The evening world., 1894-06-12

I met him while 1 was negotiating for
some political patronage, for the Thomas
Il told Stapleton I was n candidate
for the police force, and he said 1 could
get. there II I had the necessary. He
said II would cost me $500.
a brother of the leader, and he told me
to have. a check ready. l drew Il check
on my bank, and tok II to =. ]. Ryan,
but after he had fingered It he said he
took It,"
Afterwards he saw me again and told
me must subscribe to his brothers.
two campaign meetings and ! must get
up a meeting and subscribe $50 at each
one. The balance he would decide later
II subscribed $50 at the first meeting.
and after the meeting gave, Leader
Ryan the check for $500. n he gave
% Word f''t thai at G he akidn, Aft Wan tha the ne ch sen.
gave me my check back"
Jacobs said he made many contribu-
g~regating about 81, 500 altogether. They
kept him on the string for two years
and a half. Then he became i'm
$3.50, but he could not seem to get a
in almost Immediately.
He spoke to Ryan about 1t. and the lat
ter told him that Ii was probably owing
to some clerical error that Others who
had a lower rating had received an APP
pointment.
Wanted u Clerical Error.
II asked him IL he could not get a
clerical error in on my account so l
could get my appointment.
Then heard the reason was that
a once made a complaint against Il
dive-keeper in the district
The witness said that about three
months ago he went to see COMMISSIONS
Sheehan In company with John j. Ryan:
He told the Commissioner hat he had
been on the eligible list for more than
two years, and thought 1t very hard that
he could not get an appointment.
Commissioner Sheehan told him that
he had a great many appointments. to
make, ard each Commissioner only had
his pro rata share. The slate had been
all made up, and he could not do any
thing for him at that time.
"The Commissioner laid that no one
had been to intercede for me. and that
all the others who had been appointed
had friends who came to intercede for
them"
The nthe principal reason for not get
ting appointed Was that you a nc
II was given to understand that was
the case, though l had paid enough
for 1t.
''Sheehan also gave me to understand
that 1t would be "a dangerous thIng tc
appoint me now on account OF the LeNow
Committee being in session."
Ibid you tell him of your FORMER ex'
perience with Hasbrook and Dwyer?'
"Oh. yes; he asked me about 1t and
l told him everything
What did he say?'
lie said: That won't debar you from
being appointed"
''The interview with COMMISSIONS
Sheehan resulted in nothing. Ryan. was
present all the time, but had very little
to say.
Jacobs said he had made suits OF
clothes for policemen n Tammany
Hall captains to the order of Alderman
Baumert. This was usually after cleo
ton times. He was told to tell the mer
that the clothes cost So more than Bau
inert really paid for them.
Clothing as Brides?
what is the use of all this?" pro"
tested Mr.. Nicoll again.
1T seems very clear that ante.elec,
ton brides were being paid, in suits o.
Chairman Lexow thought 1t was mate.
Did any one send for Mr.. Cog last
night" asked Mr.. Moss.
"Yes-Boodle Alderman Duffy. Al
least a man came to me and said Duffy
wanted to see me-"
did You cor"
mo, l did not"
Mr.. Jacobs was then turned over t.
ex-Judge Ransom, who began a very
lively cross-exam.nation.
to Commissioner Sheehan, and mucl
amusement was created by the lengthy
story which the witness told, giving al
his preliminary search for MIR, Sheehan