New-York tribune., 1871-11-23
THE SHFRIFf".S FRI UDS.

| THE SHFRIFfDs FRAUDS.
! TRICKS AND DEVICES OF AN EXTORTIoSATE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BILLS FOR POLICE
! ARRESTs-A CONVENIENT MULTIPLICATION
OF THE LAW.
| Sheriff Brcnnan's malfcaSanCc in office has
not been confncd TO demanding cAtorionate ana
Illegal fees direct and iinpud'nt system OF
fraud has practiccd by him. from which reVeHe
has been derived compaicd with which the c1toiIons
| the "sh,riH's jury" slight. Chapter 500 OF tie
| Laws ~ New. York. of lsC9, Section g. provides:
there shall police oa,er to WHOM, sccrlrf to q,
provision Of tn !av fice i pa rect 'GGni1,,n , "rd
to the Shd Of sad CITY and ,ou all be entitled a
melt e allowed by Supervisors o. fNew.Yok"
This clause of the act. referred 10 in THE TRInCNE
OF Friday last the first two sections Of which were hcd
by Judge Barnard and affirmed by the Court f,Ap-
Ica 10 he unconstitutional Oh the feround that the pur-
pose as shown in the body not fully expressed In
the title All the remaining sections would by this he
also invIlidatcd Incluling that granting the Sh"rh
fifty cents for each commitment made to him. Sheriff
Brenuan nevertheless. has been pad cnonouS amounts
under this unconstitutional cauc is hereafter shown.
and rot alone for the cases coming 70 him in
the absence q the proper police officer Int for AL cases.
Inc cudi NJ those where the commitment Is executed IN
the ordinary way, hs Plan hcng 10 send messenger {"
! HEADQUARTERS once week. or month to Inquire the
number Of arrests made for each of which lie charges,
and has been paid 80 cents and considerable The
last report Of the Ponce Department shows the
number OF arrests made for the year ending
Arrl s to have been 7l,c2. representing $3i-4G.
| That any pccunlary advantage whatever should
accrue 10 the sheriff from these arrests s absurd
II s fclous and ct for the past Two years The reports
~ the Roard Supervisors chow large pay merits
is account. The law relative to thc matter being itself
invalid, nothing Int the audacity of Ring Official could
have atcd lis obs r as II answered the
requirements Of dishonesty and it's persistent evasion
IN other respects.
TIE official report Of thc proceedings of The Board of
| super, ipors for 1870 contains The following:
IllI OF JANIS OBRIE> FOR COMMITMENTS A. surrur.
becs'aier .----.."ss,7oa 50
| January .........--. $50 80
1t must be that these amounts entirely
distinct from the payments for services as Sheriff No
further bills for commitments appear to have
been presented during the remainder of his term of
office, but the reports of the present wear prove with
WIT regularity Brennan has received II" am"ni' Of MS
| ufalIauA claims:
pnIs OF MATTHEW 7. rriS,.l. roE COMMITMENTS.
!.'nmr,'...........*e7a% m. N.,,'''......~..-e,@o On
sfhGGrF..'''. 81 % SS3 50 ja;,.. t,,:5
........
Air ;lic,c wc,i' aGIrar,e AMI p1,d. The s,ms nore
sl On are greatly excess II What The, would Ainorn
To- II only 80 crns were chd'?d tor each c"mr'ip IT,
Wor.c, 49, IN aity"Icr< M ncci pGiI Tor 'a.I arr.'.
With a result VII II - -" .'"I o., t'." .lo. ~
ta -'n"''n'f r. '4 go. Ti.' "'I""'""1'. h'' 'H
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/ =. -. II l,,I
t....I.r -,.. ".l, M 'i"l. t. ->;"''-h O. IA! ...
,'>.rrNIND E,Hn jrl,.
In TIL TlArAL oi l4dot r .r,, w. made f. 10
c.> of nan 'u' ii once D.. I, .t. JL:', i, at;. r
u.l,l! d lay a:t a'u"raH"r, W "a'd onj - an g.
y, u- 80 foI >l,rG'~ re-. .ud 1t added at the
l. kcai fees were ell HIS iucorrcctas the STAT
utor, Cor taking and approving hon ly he shrr f.
! ouly 2-J cents Tie fraction of dol ar ofcn ADJ
! 10 jhc amount oaIs,d, j. SIMPLY Blind intended to
iducc the unfortunate Nicm 90 "'yc that hc lross
sam made up from d"crcnt toms "f statutory trc
Tie same C'airrs cNacri when iudl CT,ditoys
| give Ne sheriff bonds of indemnity 10 sell property
claimed by per other t.an the Judgment debtor.
gl cases WHOM bonds o indemnify or bonds for the
lasc If TCI. corfn'". N, u.Hg ir.It h"n!s
| on IT. Incoitrrlpation of law, the party or hi )
draws iiS own Dni ana l,'>1 Is a. 20 M ihr HnrLu rnp
coIIpctot the "l'rr is hoind /" receive and arIroNc
| il iu payment of ~" tee tor ~ approval
Iut The Shr,in knows very WclI 'Lal the i'm
prironcd is wh;.; the aw terms IN CrCliS with al his
."i hn,i,t' 70 l.I> III w. "''I case ~ AA!"i> I"
rity. Should he no' establish his clam. 81 20 is l,n
trie for Tie person Imprisoned 10 h" charged. In %
inrriit" hat he wonid dr,w HI. "wn band ~
thc precise terms "a the statute his security would
G Gh cc o" 9i y. -, 'ns Mt'r'E "i
in the gate aiia rccc rt Ci tEt rhcIih oirc he
f"m o 'hc ondSi> sup ned 'y The shorthand special pro
n ''oT 'tr lr ms .ncd i trr I & ~ u, M, ' Ee"
cIy indemnity hrnd,n"r taxi arc IT The -, Gn
and d, loud By their counsel IL iythcy are bond
hv tl n bond to cuplo, tie Shc,ro counsel auI ii,
Qucnr eases of loss ar' FROM that fact alone The laws
cases of cxtottion. statute makes the taking Of Illegal
fees by officers criminal and pr"Scrih's punish
Incn hut prevalent is the crime, case y,ry ~l-
dom hrought INTO a Ncw-Yoik or Brooklyn court The
ncumbents OF the Slcrh's office realize every
year. and the At"ioDs are Increased with the advent
| Of every new Snrrlf
The bond fees have increased with particular rapdnH
OBrHn's predecessor fixed them at about So Oltrlcn.
liuscf when lac into Office put them al SlI ~.