The sun., 1903-02-10
STOLE POLICE EXAM PAPERS.
TWO CIVIL SERVICE BOARD o..
FICR BOYS CONFESS.
Sold Them TO "scheel Keeper Beaiseh
Who soon Became Policeman
Other Employees Aave Ssld Pspess
--Benisch Trapped aSd Convicted.

Who soon Became . Pouccma
Other Employees Aavo Ssld Paper
--Benisoh Trapped asAd Convicted
That examination papers for policsunsu
have been stolen and sold by Municipal
Civil Snvice Board employees came out yes.
terday in the testimony Of Col. Willis l.
Ogden, president Of tho board, on the trial
in Special Sessions Of Max Charles Benisch.
Benisch kept school for candidates
In which he professed TO teach physical
culture. In the Last week In December he
became q probationary policeman, having
availed himself Of whatever facilities
he had to pass the requisite examination.
He was arrested . week later on Jan. =.
accused of having agreed with Thomas B.
Garvin for $500 10 get Garvin appointed a
froinan.
Bcnisch said that Garvin came to him
to be trained to pass the physical examina-
ton and that when Garvin expressed doubts
Of passing the mental examination Benisch
bet he would. Garvin bet he wouldn't,
the bet consisting Of 500 deposited In
bank subject to their joint draft. the money
TO 60 to Benisch II 0arvin passed.
Bcnisch was put on trial yesterday.
Joseph o'Neill. the complaining wftnes.
to- titled that he had been sent to Benisch
by the Citizens Union for the purpose OF
obtaining evidence and that he had intro
duced Garvin to Benisoh with that purpose.
Benisch was convicted and then Assistant
District Attorney Kresel said that he be-
levod Benisch should receive the full
penalty. Mr.. Kresel said that he had been
informed by Col. Ogden that Benisch was
implicated in q general scheme to steal
examination papers from the civil service
board. He asked for an adjournment
SO that the matter could be placed before
the court. Counsel for Benisch objected
and sid that they were ready for sentence.
The Assistam District Attorney sent for
District Attorney Jerome. The District
Attorney came down in hurry and told
.he Court that lie believed Gel. ogden
should pe put On the stand.
"a tremendous injustice has been done
to body Of men, he said. Tho honest
men who try to get into public positions
(where, the Lold knows. honest men are
needed) are put at a disadvantage by the
scheme this man prectised. II strikes at
the very foundation and root Of the civil
service system
Col Ogden was called to the stand and
said: We are trying TO keep this depart
ment clean. Unless II Ia clean II il not worth
conducting. Two employees Of the OWL
service commission have confessed 10 me
that on the second day Of May Last they
procured examination papers OF an appli-
cent for appointment On the police Iorce
and gave thorn 20 this man b. n,sch for $50.
One Of these consoience-stricken boys
returned 20 me- $40 Of the money. IL such
matters are allowed TO 60 on IL will be
perfectly impossible to enforce tho Civil
Service laws in this city
Justice Mayer sa;d that he thought the
whole Inattcr Should be put before the
court fully, and lac decided 10 adjourn the
case. District Attorney jerome asked
u at the prisoner be remanded.
Il don't think that any amount Of bail
the Court might fix would keep this man
here, he said.
Benisch was remn nded TO Jail until to-
morrow afternoon. He is only 25 years old
and has kept his physical culture school
for several years Hn WAS married about
n year ago. He was dismissed from the
polls. force a week ago because of the
charges made by Garvin.
Col. Ogden said aft erwayd that three
copies of the questions to be used in the
examination for rouEGsinen on Nav last
he'd been taken from The Office of the Civil
Service Commissioner hy two Office boys.
sBeIisch sent for one Of the boyr,' he sajd
-ari asked him for en- appiication blonk
The boy didn't think the request anything
and took the blank 10 Denisch's
hon". There Bonisch offered him $50
for the sct ~ Questions. The boy took
croth,r offaCo boy into tho scheme. and
,hcy stole three copies. After the examina-
ion of candidates for promotion TO rounds-
men they became conscience-stricktn ard
confessed 10 me. The matter was put in
the hsnns Of the District Attorney, but
nc said that Renisch could not be prose-
cutcd for bribery in this caee, a. tho only
witnesses wee Co-consrirstors. I will have
{ he bovs in court on Wednesday ard ihey
will tell all they know. Ore OF tho boys Is
still In the employ OF the commission.
believe he has had a lesson and will no,
trv anything Of the kind again. The other
bov was DISCHARGED
Col. Ogden said that he had learned that
a complete Get Of questions for the exami-
nation for patrolmen ia August last bad
been given out hy some one in the OWL
sD"'ce Office. and 90 he had changed tho
examination paper on the dav the examina-
ton was called. much to the disgust Of \
nnr'ber Of applicants who had paid 500
ariecc for Ito original act OF questions.
That was not done by the ONCE hoys
who confessed 10 the other affair, = he said,
sbut Ihavn my eyes open and hopc to stop