New-York tribune., 1907-07-29
HOTLY PURSUING BERRY
CIVIE SERTICE CHARGES
Reform Association Specifies Bronr
Park WegalitieS.

In nursuips it's charges OF political favoritlsm
against Joseph l. Berry, Park Commissioner In
The Bronx, the Civil Service Reform Association
issued Yesterday list of alleged irregularities and
fraudulent representations appearing in the app
plications of now holding Jobs under Commits
sioner Berry. The association attempts TO prove
by the memoranda made public yesterday tlat
twenty-four employees. ranging from foremen to
rammers obtained their jobs by making out their
own certificates by substituting false signatures
1t also attempts to show that many of these men
closely affiliated with Berry or his political as
soCiates.
These further charges by the Civil Service Re
form Association in line with those it filed
more than week with the Mayor and the
Municipal Civil Service Commission. At that time
1t pointed that Berry, Immediately after his ap-
pointment. began to increase the number of labor
ers in his department. The associations investl-
gators said these men were from clubs and asso-
Citations that had upheld Berry in his district fights
They set forth alleged misrepresentation. dis
CrepanCies and frauds used in landing these men
In official places. Berry is known to be a strong
Mcclellan man. Therefore 1t was not supposed
that the Mayor would follow the precedent he set
when he dismissed Park Commissioner William =
SChmtt and Commissioner George NJ Walgrove.
Up TO date the Mayor has not acted on the asso-
Ciations suggestion.
The association has received a letter from Will
lam F. Baker, president of the Civil Service Com
mission. In which Mr. Baker writes that there will
be meetings of the commission until Sep
tember. Meanwhile, he says. he has referred the
charges to his secretary and to the chief of the
labor bureau, so that they may be prepared 10
present the details TO the commission at its next
meeting.
In giving out its charges yesterday the reform
association said: Attention is called particularly
to the Of Samuel Z. McRickard, Michael
Hannigan Frederick w McDade, Arthur c. JACKIE
Patrick McCabe and James Byrnes." Regarding
McRckard the charge is made as follows:
''As voucher Application 44,676, McRickard
gives his residence as No 973 Home street and his
occupation a building inspector. AS a voucher
on Application 45.145, Samuel L. McRickard gives
his occupation real estate and his residence as
No. 24S1 Jerome avenue. The handwriting in both
cases is alike. There is a Samuel f., McRickard
inspector Of tenements in the Tenement House De
partment whose residence is given IN the civil list
No 973 Home street. The enrolment books show
that there is a Samuel E. McRickard enrolled both
No. 973 Home street and No. 2431 Jerome avenue.
IF these two McRckards different persons
the vouchers in the name Of McRickard are fraud
ulent. as they are made out in the sams hand
writing. If, however. there is but one Samuel +"
McRckerd. he appears TO have been enrolled IN
two locations, and to have been carrying on real
estate business at the same time that he was an
inspector OF tenements."
At No. e7s Home street is little vine covered
wooden house, where a young girl told The Trtb-
mobiling She didn't know when he would come
back. She said he was an employe OF the Park De
made against Mr.. McRickard and that II MI Nc
Rickard wished TO call up The Tribune when he
returned and give his side of tho story 1t would be
acceptable. No call was received.
The case OF James Byrnes is disposed OF by the
Reform Association investigators follows:
This application Is written out in the hand
writing OF James II. Reilly. notary public, who also
signs tho application as well as acknowledging IT,
The signature Of James Byrnes. written under the
original signature, does not CORES. 0nd. This ap-
plication should not have been accepted by the
Municipal Civi Service Commission"
Al Byrnes's home, No 175 Willis avenue. a
woman said he was out a motor boat trip, and
might not until very late Evidently he
didn't.
Frederick ". McDade, a ranmer, who lives ut
No. 20s1 Anthony avenue. could not he found at
home. The association speaks OF his case as FOL
lows:
This Is an application for the position Of ram
Association. OF the lfh Election District OF the
S5th Assembly District. lie has previously worked
IN the Department OF Parks assistant gardener
AS n voucher. application No. Ass. McDade
gave hts occupation real estate As a voucher
on application No. 1865 McDade gave his Occupa-
tion decorator Th employers certificate on
McDade's application purports 70 be signed by
Abraham Monroe contractor. No. 1859 Park avenue
An additional certificate, dated November :, 1906,
purport!ng be signed by 4. Monroe. contractor.
IS not In the same handwriting as tho employer s
certificate
In the list Of names given there are two fore
/ tiicate' was. according the statement, "appar-
emily made out In Landmarks handwriting" r.
garding Thomas l. Mcclure. another foreman the
following explanation is made
The employers certificate purports to be signed
by Charles A. McMauus No. 452 West 10th street.
One OF the vouchers purports to be signed by
Patrick J. Blute No. AT West 4Sth street Both
signatures in tho same peculiar coOrcd green
Ink and are different from the signatures Of Me
Manus and Blute the application OF J. T. DOno-
hue No. 4+.233'