New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-13
MORE POLICE FRA UDS.
UNEARTHED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE
BOARD.
THE AMAZING DECEPTfONs AND sUBsTITCrIoNs
OF PAPERS IN THE EXAMINATION OF CAN
pIpATEs-C COMMISSIONERS ASKED TO
TAKE ACTION-PATROLMAN MAR
DIE WANTS TO GET OUT.

DIE WANTS TO GET OUT.
At the meeting Of the Police Board yesterday
afternoon a communication was received iro"
Mayor Groy calling etteLtion to the serious
nature Of the charges made by the New YORK
City Civil Service Supervisory Board in connec-
tion with the examination OF candidates Tor ap-
pointment the force Mayor Gilroy said that
1t appeared from the communication sent 10 NM
by Daniel T. Hays chairman OF the NeW-loih
City Civil Service Supervisory Board. that the
abstraction and substitution of papers connected
with the examination Of candidates FOR appoint
ment were suspected; and that This occurred
while the papers in question were In the hahds oil
the examiners Of the Police Department Inc
Mayor declared that the matter was one OF grave
importance and asked 10 have an rlt1edia'e m
vcstigation.
The communication of Chairman Hays. for
wardcd BY Manor Ciroy to the Police Commits
sioners was dated August %. and called atten-
ton to the case II James Crowley. who stood
100 On the list. His papers were written WIN *
IRENE are and evideNtl; were made 'r IN copy
outside Of the examination room. when the can
Gdate was brorght on his own resources It was
charged that he was unable TO spell correctly
the simplest words II was suggested by Chair
man HAYS that In Crowev's case the papers had
been substituted for the imperfect ones while
they out Of the custody OF the secretary OF
tho board.
The case Of William Thompson. who stood 1856
on the list was also cited. and 1t was alleged 10
be n glar!ng case of fraud. The papers in his
case were made out IN a woman's hand, entirely
different from his own Another case mentioned
was that Of John Doian. who was i23 on the Est
His papers were also made out In much inner
hand than he was ca pable Of writing
Chairman Hays urged that immediate action
should he taken TO discover the perpetrators or
these frauds.
The charges Were referred To Superintendent
Bvrncs for Investigation and report. President
Martin said that Inspector Mclaughlin was the
representative Of tn, Police Department In the
Civil Service Board. having succeeded Superln-
tendent Byrncs when the latter was made super
ntendent.
Commissioner Sheehan remarked that II was
high time something All )uld be done. 80 that the
ioard could acquant Itself with the workings OF
the detective bureau His remark was evidently
meant az slap at Inspector Mclaughlin, but
the matter was not taken up any further.
Patrolman Thomas II. Lynch OF the West
Forty-seventh-st station. was dismissed from the
force He was accused Of taking money brides
from Richard Adler and Owen ]. O'Brlen. whom
he had arrested for violating ;he Excise law.
Pltrolman Henry McArls. OF the East Eighty
e!chth-st station. asked 20 be retired. His appli-
ca ton was denied McArde formerly 1ec
tive in the Grand Central Station. and was &C
c,lged before the Iexow Committee, at Tuesdays
session ~ being in league with green goods
operators
Assistant Dstr!ct-Attorney Wellman. presented
A bin for $500 expenses incurred In conducting
the police trials AZ Headquarters. The board
ordered It's payment