The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-29
BROOKLYNS JAIL BREAD.
The Charges Against the Kings County Sheriff
Investigation Touching the Quantity Of
Bread Furnished - Calculations
Upon the Subject by an Expert.

The second sitting OF the special committee OF
the Kings County Board Of Supervisors appointed
to investigate the charges preferred against Sheriff
Aras G. Williams was held yesterday afternoon.
There present, besides the committee, Messrs.
Coe, Cottrell, and Ryder, but lew officials. Sheriff
Williams, and eX-Judge Norris his counsel, were
present, and earnestly watched the proceedings or
the session, which was held in the room of the
Supervisors, in the county Court House.
THE TESTIMONY.
Jacob Meixmer was the first witness called and being
sworn testified He is baker, and does business No.
w'n me- he
as gsISS:Ey
Witnsss losves mostly ali al d one size; not
m' ana
s1s s ss
not weigh As much o as fresh Il o,o u,,.
at the JAIL how much viii weigh the same as this oaf
Ss ssn s % ns M NJ. s
me exactly what they should weigh; sometimss Mr.
the JAIL refuse to tell what get pound for the
Examined by the, counsel for sherif-The. bread is
good and sweat about & Of pound OF bread
then handed in
and entered as 'correct' by the Clerk.
H. A. Lcfctre was then sworn and was asked to sup.
day when vas A., six how many lSaves would it
the ground TIA. i'm
that wG ali Be e
euaion before the basis calculation proved
anomalous Mr.. Conrsddy said the ra!ion was f rom
sae sG Of aan half
The h s
oa would furnish board ao se
1as ys days %
bOars the I'd. would Be 10 the next
difference OF "a pounds in the bill the difference in the
ay ass Se the number
co,.., w.. aYpoTanTIcAL QUESTION a.,
ton that each prisoner takes three meals day it
@ beard at pound Of bread
bread by outside parties
and ether prisoners took bread only at certain meals
ton Of the amount d bread required to iced the nrsOn
Counsel-of course you cannot answer nor can any
man. such Hypothetical question: but desire 1t to be put
calculations made are e. based entirely
epumtv eays for three meals dsy anu tile 'hA' N'
he
ona na weTn it grows
stale cannot tell in what proportion.
The meat bill for January was presented by Sheriff
Williams showing the number OF pounds of meat pur-
s? MaSeh Sa efJ IT, ~ Nay S1's june ?[sasy
meat ration furnished each prisoner The Chairman
SAD ws Msrnn s S s, b. found there
sC prisoners II JAZZ "A SIll 95 February
Deputy SsTE Of the County Court and
required to make returns to the Court Of Sessions in
Counsel objected and the Chairman said he desired to
show that returns were not made in accordance with
Wtness-There we're 24s prisoners returned tor the
Chairman-There were 800 charged for
Counsel arose and made an earnest protest
Wall
the BIZ at ALL It required simply an explanation.
charged who are not placed on the returns for the
day. The testimony was altogether irrelevant and
charge S against sherr V Williams . u ''p'o'' any
The Chairman said he proposed to show that
had been counted In the 243 prisoners returned.
WHAT HAD BEEN DONE BEFORE
was liable to be done again. More days were
charged Tor, board than was furnished to
prisoners. Had the returns required by
law been made by the Sheriff TO the
Seea ABLE e to show ready any
existed between these bills and the number Of
prisoners returned. crime has not increased,
evidence is important. IL is difficult matter TO
prove the charges II you shut OF such testimony.
vouchers have been burned. it seemed to him, Tor
the past twenty years, or the purpose OF conceal
ing the facts.
Inc counsel contended the records were In the
books, and irreievent testimony should not be al
mitted. The vouchers for the second three months
bill OF Mr. Williams are to be had, and every cent
will be found correct there
Considerable sparring, IN wordy way, ensued
between the counsel and supervisor COe, when the
latter said that 1t not so many years ago since
sherir OF this county had employed fremen Tor
five days and five nights to make out the
jail book for presentation to the county, when
charges were about TO be made against the sheriff
The Chairman said that he expected TO show that
there were men charged for on the Sherifi-s bill
VINO were boarded out, and the counsel charged
him to do So
The committee, at five o'clock, adjourned until
three O'Clock j. NJ, on Tuesday next