New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-28
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TIE ppooK1YN INDICTMENTS.


THE BROOKLYN INDICThEhlo.
,,or,,,,, ~, o,,,e,, To RE MADE-IRREGuiAR RE-
1IrRNs FROM MINOR COURTS
The absence of any movement on inc p"''
Of the District Attorney OF his htest""" 70 n.,r
the irdictments found Ivy the Grand jury U" o"'"e
"a generally commented upop. sher'n "hhh"e ""' :"
his Office all day yesterday, and e1Sherin "Ai wac
,ovv feet OF the Distrct-Attorpey several umes
during the day but no effort was made TO arrest thcio.
stao Wyl,e was mt the City Hall, and tue inuicted
Is,ces were an their usual places, but no Omcers ap
,sred with warrant order OF arrest Assistant D''
80 Attorney Cullen said that no Immediate steps
ould be taken against the indicted personsFnd that
few days would intervene before any measures "ouu po
taken He his surprise that none OF the per
sons indicted come forward to offer ball. but adued
ma, none 81 them had been aska TO furnish II.
IL was expected that the question OF Transferring inc
trial of tho indicted persons would be considered yester
day by Judge Gilbert, but, although H. f. Tracy ana
Judge Morris, counsel for Justices Dcnar and Rley
and E. p Wood counsel for Alderman Wyie, were pre-
pared to oppose transfer neither the District Attorney
nor his assistant argued the question of Jurisdiction
subsequently Assistant DstrlctAttorney Cullen SAID
that the counsel for the people would notnsst upon
the motion to transfer the 10 the Court OF sessons
IL the counsel for the defendants preferred to have them
tried in tho Court OF oyer and Termner lie added that
the motion 10 transfer usual In oil cases except
those Of extraordinary crimes He would not however,
urAss the motion 1t is understood that when the matter
comes before the court, ecu Tracy Will move 10
quash the Indictment against Sheriff Williams
M Williams that he had not seen the lndlctnenH
and therefore had reply 10 make to any inquiry nc
mad not received cent OF the money which had been
overchnrged in the bills He said that Conraddy has been
IN the habit making ont the bills and had PAID the
coutracis The matter" said he. has been entirely IN
hs hands during the whole time have been in office;
but there thing can tell you and IL Is tms-tna'
for the past Is years the jail has not been IN so gooa
condition have tho prisoners been 80 wen taken care
OF as during my time. have endeavored TO entirely re-
model the manner OF taking care Of prisoners at the JAM
and also to make 1t more clearly. made resu-
tuition aud Conradiy's conduct cost me S9-nore than
ought TO have paid. The Sheriff expressed his indig
nation at the conduct of Conraddy who assured MN
that everything in The conduct Of the jail was all rgh''
although he was convinced aerward by the testimony
OF witnesses who appeared before the Supervisors In
yestigating Committee that ConTad0y had deceived INN
and testa d falsely. understand that the indictment
has been found upon the evidence OF COnraddy alone,
whom discharged wheR found ms was guilty OF fraud
uuon the county This thing has been malignant per
secuton of from beginning 10 end" In referring 10
indictment OF tho police justices he SAID that DC hau
examined the whole matter OF the jail frauds, aud had
no knowledge OF any wrong committed by the Justices
who had indicted. He believed them 10 be entlrey
| innocent Of the charges preferred against them
Justice John Delmsr spoken to yesterday, said
81 am sure don't know the grounds upon which am
1 indicted. Something mas beeu aLegeu uENust hlp VI
which have not been officially Informed, but time VIII
tell all about st. Personally have nothing TO say, e1
cent that the matter OF the finding OF the indictment was
I & parte" sOme time complaint was made that my
former clerk neglected make proper return OF the
courts papers and told the Dstrct-Attornoy all l
knew about u AZ the time. not held responsible
for the clerks business He kept all the records col
lec.cd the tines and made HE returns to the Auditor
Whether he Indictment IL based upon that complaint
| know not"
Justice Riley said be had no Knowledge OF what was
charged against him, but rimOr connected his indet-
rnept with false commitments which IL was charged
had been made by him. Justice Elliott thought 1t was
IN her strange that ne had not been officially Informed
OF the indictment aud dealt with the law Directs He
was not conscious Of having committed any breach OF
! official duty
An examination Of the several monthly returns made
by the Justices Brooklyn, and the discrepancies ex-
listing In the several amounts attracted the attention OF
Mayor Powell who led TO believe that irregularities
| EXISTED He sent a communication, yesterday to the
Common Council Informing the Board that ne HIu hus-
pended from duty Patrick CrOoke, Clerk or the TIA
District Court for habtualY failing 10 make monthly
returns moneys received in that Court required by
law and that when the returns were made many Of the
aIOuuts collected omitted from the account. The
Mayor requested the Aldermen to deal with the alleged
offender ne Justice demanded MI Cr00ke also aeut
10 the Common Council. asking That the
against min should he referred 70 committee
for invest CATION una that Judgment lie suspended until
sOuid report. The was referred 10
the Finance Committee 1t seems that during each OF
the pas, four months the returns from the Court Of
nstIcc Walsh have averaged $500 OF Justice Dcnar,
$751; 81 Justice Elliott $l97 and OF justice Riley Gid
/ Dlttncu $l6l.