The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-27

First Meeting Of tho Supervisory Investigating
Committee Williams Takes the
Stand-Colonsl Conrady and the
Cook Testify.

Cook Testify.
Yesterday afternoon there was Q meeting Of the
Supervisory Special Committee appointed to In
vestigate the charges OF excessive charges fol
board against Mr. Williams, the republican Sherir
Of Kings county, which were preferred by Supervi
sor Coe OF the Thirteenth ward. at recent meet
ing Of the Board. The meeting was held in the
Supervisors room, there being present, besides the
Messrs Coe, Cotterell and Ryder Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Levi Faron and several members o.
the Board Of Supervisors and Aldermen. The spec.
tators in the lobby were not numerous. Ex-Distrct
Attorney Samuel d. Morris appeared for the
Sheriff, who was present and earnestly watched
the progress of the investigation. The Chairman
OF the committee, Mr.. Coe, occupied the chair.
SHERIFF ARAs q. WILLIAMS
testified under oath that the vouchers for February
are details which he left with his ater; he could
not say that he knew where they are; he had
never seen the commitments or vouchers since
they were In the hands OF the clerk who makes out
the b IT is not true that food left BY one prisoner
ts given to anSther a, --v--..
supervisor Cool intend to prove that he has
not bought food enough to have furnished the
number Of prisoners which he has charged for.
MIR. Morris, bis counsel. objected to the question,
as 1t was not material. The question was con-
sidered proper, and Mr.. Williams answered that he
did not know exactly Of his own knowledge what
quality Of food was furnished.
Mr. HOWARD 9. CONRADY
was then examined. When asked by Supervisor
Coe II he had the vouchers or commitments with
him. he replied he had not. They had he said,
been burned.
Supervisor Coe-Then must get at this matter
in a different way. How much meat do you give
the prisonersf
MI Conrady-I give them three-fourths OF Q
pound Of meat every other day.
The witness then proceeded to describe the
amount Of food.
The loaves Of bread varied In size: they were not
uniform; some loaves weighed two and half
pounds and some weighed ten pounds. The loaves
weighing two and ham pounds were cut In four
pieces, and larger losves were cut in I'VE or six
Supervisor Coe--when q prisoner is sent to jail
for one day what Is your ruler
Mr.. Oonrady-Aiter taking his pedigree and max
ing record Of IL turn him out
supervisor OOe-Then 1t Is not for the purpose OF
charging days board for him
Mr.. Conrady-No, sir; when q man was brought
there witness considered MIN in Jail whether he
was put In cell or not, and after the pedigree
taken he was turned out; this was always done the
county was charged thirtyhve cents for each COM
mitment and seventy-fve cents for board making
committed for one day: when prisoner was sent
In on the LIST and discharged on the 10th that was
CONSIDERED Se ten days and &c. so charged George
on the Cd; ne was charged for two days, but this
MI. C0nrady explained as q clerical error.
two days board for the Imprisonment Of person
on the same day. When did william Grumpy 60
into Jail look on the 9th Of April
WltnesS-He went in on the 9th and out on the
TIN OF April, and was charged two days board (;
he then returned on the 7th and was discharged on
Julia Fitzpatrick went in on the 18th and out on
the 14th OF April, for which two days. board was
charged; she was sent 70 Court on the 14th and,
returning, she was retained there until the Esd !;
two commitments were charged for.
Supervisor Coe-Your rule Is to charge for two
on one day aud out on the next ior examination
Nttness-Yes, sir.
The counsel for the Sheriff explained that by ref
commitments were entirely different, and hence
this course was correct.
many days is thats
Witness-Eleven.
Supervisor Coe-And you have charged fourteen
Sa on sSs st ShS
on the same day, was he not discharged on May T.
and ten days board chargedf
case with the Imprisonment OF John Bourk, who was
received the 9th, discharged the same day, and
he was discharged on the 14th instant, and ten
days board was charged.
Mary steadmsn was received on the 4th instant,
discharged on the same day, brought back and
discharged on the l4th instant. Ten days. board
John Mccormick was received on the 18th instant
discharged on the 12th came back the same day,
was discharged on the 23d, and ten days board
John Mccormack was received on the Goth ofMay,
discharged on the same day and brought back TO
jail, where he remained until June 4 Ten days.
board was charged the county.
WHAT THE JAIL COOK SAYS.
John Armstrong, the cook employed at the Ray
mond street jail, was the next witness called, and,
was made into ordinary sized leaves, was cut up