, 1859-10-10
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Letter from Deputy Sheriff Bullard.

| a~A'~H7 " &4E VQA1kAAAtA3 VI III ADAE8% 4AAut-
Now shatpa Of the above which charges me
With certifying te erroneous bills, pronounce
grossly at fault The bills alluded to are those
rendered by me to tie Doard Of Supervisors for
sctslccs in attending upon the Circuit and Su-
| The presented, audited and paid accounts of
al former Sherias {the Deputy and High Sher-
| lT being here IDENTICAL to and by the present
Uoard Of ofSupeEvisots, aud also former Boards,
hare been one dollar per day for attendance on
each Court, when in actual session; and tue
bills 50 certified by me are upon that basis.
Tie records Of TIE Doard Of Supervisors is
ample in support Of my assertion and the.
amount raid to my immediate predecessor,
deputy Sheriff Snow. for like services, attested
" G. B. farwcjl, ESQ.,, and oFer the seal Of the
County Court Of Cook County. in words follow
] ing, verifes the truth Of my position, 10 wit;
'+At the meeting Of the board Of supervisors
"of Cook County, tile first Monday OF Decem-
"ber, A. d. 1858. the Committee Of Jait and
Jail Accounts allowed Ira Snow one hundred
"and eight dollars (*1os) for attendance as
| deputy Sheriff on Circuit and Common Plea.
| "Court; aud ut the March meeting, one hun.
"drcd mud thirty.two dollars {slc2) as Deputy
"iu attendance on Circuit and Common Pleas
"Court. At the June meeting he was allowed
"tAirty doltart for attendance On Circuit Court
"in tie mouth Of .Aorch."
| STATE Of Wiaois, Cool County-ss.
~, Charles b. Fazwell, Clerk Of the County
"Court Of Cook County, do hereby certify the
| above to be correct
"Given under my hand and tue seal Of said
"Court. this Sd day Of October, 1853.
&C. b. FARwELL, Clark"
1t will ut once lie seen tLut the very Board Of
Supervisors who acted upon. and the very gen
tlctnan who offered the above unjust resolution
retiectiog SO severely upon mc, did not in that
instance, nor laye 1hey ever before, demurrcd
to the pa. mcnt Of the regular and customary
charge for attendance upon sucl Courts, eiher
10 me or to others who have performed the like
service.
The resolution, in the flce Of Ail The aosions
Of tic present Board Of Supervisors, in ricw Of
the established precedents and usage Of former
Boards, aud never until now questioned by the
present Board, comes with bad grace from tue
gentleman who offered it, and cannot be placed
performed arc no less-shey may be more
than that performed Ly prior SheEil1s, aud the
singing ME ont Us the recipient Of Aucl. charge
which. it true, lay in the power and du:y of
the gentleman to stop it long ere thls-with the
denial and rcpudiation Of these rights md dues
whch hiss been ever until now freely ackuowl-
edged and pnid, md coupling that reputation
with guarded charges Of dishonesty mud re-
4wkss j0r r<naordl, lakes economy inirly out of
the question. and le7yes the resolution as per-
taking Of malicious nnture, and Gu onl9 be
explained by the fact that other and personal,
private motives form the basis Of the Supe1sis-
org charges.
Aside from what claira from long precc-
dent and usegc, the compensation is not
large for the services performed. During
the six months last past hare expended over
one hundred doliarr, being amount paid in pro-
curing witnesses and serving eummonses In the
many Peoples cascs, for which hare never re-
ceived one cent, mud which this rery hoard Of
| Supervisors haye informed INC I cannot collect
rs they know Of no Law giving them the power
to appropriate for such services They eau
| conceive power in them to appropriate near
four hund:cd dollar. for m extra police force at
the Into National Fair-which society now
boasts Of profit Of $4,000. The tax payers
Of Cook County n,uy conceive it right 1hat they
| should pny such MI appropriation TO enrich the
Golfers Of others. They may also conceive it
! well that tho same Board should send into the
Canalas aud extreme Eastern cities for wit
ncsses 10 prosecute one criminal, and refuse the
| Sheriff Of this county return of the honest
amouu: he has expended in catching tho cattle
| thieves and other mslcfactoEs that iufast their
very doors.
Let the Committee on Jail aud Jail accounts
when they go home 10 their constituents ask
ler rc.ciect,"n. tell them low they beat the
| sherid out Of his fees, how they allowed him
i nothing for the money lie spent, and the sesvi-
ccs lie rendered in such cases US the
Nick Grou:, and the many other
like ones now upon our criminal docket.
! EO{EEl Hut ~ AlHN Ett4&G ku6 EEHe0uS " leu
them to gir> 1850 to the e. S. National Fair
Society, aud taat they, the dear people, had 10
| pay it. Let the Supervisor, when he tells the
hcnekt men Of his County how he has fought
down expenses, also tell them how, for personal
aud private ends, he denounced Deputy Shtr-
if Of his County; also tell then, that he was not
ashamed 10 ask that same Sheriff to place him
| on tue above mentioned Special Police forcc,
and was SO placed; mud that, feeling bis dignity
wounded in the wearing OF the customary badge,
on the second day resigned; md when another
was placed In his stead, he. the said Supervisor.
when the force was discharged, and the time Of
payment casne did not scruple on the score Of
economy TO nix for, and threaten by virtue Of
lis position on tue Committee of jail and jail
accounts, to receive aud put into hts pocket M
amount equal 10 the best Of those who served
upon that force all the time. L. S. BrLLARp.
Third Quarterly Report from the Ma
| tron ofshc City Bridewell.
DHln1vE11, OF. 6. 1859.
We hAye entered upon the tenth month ofour
connection with this institution Ms Matron; and
ne ore very happy to be able to stale That &c
far as We can judge, and, indeed, as all tho good
Christian friends who cooperate with us feel
assured, there has been sure and steady ad'
vance in that entire state Of good feeling and
unity of action between the officers md all con-
nccted with the prison, which is 80 important q
feature in every well regulated institution
Every Que who visits tue prison (and there NFe
numbers each day Of the week, except Sunday.
when none are admitted but those who attend
the services Of the church. is highly grati6ed at
the perfect order manifest in all the regulation.
and arrangements both in the male and female
departments
at present the number Of women confined in
the Bridewcll is forty-two; among them ART
four mofhers with tlcir children; ' lille thers
are other mothers who have their children
either At the Home for tile Friendiess, the Re-
Good Sheperdess.. lntcmpcrance is tho caieI
cause Of bringing so mdny unfortunate
females within these prison walls, though
there arc some Young and beautiful girl:
who hare wandered from the Pa.t
Of virtue, or have been lured therefrom By th'
some few have been hopefully saved, and at,
now leading lives Of usefulness and virtue. One
especially has returned to the home Of be-
childhood, where, in one Of the Eastern cities
sue has been received By her friends with opci
arms, and restored once more to society; no
exactly Us few Tears ago Ahe lett it, but sh
can now show fortt. the rcdecsning md elevu
ting influences of diTine grace in trarsforsnin,
, ,he soul aud making heF more losely than al
i tue Establishments of earth could hare effected
Tue number Of female prisoners hare Dc
, | creased within the last few weeks During III
p | summer we hare Ind upwards Of sixty, and o
one time sixteen children. 1t is truly la1ncnta
bic that maternal feeling is not strong enoug
t with many mothers 10 subdue their thirst fl
!. whisky; set there il a blessed leasen at wot
here, which must result in tho salvation Of sem
Of the inmates Of this prison.
One kind gentleman sent through lady vi
r itor, the sum Of i've dollars, to aid in getting
= librsry; with this we purchased some excelier
books. which hare tended greatly to iuetruc
" improve and entertain ourwomen. We contil
d ne to accomplish great deal IN the way
c | work, though US yet no regular system Of en-
ployment for the women has been adopted, fu
'' ther thnu work for the prison, the keeper Ut
It family, the employees and their females, H
the city oficc1s-or at least somo of them.
:. great deal Of work could be done and it wuu
;. lend greatly to improve them. Some few CAS-
81 Of severe sickness hare occurred during the q
N tumu, but our sick have been we'll attended ar
we hare been healthy beyond our expectation
7. with one or two EXCEPTIONS and they are Of til
II class Of whom VIC can have bnt little hop
Punishment is seldom rcsortcd to, for it il seldo
necessary, but when necessary, It is prompt
i'd and iudiciouslJ attended to-.
In conclusion, nc will say that We ha
abundant cause for thankfulncss every day I
~ the indication we hare that the still, sm
voice" Of the spirit Of God is silently and
Is, most1impsrcepsibiy except to the eye Of fai
but very surely, doing = work At Which ang'
and men will hsYe cause for rejoicing in til
n and eteruitv. II. B. DAYS,
Matrou City Bridcw eli