The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-05
BROOKLYN JAIL BOARD.


Denied by the Tailor, Colonel Com
raddy-Exorbitant Rates-Morc Days
Ratfons Entered Than Were Fur
nixhed-Almshouse and Inebrtates'
Home Books Referred to.
The Special Committee of the Kings county
Board Of supervisors, appointed TO investigate the
charges OF malefeasance against Sherln winiams'
held their fourth session yesterday afternoon.
There were not many spectators present. snerin
williams was the first witness examined by super
visor Coe, and testified that when prisoner was
discharged before the expiration OF the original
term of his sentence he was In the habit OF cnarg-
ing only for the number Of days In which the pri-
soner had been kept in jail; never said l had
the right to charge for the full term OF
commitment to any living being; cannot say what
becomes Of q fine when it is received by Mr. Con-
raddy; never received any myself, and am OF the
impression that the fines are paid over to the
Judge, they ought to be- visit the jail about five
O'Clock each evening, and go through IT to see that
everything is Kept in good order: get down to my
ONCE about nine O'Clock every morning; there
were 301 prisoners and traction charged for dur
ing the past three months;
A COMMITMENT AND HALF
! understand Is where prisoner is taken out for
examination and returned the same day by the
Justice to await the action of the Crane Jury;
OF March.
Mr.. Conraddy testified that they charge simply
for the number Of days that a man is in prison;
send the fines received to the Justice, as well as
the name OF the person by whom it Is paid, on the
first OF every month.
BY the Counsel, ex-Judge Morris-My instruc.
lions from the Sheriff were to charge only for the
number Of days that a man was in jail; have
carried out my instructions according as l under
stood the law : the charge that in the bill OF che
Sheriff from April to June 80. for board o! prisoners,
5000 days more board was charged than was &C
tually furnished is not true the charge that 900
days more board than was furnished is charged for
in bill from January to March 81 Is not true; the
charge that commitments are charged for for
prisoners who were never sent to jail IS not true,
THERE Is NO TRUTH IN PIE CHARGE
that not prisoner in every ten who are sent to
truth In the charge that money is received In jail
for fines Tor which no return Is made 1t Is not true
days than they really should; some prisoners-one
days prisoners-are sent VINO 90 not remain ID JAIL
Is sher i Nv Williams examination was then re.
sumed-There are twenty nine days board charged
for Matthew Shea; he Is marked as being dis
Commissioner OF Charities S. A. Powell sworn
Testified that on the records OF their department
the Amshouse, rom the jail, May 10, which place
he left on June ID; Twenty-Five days. board ls
The sheriti-Eliza Stout is on my bill May IS, and
is marked discharged May %; she is charged for
Commissioner Powell-She is on my record as
having been sent
FROM THE JAIL TO THE ALMsHOUsE
on May q, but escaped on the way. There are
many who being sent to the JAIL obtain permits to
be sent to the AlmshOuse.
The Sheriff-Francis Sweetman entered jail May
20, discharged May %; ten days charged on the
bill. The Commissioners bill shows that the same
man was taken to the AlmshOuse May "a. Annie
Glen was received at the jail February &c. dis
charged March &c. She was taken according to
cases of exorbitant charges for board were shown
by the comparative statement.
The counsel then examined Commissioner Powell
as to how many persons were sent upon recon-
mendatiOn of the jail physician. to hospital from
January to June 20. The record shows that the
total number was sixteen. This number ls lnde-
pendent OF the lunaric cases.
INEBRIATES HOME.
Rev. John Willetts was the next witness exam
ined. He testified that he had charge Of the lne-
briates' Home.
The Sherin-John Livingston entered the jail
January 13, discharged on the ed OF January.
Rev. w. Willetts' record shows that the same man
was received from the jail January 10. N0twith-
standing these facts, ten days board Is charged
Tor this In the Sherin's bill. Other similar cases,
the examination OF this witness. In certain cases
where but four days stay had been made in jail, al
many as ten days. board had been charged for
Rev. MI. Wllletts stated that from January to
June 80, twenty-five persons were received nom
the Jail at the lnebriates' Home.
The Committee then adjourned until Monday
next at three O'Clock P. M.