New-York tribune., 1874-09-18

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R,., q eopyietoSs Charged is65 Is67.lot22
Shown by Court records s'''''''''''''''''' - s311
Being ----
Eros.. Of cent? ;;:; on: Of tho 0V
bhenfs monthly hlls......""'''''''''''''''''''
ssO,I9S so
To which for excess Of minor c0nvens M Ssa
Charged ty shsrs ;:;:'',........,... s7s5
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S2'oIf oe, 81
Excess Of 80 527, 12la cents eseh.....''''' 4ooo o.
N.iius total amount h,udusnty received .s342os 81
Tho Mayor then accuses Kelly with DESTROYING the
value of the statistics 81 he sna tbsse false returns
from Which it appeared that there were more crimnas
this city, aSGSrdPS %S " apoF PoPpS ses taken from the
printed abstracts Of the Secretary OF state 10
show the value Of S sneTM Ae bs copes rated eight
males to female while In what ne caiis her
of each sex The Mayor then shows by another taple
Of figures that when Sheriff Kelly gave the names Si
tit Hr that
twice as many were born in Ireland as IN an tne RESI-
Sboria 81 iao Kelly the Mayor says NEARLY 1900
ireland Ssge Sss aGas SSnvic'tS that If he
Scou,d have had another term, he would have bad
every in this city, boz m IN All hTe,ano nd ooW nn
recently the intimacy which had exist between keI
and the de %Sn aSo extended to him
confidence to have appointed any one on nus reeonerhu
The Mayer charges ,ns and as
beior he WAS discharged as prisoner from the sherTs
custody he Ke took him to ms m enc ssss 10 Of his
term The Mayor adds. addressing John Kelly "Tne
onfSemce was because he would aid you In the perpe
tration OF your frauds" The Mayor then charges charges
uss snssesson ofs:H and in%ates that he Kelly in
cousion with Tweed in the frauds upon the city, sha
ing in the plunder. The Mayor next charges that as
Sheriff Kelly had charged for 9449 more persons than
conveyed to the penal INSTITUTIONS wtnn n xo vnD
Hives he shows that Sheriff Kelly charged for 1886
conveyances Fin the ak years; that only 7,SsI were ere
eSdinns for the poice courts the is 9sI9
above stated. Daring his, Keys first term inc neures
aru vIsn watson was auditor he, Kelly, charged for
conveying more than double the number OF persons
se ctv wond he osS IT, The Mayor goes
show how he Kelly. after the election OF = God,
frey Gunther for Mayor in 1868, "struek hands
with Tweed, obtained the second nomination for
Sheriff, and how he remained after t1at election , as
eed as President Of the Board OF Supervisors Walter
Roche as Chairman of the Committee on County OeeTs
sa% his opporunity a1d improved it, aud charged 50
for prisoner instead of 20 cents by which lie made
ss9l5 on 1920 prisoners; When Connolly became
put up the price of conveying prisoners 10
that 1850 The Mayor then charges
that after he (Kely went into office he charged
for vagrants in the shers custody but sent to
almshouse as prisoners, aud Controller Hawes by an
oversight paid him s2Ss a. The next time e., the 9e.ns at
aud deducted s76s from the next bill The Mayor then
by mputaon accuses Kelly 81 eon9yns %h Snern
that Kelly made illegal charges FOR sulnmonne Jurors
and that during SIX years he charged q i9r o a o
While Watson was Auditor the price was increased
to IS cents and On ne d an s1
self when he swOre 10 the adayits Tor the Quarter END
ofseSsise Fiat tie charges therein were for services
actually performed; that the rates charged were the
his sunrise and says that Kelly a sorry spec
tace as a religious man." The Mayor exhibits num-
Der of tables TO show that Sheriff Kelly re-
ceived s7i92 50 for summoniug, but not legally
serving, 1885 petit Jurors during his six years
of office: S7l3 for pretended attendance at the drawing
jury panels and $500 for co panels of grand ures
charged in Of the urs % s ,ntn ac
and BY Sr s %ss @
pSens whereas for that Of Jeremiah he charged
s94O 80 The Mayor concludes his letter with the follow
says has shown to have Injured TO the benet OF John
Kelly: ...
report q 929l4 imaginary convictions 81
conveying 1920 alleged prisoners IS cents o., m
ossfe.Ss ccasyns alleged prisoners 81 each sS 90
rss,sS ;;:: :: @:;i :::::;i:: 7Gss GsS g
Sss5s ssI sss
PIsendeS sum8onns Of 64So7 imaginary jurors so
cent. each 1919 10
:i.is: service. si;:s Of sbS s5S 90 SS
frkudulently
ILLEGAL RECEIPTS.
Alleged sumIonng OF rs $40 jurors e'Ser'ss 100 so
Rsesss IN sS.,re for Grand Jures 800 90
Total moneys illegally obtained 77S2 90
Total moneys wronsfuy obtained 88S44 81
The Mayor also gives tabular statement of The total
payments made to Sheriff Kelly and other SDeris dur
ing their various terms OF office:
John 1853, 1854, and 1886. 55...."'....sl6335 e8
Deduct upphes TO the County JG......... 1928 90
lame. I:, 1855 1857 AMI ssSa2 g9f g9
Kelly 1859, 1850, and 1861. 6641l 10
james Lyseh 1862 1858 and ls64..... 45.l94 65
John Kelly 1865, 1866 and 1867 .......... 66473 80
The Mayor calls attention TO the TACT tnat each ne
predecessors, and had not included tue fees either
Lynch or Kelly received for excise cases The pay
1853 10 1867 amounted to $l54,7l2 73, as follows:
First general charges $56474 ~
FTst term, fees in excise $3.50 y
Second term general ehArgef ooaio oz
Total ...........,....'...,.'....$l54Tiz 20
Aud this. the Mayor says does not include the large
amounts of fees received from private parties.
STRONG POINTS OF THE DEFENSE.
AN EXPLANATION OF THE BLANK RETURNs-A REG
OF THE JURY PANELS.
A gentleman who is an intimate friend of
John Kelly and who claims have personal knowledge
of the various items contained In the Shers bills for
several years past furnished TRIBUNE reporter last
night the following which he youches for a correct
explanation Of the material points involved:
The reports OF convictions tho Courts of Oyer and
ermper General Sessions and Special Sessions in this
city we're made by the sbeng the blank forms pre-
pared by the Secretary of State. The statute
makes the police courts Courts OF Special
Sessions. and the form for the returns for these