The New York herald., 1871-03-07
BRO0ELYN'S 3O0TlrUL BUYERS.
The Jail Shoes and the SOnlless Super
ysOrs Of Kings County.
Another Alleged Fraud and Its Result-Another
Jump for tho Judges-They Get $4,000
Each-No Restraint on the Park Com
Observation-Disclosures Affairs

The alleged stationery frauds and the alleged
frauds OF the Jail Committee in their purchase Of
supplies for the jail absorb large portion Of the
time Of the investigating committees; and, were 1t
not that supervisor at large is soon TO be ap
pointed, who will have the power to supervise the
action Of the Board 1t might be advisable 10 add to
the regular standing committees an investigating
committee. The Jail Committee short time since
was after investigation Of their purchases for the
county, requested TO resign and did SO. A new
committee was then appointed, and the Board has
already found It necessary to
LOOK AFTER THEM.
They purchased some shoes which would In o
short time be as soeless some Of the members Of
the Board and some surprise was occasioned when
II found that the county hai been charged 81 rs
per pair for them. The Law Committee was in
structcd look into the matter and yesterday they
presented their inquiries in regard to the
CHARGES oE FRAUD
which had been made against the committee. 1t
was asserted that the Jail Committee, after having
purchased the shoes at from 81 o5 TO 81 10 per pair
procured a blank billhead from one OF the dealers
and filled it out, charging the county IL Is per
pair.
William II. Hollingshead, of the firm OF Wallace &
Hollingshead, testified that In February he sold 1l0
pairs OF boo.s to John Brothers.
superintendent Newman of the Jail Committee,
oUJcCtcu w TIC pIACe pttuS ENSu JOuu pIolueIS
had to make reasonable trade profit.
Witness con,inued-The price OF the 10 pairs Is
81 o5 and 81 TO- never sold any boots TO Kings
county; the bill, as made out on one of Wallace &
Holiingsheads biheads, was not made out by me
OF any member Of the firm; don't know how the
billhead WIS obtained; shoes taken from the case
at the Jail exhibited to wilness) those were sold at
my establishment. -.
g What would you sell lnstt class Of shoes to the
counv or any one else for2 --e--.- -,
----.~. :. ~ supervisor Newman. pverru.~-
A. did oner to sell them TO the county az one d9i
lar pair; would sell them to private individuals
OF the same price; those are staple goods and have
not varied in price for over year.
| After several other witnesses had been examined
| the investigation closed.
| The Board met In the afternoon when the Law
Committee submitted their
REPORT OF THE INVESTIGATION.
They h1d Investigated the case pro and con-, and
found nothing. They found that the Jail Committee
mad paid one dollar and seventyhve cents per pair
which, 1t was asserted might have been bought for
one dollar per pair but they unable 10 discover
any fraud or any evidence OF fraud, and hoped they
might be discharged from further consideration Of
the SUBJECT They were or course discharged, and
the committee can purchase more shoes.
THE JUDGES JUMP.
The jump OF $4,000 per annum in the salaries OF
the supreme Court Judges, which makes 1t $ll, 900
EACH was not unlocked lor after the Increase Of the
City Court Judges to $40, ,000 The resolution OF the
Salary Committee fixing 1t at the above sum was
adopted by a vote OF Is 10 s.
THE PARK COMMISSION.
supervisor HARMAN offered resolution sustaining
tne passage OF the bill OF Asscmblyman oodrich
limit the annual expenditures Of the Park Commits
sOners to 100000 instead OF S500O0o but the reso.
luton was voted down.