The evening world., 1894-04-20
WHO SOLD TICKETS?
Park Department officials Are
Looking Into the Matter.
Hundreds Found Their Way Into
Spectators Hands.
Italians Got Work by Passing as
Union Veterans.

WOriu Oh the 1EGuuS pract1Seu upon the
Park Department officials by men who
obtained hundreds of work tickets, which
afterwards found their way into the
hands of italian vendors, who sold them
to their countrymen for $50 and s25,
caused CONSERVATION In the ranks of the
Il Tammany politicians this morning. The
fact that an investigation had been set
on foot, and the possibility of the whole
sale buying and selling of positions be-
Ing fully laid bare had most depressing
effect upon them.
President Happen told an Evening
World reporter this morning that he
A was more than anxious to get to the
bottom of the frauds.
Anything that we can possibly do"
he said ito find the authors Of the i'm
position--that Is, II imposition has been
practiced-will be done. We will GER
tainiy make an investigation, and 1t viii
be Of the rigid order.
I'VE will summon before US the men
whom THE Evening World" found, ana
have them tell US their stories. Then,
If possible. we will find the men who
sold the tickets. and through them we
may be able to discover who obtained
the tickets from us In the first instance.
Don't blame this department until
we get at all the facts. Even though
: the sale Of the tickets may be proved
1t must be remembered that several
thousand tickets were Issued by us at
time when men were hungry and cry
Ing for work. We were told to issue
them as fast as we could. We will offer
getting at the bottom of the whole
transaction"
According to Secretary Burns there is
no manner of discovering the name of
the district leader to whom the tickets
We're originally issued. There is no
record IT appears upon the Park. De
p nnn smb,d books save the name of the
Is inclined to think that 1t makes little
dlfference to the Park Department what
mar IS We're on the work tickets, pro-
SlulnB the work paid for was actually
That these work tickets were bought
ana ana sold by the wholesale any one can
colony. The two men spoken Of in 1.-THE
evening World" yesterday were direct
ed by their friends as to what. ticket
In the colony. who was doing the 'busi-
ness, and the men went to one Of a
nsid ,e.,s OF spectators named They
pPempty s Rste the OF sRsts
MADE out In the names of Murray and
~ aark Department, however, ID not
%Ssnf where nS POSITIONS as laborers are
TER the Italians derive their influence"
M men az work In almost every quarter.
mere are hundreds at present employed
natl dhs e. stree street Department who
nsndiing broom. 1t Is also charged
mat e similar condition exists in the
o9sk Department
IN nf
: 70 be American citizens. and before
REeing put to work they are sworn. 1.-THE
ssdyehn nina World" has already demonstrate
in tho how cd IIatans. few months or days
MTgnf.snhip papers upon perjured evidence.
tMhath these certificates Of citizenship
The ARE are put to work in the Department,
money |ehe h'e o'o'u-
c,t MI sSore or more Of English speaking
Of tbs can abe be found around the office
offet tSs day looking for employment, many
sarn nnem well recommended. but they
s sann obtain It, Right in their pres
are I M, however, Italians come along and
s,t 70 also charged that many Italians
fr,sha az work In the Department under
Pointed they could not speak the Eng
hsh language. They were not Citizens
th W.. passed the official examination on
rams p'g "a That mat they were Union, yete-
Italians, led into the ONCE BY some
paaurone. were able to produce discharge
papers IRON the Union Army. On these
aapers, although not being able to speak
1 work '"eS "eie pa' "
&C. The Evening World" has now in
vo, possession an affidavit made by a
,iToerah or the late war who at one
n rr1ne worked In the STRENGTHENING De-
SSslon while In the Street Cleaning
i csn,tiinissloner's Office, five Italians, re-
Il rest arrivals, entered. They could not
j dnSp99hd to the usual questions, but pro-
shoe.d regular discharges from the army,
| war '"eS hau iouBnt III the
no me veteran who makes the affidavit
Tnrn; az this and his blood fairly boiled
W. ng 10 one OF the Italians he said:
tha you say you fought with me In
ne war III kill you. Get Quit"
NAV tnen described how he chased the
ann out or the Commissioners office
Several 'ihT ,Sd him In his anger for
IN nuL he concluded. II saw the man
1broom t t three days later. with a
I'M rs particular scene has reference to
Cow co. TINE when Thomas s. Brennan was
Ithat ms e Il Is charged. however.