New-York tribune., 1874-10-30
KINGS COUNTY CHARITY FRAUDS.

PxORBITANT CONTRACTS FOR MILK AND DRUGS
PROFITS DIVIDED AMONG SUPERVISORS
Arthur Quinn is a well known Democratic
politician who resides in the Fourth Ward. He holds
position the Fire Department termed superintend-
en OF Horses HIS labors not arduous and much OF
his time is spent in the company OF Hugh Mclaughlin
and Fire Commissioner Mclaughlin Certain damaging
statements concerning his connection with the old
Charity Commission were made public yesterday They
were brought out by the Investigating Committee ap-
pointed investigate the management and condition OF
the County Institutions The Committee met yesterday
afternoon Supervisor VIM. Richardson in the chair.
This committee is the which discovered such
frghtful state Of affairs at the Nursery. Supervisors
stillwel shipman. and Clancy (Democrats) were not
present.
Samuel W. Canfeld, condensed milk manufacturer,
was the first witness He testified that he sup
piled the county buildings the present wear for
q quart; he had supplied the buildings from 1863 up
July 1871 the Company with which he was associated
then dissolved from that time to Oct /. 1871 he sup
Piled Mr. Raymond with milk for sale In Brooklyn; Nc
Raymond was one Of the Company first organized :;
before the contract to supply the buildings made
Arthur Quinn promised to give 80 cents per quart; In
consequence Of those arrangements Mr.. Quinn to
get five cents quart from the Company for every quart
sold to the buildings Quinn finally promised to get
more than 80 cents quart. bill for November 1862
was shown witness In which 40 cents quart paid
TO the Company and he said il correct. During The
Winter the Company offered TO supply milk for SO
cents per quart; cents per quart was
added to the 80 cents when presented for
payment The witness said the cents on each
quart were given to NJ. Qninn who said that part OF
the sum deducted from the milk contractors bin was
divided among the Board OF Supervisors. He supplied
about ITO quarts week. 10 1870 he supplied milk to
Wards Island This was when he was supply ing the
Kings County institutions for cents per quart In
1871 1872 he sold milk for 2s cents per quart He
sold TO Mr.. Raymond. who supplying the Kings
County institutions that time milk for % ents. the
same for IS cents Mr.. Quinn never told him how many
received share Of the ~ cents per quart dividend
At one time Mr.. Quinn said he had 10 another
about the milk and this after cleo
On witness inferred that another Supervisor had been
elected who to be consulted Laughter among the
spectators About t23i per month was paid bacx 10
Arthur Quinn by the milk company.
Jas l. RAYMOND Of No. 1888 East sixteenth-st., New
York q former partner or Mr.. Garfield corrOborsted
This testimony. Augustus Glenn Of Orange N j. testi-
fed that he Secretary OF the NewYork Condensed
Milk Company: In 1872 q person who refused to give
Kings County institutions with condensed milk this
milk was to DO supplied at certain figures from these
figures the person making the inquiries 10 be paid
five each quart Clem refused to entertain the
proposition, aud subsequently learned that Arthur
Quinn was the who had tried 10 make terms Win
him he considered that so cents per quart at that time
would have been high price: he had been approached
several times in 1872 by Quinn.
Elisha Thcal OF No 155 Sandsst, Brooklyn. testified
that he was druggist. and had supplied county build
ings with drugs; had sold tho Cnarity Home MlssOn
aries barrel OF EPSON salts for II aud Is per
pound for that he paid four aud hye cents per pound:
other articles we're sold by him at "a great profit