New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-24
RING SELLS POLICE JOBS.
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Kresel so. There is some conspiracy in this
case somewhere-what, 1 don't know"
Duke interrupted to say:
Judge, 1 could tell you a great deal more
about this case. but not here. There is as much
as 100000 involved in this matter. 1 have paid
myself 10 SOnner money that 1 got from my wife
amounting to about $4,000"
What did you get out of it," asked the mag
Il never got cent" replied Duke. There is
another man by the name Of Ryan, IN Eighth
ave. whose money 1 got for the same purpose,
and / turned it over to Sonner. l got in one
case $1,000 for one man"
What was that position for?" asked the mag
istrate.
For a police sergeant"
Call up the District Attorneys office ABOUT
it, insisted Duke. They know all about the
case. The receipt got from Fitzpatrick for the
5000 is in the District Attorneys oflce IN MI
Jeromes own hands"
talked with Mr.. Kresel for some time. When ne
returned to the bench he said: ....o,.,.
Il have talked with the District AlloIHeI
office, with Mr.. Kresel Mr.. Kresel wants me 20
adjourn the case until Tuesday, when ne says
he will appear himself in the case
Duke said he would appear then, ana MAILS
trate Ommen parOled him on his own recogn'-
zance. 1900 -
sonner is now at liberty under $1,000 bail;
$1,000 each in two cases in which he is charged
with taking money to get places on the PollOe
force and coo on perjury charge. >,
The first complaint against Sonner was Hlaue
about six weeks ago. The complalhaHL "t.S
William Hauck a truck driver of No. ~ First
ave. Hauck alleged that Sonner guaranteed 70
get him the force for S4OO; 500 20 ne pau
down and 800 after appointment WITH son
ner was arrested Rudolph Boyer, patroIInan
attached to the Mercer-st. station. Beyer, II is
alleged, introduced Hauck to Sonner. BeyeE
was paroled in the custody of Captain Ilgne:
The second complaint was made by OltL Nel-
SON. of No. ISL Eighth-st, Long Island CITY
Nelson alleged that on September 10 I3o7' win
4 man named Dennis Carroll, ne met a man
named John Courtney, of No. Al East Ninety
third-st.. and told Courtney Of wishing to get on
the force Courtney. he alleged, introduced him
~ PatrOlmau RpVpr and BeYer in turn intro
duced him to SOnner Nelson alleged that WIN
Courtney and Carroll he went 10 Sonners nome
at No. 1O2 West Eighty-fourth- on Septem-
Der %. and that $500 was paid in a check. Ohe
hundred dollars was to be paid when Nelson
was appointed. Sonner, Nelson charged, prom
ised that he would be appointed by Octoner .,
but he was not. Boyer was again pdroIed IN
Captain Tighe's custody.
committing perjury in furnishing n straw bond
for the property at No. 1S3 West One-hundred-
and-SeCOnd-st.
At No 161 East Forty-sixth-st.. the home of
District Leader Charles X. Lexow, IT was SAID
that he had gone to Nyack. n y and would not
return to the city until tomorrow. -
Sonner lived till two weeks ago at No. lO2
West Eighty fourth-st., at the Joslyn apart
ment house. where he was IN apparently easy
| circumstances. He ran a real estate office. but
never seemed to be doing any real estate bust
ness.
Tho clerk OF the Roslyn said he knew William
Duke well. and that Duke a frequent caller
on Sonner. being often coseted with him Tor
hours and frequently calling him on the tele-
phone This intimacy. said the clerk. terminal
ed suddenly about four weeks ago. He SAID
there were many other callers on Sonner. some
of them members of the police force and FIRE
Department. He also mentioned callers who
he said looked like politicians and added That
Sonner had the reputation OF belng sohelhihs
Of political power. He said THIS impression
was strengthened by the receipt Of many letters
marked with the Tammany Hall address
A policeman the beat said II was well
known that Sonner had influence in getting
men on the force. He declared that SOnner was
behind Charles J. Fitzpatrick who was dis
toll v4f. fvgrGa
for committing forEeries in the records Of the
examination of applicants for the force.
Il got my job about the time Fitzpatrick was
fred said the officer All my friends On the
force before wanted to know If l got II
through Sonner and Fitzpatrick asked some
questions. and found that Fitzpatrick, VINO did
the measuring FOR the physical examinations
put down the wrong numbers II you didn't
measure all right and stood I'm with Sonner
Then he stole the papers and made the rest OF
the examination O k r.-
is there any big man behind sonner?" the
| officer asked.
"Oh. we all know there is" he answered. but
It wouldn't DO 10 say anything about that
"Sonner changes his politics every time II
comes handy added the policeman; but ne
manages 10 keep his hold on the police graft
no matter what party he belongs to-"
Fitzpatrick was employed by the Municipal
Civil Service Board and gave the physical ex-
aminations To applicants for places on the police
force As he kept the records himself with no
one else 10 check them up, 1t was an easy mat
ter for him To make alterations to suit himself
on April II. 1902 he arrested on the COM
I :.
rotary of the Municipal Civil Service Commits
sion, and Of Martin ]. Whalen. Briscoe brought
the charge of forgery and alterati of records
and Whalen declared that October |. 1909
Fitzpatrick received brides from &c
WyckOf" in return for obtaining for the latter
an appointment I'm the Fire Department AS a
result Of these charges he was discharged from
the Civil Service.
The methods said 10 have been employed by
the ring in accord with the generally under
stood system Of the promotion syndicates'
where the manipulation has a confederate the
inside to handle the records of the office. An
other OF this kind brought to public
attention when, April IL 1902 Mrs. Mary c.
Gilbert charged with receiving $4O0 to get
a man the police force She said the clerks
who worked the inside Of the game used acids
in altering the records. II was said by a rounds
man in the Tenderloin precinct the other day
that a certain well known saloOnkeeper in the
TenderlOin was at present selling positions
the force. When detective who is said to have
two pages the bad record book at Head
quarters was promoted to the plain clothes force
recently his pointed out exam
pie of the work done by the last mentioned
manipulation.
YOUNG GIANTS.