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

to be found In the books that you have prepared your
self for your attack me by the perusa Of some sncn
Won had conferred with lawyer before taking such
step. be would have suggested 70 you tne proveIp
The following is brief statement Of the law in regard
TO the fees Of the Sheriff: .,,.1 ,., n.
f"vips sbs be COUNTY eSaree The compensation Of sheriff.
discharge Of prisoners criminal Pr:s.
for executing with 0den'e' for ser
s s:. : services
compensation prescribed by law The expenses incurred is ID:
1pensa By county o%ssr . s,t.I HaS ss
so: ONCE IN n which No C. hs Bo. Of
Also q Ei@cnds Rev s es5) POerns notice Of any general
spec. election the county and the sn
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constable 70, %mSnias to attend the Supreme 00''
For committed to D5,"n 49, cent.
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may allow such further Compensation service &C.
a Iss n nv ass% specially b1 law
Board q Supervisor. Of The county ALLOW" r. A.. Q,
@ p;a. 70. sn ss IS By IL S %as
10. no: Iq 1 s SssTs moi on, in criminal but IL civil
specifying the Court Superior Court Court Of Common Pis
Section Ito makes this the shers duty No statutory rate
The sum Of ssr cent. % Be the attorney by s95
Is the cuy compensation the shea
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fe: tS Bright .s County
In the very case of People OK rel Hall agt. Super
yisors of New-York (s2 n T. 49, where the county
held liable for my fees for serving the papers In Water
county was chargeable In the absence Of provision
for specific compensation with the moneys necessarily
Of his Once, and that expenditures were necessary
when they reasonable. appropriate and customary
IN the discharge Of the particular onciai duty.
IMPROPER INFLUENCES DENIED
When nv bills were sent in to the Board Of Super
ysors either l. or my under Sheriff. invariably went be-
fore them and explained the various charges contained
In them so that in auditing my claims they knew ex
actly what they were founded upon. As was decided
by Judge Bronson in Supervisors OF OnOndaga County
agt Briggs above mentioned they were appointed for
within the statute and their determination Is con
elusive adjudication upon the point. l Indignantly
the supervisors, or any Of them, at any time,
or that used any improper influences to procure
psSduce the Slightest proof Of it, The deduction Of
S. from my bin for Sept 60 1860 was made because
not been filed with the Clerk Of the General Sessions.
matter which had no control The position which
Title g. Chap g. Part w., Of the Rev. Stat. q EdmOnds,
77s seq. quoted BY you at length Is erroneous The
ence to Sheriff consequently that section has no effect
Your position that there is no authority for the pay
of this county for these services is ridiculous. The
as you yourself admit las lasted in most in-
STATE II ia not only sanctioned by long usage but is
the and reasonable construction OF the law aud IL
The reason why an Increased compensation was al.
lowed was obvious. The fee OF rs cents was fixed "a
years previously. In the meantime values had changed
greatly. Thirty years ago the Mayors salary was
TO some S2 Labor that 1881 cost but g. In 1865
anded five times that sum. For the conveyance OF
q dollar each and the Supervisors accordingly raised
the compensation as they had legal right to DO 30
Mi prisoners Conveyed to Blackwes Island upon
victions exceeding year, was 60 for each prisoner
COMMITMENTS AND DISCHARGES.
In regard to my charges for commitments and dis
charges Of prisoners which you lay such STRESS
the facts are as follows: Upon my first election
to make this charge had been done by predeces
sor Under this advice inserted the charge In my bill,
which was paid by Controller Haws. Upon the preseu.
tatiOn OF my next bill. the Controller declined TO pay
took the payment Of the remainder under pro-
test, but finally, az I wanted nothing about which
n fair question could be raised, decided that I
would not insert 1t again In my bills although my
sci were positive in their opinion that was charge
this charge in his bills during his Of
Office Mr. Haws declined to pay him as he had me,
he succeeded in recovering the money rom the county
thus receiving payment for the whole amount. some
should notI should have received at least 100000
more from the county than actually did You are
In Charging fifty cents for summOning constables to
attend the sessions of the Oyer and Terminer 1t is
hardly necessary to state that you are wrong In
gard to every detail this matter also The Court OF
Oyer and TermIner Is not continuous court, but only
shall summon constabes to attend it, and fixes their
81 day and his at 50 cents for each
aSired and the Sheriff has to furnish them. AS there
we're no constabes in New-iOrk while was Sheriff. I
had to fnd and to insure some responsibility upon
their part as we'll as give them the necessary power
made them special deputies This was no innovation
upon nv part, but had been for the practice Of
nv Dredecessors Orser and wlett, and warranted by
law. No one but yourself would attempt to stgmatze
it fraud and you know you are not telling the truth
You make further charge against me that have
for serving notices upon newspapers. Without going
into particulars into the matter, assert that my bills
would refer you to Rev. Stat, Sd sec 926 Chap ISO
Laws 1860. p. 697; CrOcker Cd Sherfs 107 People eX
rel Hilton agt. Supervisors OF Albany, IL Wend 257.
sUMMONING OF PETIT JURORS.
Your next attack upon Is in relation to my charges
for summoping petit Jurors. Here, Also although NO
LAWYER YOU have nc haatation In asserting that no pro-
vision of law whatever exists for compensation such
cases. although you admit that since 1913 the power
has been regularly exercised by the Board Of Super
visors, have allowed go for each panel (hen
sstinR OF SO, aud since Increased TO 60) and
no charge against me for my fees for summOnlng petit
Jurors for the Marine Court, because 1t done
by my predecessor, although you assert his action
10 have been cear robbery Of the County TreosurYO