New-York tribune., 1871-09-11
SHERIFF BRENNAN'S EXTORTIONS.

FALSE CHARGES FOR COMMITMENTS OF PRISON
Frs MADE AGAINST THE CITY AND PAID BY
CONTROLLER CONNOLLY-NORE FRAUDS On
TIE TREASURY.
The fees of the Sherifl'S Office are more ex-
ortant and the present time than ever be-
fore In January last Sheriff Brennan charged the
county s6,774 for commitments as Sheriff." and the
claim WAS allowed by the Board OF Supervisors For
committing prisoners to jail during February shern
Brennan charged the county S673 49, In March, Tor
similar work the charge was t66S 6o Ihe claims then
ran on during April, for committing prisoners s6sO2
during May, s6s42 June, t6,cl5 &C., and during Jnly
sses7 So Each OF these claims was presented to the
Board of Supervisors, referred to the Committee on
County Officers by them at the next meeting OF the
,ard avorably reported and atrmatiyey passed upon
by the Board the next meeting after the reference O
independent Of these charges, occur the following in
the monthly reports Of the Board OF Supervisors which
were also allowed and the Controller ordered TO pay
them To Matthew Brennan for services MS saerf for
sherirs official services to July /. 1871 tls16'.
These bills already paid show tnat iVL ne Is' MS na oi
treasury the Of s26 81 and his official services for
the month Of July have not yet been Ran lor romsS
and25 cents for prisoner dscharged making the
county payment for every prisoner passing through the
% According to the shers bills the amount which he is
entitled TO for committing prisoners Is A03S ana al the
rate allowed by law this gives him credit for having i'm
prisoned inside Of six months s2 people ana ey nehs M
peote or the Sheris Office onetenth of the gross popu-
tston will have suffered the pangs OF martyrdon in either
the Tombs or Ludlow-st jail
Nowhere is the complaint against the various modes OF
extorton which the Sheriff Imposes Oh his dependants
louder than In the sherrs Office, and the deputies are
open in their protests against the mpos0ns Iney say
that the positons for which they battled WIN VIII nave
returned them nothing. the Sheriff having InOn0pOLed
all the fees worth taking and left them barely SUB
sistense They say that Sheriff Brennan made falr
wears salary when he first went into Office by bringing
every person on bail TO the sherins ONCE and there
compelling them to renew their bal bonds' al COST OF
OIL rs each, in itself an exOrbitant fee
SHERIFF BRENNAN JOINS THE REVOLT Against THE
"Big Judge Connolly late made bid for the sheriTs
place in the event displacement from the Registers
Office The intention TO sacrifice Brennan seems 10 nave
long ago been resolved by the Ring one OF whose ad
hercnts Judge Dowlng has been giving Brennan much
trouble In the Sixth Ward where the Sheriff has con.
troed matters for years This has compelled the sherif
to take ground against the Ring and he expected soon
10 carry his forces to Hoffman ana s"eeny Inc
Ctistn Of saturday last says significantly:
Judge feels that he has come In Tor an unfair
share Of oduu account Of our Rug masters, ana 10
determined to let every tub stand on s own noton ne
has neither part lot with them and b really aud VIII
ms 70 join he swelling tde eaA saA b s,stsES.