The evening world., 1894-06-12
THE WORLD: TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE IL, lsal.

took ~. 49,.
me l must subscribe to his brothers
political club. They were going to have
two campaign meetings and | must get
up in meeting and subscribing SO at each
one The balance he would decide later
II subscribed SO at the first meeting,
and after the meeting gave, Leader
word that he didn't want the check
and that I must. give. him bills. They
gave me my check back"
Jacobs said he made many contrihu-
lions to Mr.. Ryan's organization, aH-
gregating about $500 Altogether. They
kept him on the string for two years
patient. He said that his rating was
81 so, but he could not seem to get a
chance. although Scrgt. Ryan's son went
In almost Immediately.
He spoke TO Ryan about It. and the lat
ter told him that II was probably owing
to some clerical error that otlers who
had u lower rating had received an APP
polntment.
Wanted n Clerical Error.
IT asked him 1t he could not get a
clerical error In on my account so l
could get my appointment.
Then l heard the reason was that ]
dive-keeper In the district"
The witness said that about three
months ago he went to see Commissioner
Sheehan In company with John j. Ryan:
He told thu Commissioners that he had
been on the eligible list for more than
two years, and thought II very hard that
he could not get an appointment ,,,,
he had n great many appointments to
make. aI.d each Commissioned 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 said that no one
had been to intercede for me. and that
all the others who had been appointed
had friends who came to irftercede for
"'Then the principal reason for not. get
ting appointed was that you had no
II was given to understand that was
the case, though I had paid enough
Tor /; ,,.o r,vo ~ 70 understand
that 1t would be a dangerous thing to
appoint me now on account OF the LeXow
Committee being in session"
Did you tel! him Of YOU, former ex-
perience with Hasbrook and Dwyer?'
oh, yes: he asked me about 1t and
I told him everything"
"Wha did he say?'
lie said: That won't debar you from
The Interview with COMMISSIONS
Sheehan resulted In nothing. Ryan, was
present all the time, but had very little
Jacobs said he had made suits OF
Hall captains to the order, of Alderman
tion times, lie was told to ten the men
that the clothes cost s. more than Bau.
inert really paid for them.
Clothing ms Bribcs?
what Is the use OF all this?" pro.
tested Mr.. Nicoll again.
1T seems very clear tina ante-elec.
tion. brides were being paid in suits OF
clothes for policemen" put in Mr.. Con-
Chairman Lexow thought 1t was mate.
Did any one send for you last night
asked Mr.. Moss.
least a man came to me ana said Duffy
wanted to see me-"
Did you go?"
mo. I did not"
e~x-Judge Ransom. who began a very
lively cross-exam:nation.
He asked Jacobs to describe his visit
to COMMISSIONS sheehan, and much
story which the witness told, giving al
his. preliminary search for Mr.. Sheehan
w AT l and n We los ssess n nim ff, It a iis f RSan
II was in the oflces OF the Manhattan
Life Insurance Company, He was ST.
days in finding the Commissioner.
Have you got there YETI" asked ex
Judge Ransom. after the witness ha'
been talking for ten minutes. with fire
quent Interruptions from the lawyers.
NO" roared the witness.
well. why don't your"
Because you don't give me a chance
Have you given up y,o.ur idea of get
tim, on the police force?"
IF I hadn't. you can bet your life
Every one laughed at this retort, anc
Jacobs went on to say that he had beer
told he. would never In his life get OF
the police force.
His story Unshaken.
Jacobs could not be shaken In tn.
testimony which he had given. He wal
brasrbs ste ept BY Sn step ,Spp aver eyer ' the eTidene,
by ex-JudGe Ransom, and the lawyer
received a good many sharp digs from
the witness who he was trying to dis
Finally. the cross-examination wa
brought to a close after Mr.. NicolI hac
THROWN tn WIr,n out a stsantit bluff that he woul.
timony IL he could repeat 1t.
AS Jacobs left the stand, ex-Judg
Curtis renewed his motion to be allowed
to put Ryan on the stand to contradIc
the statements of Jacobs.
Mr.. Con objected, on the ground tina
there was no question Of right involved
and intimating that to hear Curtis woul,
only give an opportunity for him to at
tack the Committees witnesses.
We do not want to hear Judge Curt
II he Is going to hurl %anathemas at on
witnesses" said Chairman Lexow. "bu
n he will connne himself to a ~strictl!
legal argument ne may speak,
1t was finally decided to p~ostpon,
the argument till the opening of tn,
afternoon session. and a recess wa.
taken.
Ex-Judge Curtis presented his views t.
he Committee at the opening of tn
afternoon session on ths propriety o
allowing his client. John j.. Ryan. tn,
Tammany leader in the Twenty-fiftl
District. to contradict mad,
about him by the witness Jacobs. or n
least TO permit him to cross-examin'
that witness in behalf OF Ryan.
1t was claimed by the lawyer that tn,
constitutional rights OF his client ha'
been violated, n hat even a Legisla
tive Committee had no power to de
prive n man of these rights.
Mr.. Ryan, Judge Curtis said, had beef
unjnstly assailed. and he was authorize,
70 say for him that every one of tn,
charges made against him by Jacobs wa
false and %unfounded so far as the re
ceiying OF any money for unlawful pur
poses was concerned.
This constitutional question was argue,
NJ great length by Judge Curtis. bu
Chairman LeXow thought that 1t woult
unnecessarily interfere with the work o
his Committee to prolong the examina
ton OF certain witnesses, and to ALLOW
every person whose name was brought II
ny witnesses to be represented by coun
sci.
Mr.. Gof replied that as a sophlstIca
%reasoner, cN-Judge Curtis was without
rival among the n1ap1hara NJ tho Ilar n