The evening world., 1894-01-27
HERE'S A BIG STEAL.
Brooklyn Pays $4,000 to Ring
Mythical Fire Alarms
Startling Facts Brought Gu. at Com.
missioner Ennis's Trial.
Fifty ForcIncn Hired for Only Forty
six Companies.

The spN-tsl Term rS,n Il the s.p-enA
CCI-. Brooklyn. vas Hl,Ai y.,h city o.
fc.ais politicians and sreu@n TINS nom
irr. 3, witness the irial u III. charges
Preferred ag1!ns. Fi.@ Crr-.ss.5a+r
jam Eaais D. Mayor Schlsr-a.
The charges ~e-e jasse On which TIE
S'at y s-Eyen3=i Ennis from the duties
- ns C%-e Jan. = TIE "a. vas
ca.,el b. Justice Gaynor. and re,err=l
~ rim 70 = hard ~ Justice Laa1on
IN The Circuit Courtroom. Justice Gay.
nor sal!
Z suppose yoI wait to tn OF: his cas-.
ari you 9ont DO i; nov {; wiI never
Mayor. sca!eIen charge E-n,. with
waste O. ,ae tu7Gs Q. he Department:
BY .sppi1'ing nine UIaec-ssaC .7r-msn
and sH'%a assistant f5--ms1 Jan. !:
i - .rgt4r@ disorder IN ;h- p-ysr- u@.:.
nat Ems violated the charter pryy.stgrs
- 'Sn@ tx m. salary app-gpIi4.!5rs
zoi failing . enforce discipline In the De.
The new Corporation C5uns@ A.oe,,
AMI GhaTlss J Pstt-rson f5- Ennis. &h5
Il : generally suprspEe4 maj Er7is
vas suspended 20 prevent hin rom ap-
hitting 2 Cr!sf n pace Z Thomas
$e'tns. the present Incumbent. Who d.
William D Moore. q 81 For, Greene
place. Deputy Commissioner for ten
years and Cnief Clerk Of the Fire De.
partuent. Wa tie INST witness
n" --i tha, Jan. u last ther> were
fHr-y--tN TIRE cg:npan -. On that date
t7"r" ueT" tt'T actual .--sUan in The
~ u.0y Of IN. n-rzrtncn; a. 80 q
one have actual f1rtnen in chaEg- q
them.
He-he re rersmen in charge Q: con-.
rsHiHs NJ Mcdonald urgugh: o.. -.
IN Ia-.-uS branches y ne s@-sLc-
Peer " Bulk, - j-'a.ei t5 look
after saE%raI mechanics 70 the repair
shop jam. killrek = '1- Oh bureau.
=. p Sh-'. 20 k-~r ire f-a record. and
r }. Moron. % k=@p the Iay-rnlls
tsT"s Brennan ssS.-,s Veterinary Sur
Gen Hart: William Ha--- delivers SUP
r-i~t . the veal COMPANIES. J. J.
" r'pyTIct assists III re '-s@grap-
bureau In the Eas-.u rs-.-!~,. lanes
EG-rs 5-iTe. he chief s-1--t ;-E- ari
} Netr'nnan MAXI 1a-a~-- a.: l>2ks
4'@- 10 mn W. Mn
Al ~ these men have been assigned
q SPECIAL TyrE for G@rrts ranging from
'"2 - t~e1'y y@-ta l. 'he cas- O.
SprE. - vas shown 'as' tho WORK could
easily nave hen f1.e - ordinary me
T.aI - Jerks
!, ras shown ths, the fre-r-a, %.a
~" foreman a, 81 20. an sss4zr;
brennan at tn. ami q pilot at ~
t-s.Ies a crew. The same safe u
Affairs eIis: on the h-e-boaI Dam
: EcOiy.
- - the DISPOSITION ~ the sssi-,ar,
>1gaU"1. II "As shown that =. J. Nash.
uf ka2l"H CgTucny =. has been i~e,all1!
a. A plumber sp- year. z. the regular
-alar. u 40 Err"s, Sr9sr. although
g- N. headquarters Tay roll. has teen
a r~arT@rt"r IN tie beI4r'w.G, FJ- year.
II" = one u the men ram-! by Ennis
10 N- foreman
In many Z the cases o.. detailed fore.
-@U and assistant; tor-men. to men
r-.ii.- thee positions are On the pay
r0.. = toe same Company. Il 9as
brought ono. tazr th--- a.. fourteen r---
On irr Fay rolls o.: IN Department
rAI.'I h~-ll--ig -egs at a salary q s. % a
rf-r II vas shown that there are o.,
bells r-g In The civ nov "a ire eizrr1s
oZr-T' iu the 'Iiy Hal. a1t tina; i al
'nWs'ir J. Tss shown mat thee ar
-1"1'E-Hv~ mon attached - rNa -ele-
sr-:f 1"uar'me1i a h@-tqEar'srs
The practice ~ ringing t1Ils a~r-0--~-
t-c rTe- wzs discontinued about -
YEAR ago SaV@-el T.r have oaau az
r.f-'~t tH,l-rlHG - since r.a' time
N-. Mcdonald s4'i - would take !g-.
1- five days 70 finish 'Gs case