New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-24
Misleading impression.

Mr.. Creelman testified that pleasant
spirit Of cooperation had existed be-
tween himself and the Police Commits
sioner prior 20 the time he wrote MS
letter 10 the Mayor. He admitted that
Mr.. Cropsey might have labOred under
the impression from conversations they
had had that the appointments In ques-
ton would be certified by the CNh
Service Commission, and that the Po-
lice Commissioner had the consent of
the commissioners 10 appoint the mon
according to his discretion. provided he
sent his reasons for doing 80 90 tho
commission.
That was the understanding that Mr..
Cropsey plainly believed he had with
the commission, according TO letter
read in eyldanee by Mr.. Bucknor from
Mr.. Cropsey to President Crcelmdn ou
Nav 10 1911, in answer 20 the Greet
man letter. The witness said, how
ever. that lac decided the appointments
could not be certified legally
"Do YOU remember why you did not
wait for an answer from Mr.. Cropscy
since you had had. as you say this
spjrit Of corporation before YOU wrote
that letter to the Mayor asked Mr.
Buckner.
Il do" answered Mr. Crcclnan.
why" asked Mr. Buckner.
Because he would not obey the law;
because he stood there stubbornly like
. mule. with his head in The air and
his tail In the air and his vanity was
too great for him 10 let his pride down
and 70 turn around and do what he
WAS told 10 do. lie had violated the
law and he was TOO naughty and too
proud and too vain to obey the law"
was the reply.
Former Police Commissioner Cropscy
was present at the hearing all during
Mr.. Creelmans testimony and seemed
In enjoy it. He laughed heartily at
some OF the answers Of the president OF
the Civil Service Commission.
Mr.. Buckncr finished with Mr.. Creel-
man Yesterday and will call Mr.. Crop
nav as q witness to-day 10 hear his
side of the controversy which led TO
his resignation as Police Commissioner.
Commissioner Waldo will DO recalled
and asked about tho questionable
cases Of appointments which Mr.. Creel-
man testified Mr.. Waldo did not let tho
commission investigate. Mr.. Buckner
is wondering where Commissioners
Waldo will lay the responsibility for
those ten appointments.
civil Service commissioners yelling and
Keogh testified briefly that they partici-
mated iu the examination OF the thirty Of
forty applicants VINO had been rejected
by Commissioner Cropsey. They under
stood that Commissioner Waldo had
brought the cases down to the Civil Ser
vice Commission and asked for an eX-
animation and recerthcaton In such
cases as the commissioners deemed fit
There had been little outside inquiry
ab>ut any of the applicants beyond the
examination of the applicant IN person
before the commissioners, they testified.
The recertihed list was sent back to Com
missioner Waldo three days after he had
presented 81 to the commission.
Perjury in Most Cases.
Mr.. Buckner took up about fifteen of
the Cropsey cases and examined Mr..
Creelman about them. There were no
records Of an investigation OF about half
of the cases referred to by Mr. Buckner
bv the Civil Service Commission. and Mr.
Creelman said those were some OF the
cases which Commissioner Waldo had
held out and not presented to the com
,nission The records OF these cases as
investigated. by Lieutenant Stanton's bu-
reau of investigation. which was main
,a,ned at headquarters during the admin
istratlon Of Commissioners Bingham.
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