New-York tribune., 1871-11-17
LEGAL LEECHES.
THE ExToRTIoNs PRACTfCED BY SHERIFF
BRENNAN'S DEPUTIES. ..u

MAKE LTVNG-oRDERS OF ARREST AS IN
sTRUkEKTs OF Observation-Disclosures THE
| INNOCENT. r.. t.
| Il is stated that the number Of deputies at
tached to tho ehers oce OF this city u twice as largo
as Il necessary that the legitimate fees ef the ONCE
would not suffice 10 support them But the smouns that
people who fall into their hands OBLIGED 10 pay them
show how wen they understand their businesA An In
stance s mentioned Of poor huehster on Long IsAnd
whose horses were sttaohed for some ttnnE deo and
who, after long and yexatious delay, aRatn obtained
possession Of his property by paying the deputy va In
another case, where the debt had been settled tmmed
atey on the Issue Of theiattaehment Deputy Sheriff
presented himself after the lapse Of month and de-
manded tlo saying he had been In possession OF the
premises up TO that time. There arc certain actions for
debt where judgments obtained against persons who
are known 10 have attachable property. As
matter Of form, an attachment has to DO tssuea
and put into the shenfa hendA Many arc the
instances mentioned where the deputies have
then begun @ course Of systematic annoyance, TIL
the victim pays freely to nd himself Of his persecutors
Another instance of these extotions that Of dealer
in fancy articles IN this city, whose stock attached
On representng to his creditors the complete ruin which
would result II the action was carried through he was
allowed TO resume his buSiness- The Deputy-Sherth
however was not satisfied and with threats Of hanging
red Gag from the doors and BY long continued
ton ho extoted 90 from his unfortunate victim,
and then left ... l..,@ &. Eg ..
Reference to the proper documents shows that the
head Of tho srriS ofoe is fully equal TO the task OF
taking care Of his In the year 1853 the salaries
Of the employees Of the Sherts Office amounted TO 5000
while In the year 1S taSoO not sufficient to keep
them In comfortable circumstances without extOrtOn
from the victims of arrest The employees Of the County
Jat were In the same yearB paid respectively $500 and
1 200 The Sheriff In 1893 received elOoO and In the
year ending June 30 1871, tee For commitments the
Sheriff received during January ss.774; February,
t6TTs 50; March, t27O a5; April t9,2g7 2 May, SI2;
lima a AIa Inlv n IN. nd at ha
services during the quarter ending March 81 6s2S 81,
and during the quarter ending July 1, ,tl9,7e5 GO.
The satisfaction OF belonging to the sher1fs Office even
in subordinate pOsition can he estimated when IL B
understood that Judson Jarvis Brennans man Friday,
was allowed 5OO by tho Board Of Supervisors for re-
moving prisoner from Eew-York to 0wego. Core
spondingy rich pickngs allowed TO all the hrenRs
Of this oppressive chief There ia scarcely lawyer In
the city who could not tell instances OF eItorton by the
employees of the Sheriff. AlenOe was not imposed upon
them by the injured client the victim OF the outrage
In 1869 bill was passed by the Legislature entitled
"An Act relation TO the fees OF the Sheriff OF the City
and the County of NewYOrk and TO the fees Of Referees
In sales In partition cases." The substance Of this was
that all sales In foreclosures should be made by the
Sheriff. aud that for all possible services rendered in
6r Which, only in cases. the fees
should not exceed ga & for each occasion case SsSss wSeS
q '' Ge' case under the now ACT came, before
him. heidi unconstitutional and utterly void on the
to the city and County Of NewYork that the object
% % & IN fs fss "a e 1as S
Judge Cardozo and the Court Of Appeals The act how
admission that It enacted with all purity Of intent,
entails the direct inference that It Eas "a isSnHyS e1
preston as to the equitable amount OF the sher ices
HOW ARRESTS ARE MADE.
For the truth of the following horrible story
we are assured there are clouds Of witnesses:
In the month OF February iaot John Tyler vas Ad.
mitted into partnership with %s1s s IN ne ,t ats
"a n si S y e &'s s1ss 4S
2 gS % sS ssos Si S asaa 70
s @ az @ S SSs tSSn al s1 S SsS so 10
This plush had been personally delivered e Tyler
@ faHe b1 hiS nS for c&s Below "u market bceS
Williams was nearly rnined financially ne 'TSset et
had made of the goods which he had purchased on the
Sn thst t saBec Tyler became alarmed Tor his liberty
He consulted lawyer Sna tnrSng6 hin S0neOc5sd
signed an affidavit Attenuation ana belief charging
Williams with fraud The lawyer r., MADE & out % me pESPer
signed it, and judge Ingaham granted the order OF
arrest: The bail was hTed at 6yooo The order being
and as y was as well known by Tyler beforehand Williams
unable TO furnish bail and consequently was locked
i" Wamss vile Immediately after the occurrence
aTysf e uomea n nc her the qcics move for S
hus6ands release wasto obtain two friends for bonds
FSfeS SSfssi Se pa aT .Ss and SS %
only could make the accusation but answer and contra
s 1s an g d
tied the jail to her husband saturday, and IN
af h% hSndssn sne SS re s3Su
but she would make renewed efforts on Monday After
s sSapaaed 6aa bT Tys entered and informed MIS- vii
a@ that he had an hS SGRS Of %hSa Ss
him. began 10 remove the furniture from the DWELLING
MIRA wa%' as % oysscome WaS %Ss With ills Outrage
that abe was pfostrated MIN COT eony9os.
sef fHSn and Tyler a threw her Oh S xhee
partially ree6yefed ana dEagESg aerse a 9Swn s s.ss
Tyler and the sheriff were yet taking furniture nom the
house. ,..,~.. n sy., IT, o.. co.. .sr. g,r
II woud seem thateven undorliuEs receiving sth enqr
Inoas fees for tAeir services could afford TO be tribe
more delicate III the manner Of taet arrests me fol-
jovipg illustration u another method Of procedure is
so peYfecy AutieutaeT is given in the Sictins own
/ Nbtds: ~ ~ 1sl -git'55 ,5'G odt go ~ i'',t
! o. sbrirht nOrnps y August going ont Of
ssfSd NY name and 9anded me aespnent, II was On
se G5sis Tns paEts tie SDsss as Sssei
Ssisss"lnsS Sss1 ss rs, ySS a. 5 sss' a sss
sssiSs sasaGs sssssd s::s Rs9 :
was SpE 6ESr9nt iS g we a %
was 1sad told hR aud 20 about tie RropeY and tsis
he sssS ss y ssF
ssw or heard OF 70 CenaAant baieye-nQt even chi-
PEN Of myGoOaatyIR TOR what EAn saa seven years
SSaRSs wat ws. . IA " 81 ier
to Droenpos and my lawyers told me thai " attemPpq
TO IN theraat writ 81 that nay Baxon A4eest9rs
ym9G tonpA tyT9p9iea ktaS the hsg N9Slq ~ al;+S Nc
fao and Neat 1MdloFtgk Ja After weeks OF
amRHsonmeak thai vile dens dprp Fmah ay AEyars
dsisAipd fFaP re eeqtts, sHs & RpsalSa e
st[snS tSst eTsn = ke wa oonynoed Of my limo:
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