New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-27
TIE CIVIL SERVICE INVESTIGATION.
SEVERAL WITNESSES HEARD on THE ExANi'
NATION QUESTIONS CHARGE.

SEVERAL. WITNESSES HEARD on THE ExANI'
NATION QUESTIONS CHARGE
WASHINGTON, Feb. cs.-The investigation into tho
charges agninst tho Civil Service Com
mission was resumed today. Ex-Commis-
sioner Obcry, W. J. viekcrly. formerly en-
Moved ia tho Commission; Miss Emily u. Dabney. .
Treasury Department clerk; william E. Morgan.
formerly an employe Of the Commission, ana PROFESSOR
rIynn To whom, II has been asserted. Civil Service
questions hsvo been furnished. were the witnesses
examined.
ExCommissoner Oberly said that early In 1883 1t
had como TO his notice that Mr.. Flynn the principal
Of school In which candidates for Civil service cx
aminations received Instruction. had offered to sell
examination papers, Tho woman who gave him this
inforniaton days later. 1T his request. procurcd
the questions and brought them to his ONCE. when
the matter Was Immediately laid before his colleagues
Mr. Edserton. the president OF the Commission. de-
ellned to have anything to do with the matter Nr.
Lyman, however. thought that II any OF the clerks
had furnished questions to outsiders they should 10
dismissed. A few days later Mr. Obcrly decided 10
look into tho matter and In tho course OF his inquiries
learned that the questions had been furnished BY Mr.
Campbell. emplOyc and brother In law TO Commits
,Ioncr Ly man. who subsequently said that Campbell
had confessed that he had made the copy and had
given 1t TO the woman In order that she might coach
herself When witness. upon Mr.. Lynsns susGcs'loh'
continued the he found Campbclrs state
mcnt to he true. lie inquired how tho papers camo
into FIynn's hands, and the woman to whom camp
bell had given them stated that Flynn WAS giving her
instruction. and she turned them over to him. recev-
Ing no monetary consideration Whatever for them.
witness did not think Campbcls o6ence was such Is
to call for his dismissal.
Miss T.. NJ Dabncy, who first tod Commissioner
Obcry Of the papers being given out, testified THAI
when sho went to Mr. Flynn for instruction he offered
to sell for 80 list Of questions which would be asked
at the "a animation. She did lot have tho money! and
examination honestly. She had asked Flynn II she
had right to buy the questions. and ne hah replica
that others did So and that sho must decide Tor her
self tho question Of ppprety. After she faiicd AZ
the examination, through sickness. on the ad'"c Oh
friend she told Mr. Obcrly Of the offer made hcr.
Three weeks after tho examination at the request Of
Mr.. OLcrly, she borrowed the paper Of Mr. FLYNN:
They were the same questions That hsd been as"eo
at tho examination.
MIR ,,l,crIv again took tho stand and showed that
the paper, obtained OF Flynn had not been secured 10y
the Latter until otter the examination
= w. Flynn then testified that u" had received INC
n, u.rs from \ Mrs smith. who asked Ia |" prepared
Tor an examination of such scope: ihey wcrc om
| and II no importance. and when MISS Dabney a>h~
for them told her he would give her COPY ~ thrin
lie was then called out of his ROOM and subsequently
pahnc, they gone she having taken thcnn;, no
DECLARED her statement that he wanic to "cii INC
p,,y.r> e. H." absolutely false.
Alexander &. Campbell. the civil Hervlrc rrrk VII"
o. 90 tho out testified IN susthItlav IN" same
eject ~ Commits. ioner Lyman aud Mr. obery. INC
oniy q ncrrur being that there wac roh'ict III NJ
,c.tm,ny a. Ia whether he copied IN" papers bcIoro
or after Mrs. smith A.kcd him for them.