The evening world., 1894-07-18
SCH|EREN WILL INVESTIGATE.
Charges of Civil Service Corrup-
ton Stir Up the Mayor.
Dalton Admits Writing Letters Pull :
lished in "Thc World"

Mayor Schieren, of Brooklyn, is hot
under the collar to-day. He poses as
the leader of what promised to be the
greatest reform administration of the
age. 1.-The Worlds' exposure this morn
ing of gross violation of the law In the
Civil-ServiCe Department, following so
closely upon its exposure of corruption
fund scandal in the Fire Department,
has driven the Mayor into very bad
frame of mind.
THE World" this morning tells the
whole story of how a clerk in the Civil
Service Commissioners office has been
doing things that are decidedly irregular.
Joseph l.. Bergen, of 96 Fourth place,
Brooklyn is the relator of the tale.
Bergen's story. in brief, is to the effect
that in 1891 he tried to pass the mental
examination required by the Civil-Ser-
vice law for position on the police
force. His papers were marked insuil-
Client Bergen says he accidentaliy dis-
covered that Dalton. "A clerk In the
Civil-Service office, had helped Joseph a.
Trap through an examination. Trapp
is the man who was charged with at
tempting to bride the Mckane Jury.
Bergei says he subsequently met Dali
ton, who agreed to help him out FOR $40.
This morning Dalton was. seen at the
office Of the Civil-Service Commission in
the city Hall. He admitted writing the
letters published in The World" show
ing his connection with Bergen. lie ad-
mitted that Bergen offered him $50 to
help him through the mental e%amlna-
Dalton referred to Bergen as a crank.
He says the charges Bergen tnaheS
bad feeling. He says Bergen is sore
because he could not pass the eNamlna-
ton and get on the eligible list OF the
Police Department.:
came to me and asked me If ! could not
help him through the mental eXamina-
| ton. I told him I could do so by letting
him have YEA copy r OF the GNSinlmas'o'
have been In the habit of helping people
| in this way.
bergen kept Fostering me SO that !
| did not know what to do with him He
not only bothered me about the ex-
aminations but others in the office.
About o'clock one afternoon; don re-
ciub-room at us Atlantic avenue, where
the candidates for the Fire Department
are examined,
me which | destroyed. He pestered me
so badly that | wrote the letter 70 nm
publishe in The World asking MN 90
send around the Xxx. by that meant
Bergen never paid me any, money. He
Is a crank of the worst kind; 49,, IA,
|
ton into the Mayors oiliCe, He had al
ready heard about the scandal. lie lie was
wrought up, from head TO foot. Inc re-
porters told him what Dalton had sald
III this is true" said the Mayor, that
man shall not remain in that oiuce h'c
minutes after | can prove ~ III
Mr. Dixon" called the M Mr o rp "'S
Nv Mr.. orr the Mayor referred TO
Aiexande f.. orr, President OF the civil
| SERVICE Commission.
II do not know, SIR" said Dixon,
Get the telephone book at once ana
The secretary did so, and reported III
the negative. 49,, .,,,i 80, for
him ana tell him wherever he is l want
TO see him at once. ,....-,,, - ,o,e-
Ii,; - Communication at MOntauK
Point" secretary Dixon replied: .oa,
Never mind" said the Mayor Be'
The Msy,r then told , the rsp9n;sr st }Ga'
h. intended t. nush ViGnpICy,iH yi sery}rr
Department NJ once