Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-09
NEW YORK's POLICE FORCE.
Testimony Regarding the Methods of
Tammany Men.

Morris Jacobs. the merchant who testi-
fed before the Lexow committee in New
York yesterday. as telegraphed to The Star
regarding abuses in the police department.
said that he was a candidate for appoint
ment on the police force, and had passed
the civil service examination, his percent
age being $3.50. He was a member of Tam
many Hall. and had laid out all his money
on the John J. Ryan Association, under the
direction Of Ryan. He had reason to fear
that he would suffer for his testimony
through the Tammany Hall organization.
The witness gave some interesting testi-
mony as to the manner in which John J
Ryan, the Tammany leader of his district
got foreigners naturalized, some Of whom
the witness said could not speak English
and many of whom he believed had not
been ia the country five years. The for
eigners were supplied with red tickets
which saved them from the payment Of the
Zee OF % cents and caused them &c be put
through quickly.
How TO Get on the Force.
The witness then told how he came to be
an applicant for appointment on the police
force. An officer named Woodbridge, now a
roundsman. had suggested that he would
be fine policeman, and that IL he wished
he could be made one without any difficulty
This converse ton took place in the witness
store. Woodbridge subsequently introduced
hlm to two men, one named Theodore
saunders and the other Wolf, whose Chris
tian name he did not know who were de-
scribed to him, the witness said, as the
agents OF the police commissioners. The
three men went down to police headouar-
tiers. where the two men promised 10 intro
duce him to one of the police commissioners
No such Introduction, however took place
but the witness was introduced to a man
ramed Johnny" Dwyer and another man
named Hasbrouck.
n nury h.
demanded on the ground that he would
have to pass the doctors. Hasbrouck was
described as a clerk at police Headquarters
The witness said he heard nothing further
for some time, and he got alarmed about
his $50. He hunted up Saunders and Wood
bridge and they assured him IL was ali
right. The witness then told at great
length Of his interviews with a number of
persons whose names he mentioned and
who all appeared to be In some way con-
rected with the underground road TO ap-
rcintment on the force. Witness stated
that he had lent and paid money to sew
eral others, but as yet had not succeeded In
getting on the force.
Personating Jacobs.
The examination Of Jacobs was inter
rupted at this point to permit an ex-police
officer. named Barmstroff, to testify.
Barmstrof said that he remembered 20
ing down to Cooper Union one afternoon
and personating Jacobs before the civil
service commission and passing the exam
ination for him before the commission He
answered to the name Of Jacobs and signed
the examination papers in Jacobs name
At the same time Brant, the former police
clerk, did the same thing for Danny RYAN
The witness said that when he was a police
man he was attached to the twenty-seyenth
precinct. The only civil service commits
sioner he recognized at the examination
was Beardsley. Barmstroff said he was
promised 800 for passing the examination
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think Danny Ryan was appointed on the
examination passed for him by Brant; he
thought Ryan passed the examination him
self afterwards; at any rate he is now on
the force. Danny Ryan is son OF Ser
geant Ryan.
Under cross-examina ton, Barmstrofr said
that he understood he was to receive $50
from Brant for personating Jacobs. Where
Brant was to get the money from the wit
ness did not know and 1t was no concern
of his
To Mr.. Moss the witness acknowledged
that he had been put under bonds on the
Charge of assaulting his wife. He said he
was carpenter by trade, but was not work.
ing at his trade when he personated Jacobs
before the civil service commissioners He
believed the reason Brant did not give the
$50 to him was that the percentage he OBJ
tained at the examination was not reported
1t seems that Barmstroff failed to pass
his examination.
Early Adjournment.
This concluded Barmstroff's Testimony
and the examination of Jacobs was re-
sumed for few minutes. but It being
nearly o'clock the committee in accord
arce with the arrangements made. ad-
jcurned until Tuesday next at 1920 o'clock.
The further examination of the witness
Jacobs was postponed until that time. IL
is expected that IT will be shown on Tues
day that Jacobs was swindled altogether by
the several persons named by him out of
about 81. 400 in connection with the at
tempts made to get him on the police force
His testimony, too. opens up fund of in
formation in regard to the alleged fraudu-
lent methods and practices prevailing In
connection with the civil service examina-
lions Of candidates for appointment on the
police force.