New-York tribune., 1870-09-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE UNITED STATES MARSHAL IN COURT
KEEPERS FEES

Mr.. George II. Sharpe, u. 5. Marshal Tor the
Southern District Of NewYork, yesterday appeared Oe
fore Commissioner Osborn in relation to a charge pre-
ferred 10y Dohery, formerly In the employ OF e
Marshal On Tuesday last Dcherty appeared betore
Judge Blatchford and testified that about the Sst OF
March last he was placed in charge OF banupts es
tate at Tuckahoe keeper by the Marshal and that nc
remained there 50 days and nights, untn ordered 70 ie
That Marshal Sharpe received S45 as fees and ohy P
complainant $l6s Complainant sought to recover tbat
remainder, hut 1t urged by Marshal snarpe %
SD. ,h~, ne as rsa thai amount and signed re-
ceipt Judge Blatehford ordered the case 10 Id that
testimony before CommissloneI Vspo ILL., Total fees
iyad rnnerlv he,opged 10 The Marshal or TO DoheLW
Tue case was opened yesterday MI bSni 90" "ii
Mr. Ketci1m Register in Bankruptcy hcb VINO 'T was
fed that he taxed the BILL the hrs a Marshal sharpe
that the statute limited the keepers iees S doy and
he said that keepers were empio!e" i's"
Mr. Frank stewart the consgnes testheu m ' oeniSed
sai,,,od congnee on the 27th OF July ne M
einsf ne estate OF s2,92S 10, the nist 'ei vi
Which was Sll5 for keepers iees ,,iaed that he was
T,hn Dohertv the complainant testlncu aO % Ill
sed in charge the property on the e,h oaS DAY Cr % %
and remained there IS o1 tS Whole amount pad TO him
@ sies and that he received at the Marshals Once
Marsha ard 1t Do6erty stated him that there
were two three things in his Doherty s adaTt We9 IN
were entire mistakes; he told him that his aegaon OF
an interview with him previous IN relation 70 tae aI %
ws mistake al ne ,be sS Depny @ Marshal GOT he told him
also that ne knew the legal amount ne onght 10 ,eeee
bat il of refused, and after that ne cOntnuo9
10 act as keeper aud then came down TO the Once anu
signed a receipt In full. 10000.
DoheFty was then crosse Xamned. and sad: cahnot
tel how long have been in the Marshas ONCE, Dut
was long before Marshal Sharpe he tou me 10
leave his office when called there; he says he old not
but that is mistake; it was ON saturday almloon
called TO him. and he told me to 90 TO Gen Irein
1 went TO Gen. Tremane and he told me that the DH
was not taxed, and that he would pay me as nucn as
possible; Marshal Sharpe afterward SAID tna WHAT ue
frepaine had said right; he did not order me ou o
the Office said that he had not time TO attend 10 tne
matter Mr. Broas placed me on duty and came 10 pay
the hands, and through the agency OF MI Broas
cen Sarpe testified that Doherty admitted to him that
the interview alleged in the affidavit was not had WIN
him bat with Tremane; he referred hm 10 Gen.
Temaine and he ordered him out of the ofce the pay
of keeper in the Marshals office was " day. ana no
more can DE paid except at the OF the Marsna
Doherty performed extraordinary service ana ne was
only assisting others in the building deputy taxes
charge property but if his duties are so oner0us that
he requires help, keeper or assistant ls sent ne was
Obliged employ competent men for such work, ana
Mr. BrOas was one them; the S45 not paid TO one
man hut the difference between the Sl6S was divided
alnong Others and the rest paid out.
Crosse xamined: Deputy Kennedy had charge there,
but don't know that Mr.. Kennedy was there all the
time don't know that DOherty was there all the ume
an agreement was made 10 pay him 81 day.
o. What became of the difference between S4i5 ana
S16si A. / cannot separate the items charged LOT
keepers fees but paid some money 10 Mr. BrOas ana
Mr. Purvis, and one don't remember anu the re-
mauder was paid 20 the Deputy Keepers fund.
The case was here adjourned till Monday.