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 1.-The 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. The Worlds" exposure this morn
ing of gross violation of the law in the
Civil-Service Department, following 50
closely upon its exposure of a corruption
fund scandal in the Fire Department,
has driven the Mayor into a very bad
frame of mind.
THE World' this morning tells the
whole story of how clerk in the civil
Service Commissioners office has been
doing things that are decidedly irregular.
Joseph l.. Bergen, of sc Fourth place,
Brooklyn, is the relator of the tale.
Rergens 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 a position on the police
force. His papers were marked insuth-
covered that Dalton, clerk in the
Civil-Service Office. had helped Joseph A.
Trapp through an examination. Trap
is the man who was charged win at
Bergen says he subsequently met Dali
ton. who agreed to help him out for $40
This morning Dalton was, seen, at the
office of the Service Commission in
the city Hall. He admitted writing the
letters published in 1.-THE World" show
| ing his connection with Bergen. He ad-
mitted that Bergen offered him s29 to
help him through the mental examina
| ton.
Dalton referred to Bergen as crank.
| He says the charges Bergen makes
| ugain him are the result of malice ana
bad feeling. He says Bergen Is sore
because he could not pass the cXamina-
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 | could do so by letting
him have a copy of tn" examination,
papers used on prior examinations. !
have been in the habit of helping people
in this way. A.. =,
did not know what to do with him. Tie
not only bothered me about the ex-
aminations but Others in the, office
About o'clock one afternoon; don re,
club-room at IFS Atlantic avenue. where
the candidates for the Fire Department
ITO get rid Of him | agreed to help
him for 500. He wrote many letters to
me which I destroyed. He pestered me
so badly that wrote IN 'eti inr 10 Kim mo fn
send around the NN. BY that ] meant
the $40 -,
is a crank of the worst KIND.
ton into the Mayors office. He had al,
ready heard about the scandal lie was
wrought up, from head To foot. The re-
porters told him what Dalton had said.
"If this is true" said the Mayor that
man shall not remain in that office five
minutes after | can prove II 49,
MIR. Dixon," called the Mayor 10 ms
nrivate secretary, where is Mr., orr
BY Mr.. orr the Mayor referred To-
Alexander Il. orr, President OF the 'lN''
Service Commission.
III do not know, sir" said Dixon.
Get the telephone book at once ana
see il he has "A telephone. l.,
The secretary did so, and reported !"
the negative. ,,.,., ,,,,, 20,
him and tell him wherever he is "ah'
ia see him at once
II am AFRAID that ne is outside OF telr'
nbonir communication at Montauf
Point" Secretary Dixon replied.
Never mind" said the Mayor se
nh The Mayor then told the reporter tia
ba intended T. push vigorous invgstiSi
lion in tho affairs OF the civil service
Department at once.