CORRUPTION IN AMERICA
GENERAL BINGHAM’S STATEMENTS. WHOLESALE BRIBERY OF NEW YORK POLICE. United Pbess Association— Cofykigiii LONDON, August 16. The “Times” New York correspon- . dent states that General Bingham, ex- ' Commissioner of New York Police, de- - dares in the forthcoming issue of “Hampton’s Magazine” that the power .-of Tammany Hall Tests on its ability to - control the police. He affirms that 2000 members of the force are unscrupulous grafters, whose hands are always. open for easy money. The amount . annually paid by criminals and dishonest politicians for protection and for votes and immunity is £20,000,000 - sterling. He considers, on the basis of actual experience, that New York : is the most lawless city on the,earth.
GABLE NEWS.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2583, 18 August 1909, Page 5
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