New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29
KINGS COUNTY JAIL FRAUDS.

EXAMINATION or TIE BREAD AND MEAT BILLS.
The charges against Sheriff Williams OF
Kings County were investigated by the supervisors
Special Committee yesterday afternoon. Jacob MeXuer
baker Of No. CSC waslnCtonave stated that he FUR
nished bread for tbe jail. His mem0randnmDook he
ysnaiy Ielt i'm the Jail According to his bills he had
Furnished during January s777 pounds Of bread; dur
ing February 1906 pounds, and during March, n,le6
pounds total for the quarter, 29,3Os pounds; during
April lOil5 pornds, during May $3.50 pounds during
June sf2 pounds; total Tor the quarter 27CS9 pounds
The loaves were size These oaves average -
pounds each ia weight. and never less than three
pounds. The shenh made the contract for the brean
lnt eid not -tipuate what loaf should weigh He
was asked what he paid per pound Tor his preau'
ana answered. That II my business; You make con
tract with nae, and You Will know the price lie con
sdered three tourths OF pound OF Dread sufficient Tor
mans meal.
Henry A. Lseeta was asked 'If that loaf tstaie and
moldy specimen shown is cut INTO five pieces, aud
prisoner recepe piece at every meal, except everv
other day when u cut into six pieces, what amount
will be necessary feed 27,il7 prisoners dayf' Coun
aol for the sheriff objected to the question, but super
vis Coo stated that hc desired 10 show That the county
had been charged for more bread than furnished
The witness answered: II the loaf be divided, @F
pounds will furnish 1883 days board If cut into six
pieces ON five DAYS five pieces for the rest The
bl calls ior "a az days The difference would be
1850 pounds. The next quarter on the same basis
would IeSl days. making difference Of 7224 pounds
IN the bin The dferegce IN the number Of days the
bread would answer and number OF days charged in
the shorGs ell is 4779 Mr. Lafetra's calculation was
based on the suppostOn that each prisoner received
three meals day.
The meat bile Of the Sheriff were then called for. That
for January charged for 2529 pounds; for February,
22O pounds, for March 2t22 pounds; Tor April 24Si
rounds for MAY 2O93 pounds; for June. 22j3 pounds
Tie shrG stated that be gave the prisoners meat three
times each week but did not know how much. He be-
leyed that they got threequarteIs of pound at each
meal The s return 10 the County Clerk for February
1872 was then examined
Charles W Maer stated that the bill Of sheriff walter
showed that SOC prisoners charged being in the
jail on Feb g. 1874 Those discharged the 9TH
not counted.
BERNARD York Deputy Clerk OF the County Court and
Court SESSIONS stated that the had been
"a mis- Court by the iakeeper The return is called for
by the statutes Of the State The Chairman stated that
he intended show that !, made according TO law.
The County Clerk then showed that the return for the
day made him charged for only $40 prisoners,
difference Sheriff Williamss counsel objected TO
Sheriff Naters's action being impugned While he
was Supervisor Coe said that he proposed TO
show that that return the only made from
the Jail according 10 law After An animated debate,
the witness said shat he could not answer whether the
for February, 1872 made IN accordance with
law he had not been IN the JAN and did not
know how many prisoners were there.
The return for Jan showed that GO persons were in
lal on that day Counsel said that IT merely a
turn OF prisoners who were awaiting the action Of the
Grand Jury. supervisor COe replied that II was then
IfOved that the sheriff had not made the return
qnred by The return for the FIRST Monday OF July
showed that the prisoners in jail numbered 90. he
INTENDED 10 prove that many of the men named on the
book kept 10y the Sheriff were boarding out, or, in
other words, were not IN jail