The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-06
LAWYER
OFFERED
MONEY I!
Grout Says Bolton
Got Copies of
Three Form e r
Police Exams

A n attempt TO bride Chair
n man Frank Boyle, OF
the civil service commission.
for advance copies Of the
questions given at Saturdays
quiz 10 select 10 police and
detective sergeants from the
rank and file of the depart
ment, was revealed by Boyle
Saturday.
In n dramatic announcement be
fore i45 patrolmcn. gathered IN the
Central school 20 take the eHamina-
ton. the alleged scandal was
brought TO light by a. d. Groui.
Becretary Of the commission.
Charges involve several police
sergeants now on duty. whose
names were not revealed. When the
attempt 10 obtain copies OF the cx.
animation failed. fraudulent quos-
tons were drawn up and several
copies OF these were sold 10 the pa
trolmen taking the examinations. as
the originals, according 70 the
charges.
one set OF fraudulent questions was
sold for $3.50. according TO the re-
ports The customary price paid is
said TO have been $500.
An investigation OF the affair will
be made by the civil service commits
sion, altho one member Of that body
has aroused indignation by attempt
ing TO obtain copies OF the three
previous sets OF questions used by
the commission. II is charged.
BOYLE SAYS LAWYER
APPROACHED HIM
Boyle admitted Saturday that he
had been approached with bride
offer.
Some weeks ago an attorney
called at my office and said il
would be worth $500 TO get an
advance copy Of the questions"
I Boyle said Saturday. Il felt lilse
/ kicking him out OF the office.
but, on second thought, remem-
bered l had written the opinions !.
in the Majewski and Watson
cases and had criticized the peo-
pie involved for not getting the
goods on the bribers.
so / temporized and the offer was
increased TO $1,000 was TO get half
the sum and the other two commits
sloners were to get the other half.
Il told this attorney that I wanted
10 meet with the people he was acting
for. He Immediately backed away,
and that was the last heard Of him.
He told me later 1t had all been called
off.
| SET OF FRAUDULENT
QUESTIONS PREPARED
But l had learned from other
sources that II hadn't. Instead of
selling the original questions. they
had drawn up set of fraudulent
ones and were selling these TO the
applicants. Capt. ]. ]. Hang, who
has been conducting school for
sergeants, said he was informed $3.50
had been paid for one set Of ques-
tons.
"a client of mine. policeman,
approached me and said Il was
useless TO attempt TO take the ex-
animation, rs copies of the ques-
tions were being sold for $500.
He said he did not have the
money TO buy a copy and / ad-
vised him TO get the evidence on
those selling the questions"
Boyle said he consulted with
Prosecutor Douglas on the bribery
attempt. and had planned on arrest
ing those responsible. He declined
to reveal the name Of the go
between attorney.
Grout. after the 145 patrolmen
had taken their seats, announced
that efforts had been made to steal
or procure copies of tho questions.
He said that these had failed, as
the questions had been written by
one person and had not left the
hands OF the commission. Anyone
| having purchased n set OF questions
had been duped Grout said.
Not a single question from any
given in tho past three years was
included in Saturdays quiz, Boyle
said. one Of the questions in the
/ fraudulent set called for a compost.
ton on crime prevention. No such
question was asked, Boyle said.
! Commissioner II, L, Bolton two .
months ago asked Grout for copies
of the examinations given for ser.
geants during tho pastsihroe years,
Grout said. Grout handed the cues.
lions to Bolton under protest he ad.
vised Boyle.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore, Dec. c.