New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-01


Total paid in 1865 1866, and lo67...s2.764 81
These could not be trusted with razors and they
therefore shaved by barber, and the bills pre-
scented and paid by me monthly, which accounts Tor
the charge under that head.
CHARGE FOR WATCHERS.
From the suicide of Mcdonald and attempted suicide
OF Gordon established the practice OF watching each
prisoner day aud night for twelve days before his
cution, which accounts for my charge for watchers
For myself was compelled, in addition to attending the
execution remain In court during the trial, on one
occasion being obliged TO DC thero every day lor several
made for my own fee was less than sherils In otner
counties were ing ana inc bosrd OF S aw
a fact which you seem to be in ign0rancein au.
dting my pills decided them TO be proper WOuld any
reasonable say the charge was too much You DO
not appear to agree with the Legislature as to the
moned 70 witness any execution, and therefore assert
that because accordance with the requirements OF the
law did summon the9 as all sheriTs DO, It was fraud
says Sheriff shall invite certain officials ana otner
eager TO be present and therefore has right to
charge his Does 1t not seem TO you that bis
proposition hardly strong enough to base charge u
fraud upOni
EXCISE SUITS.
As to my charges for services in serving the papers In
the excise suits this matter with which your assist
ant Nelson j. Waterbury, who Is using you to pull his
chestnuts out Of the fire, is quite familiar. He was
DistrctAttorney at the time most OF them were COM
menced and brought them to advance his own personal
snds-a motive which. is well known controls nearly
evervthing he does. He brought these papers to my
office in large bundles. and embarrassed by business so
much that at ono time peremptOry refused TO serve
them insisted that was my duty as Sherln 10 DO
So and compelled to- paying for the services our
of my own pocket. The propriety OF the payment OF
the fees for services having been disputed SUIT
was brought, which carried TO the Court OF Appeals
and is reported People agt Supervisors OF New fork
s2 New York Reports 49, The Court of Appeals de-
cided charges not the payment therefor was
legal and proper. =.
the office of sheriff ID erroneous. H. you state, the
Sheriff was to look alone his fees In civil cases TOE
his there would be very few candidates
for the position and those elected would coon DC Dank
rupt The Sheriff obliged by law % perform certain
services In which he incurs . very heavy respon.
abilities and Is exposed to an ncessant ana prolonged
litigation. During my two terms there were 40 law
suits brought against me- not personally Dut In my o'
cal character. and not for any negligence or dein.
ouency on my part but for doing what the law Obliged
me to do, each involving on the average about s2OoO
OF those brought during my nrst tern more than %
are still alive, l25 OF those Drought In my
second term Since the OF these actions
many of the bondsmen on the indemnify bonds taken
by me have become insoveat and in consequence their
already obg ed to pay considerable on that account.
For the limit prisoners alone my responsibility for
frst term was $4,000 For my second term about
&5S3,50O - .,,,..
10 sum up estimate the responsibilities had to
assume as Sheriff as follows:
Ga limit prisoner. S75OOOO to $lOoOOO0
On bonds Of indemnify. l,oOOOOV 10 |,VVVVVV
Third party claims on replevn.. 3OO,ooo 70 ooo'ooo