New-York tribune., 1879-06-11

of the examinations, This competition is provided
by the rules governing the examinations. II has
heen found however. that large number OF can
didatcs who have been examined, have attained q
rank above So. These would take precedence OF
those of lower rank the lists of those elglblefo
appointment. The largo number of those who have
exceeded S5 renders improbable the appointment or
any who did not reach that grade. The Civil Ser
vice Board has Informed the unsuccessful appll-
cants the probability Of receiving an appoint
mcnt is very remote and not worth further con-
sderatlon."
AKEEPER HELD FORA CONVICTS DEATH.
EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT KEEPER ADAMS IN
FICTED THE INJURY WHICH KILLED SNYDER,
THE CONVICT.
The investigation of the circumstances preceding
the death of Chrsty Snyder the BackwelPs Island
convict was concluded ut the 9orkvllle Court yes
terday afternoon, by Justice Kilbreth. Keeper
Michael Adams Is held to await the action OF the
Grand jury The question of bail reserved
until o'clock to-day for decision the Justice stat
ing to Senator Ecclesine, counsel for Adams, that
although 1T was not customary to receive bail In
any case where the prisoner committed for
manslaughter yet it was possible that IN this in.
stance owing to the peculiar nature of the case he
might accept bail in a sum not less than $4,000
In the evidence taken yesterday Keeper Adams
fatty denied the charge eff assaulting Snyder, with
the additional statement that he did not know that
he was so charged until three days after the man
was hurt He said that the story told by number
| of the convicts, who had appeared as witnesses,
was a manufactured one. Twelve OF the cohVlc,s
| examined when TraynOr was at the bar were re-
called and closely crOss-examned by senator Eccie
sine. Those who previously swore TO having seer,
Adams strike and kick Snyder on the dock repeated
| the same story and those who testified 10 having
seen TraynOr kick at SnYdcr in the hold OF tho
steamer Mlnnehannock gave almost eXaclly Tue
! same evidence Keekers Ryan, Dwyer, Miner, and
! Riley who were at the dock at the time IL Is
alleged that Adams assaulted Snyder. testified that
| they did not see Adams touch SNYDER and that IL
| he had done so they could not have helped seeing
| it, Keepers RYAN and Miner, and the prisoner
Adams, testified that SNYDER stated when brought
| up for punishment before Warden Fox, that he had
| been kicked and badly hurt by Irayn0r. Deputy
| Warden Russell and Warden Fox corroborated tins
SNYDER was injured he went into the Hospital Ward,
where TraynOr and Snyder were living on beds
about six eight feet apart, and that ON approach,
ing lraynor's bed he was told that Snyder wanted
to see him. On going TO Snyders bed the injured
convict told him that Keeper Adams was the one
who had kicked him.
sine asked that the prisoner be discharged, claim
ing that the story told by the convlcts crilnating
Keeper Adams was manifestly an invention ana
not entitled to any credence. The Justice replied
that while the evidence OF conyctS was to be re-
ceived with great caution, enough had been
proved he thought to warrant the commitment Oh
| the prisoner.
At the inquest, which was begun yesterday at the
| CoTOners office, no new evidence was gwen Inc
! inquest will be continued on thursday.
PAYING THEIR LAWYERS UNWlLLINGLY.
The committee of police inspectors and captains,
| which was appointed in January last to employ
counsel to contest the courts the reduction of 20
| per cent in police salaries, has made another re-
quest for money to pay the lawyers. When the
movement against the reduction was begun an as
scssment of 81 for each patrOman S3 for each ser
geant SO for each captain and 81 for each inSpec-
tor of the force was made to meet the expenses.
/ -, and
little oyer So 900 was placed in the hands of the
committee The counsel employed were a. j. Van
derpOel, John ID. Townsend, George Bliss and Elhu
Root and il was understood that ii they We're sue
The case was carried through the Special and Cen
eral Terms 20 the Court of Appeals with great
rapidity, and lnal decision was obtained against
the reduction of police salaries.
Last Friday the policemen received their back
pay-amountng to One-ttth OF their salaries Tor
about four months The $4,000 which had been
raised by the force was handed over to the cOun-
sell but they clailned that tins sum was much too
smal! TO repay them for the efforts they had made
Accordingly the members OF the force have been
asked to subscribe days pay each During Mon
day and Yesterday subscription papers have been
circulated in the various precincts by the captains.
Some of the poilcemen nave expressed dissatisiac
tion on the ground that they had understood the
first assessment TO cover al the expenses ana that
the lawyers had been paid all that was promised to
Them Others have declined positively 10 pay any
thing more for the benefit OF the lawyers. From
INQUIRIES at several precincts yesterday 1t was
learned that the majority of the policemen had
paid the new assessment, which is understood by
all to be voluntary. One of the counsel employed
said Yesterday that he and his associates did not
desire to receive any unwilling offerings from the
policemen, but he thought the sum already raised
! by them was very inadequate to the work per-
formed.
| ADVENTURES OF A HORNED TOAD.
| Tie postal laws prohibit the sending of live ami
mails through the mails, but nevertheless, many
living curiosites find their way into the Post Office.
| Wa 6pta and
usually killed; but this action has been taken on
the responsibility of the postmaster. few days
| ago THE TRIBUNE announced the arrival of Il
! horned toad, and as he was good specimen
! Colonel James concluded to make his "A test case
! The toad was forwarded to Washington accom-
panied by letter which set forth that the creature
had been sent on without the usual detention. be-
| cause close confinement in the office would en-
danger it's existence. The postmaster also asked
advice regarding the disposition of this class of
| mailablc matter. as he was not authorized to
destroy it and he added that if he were authorized
| he was unaware by what painless method It's dc
| structiou could be accomplished. The Department
| has replied, approving the action OF Postmaster
! James in forwarding the toad without delay, and
| recommending his course as precedent III future
cases. "It Is with no little grathcation' says the
] writer of the letter. chat the Department recog-
rIzes through your letter that Mr. BeTgh's good III
! huence prevails in the Post Office OF AeW-loTk.'
DISPOSITION OF THE CITY'S REFUSE.
! The Board Of Police yesterday received and re-
| ferred TO the Committee on Street Cleaning two
proposals for the disposition of the refuse Of the
city. One comes from corporation TO be known as
the Metropolitan Refuse Burning Company. of which
| ". J. Morris is president. The proposition is to
take all the ashes garbage and street refuse of the
! city. at the dumps used by the Department Of
! street Cleaning, and to bum Ii for the sum OF
100000 year. The company will erect the
necessary furnaces az the dumps, ana conduct the
! op ration in q manner not detrimental TO pubic
! health. , -
The second proposal is from John ID. Mitchell