The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-09-24
The law regulating the fees of the Sher.

The law regulating the fees of the Sher-
if for such service, and the only law, is
found in +. S 32s, sec 81 of the act
above cited, and reads as follows For
taking a patient to the hospital or remov-
ing one therefrom, upon the warrant of
the Clerk, mileage going and returning at
the rate OF eight cents per mile, and fifty
cents per day for the support of each pa
tent on his way to and from the hospital,
and to each assistant allowed by the Clerk
and accompanying the Sheriff, mileage at
the rate of eight cents per mile going and
returning; the compensation in both in
stances to be made from the county seat to
the hospital 6y the nearest route" I" The
cost specified in this section shall be paid
out of the county treasury of the proper
county, upon the certificate of the Clerk, and
the order of the county Auditor"
The actual railroad distance to Indianap-
oils is one hundred and eighty-two miles.
But the mileage allowed the County Treas
urer of Yanderburgh in going 10 In3ianap-
oils to make his settlement, is one hundred
and ninety-two miles R. SIP. 37l-and
we will take that as the distance.
By examining the warrant of the Clerk,
| it will be seer the Sheriff had no authority
to take an assistant. The eight cents mile
age and so cents per day for the patient
plainly and unequivoeally authorize no 9TH
er charges whatever, and all beyond that is
pure extortion. But grant that the charge
for Warrant, rs is correct-it is too small
! a sum to .cavil about His legal bill is as
follows:
Mileage for Sheriff going to and returning @
from Insane Asylum, 1884 miles, at cents, $30.72
/ Two days support OF patient, at so cents.. LOO
...e a..t ar- l-ia.. ss2.47
/ Deduct that from the amount of Gavitts
bill-S78.OO-an there remains $45.53,
/ an excessive and illegal charge. The law,
the warrant, and the Sheriff's bill are there
! let every one make the figures for himself
AMOUNT OF SPECULATION ON THE
INSANE.
] He charges for conveying Catharine
Krabka to the Asylum. ...........S78OO
The law oz4I--S4o.oS
! He charges, Feb. Sd, 1850 for con-
veying Chas Geggus, Tin which
case the Clerks warrant authorized
The law allows Including assistsn0
! He charges for returning Joseph K. . ..-
Williams from the AsyluIn,......... 1S.UO :. =. -
The law allows. 5Z.4f-S4ooo
/ He charges for returning Frederick
! Vogt from the Asy lum -.--......-.-...-- 1900 -.
The law ailows...-.: oz'F'--SfooS
lie charges for conveying Mary j.
jackson to the Asylum Gin this case
he does not charge for an asslstantl 4o-jO
The law allowed for this case (the bill
including $1.SO fees for supoena for = -
inquest S3T1-Sll -
He charges for conveying Phobe
( Harrison to the Asylum (no assist
The law wal allows 32l7-sI6 %
| He charges for conveying Mrs. Laux
to the Asylum observation-disclosures. 81 70
The law allows him (including sS25
/ paid Superintendent as per bill D.. S5I2-S4o %
I He charges for conveying Mary !.
Jenkins to Indianapolis, ............... 1900 .
The law allows 3247-S46. SO
..-..- -.7 sa7l.27
Here is the sum of T,co hundred and seven
tv-oase dollars and ttcsnt seven cents illegally
and fraudulently transferred from the Coun-
ty Treasury to the pocket of our humane
Sheriff from his speculations upon eight in
sane patients at the Asylum, within the last
year. -
SYSTEMATIC TAXING.
To illustrate how systematic and ingeni-
Gus is our Sheriff in taxing his fees, we in
sert for curiosity of our readers, one of
his bills in detail:
F. EVANSVILLE, March 25th, 1850.
| VdndeiblTgh Cotfty
To JOHN s. GAvITT, S. V. c., Dr..
! To taking Mrs. Phoebe Harrison from Evansville
| to Insane Asylum at Indianapolis, to-wit: 4.
I6dianapolis. go 25
Dinner at Yincen LOO
Supper lodging, and breakfast, 100
Carriage to convey Mrs. Harrison to Asylum, 500
Dinner at Indianapolis. ............... so
I supper lodging, and break fast ............ l 90
4 Dinner at Terre Haute, ... ....... 80
sumner At Vinceunss.. .. so
Mileage on 400 miles at cents per mile 80 90