New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-25
Nan HIGHER UP," TO-DAY
TOP NAN OF JOBS RING.
yerome Nay Tell Who He Is-The
System Keeps On.

isug to-day the authorities would not say yes
,sr6ay, but = is predicted that by to-day they
VII have complete case and be able to get
.aer men whenever they want them Meantime
uystery surrounds the man 10 whom, accord
iag 10 oue of his agents. there has been passed
up al iesss 100000 for places over which the
eva Service Commission Is supposed TO have
absolute control.
Ihe District Attorneys Cfice viii not say who
De a. or by what means he gets his power.
whether :lom one political party. both
neither William Duke the small cog in the
machine. through whom most OF the revelations
l.are cc.ne, declares sn.iungly, calmly. that he
won't squeaL" neither viii Emil II. Sonner.
who is clsrecd with taki1g money 10 get places.
Ths system 3n the ;irae, Duke joyously
serts As going aserrily on. and he with 1t.
10 one hss told him TO get cut
ALL IN AUTHORITY SURPRISED.
That condition could exis: such as Duke. the
confessed go-betsseen for JOB seekers gilded with
dus; and tae JOB dispensers. has described, has
asto1!sEed every IL authority. Even now
lot few Of them deny that it exists. The Dis
;rct Attorneys Office. however. has been work
ing along this line for the last two years, con-
aning its efforts not to one department but taxi
.ag IN the Police Department the Fire Depart
-.ent. where most OF Dukes work came in. and
civil service places outside. 1t has Duke; it has
sorner. implicated by the confessions OF Duke
in court. and also on charges directly accusing
him Of taking money for police jobs.
Today, according to Assistant District Attor-
my Kresel who has been handling these cases,
there VIII be important developments. AS TO
what these viii be, Mr.. KreseI keeps an absolute
silence. District Attorney Jerome came TO town
ate last night from Lakevine 10 be on the
ground. He. too. would not say a word about
The case as It stands.
VIII there be arrests tomorrow" ATr Kresel
was asked yesterday.
MIGHT UPSET PLANS.
Y Won't answer" was his reply. FOR II say
anything now it might upset all our plans. To-
morrow. though. there may be another answer"
While talking freely of his own part in the p
pointnent ring, Duke IS careful not 20 say
word 10 implicate the man to whom the money
eventually found its way. Neither will he tell
where this man gets his power appoint
places. irrespective Of changes OF political COM
plexion and changes Of officials.
That Duke himself has long been under sus-
picion was shown by an instance in the annals
Of the Fire Department nearly two years ago.
Luke Clayton. engineer in the fire company
on BlackwelTs Island, says William Leary. went
20 the department tailor's one day to get
uniform. and happened TO remark that he'd like
10 be assistant foreman.
That's easy. Il you've got the dough" re-
marked the tailor. 'Jiist-see Duke"
Who's Dulze7' oueried the astonished engi-
neen
Dukes the nan who takes the money and
hands out the jobs" came the answer I'll
Introduce you to him if you want"
clayton. being an honest man. communicated
:his information to William Leary, secretary 20
Commissioner Sturgis, and there were confer
orces with the District Attorney. It vas
ranged that Clayton should go ahead with the
arrangements. and the District Attorney pro-
vf5ed 1000 in marked bills. the required price
20 the promotion. IN :he scheme to trap Duke
7.e~s The District Attorney. Secretary Leary
captain James d. clifford and Brocky sheri-
Gan. = feu through. however.
DUKE SAYS HE WAS "oN."
oh. yes. 7 know all about that declared
Duke yesterday. with a laugh. II was on to
their little scheme. but your Uncle Dudley
us toe wise 20 he caught by those birds. You
dIzn't hear Of my taking the long green did
you. when they could catch me with the goods?
A. tsst time / mighty scarce Whered
ksar chout their plsns?' Duke winked
Vow. see lere. There is n man higher up
ara he IS st!u doing business. and I'm still in
the game. rs nobody has told me 10 get oli.
~ lnL 1ODs Inc price IS SbFD. 4 don't know
low long I may stay in for there vas a fellow
around here this morning who threatened 10
DE- ne because he didn't happen 20 get his
5o5 Got nasty. and talked OF guns and things
When ! take this money it's all right fo-
;lese fellows for they get their receipt, and yoI
wouldn't :hink che authorities could hold me for
ar-ything in that receipt. There is one trouble
ghoUt the busiress-we frequently never get all
ihs dough. The first :nstalment for a patroluan
is 5000 or $50. according 10 how much dust the
man has. When he gets his badge. there'- an
other $3.50 coming 70 us. and that may be all We
get out OF Il There plenty OF men who've
been wearing the blue Tor gear who owe their
last 500 or SEQ"
'Ili1 these 5obs 60 while Purroy vas NJ
the head of tie Fire Department." was asked
'PUrToy? Why, he ard I used 70 play TO-
gether ths Old 'F7vaways' nine Purroy used
n pitch. 'Chsrley' Murphy used to play with
Us then. too. We came 10 be called the Senators
amer 4 while"
Erlil A Sonner. the man 'Eext higher up'' ac-
cording TO DGke. the nan 20 whom was passed
TIE 100000 about which Duke told Magistrate
enlrner. Is not in evidence these days. He is
"lr me country" with h.s wife and two little
daughters, 4 learned yesterday. MI
Gressl does not feel at ali worried bout his
Fheres boutE. declaring that he can be obtained
a. any tins. lie is already under 5000 boil
on other charges. and Mr. KreseI thinks he
vii rot forfeit that BAH. He has a real estate
Office in the Broadway Arcade Building
Captain Cli.fcrd. who figured IN the plnn 20
Trap Duke. declared last night that he knew Ht-
tie % Duke the way he worked his game
lie wcs waiting for Information as eagerly as
a;'E o-c. nc aat1.