The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-27

l. nave received WDlle SnerlH OF the
county, and upon certain gasesses al
the amount of my fees and allowances
makes the N'total sum received by me
as sheriff avery Large amount "a But
when it comes to give the actual al
loaodnces during my term of Office
made to ME by the County Commits
sioners as. sRpsaB on pecqd, it makes
the total recapitulation as follows:
Keeping prisoners .s-s..1-&.E.4.A.s-.-.s 90 $50
Rogues' gallery 20M
Extra service as sheriff ............... ,2s9 81
ssrssGss aSf5 asfas sse
Attendance to Com'ssion'rs' Court 300 %
Total ............. l2l q
This, the Courier says L have re-
ceived as Sheriff. from December,
1865, to September, 1867. period of
one year and nine months" / as
sumed the Office of Sheriff in Octo-
Der, 186jsso that the allowances above
cover nearly taoo full years.
The chiefitem in the above is Keep
ing prisoners, Sc, 653 43.' The impress
ion is sought to be made that this
amount isso much clear. gain to me.
Every man knows that the ALLOWANCE
is designed to cover the outlay made
by me insfeeding and caring for the
prisonersrandt mot fees or perquisites,
which yield me any profit. The.sum
of Sc, 653 43 isrthe main item in'sus-
tanning the expenses of the County
Jail. These allowances were made by
the Board of Commissioners upon de-
tailed or iemized bills, setting Forth
the namesof each prisoner, the lime
when he~was. committed and dis
charged, The person by whom commit
ted, aud every particular Trelatipg to
the same andthe same is sworn to
by me or by my Deputy. sThesesbills
are made.out from the jail Register
The bills.are onsfile in the Auditors
Office, and the Jail Register is open
tosthe public. If improper charges
have been made they can easily be
detected defy any citizen of this
county toeshow that [ have made any
dishonest or illegal charge. The
amount ssreceived is not more
than the : Jaw allows. and no more
than | was justly entitled to receives
Vague statements are made-in-the
Courier of the large number of pris-
oners which it would be necessary to
keep con faed 0ihA Jail to- make the
above sum; and reference IS made to
the frequent Sessions ofStkeEU Courts,
Il aSsGgr aaGfFf azs tfd Hf sis
s 40 ias tlf ie Pitg &
Court (which Observation-Disclosures
inal cases4there, were confined in Jail
twenty-threea t23b county prisoners;
and when 1.-THE Court adjournedy and
the seonyicts had been sent tor the
after trfal. there We're SinstAen l91
remaining in Jail. And this is fair
jail durins2, the % year, The Jail
tf1at0f Rr26kV0 Nv afteTs Agwas = I Id
jail 227 dayg Grerge Whitside 149
lerdfpg IA days, aad tstil confined:
George Read l65 days; Charles Will
liams 154 days; E. D. Murray 122,
and still confined; and a. number of
others for similar period cofi con-
fnement. But tits unnecessary to give
further instances2bI L. isnot my fault
that the expenses sof the. County Jail
are 50 great 1t Is 'ratherto beichargea
tosthe state Of society, where, crime is
So prevalent | again challenge any
one show that Iahave madeza single
charge not warranted by the law or
the facts.xaI invite the editor of the
Courtr7., Mr., Jesse, ". :. Walker or
any rone else too examine !, my. bills
and the Register. sIo4ss 10 30 bns .seaA
70 In reference to the bills against the
city oofs Evansville, L havesaonly ito
make the same Statement as appiicae
BILE to the County allowances; and
refer to the certificate of the City Re
corder, Hiram Nekon ESQ:
CITY RECORDERS CERTIFICATE.
Ihefeby certify: that all Bis Which
are allowed by the city, of Evansville
to Alexander Darling, Sheriff of Van
derburgh County, are first examined
by me, and that not one item of such
bills is passed by-th Council until [
have compared the sa me with my Off
cial record, and approved by me as
correct: =. sa.s s5.fsq .sQr
That allsuchs allowances are regu-
lated by the statute and the orders of
the Council; And that in all cases
such fees or allowances of the Sheriff
are taxed up. against the prisoners as
costs in each particular case, and,
possible, collected and paid
back into the City Treasury.
HIRAM 'NELsoNs City Recorder. Y
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