The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-19

Commissioner sent for his record. Tho
secretary returned with anonymous
letters
"One was n report made to the Police
Commissioner by -. G.. = Daniel G.
Slattery) in which he stated that ! was
shi!ty individual and would bear watch
ing" said Reith. $50 take il that is the
reason the Commissioner did not appoint
me-.
Il want to say that never al anv time -
there was something in that affidavit
that is either misquoted or misunder-
stood did go to Gen. Bingham's Office
to complain to him or explain to him
that anybody had wanted to get SO. 600
from me The time l did go 10 Gen
Bingham's Office | went to him to find
out why was being Disseminated against.
@ DO YOU know why this affidavit was
written with paragraph concerning Gen.
Bingham's alleged attitude toward YOU,
A. ! do not.
Assisted by Waldo.
@ Did you write the affidavit2 4 /
=. Well. how much did he help? 4.
oh. he just suggested different things that
should be put in. the wording OF II. He
knew more about making affidavits than |
did
q. Can YOU tell why you omitted from
the affidavit to state that you did not tell
Gen Bingham about tn. alleged attempted
eNtor'lon: 4. II probably slipped my
memory. But want 10 saw | never have
thought that either MIR. johnson or Mr..
HaSsctt was going to get any OF that money.
Their standing in the community is every
bat "a good az Gen Bingham's. | think MIR.
Hasse,t and MIR, Johnson were trying TO do
me a favor. and probably trying TO do n
favor to some man in between, ! do not
know who he is
Would you be willing to pay $40. OO0
for your promotion?" Mr.. Buckner asked
IF somebody else paid II for me. :"
Reith replied. Il would not have paid it. "
! He said he had written to Gen. Bingham
twice for an interview and received no
reply. Thinking there was "a niger in
the woodpile somewhere" he wrote tC
Gen. Bingham at his hotel
/ . You would have consented to hav,
had it paid? 4. Most assurediy would
wanted to get promoted.
q. How would you get the SO, 900 back
4. There is legacy coming 10 me and
would be able to pay it back some day
expect 10 have SEQ, 900 OF $50. 900 some day
Job Was Worth $4,000.
O. How would you get the $40, 600 hacl
! that you had to put up for a captaincy? 4
/ Why, the job was worth IL.
/ q. How? 4. For the simple reason
that you do not have to work nights. Yo,
can sleep all night. The lieutenant has I,
stay up. and II YOU were tired and were III
three or four nights out OF the week 70,
would want to get promoted. too
| .Hesent for me and said he had neyer
gotten the other applications il remember
rightly" the witness went on 1T was n
very warm day and wore a heavy dress
coat. When ] got into the Commissioner !
office ! was dizzy. | put my cap on his
desk and started to sit down"
Mr. Buckner kept at the witness to
find out why Gen Bingham had not bro. o.
NOTED him. The witness finally ad-
mitted the Commissioner had said Reith
was mixed up with some pickpockets.
"All | ever did with pickpockets was
to lock them up. he said
| Il thought probably Gen. Bingham
thought was crooked and had a bunch
Of money. and ] did not have it. q
What made you think that Gen. Bing.
ham thought you were crooked?'
Rumors About Detectives.
For the simple reason that every de-
tective is thought to be crooked. Tn.
best detective that we have ever hac