The sun., 1909-02-21
A CROOK TOOK THE EXAMS
AND SOLD THE REGENTS GER
TIIICATES HE OBTAINED.
Tive Ncn Arrested for Buying Certificates
From sosinsky Alias Stole Alias
MIllcr-ie Took All Sorts OF Exam.
nations, Gave Bail and Jumped Il,

nations, Gave Bau and Jumped IL.
\ story OF extensive frauds in the Re-
gents examinations for entrance to law,
medical and dental schools which have
teen under investigation by the District
Attorneys Office was made public yes
terday. Five men are now under arrest
charged with violating the university
law in procuring some one to personate
ttem in such exami nations, and the
police are searohingsfor Max Sosinsky
Of cN5 East Third street, Brooklyn, who
has disappeared while under g., ,2sO bail
on charges of securing fraudulent certif-
Gates for the five men now under arrest
Sosnsky charged from $500 TO 81 900
Tor a certificate. His game was made
practicable through the fact that most
Of the medical. law and dental schools
Of the State require applicants to present
preliminary Regents certificate before
ratriCulatinG.
>nsinsky is also known as John Stole,'
'Sidncy Ramsey and "E. G. Miller
Ne was graduated from the College Of
the City OF New York in 1905
In April. 1908. Harry De Witt De Groat.
special inspector for the State Board
Of Regents. asked the District Attorneys
cfce to aid him in investigating suspected
frauds in the Regents examinations.
Assistant District Attorney Bosler was
assigned to carry on the work. De Groat
had found that Sosinsky. under the name
Of Conqueror. was advertising that he was
willing TO procure State Regents certif-
Gates for prospective physicians. lawyers
and HpDtiafa I.iottt pornarI ElnoI -
the District Attorneys Office answered
the advertisement and with De Groat
made an appointment to meet Sosinsky.
Sosinsky offered to procure a physi-
clans certificate for De Groat for 81. 200
and lawyers certificate for Flood
for $3.50 Sosinsky was arrested. He
gave the name Of John Stole at Police
Headquarters. where his picture was
taken for the rogues' gallery. He waived
examination and was held in 81 900 bail
for trial.
From what Sosinsky told the detectives
they concluded that he had obtained
a number of fraudulent certificates
and that the persons who paid for them
we're being buncoed. 1t turned out
later that Sosinsky was really taking |
the examinations
The detectives kept watch for more
advertisements and in December OF last |
year they found that Sosinsky was again |
az work while his trial on the first charge |
was still pending. A man was secured |
10 play the part Of a student who wanted |
10 buy a certificate. and while this man |
talked with Sosinsky in a room at the |
St. Denis Hotel the detectives listened |
through the tansom. Sosinsky on this |
occasion was using the name OF Ramsey. |
He offered TO procure a medical school |
certificate for $3.50 At Police Head |
quarters, where Sosinsky was taken. he
gave the name of Sidney Ramsey. but was
recognized as John Stole. This time he
was held in $500 for trial.
On January 20 of this year Regents
examinations were held at the Grand Gen.
trail Palace. De Groat was present. and
among the 1900 persons taking the ex-
aminations he. discovered Sosinsky, now
under The name OF Edwin G. Miller. taking
an examination in second year French.
Sosinsky was arrested when he handed
in his paper, but stuck to the name of
Miller and stoutly maintained his inno-
cence. At Police Headquarters it was
found that ]Miller's" measurements tailed
exactly with those of Sidney Ramsey and
John Stole. This time Sosinsky was held
in $3.50 bail and the examination was
fixed for February is. Sosinsky didn't
turn up on that day. and when it was
learned that he had left the jurisdiction
Of the court his bail. 81, $50 for the three
cases. was forfeited
The investigators now turned their
attention to Regents papers handed
in al various examinations in the past.
They found number in Sosinsky's hand !
writing. Charles Otto Hoehn, a student
al the New York Dental College on East
Iwenty-third street and a member OF |
the second year class, was one Of those
arrested on this evidence. He confessed
10 Assistant District Attorney Bosler
that he had paid $500 to Sosinsky for
dental students certificate. Hoehn I
was held in $500 bail for examination. ,
Andrew S. Turnbull confessed that !
he had paid $500 to Sosinsky for a dental
Students certificate secured In January, .
ie0s Both OF these men identified So {
ansky's picture in the rogues' gallery.
William S. Setback confessed that he !
had paid $3.50 to Sosinsky for a law stu
dents certificate by which he gained :
admission TO the New York Law School.
Abraham l.. Stapler, a student at the /
Eclectic Medical College in East Four
teenth street, who was brought to the
District Attorneys Office on the same
evidence, maintained his innocence and I
declared that he had taken the entire I
tet of examinations in person. Peter
I Sharp, Jr.. a handwriting expert called : :
In by the District Attorney. swears that n
the papers signed with Staplers name @
are in the handwriting Of Sosinsky. T
Michael j. Healy. the last man to be
arrested, was picked up yesterday by
Lieut.. Flood. Healy is accused of get q
trg dental students certificate through 4
sosihsky He was held in 5000 bail. p
Aeaiy IS the manager of a dentists shop =
ca West Forty-seventh street
Iurnbull and Sohack have been ac- O
teptei by the District Attorneys office b
a. Witnesses for the State 1t is said that q
eos'asky did not confine his attention n
10 the Regents examinations, but also Il
tersonated many men in civil service a
examinations. The police have about
gwen up hope OF getting Sosinsky. but q
'h"y expect to make several more arrests q q
oi those who bought certificates. =
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