Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-09
Magistrates and COnstabIes,
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ISvEsTI-
eating COMMITTEE.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE IsvEsTI-
eating COMMITTEE.
Yesterday. at the session of the Long COM
mttee to investigate magistrates, &C., Con-
stable kimmell testified in relation to the com
plant against him by Jeremiah Robinson, that
In the latter part Of June, 1872, Robinson placed
over $40; went to see Beyers four OF five times
before he succeeded in finding him; when he did
see him he called at his office and said he would
soon pay the &. 80; told Robinson of this offer,
ard L. made no objection; when he next called
told him what had been done, and that the
money had been attached for bill of costs, and
had been served 81 Constable a. u Tb %1aSh
who had returned f. ia. against Robinson
nUId bona for the same costs, doth papers here
shown, dated November Is and q respectively;
he received from Boyer 81 so, and the attach
ment was for 80 only 1913 of which was in my
hands after deducting 10 per cent. commission
ON the amount collected for Robinson.
MIR. Chambers again appeared and testified
that Constable o. Kimmell attached proceeds
Of sales of property in the hands of Duncanson,
lowing Co., to pay a judgment in favor Of
Turner Sappington, who informed depOnent
that kimmell refused to pay him any more than
Sl5O, although as this deponent is informed and
believes, said kimmel received from Duncan
son, bowling & Co. at least the sum of S2l; de-
ponent seems to have lost his property by at
taehments, but his debts do not appear to have
been paid TO the amount of the sales of the prop
erty; deponent has since learned that Kimmsll
went to II. l. Gregory when he had attached
his (deponent's) horse and wagon, and, repre-
senting TO him that he could make his (Greg-
ory'sl bill out of Chambers property agreed 10
do 20 for % per cent, which Gregory told this
deponent that he gave him for so doing; this ac-
counts, to deponent's mind, for Kimmell's will
ingness to release the children's playthings in
return for the authority that he exacted from
deponent In writing to pay Gregory's bill out of
the proceeds of the horse and wagon, property
that was exempt from execution under the law
except for wages.
q. A. Kimmell, constable, testified that in
January an execution was placed in his hands
against the effects of Albert Grant, garnishee
OF Louis Will, for the sum OF Si65i debt and
s. costs, together with the additional costs, the
total amounting, with commissions, to s22 3d.
subsequently Captain Grant called at Justice
Walters ONCE and paid to the boy there 500
taking his receipt therefor; called several times
10 see Grant but could not see him: was told
BY Mr.. Fletcher, in Grants Office that Grant
had settled the matter and taken a recent: wit
ness acknowledged that he had paid SO to the
boy, but that there was still ease balance of
costs due; this he refused TO pay, and witness
levied on g gas lamp or post, which he sold for
IS ct COZ tables sale, leaving is cents due
Grant whenever he chooses TO call for the same;
In relation to the matter Of b. Chambers, de-
ponent would only say that II he desires any
better statement than the one made before the
committee, witness Will furnish him all the de-
tails In his power II he tChambers) will call at
his ONCE.
Constable +. j. Bicksler was also present,
armed with papers as to Justice Keese, but con-
cluded TO defer giving testimony until he could
meet Reese face to face.
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