The evening world., 1894-07-18
sCH|EREN WILL INVESTIGATE.
Charges of Civil Service Oorrup.
tion Stir Up the Mayor.
Dalton Admits Writing Letters Pu' .
lished in 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. 1.-The Worlds" exposure this morn
ing of gross violation of the law In the
Civil-Service Department. following so
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 a clerk in the Civil
Service Commissioners Office has been
doing things that are decidedly irregular.
Joseph l.. Bergen. of 96 Fourth place,
Brooklyn. is the relator of the tale.
Bergen's story in brief, is TO the effect
that in 1891 he tried to pass the mental
vice law for position on the police
force. His papers were marked INSULT
cient. Bergen says he accidentally dis
covered that Dalton. clerk In the
Trap through an examination. Trapp
Is the man who was charged with at
tempting to bride the McKane jury.
says De to bsp him out f for
This morning Dalton was seen at the
office of the Civil-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 $50 to
help him through the mental exam'na-
ton.
He says the charges Bergen makes
again. him are the result OF mall and
bad feeling. He says Bergen Is sore
| because he could not pass the examins-
ton and get on the eligible list OF the
Police DeDa rtment
Some time ago" said Dalton, Bergen
came to me and asked me II l could not
help him through the mental examina-
ton. told him I could do so by letting
him have copy Of the examination
papers used on prior examinations. l
have been in the habit of helping people
| in this way.
Bergen kept Fostering me, so that !
did not know what to do with him. He
not only bothered me about the ex-
aminations, but others In the Once.
ciub-room at ITS Atlantic avenue. where
the candidates for the Fire Department
ITO get rid of him I agreed to help
him for SEQ He wrote many letters to
me which l destroyed. He, pestered me
badly that wr %er 5se asking siet n him n
send around the Xxx. BY that ! meant
bergen never paid me any money, He
| Ia crank Oh the WuTSl MINI
The reporters went directly from Dial
ton into the Mayors office. he had al
ready heard about the scandal, He was
wrought up, from head to foot The re-
porters told him what Dalton had SAID
III this is true" said the Mayor tina
man shall not remain in that Office hVe
minutes after ] can prove II; . ,,s
MIR, Dixon" called the Mayor to MS
private sec5etary where hayor is M seer Fred to
Alexander T.. Orr, President OF the civil
II do not know sir" said Dixon.
get the telephone book at once ano
see IL he has telephone , Il,
The secretary dld So anu 'ePo' 'e' -
well" said the Mayor, send out foi
him and tell him wherever he Is WAN
~ am afraid that ne is outside OF teie
Po Point" Secretary Dixon replied .no
Never mind" said the Mayor &c
The Mayor then told the reporter ina
h. intended % hTiSn of ne civil Servic,
Department at once