New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-22
BYRNES FINDS FRAUD.
HE SAYS THAT THE ExAMIXATION'PAPER
OF WILLIAM THoMPsON.sHOWs'IT'
TUE SUPERINTENDENT TELLS. HOW FUTURE
pEcErTIoNs by POLICE CANDIDATES CAN BE
rHwAKTEp COMMISSIONER sHEEHAN
GETS IN ANOTHER SLAP

pxcErrroNs by POLICE CANDIDATES CAN BE
rHwAKrrp - COMMISSIONER sHEEHAN
GETS IN ANOTHER SLAP
AT MLAUGHLIN.
Police Superintendent Byrnes, who lately was
directed by request Of Mayor Gilroy TO investigate
sysged frauds in the asst examination by the Civll
Service Board Of candidates for appointment as po-
iicemen yesterday sent TO the Comm d re-
mort giving the results OF his investigation anu
pointing out a way to prevent such FRAUDS IN 'he
future He wrote that he had examined the eN-
animation papers in which Daniel p. Hays ana
Lemue. skidmore. OF the New-York city CNiI'oer-
vice Supervisory Board. had thought they had as
covered evidences OF fraud. being asSls'ed III ''e
examination by Lee Philips, the secretary Oh the
hoard
- In the cases of John Doan and James Crowley
n tho writing paper such as was lufhis'eu
OTTO all OF the candidates at the examination anu
when Dolan and Crowley were summoned before the
tSupet4nt endent and questioned, they declared that
fthey had written the papers at the examination.
To account for the fact that the paper on ru!es
!fad been written better than the papers on o'hef
sabects they said that they had given caretu at
,tention to a pamphlet containing hmoer OF tHe
sruIes and regulations OF the Police Department
(which they had received from the Civil Service Board
txen DAYS previous examination. If Dolan and
, ,Crowley had written the paper on rules previous
10 the examination the Superintendent declared they
t"must have had the assistance Of some one VINO
khad access to the kind of paper which the Cvil
tService Board furnished TO the candidates at 'hef
Termination"
EVIDENCES OF THE FRAUD.
Other portions of the Su2erintendents report fol-
dow:
l am convinced that there was an attempt oe at
the papers Of Wam Tn M Sn
rules and regulations is not written upon the kn1
Service BOARD. and find this examination is in
entirely different handwriting from ihat o Mb me
j showed this paper to Thompson; he said he did not
write IT. it before and had no idea as to
I'm among other examnaton Papsrs There Is
m Ss to dGqD' d e Fu pap U IN
bears on its face some Indications that he ala see
Ehserted some letters that omitted from words
e a rae asTe over by other s Ri N
written SO as to be eg6e Tne isct .na
on rules was written in handwriting different from
the rest of his papers could not possibly De as
pe examiners re because they had no oher exam
of the 3o S 9sm wn THESE
= land compared with the candidates other papers
the fraud was readily detected
:; HE MIGHT HAVE SUBSTITUTED IT.
II the candidate himself in any way, obtained a
knowledge of the questions before the examination
(which possible from various sources. he could
have had the paper written and made the subst-
tuition himself in the examination room on the day
candidates for appointment on the police force
trook place in of the large lecture halls of the
college of the City of NewYork on April I. 1894.
tand there nearly 600 candidates examined.
INSPECTOR Mclaughlin. who is the expert examiner
Flor this department, informs that four or five
&days elapsed after the examination before the
papers rules and regulation were sent TO him.
HE states positively that abstraction or substi-
sCjtution of papers. was made while the papers on
1.-THE time he received the papers up 10 the time he
,s them We5s tine b Se Sf the snr n
key. and no one had access to them but himself
ito each e 1f 20
not in S s'h readily taa hs
land the stamp or devise for marking these shee,s
,Clvil Service Board, and not allowed to pass out
tof his possession the abstraction and substitution
- cally Impossible.
C The Police Board heard the report read at the
Irregular weekly meeting yesterday afternoon. and
then Commissioner Sheehan said he did
= why the deparmen should be represented In the
= ICivl Service Board by Inspector Mclaughlin. Mr.
tsheehan has not missed a chance to get in dig
bat Mclaughlin lately.
Commissioner Martin replied that Inspector Nc
,Iaughln had been appointed an examiner by Mayor
Gilroy. and the Commissioners really had nothing
ITO say on the subject.
8 Commissioner sheehan-I think there was some
action by this board recommending Mclaughlin.
iand think ne snonld be superseded because mere
FOWL Service examinations lately:
power.
MR.. SHEEHANS RESOLUTION.
: Commissioner sheehan-1 will offer a resolution
that all action heretofore taken the subject by
this board be RECONSTRUCTED and that If it is neces
sary for the department to be represented in the
Civil Service Board, then the representation shall
be by all OF the inspectors instead Of by of
them.
Commissioner Murray-It would be improper for
us to make any such suggestion in the absence
'of request by the Mayor for advice. There
is nothing for at present. BY request
of the Mayor. the Superintendent directed to
make an investisation and a copy Of his report
our advice he will ask for It,.
Mr. Martin and Chief Clerk kipp informed Mr.
iSheehan that the appointment OF Inspector Nc
Mayor without any recommendation by the Board
tof Police, and MIR Martin added that he was not
subject without more time for copsideration. Mr.
lSheehan then said ne would withdraw his resolu-
Stion. but would offer another at future meeting
iProtestiDg against having the department repre-
sentsd in the Civil Service Board by any member
of the department
MRS. j. II. PERKINS AND A BOOKMAKER.
THE WIFE OF A LEXow WITNESS SAYS SHE WAS
sWINDLED BY oNE-.sHE HERSELF IS
CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
naWnliam Call tr OF No 234 West One-hundred-
and wenty-frst-st. a racetrack bookmaker. a
prisoner in the Harlem Police Court yesterday. on
a warrant sworn out by Mrs. Anna Perkins, Of
Flushing L. l. Mrs. Perkins Is the wife Of James
III Perkins the Lexow Committee witness, who tes-
itifed to paying Inspector Williams 500 to get a
contract bill paid. Call is well-known among all
1.-THE local racerack goers. and he did considerable
business.