The evening world., 1894-06-08

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coal bin. Then I heard nothing more
20 before the doctors. had not hied
any application yet. but wa told 1t was
ri went to Police Headquarters and
and walt till l heard my name read out
by Sergt. Corbett.
81 aid SO and went in with a squad.
passed the doctors all right and then got
a notice, 10 attend the physical examin-
alton, which I also passed. Then i was
told that ] must pass the mental exam
ination. which was the harder.
"Hosbrook came to me and told me It
vas no use OF my trying to pass II, for
did some other fellow would take y,
asked what I should do, he said It
would be better to let him take charge
Of the matter and II would come out oil
A Substitute for s1.o.
"If I would pay him 800 needn't go
to The examination at all and he would
get some other fellow to take my place.
I'm used to liking these things,
Hosbrook said to me, Don't go to bed
see you, who will the whole
thing
n mqnn'1 ts see a msn H 9em Ssa Bsney f R1an'
q son Of Sergt. Ryan: OF the Twenty-sev-
snth Precinct. with him, who was going
through the same time with me.
see Sergt. Ryan, who was at the desk.
The Sergeant said to Brandt:
through ali right and gets a percentage
"'I can't promise that" said Brandt,
land 1t wouldn't be well to do II,
either. because he was so low down In
the list the other time he tried. 1t would
We were to go down the next day to
the civil-service examination. and Brandt
snas e 1 man n he II int ass mSIp To me w a George aSsa
Barmetorff. Brandt wanted $50. down
then. but I didn't have. the money and
Objected to the Payments.
II said I was being robbed. that I
didn't have much money and was not a
why" said Jacobs, Johnny Dwyer
other day and borrowing money from
me. Il cost me $50 or SIS every time I
However. 1 promised to get him the
oihV "S iS 'oiu NV . "ouiu 6N my
appointment all right. and would go In
Then we all went downtown together
and when we got to Ninth street we got
Brandt aid to me: Now. you and
Ryan can go of and amuse yourselves
more to do to-day. Meet us here at S
s Ryan and I went off wandered
around, and Brandt and Barmstorff went
l hnur m yn rdo VDnItNa IIaa Irtta a. A .
5 o'clock we met again. n Brandt sal
i was all right that I would be in
as %pid M he MOSS fsy what he had done7"
"Yes. he said he had mp~ersonated
Ryan n the other man had repre-
sented me and It was all right. Both
rs Ryan on the force now?"
Yes; ] believe he Is up In Forty-sec-
mo. Afterwards Brandt told me It
centage. ! said I thought I had passed,
ence; l couldn't get the percentage unless
he wanted to give 1t. I finally promised
The examination Of Jacobs was inter,
Barmstorr. who had been identlhed In
court by Jacobs, was placed on the tand.
He said he was a carpenter now, but in
ApSy iS "oS N VII nv WIZ
force.
He c]orroborated Jacobs's story. and
said he went downtown with Brandt,
Ryan and Jacobs on the day of the civil
service examination.- The only examiner
he remembered a II. w. Beardsley.
Admits He Passed for Jacobs.
IT didn't know any Of the examiners
went In with Brandt, and when the
name Of Morris Jacobs was called I
answered and received the examination
papers, in which I filled out answers to
Brandt did the same for Ryan: The
no oral questions were asked"
did you ever do that before, I'm
%personate an applicant before the Civil
| Service Board?"
mo tina was the first time I ever did
1t. But I know that Brandt did that
sort of thing very often: at least he
Had you known Brandt long?" .
Not very. I used to see him, around
Police Headquarters a good deal"
Were you to get anything for what
YES; 1 was promised $50. but I never
Who promised it to your
And when was he to get IT."
"Oh. l didn't bother myself about that
s so dl0n r. as SI I was going to get the money
"You engaged IN this conspiracy to
swindle Jacobs said ex-Judge Ransom,
with Brandt and these other menu
"No. sir; there was no conspiracy"
you didn't see any money paid or
knew Of any heing paid. did your"
knew OF any being paid. did you?"
l never saw any money
Barmstorff admitted that he had been
arrested once and placed under 5000 bonds
for refusing to support his wife. and
that he mad once been arrested on the
charge OF beating his wife. but was dis
charged.
Curtis Demands u Hearing.
As Barmstror stepped down. Jacobs
was recalled. but before he could be
asked a question Mr.. Con- held n short
conversation with Chairman Lexow.
At it's close the Chairman announced
that the Committee would resume its
hearings at 1890 Tuesday morning. and
declared the session adjourned until
that time.
Ex-Judge Curtis Immediately leaped
to his feet and asked for permission to
c~ross-examine the late witness before
adjournment was taken.
"If we allowed everybody to cross-ex-
anime Witnesses" said the. Chair. our
session would be interminable."
but said Mr.. Curtis. there are oc-
curing daily assaults upon reputable
| attI.on. hy tha pnogt dIgranlta HE and