Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-09
THEY REPRESENTED OTHERS.
Damaging Testimony Given by a Former Policeman Before the LexOw Committee-Money Paid 10
 Tammany Leaders.

roT"er FOlceman befOre the
 Lexow Committee-Money Paid 10
 Tammany Leaders.
 NEW YORK, June S-Morris Jacobs, merchant tailor, appeared before the Le1ow committee this afternoon. His store was In the twenty fifth assembly district and he was a member of the general committee of Tammsny hall. "A police officer came into my store," said he, "and said that If went before the senate committee he would lock me up the first chance he got. The officers name Is either Fennsn or Fenner- ty. He Is attached to Captain Westervelt's station at One Hundred and Sixth street. There were two other officers with him." He was informed that the leader of the district, John J. Ryan, said he would rail road him to jail if he gave any testimony. He then stated that for a long time he WAS trying to get on the police force, but had not succeeded, although he had got ] over SC per cent. at the civil service exam ination.
 "I gave all my money to John J. Ryan's organization" said he, land 1t was no good | for me-"
 Jacobs then told of meeting which the Tammsny orgsniz ation of the district had before election. He said that John J. | Rsan, the leader of the district, made a speech telling the captain of the district to roll up as big maj jerity ss possible. "We | have the election inspectors with us, Ryan said," declared the witness, land will see that the police who are in our organization are at the polling stations"
 Jacobs then told how 100 men got natu ralized in order to vote the democratic ticker.
 Witness said that on the recommends- tion of q police officer named Woodbridge
 he he'd paid Theodore Sanders $50 to help
 him (the witness) in passing the doctor at
 police headquarters. The witness then
 told long story about how he was called
 before the doctor. He passed the physical
 examination all right. At the mental ex-
 animation he was pereonated by a man
 named Bsrnstorf. At the same exsmipa-
 tion Danny Ryan, son of Sergeant Ryan,
 was pereonated by 8 man named Dave
 Brand.
 George Barnestorff was then called. He
 had been @ policeman several years sgo, A few years ago he had represented himself ! at an examination bsfore the civil service
 board as Morris Jacobs. Dave Brand had
 answered to the name of Danny Ryan. Ht
 was to get $50 for passing the examination
 but did not receive 1t. It was the fi-s time he had personated any one. but b, had heard 1t was frequently done. Rya1 did not pass that time, but passed subse
 quent examination personally.
 Chairman Lexow was just about to ad journ the court when ex-Judgs Curti , arose and said he appeared for John J ! Ryan and wished to cross-exsmine th witness. He said 1t was not fair to hay 3 an individual who had no connection witl this investigation attacked and asperset from the witness stand without an oppor 8 tunity of cross-examining the witneses. eve will consider your application ii
 executive session." said Chairman Lexow
 John J. Ryan, the Tsmmany leader
 hele desired to say 8 word to the commit tee, but the chairman said they would hss p him from the witness stand at the props d time.
 !, "I don't want falss impression of m character to go before the public, "rsspont ed MT. Ryan.
 | "The court stands adjourned until ne1 2 2 Tuesday morning. was the reply of Chai o | man LexoW,