The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-25

t-ict Attorney because no thought It was
ou'raE"ous that the men should make
such false Hf'ldavts and should commit
perjury and b" allowed to got Oh the police
for," hv committing perjury. and we took
up several of tn" cases and discussed them
In detail
said Il will send down Lieut. Stanton
10 you, who is familiar with all these facts
and Inns all the records. and you can 20 over
tH"n AL so YOU will know the reason in more
fuu"ss than my letter gives it, and loft
h'- room With tho understanding practi-
cIliy tha. they would a Z II up as Mr.. McGuire
hli done"
lie had said. Il think this is an undeslra bic
practice to follow" ! said. You have a
right TO do that: will follow whatever
practice you prescribe In the future. What
do yor desire as to the future?" And he
said. In tho future. suggest that you
submit this memorandum or the copy of IL
to this comm-sion before you make the
appointment ! said. That ia what | did
! to Mr. McGuire in tho first letter. and. I
said. Il will gladly follow that practice II
yor prefer to have It done that way lie
! said that he would
said that | had done Il that way at first
with MIR, Mcclure and he asked to have It
done .he other way. In going ont OF Com
missioner Crcelmans room | met Commits
sionar keogh and stopped and spoke to
him In few moments Mr.. Creelman
came IN and joined Commissioner keoGh
and myself and he said to Commissioner
keogh
! We will have to fix this matter up for
I { commissioner Cropsey. II appears he has
put this thing through under an arrange
ment he had with Commissioner Mcclure.
and We will have TO Ak II up and see II We
/ can straighten II ont all right. and hereafter
, he is going 10 send down the memorandum
/ in these cases before the appointments are
J made
! This conversat ion was about May Q
Mr.. CroIsey said that he heard nothing
more about the matter from Mr.. Creelman
unit il May Ia and thought that the difficulty y
, had been all fixed up, a. II had been fixed
J up by Commissioner Mcclure. Tne first
intimation h" had that everything was
not all right, ne said was the letter from
Mr. Crcclman dated May 10, In this
letter Mr.. Crceimnn acknowledged the
receipt OF a notification Of the appoint
ment Of May and continued:
beg to advise you that the appointments
| were not made in accordance with the civil
service rule which provides that appoint
ments must be made from the three highes,
names on the eligible list and each name
given free consideration.
cannot see how th!s commission ca r
lawfully certify that these persons had beer
appointed IA police patromen in accord
ance with the civil service law. A have
already informed You. desire to do every
thing possible to assist the Police Depart
mcnt in keeping UNIT persons out OF tho
police service. As you know. ] do not In
any way question your motives or your
desires to keep the police force free from
improper appointess from the standpoint
OF public interest. But there was a lawful
way to challenge names appearing on thu
eligible list furnished to you by this COM
mission.
You had the right to submit to the com
m ission any evidence In your possession
| or knowledge showing that any candidate
on the lis, was unt't for membership on the
police force. and the commission had thu
power to remove the name of such a candi
date from the list. In this case you have
| ignored the law and have made appoint
mcnts and reflections according TO a rule OF
your own. These appoint m ents are abso-
| lutey Illegal
The fact that one OF the names on the
eligible list Is that of n person said to have
| been convicted OF q felony does not in any
! way affect the situation, as at one point
on he list you have passed over three names
consecutively. II l could see any way to
| adjust this matter without myself violating
the law by certifying TO the payrolls would
| be glad 10 do It in order to save you from
embarrassment but have no lawful dis
erection in the matter, To consent to this