The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-20
BUGHER NAY NOT STAND IT
Reduced TO SECOND DEPUTY
~ CHARGE or BROOKLYN.
Doesn't Mind the Transfer. hut ThlAka
Commissioner Baker Means 80 llE-
initiate Him the Mayer lrEes Hlm
70 slIrk -ReAneids 60 Manhattan.

Doesn't wind tne tFanaIer, nut InlAAa
COmmlssloner Baker Means 90 IIG-
initiate Hlm the Mayer lrEes Hlm
20 slIrk ReNnPids 20 Manhattan.
TO put an end TO the scrapping which
has been going on for the laat three months
batween Police Commissioner Baker aud
Frederick n Bugher. his hgst deputy.
Mayor Gaynor decided yesterday 10
separate them Tie did this by having
Commissioner Baker ISSUE an order plac-
ing Mr. Bugher IN charge Of the BROOKLYN
police in place Of Deputy Commissioner
Reynolds. who will be brought over 90
Manhattan.
The scheme would have worked well
but for the fact that Commissioner Baker
insisted that the first deputy ought to
be- at Headquarters. The Mayor. Il Is
understood. thought this request a rea-
sonable one and agreed 10 a change in
precedence. which jumped Charles W
Kirby 10 first deputy and bet Mr. Bugher
down 10 an MF. Kirby's place a. second
deputy The salary II the same. but
Mr. Bugher while willing to be shifted
10 Brooklyn IL not certain whether he
will agree 20 the drop in grade.
From what could he learned yesterday
Mr. Bugher thinks that a. there have
been other first deputies who have been
at the head Of the Brooklyn force the
suggestion that he should be degraded
was urged on the Mayor by Mr. Baker
merely for the purpose Of humiliating
him
When the Official order was issued by
the Commissioner Mr. Burgher went hot
foot to the City Hall and told the Mayor
that he would rather resign than accept
the subordinate place Of second deputy.
Mayor Gaynor tried 20 sOOthe him. The
Mayor told him il was only natural that
tho first assistant 10 Commissioner Baker
should bs at Headquarters. and told him
further that NJ far from being reduced
he was really being promoted and charged
with greater re- sponsibility because he
would have the entire management Of
the police affairs in Brooklyn. Il was
reported also that Mayor GaynOr assured
Mr. BuRher that in that management he
would not allow any Interference from
Manhattan.
Mr. Bugher would not be- appeased.
however. He promises 20 send his de-
cisiOn 10 the Mayor this morning. Al
though no one in the Mayors ONCE was
prepared last night 70 conjecture what
this decision will he there was a feeling
based on Mr. Bughers attitude that he
will resign to-day unless he IL continued
First Commissioner.
The Mayor hopes that this will not
happen because he wishes tO keep Mr..
B,igher and also Mr.. Baker. He regards
them both as competent officials who
have done and are doing good work.
Mr.. Baker according to accounts which
drifted out Of the Mayors Office yester-
day. n a. stubborn IN the matter a. Mr.
BuKher II was also stated that the
Mayor explained 10 Mr.. Bugher the sit
uation he was IN and in order 20 make
Mr. Rugher take roster view Of things
told the Deputy that Il he. the Mayor.
were a Deputy Commissioner he would
rather be- the head Of such a large part
81 the city a. IL Brooklyn than playing
second fiddle az the Manhattan Head
quarters.
Commissioner Kirby and Commia-
sioner Baker are fast friends. A. First
Deputy. Kirby will have control Of the
traffic s1rad be the disciplinary head
Of the uniformed force. have control
over the Telegram bureau and the bureau
OF information and have charge Of the
granting ~ pistol permits.
Fourth Deputy Commissioners Reynolds
who cOmcs from Brooklyn 90 take Com
missioner Nrby's place in the depart.
ment Of supplies and repairs IL the man Of
whom Baker said. speaking Of a remark
made to his Fourth Deputy az the meet
ing 81 the inspectors, ! spanked him.
that's