New-York tribune., 1921-11-23

"AOhS& ILL oliliCiOs
"White introduced ME TO Burke, and
Burke told ME about his connection
with the civil SERVICE, the witness
replied. 'He told me he was per
sonally acquainted with Paddy Ryan,
Mr. Stengle, Miss Widder and Menke:
that they visited him and he visited
Them. He said if | would collect $1,500
a man that he would have them put on
the list for sergeant through his
friends in the civil service"
Did you collect money from the
patrolmen?" 2"
eyes, there were eighteen of them"
Give us the names?"
Motorcycle Division /; Dennis Lynch,
OF that division; man named Ennon,
who brought in a friend named
0'Keefe from a West Side precinct.
Then there we're some men who worked
IN the precinct with me. One was Pat
Clancy, and there was John Griffin and
John Hewitt, of the Twenty-seventh,
and | will have to refer to my sheet
for the rest of them"
"What did you tell them when you
GOT the $1,000 from them"
81 told them that through the con-
nections ] had they would be placed
on the list Of the first 100. That was
the guaranty and the instructions
Burke gave me was to tell these men
not to forget their index number or
their seat number at the examination"
GLOW much did you collect?"
'sIn all, s26.5oO. White came to my
house and I counted out the money in
front of him, wrapped it in a paper
and then went up with White and met
Burke. Burke and I went over to the
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put the money in safe deposit box.
After we had looked over two boxes
he outguessed me and decided to de-
posit it in the name Of Michael Burke,
special account. I held out $500 to
use on my vacation, intending to make
it good later. I was put or Burke's
list without paying the s1,5Oo-his
commission. Burke was to pay $1,000
per man to his friends in the Civil
Service Commission"
"Did he mention the names I"
HE did-Ryan, Stengle and Miss
Widder.'
The witness said that Burke had
promised to take him to the Civil
Service Commission the day after the
money was deposited and introduce him
to Ryan and fix everything. They
stopped at Manning's saloon, Eighty
third Street and Third Avenue, Twoney
said, and Burke showed his account
and spoke about going to Ireland.
Burke began to drink heavily, the wit
ness said. and was not able to go down
20 the commission. Burke never did
Introduce him to Ryan, he said, and
when he learned later that Burke had
gone to Ireland he got worried and
made the complaint at the Civil Service
Commission.
Patrick Ryan, the civil service en-
ployee mentioned by Twomey as an ac-
uuaintance of Burke, was called as a
witness, and testified that he knew
Burke and had attended party at
Burke's house a day or two before
Burke left for Ireland. He said Burke
aold him he was returning to Ireland
because 'the police drove him out OF
BUSINESS"
Ryan admitted he had bought house
after patrolmen's money was alleged to
have been given to Burke, and that he
paid down $1,000 cash on the purchase
2rice, and $4,000 in cash since then.
de told Commissioner Hirshfield that
ne would produce his cash books at the
continuation of the hearing to-day.
Ryan testified further that Burke at
one time brought to him "A patrolman
named Harrington, whom Burke want
Cd TO be made a sergeant. RYAN said
ne laughed at Burke when he made the
proposal to him.
The money paid by Twomey to Burke
was deposited in the Mount Morris
oranch OF the Corn Exchange Bank.
commissioner Hirshield produced
oank books and cancelled checks show
ing that, with She exception Of ss.o5.
.he entire S26.500 had been withdrawn
rom tbs bank. The first withdrawa]
was made August IL, the day following
me deposit. This withdrawal was for
$4,000. Other Withdrawals followed
Sroia day to day, $1,000 and ss.o
being Withdrawn at time. S~
in a statement issued last night
COMMISSIONER Kaplan, president Of fhs
Civil Service Commission. decIareS
mat the method of marking examina-
zion papers precluded any candidate
from directly or indirectly identifvinp
ms own papers, and that, consoquentlv'
the knowledge of an index nurnbar oy
a seat number would be of no value
The commission will hold an executive
session to-day. Mr.. Kaplan said. to de-
ternlne what action to take with re-
specs to those candidates who are al
legged to have paid money to Twcmey.
gwoney promised to produce q cors-
plete list Of the eighteen patrolmen
Who paid him $1,000 each at to-day's
hearing.