Show BINGHAM POLICE CHIEF IS PRISONERS' PRISONERS FRIEND A. A E. E One of Oldest Active Officers in inState inState inState State I BINGHAM Prisoners BINGHAM Prisoners In the old days didn't get to ride to jail in a nice nice big automobile Chief of Police A. A IE E. E of Bingham said Friday in re reviewing 26 26 years jears of service asa as asa asa a peace officer They were vere handcuffed handcuffed hand hand- cuffed and forced to walk to-walk walk in front of the horse sometimes or several several sev sev- eral miles to get to the se Chief is one one of the thc oldest active p police officers in the state He was born in Salt Lake City October 12 1876 For nine years ears 1903 to 1912 he ic was wasa a deputy sheriff at Alta AHa Utah In n those days they had no jail Alta and he had to ride all the way to Salt Lake City on horseback to deliver his pr prisoners to the court Deputy Nine Deputy Nine Years I Chi Chief came to Bingham in n and cx except ept ept forone for one year when he was chief chic of police was was wasa a deputy for nine years In 1924 the went to o work for the Utah Copper company com com- pany jany where he was employed until 1932 when he was again named chief Hundreds Hundreds- of criminals including several murderers have been apprehended headed by Chief and although al ale though thou h he has been in many gun gunfights gunfights fights he helms has t never ever killed anyone anone nor has las he ever been struck by a bullet Believes In Kindness Kindness is the best policy claims Chief An officer will get et H HL L A. A E. E I much better results by treating his prisoners as human beings than b by using third degree methods And he has proved this statement in many in in- stances Chief is known for his kindness kindness kindness kind kind- ness of heart Many of his former prisoners have become his friends and he is known to everyone in ill the canyon district as Chief Chic Al At |