The evening times., 1896-11-30
The next few questions, and his answers

The next few questions, and his answers
ran ike this:
Have you ever been convicted of any
crime?''
NO, sir; / have not
Are yUu addicted 10 the use of intoxi-
eating liquors, morphine or opium?''.
NO, sir; l am not
Have OF been addicted 60 he u sc ofany
OF these articles?''
Yes, sir, l hav.''
when did you last drink intoxicating
liquors?''
lone year ago.
''Are your parents, OF either of them,
dead; and IL SO, OF what disease did they
die?''
Il have one brother dead; he died.
..Haye you ever had the rheuruatism?''
No, sir; l not had it,
He negatived all the queries respecting
the existence of physical ailments, and in
reply to the inquiry, Are you in debt?'' he
said:
NO, sir; l don't"
He next asked as to the experience he
had had which would specially fit him for
the duties of a policeman, and answered:
Lawyer, i studied once
He afterwards disclosed that he had been
employed in a ''dr goods department and
had Quit that to take up farming.
In the first voucher he testified as "A v it.
ness to his own identity, his reputation
for sobriety and morality, which he de
ciared to be good; subscribed Yes, sir;
they are 10 the interrogatory as TO
whether or not the responses were true to
the best or his knowledge and belief; af-
frIned that the answers were.in his own
hand ritting' and stated that he had
known the applicant for five years or
more postscript is added, as follows:
Five years OF more he is of good cactor
and good healt-''
rs the applicant addicted to the use of
opiuIn?''
NO, sir; he DON'T was the answer, and
upon being asked if he had ever been Id
dicted to such habit, he replied:
mo, sir; he anti
After stating that he knew of circuni-
stances that would dsqhalify the ap-
plicant' for the position sought, evi-
IDENTIFY through misappreh ensiOn Of the
meaning of the word 'dis1lualify,'' he vas
next asked If he Would trust the ap-
phcant with employment, requiring IN
doubt ID honesty, and wrote:
Yes, sir: would trust him."
The next voucher. which was also in
tended for the signature OF Il friend, was
filled up in the writer's quaint terms down
to the last blank srace. He declared he
was not related to the applicant. testified to
his good character, and made substantially
the same responses he did in voucher No. /
except that he said he had been acquainted
with the applicant ten years, instead of
five years.
Voucher No. 3, IN ordinary certificate Of
identity to be IN ade by any officer having a
seal had its blanks filled with the name OF
hisarmy caption and gave what infurma-
tionthe officer was supposed to possess con-
cerning the applicant" and the certifi-
cate left TO he filled by the board of sur
geoEs read as follows:
we hereby certify that We have this
day examined -, and find that he is
yes, sir sound of lin b, is yes. sir able
bodied, yes, SIR of robust constitution.
and is in our opinion yes. sir physically
qualified TO sustain the usual labors and
exposures of a patrolm an; height, five feet
seveninches; weight, 100 .65 1861 pounds"
The paper had the word, Void writ
ten across its face in red ink before it was
placed in the archives. 1t was regretfulIy
laid away, the sentiment of the officials
being that the acquisition of such a patrol
man might be desirable: but it might also
be an awfully expensive luxury: and SO the