected that the com
missioner s removal would follow his non
compliance with the executive demands
The mayor has full power to make sucf
removal at any time.
That he intended to take compelling
means to secure the carrying out OF his
directions was indicated early In INT
day when he directed Inspector McCaf'
ferty to use force if necessary to preven
either Commissioner Bingham or Deputy
Commissioner Hansen from removing any
papers from their Offices, although they
were to be permitted undisturbed occu
pancy of their quarters.
The mayors directions further were
that First Deputy Commissioner Baker
was to be considered in charge of the de
take orders only from that oficial
Baker Put in Charge.
The mayors action followed complaints
of Supreme Court Justice Gaynor Of Com
missioner Binghams action In retaining
the picture of George Duffy OF Brooklyn
in the rogues' gallery. In directing the
removal of the photograph the mayor
made it plain by accompanying orders
that he wished to force radical changes
in the departments affairs, one interpre-
tation of his action being that he wished
to draw forth Commissioner Bingham
resignation.
Young Duffy. whose alleged persecution
by the police inspired Justice Gaynor $
rested on several occasions, yariously
charged with being vagrant and a sus-
picious person and with disorderly con-
duct and assault. He was discharged on
each occasion, according to the records
reviewed by Mayor Mcclellan in his
statement on the case.
Deputy Commissioner Resigns.
At police headquarters today it was an
nounced that Mr.. Hansen had rendered
his resignation and that Commissioners
Bingham had accepted It.
The deputy commissioner. in his letter
of resignation, stated that. although Com
missioner Bingham had refused to remove
him, he had decided to resign. He said
that his removal was not demanded be-
cause Of his connection with the Duffy
case, as the mayor had asserted, but be-
cause of the demands of politicians who
were unable to influence his decisions In
police trials.
In accepting the resignation Commits
sioner Bingham lauded the qualities OF
the retiring deputy and declared that
without Commissioner HansOn's co-opera-
tion his administration would not have
been successful.