The New York herald., 1873-09-30
KINGS COUNTY FRAUDS.
The Penftentiary Improvement Inves.
tigating COmmittce-The Workshop,
Barn and Wall Job.

The Penftcntiary Improvement Inves.
tigating COmmittce-The Workshop,
Barn and w all Job.
There was another meeting yesterday afternoon
the Special Committee Of the Board OF Super
yisors, appointed IN June last to investigate the
charges preferred against the Committee on Peai-
tentiary,r to the effect that OF the sum OF $685. 900
expended upon the building Of the workshop, wall
and barn at the Pententiary $500 900 was paid out
Illegally. There were present Supervisor Dwight
Johnson, who made the charges, and Supervisors
Richards and Schenck. County Treasurer Gardner
and Mr.. Edward Galley, Clerk OF the Board of Su-
pervlsors were also on hand with their seconds The
Chairman, on calling the committee TO order, read
the resolution embracing the accusations, and
asserted that the amount does not indicate the
value of such improvements. The summer vaca-
tion and sickness In his family had prevented him
from gong on with the investigation until now.
The charges. he said, were Of q very serious
ture, and he would be ready to take the conse.
quences, should he fail to establish them. He pro-
posed to-day to examine the records and the
checks for the work performed under the direction
OF the Penitentiary Committee, to whom, through
courtesy, he had forwarded notices OF the meeting
in order that they might be present.
Supervisor RICHARDS remarked that Supervisor
Schenck Will not be able TO attend the investlga-
ton after this session until October l5 as his prl
vate business would occupy his time. On and
after that day, however, he could make 1t conven-
lent TO attend from day to day right along, and
the committee could then comprehend the testi-
mony all the better by having IL before them In
consecutive and connected manner. supervisor
Schenck said 1t would be more agreeable Tor him
to attend the sessions and after the 18th prox.
The CHAIRMAN said he could prove what ne de-
sired to show then by the County Treasurer and
Clerk, whereupon Mr.. Schenck remarked that the
charges are irregularities"
Supervisor J0uNsoN-Then they are Irregularities,
andthat $2Oo.0O0 had been paid out without vouch-
ers or without the sanction OF the Board OF super
visors afterwards.
AS the committee could not see that any injury
would accrue to the county by postpOnement, they
determined to adjourn to meet again Wednesday,
October is.
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY ADVISES THE SHERIFF..
recipient Of the following communication, ad-
dressed Dy the District Attorney to HIM
OrYIcE DISTRICT ATTORNEY KINGS COUNTY
RooN No. 8 COUNTY CoURr HOUSE :
BROOKLYN, Sept. "A, 1873
To THE SHERIFF or KINGS COUNTY -
DEAR SiR-It having been charged that grave trregu-
lareS have occurred in the discharge OF prisoners
med TO the County Jail by Justices IN this city and
county beg leave to advise that no Justice has the
power to discharge a prisoner commved Tor the non
payment Of fine unless such dne Is actually paid and
Deg leave " request you not to discharge any such
prisoner unless the order directing such dlschsrge ex
preSy states that such nne has been paid And further
request that retain all OF such orders and furnish me
win statement on tie LIST Of each month OF such prs-
oners so discharged, by whom discharged and the
amount OF nne mposcd IN each case very respectfully
WINCHESTBK BR1rTON, District Attorney.
Heretofore t has been customary 10 release the
prisoners upop n,order from Justices Of the Peace