The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-10

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tickets at the regular stations.
INVESTIGATING CHARGES AGAINST JUDGE SMITH
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have: ssss sP.sisrrss Ass; 4; g. 5' Rs.
day appeared for Judge smith; while B..
r. Wright ex-Dstrict Attorney Of Cortlandt
appeared in support OF the charges The Governor
said that he had looked into the matter somewhat
and had sa.lsaed himself that the course ordinarily
adopted by the Executive upon The reception Of
not the true course. He felt that ~ wa:
hcdutv Of the Governor when judicial omcer elected
by people had charges preferred against him, 10
Investigate such charges aud satisfy himself as 70
their weight before deciding TO send them 70 the
Senate. The OF officer elected ny the people
different from thar OF ofcer appointed BY the
Governor and Senate. He did not SEQ how Cover
,nendution that elective officer shall be removed
without FIRST investigating the charge.
charges had supposed that The same rule would be
followed In this case as had been In other cases
The Governor replied that no would not be able at
this time, the end Of the session Of the LeRisa
ture, to Investigate the charges himself; be would
necessarily be compelled to delegate their consider
Mr.. Wright then briefly stated the charges dpon
which the removal Judge smith was asked.
Mr. Halliday replied, calling attention 10 the fact
that most OF the acts which wore the subject OF
charges been committed many years ago and that
Judge smith mad been twice rc.eiected In the
time He said tho thirteenth, nineteenth tYentieth
twenty-tirst and twenty -eighln charges were TO
Inc effect that Judge Smith had refused to
draw certain papers. In reply he would
refer TO tho PrindIe case in which II
had boon decided that judge not required oy law
10 draw such papers, AS 10 the charge concerning
the taking OF illegal fees II was not verified and should
be reiegaLed 10 the courts.
The Governor at the conclusion Of Mr.. Halliday's
argument said that he was strongly Inclined 10 think
Law provided other and better modes OF investigating
charges. The present proceeding vas 70 nd out
whether Judge smith should Do removed Tor mai
feasan CO office, not Tor crimes IN obtaining office
Ho was also inclined think that charges based on
acts alleged 10 have been committed by Judge Smith
during former term Of Office ought not ~ be COZ
sdored Aitcr hearing lur ner argument the Governor
hold subject the brsi OF the prosecution hereafter
10 be presenedfrs that the chargos that the Judge
haa 6ribed voters should DO sent tho Grand Jury
aud the Senate; second, that the charge that
the Judae had received Dribes should be made more
delnite within ten days or be struck out ea.irey;
third, that strongly OF the opinion that re-
ova should only be cd tor Tor inaeasancei In oce
fourth, that he also strongly OF the opinion
charges should not be goue into IA regard 70 acts
since tho commission Of which the Judge had been
twice reelected The hearing was tncn adjourned.
STATE PRISON CONTRACTS.
The Superintendent Of stale Prisons sent the fol-
lowing report :" me " nosv
ADOPTED April respectfully report that tho follow
irg contracts are now in force IL the several
SING SING PRISON.
Contractors, Perry " Co., stone; number Of con-
Der 81 1851 Contractors, Bay State Company, shoes;
numoer OF conv,cts 800; price day, hfiy Genus:
expires April l3, 1882 Contractors w. Carroll Co..
hats; number Of convicts, $50; price per day, Atty
cents; expires December 81, 1881 Contractors, Stale
Work Laundry; number Of convicts, 100; expires,
optional.
AUBURN PRISON.
Contractors, Duncan, salmon Il Co. shoes; number
OF convcts 200; price, ity cents; expires April 80,
1882 Contractors sheldon Co.., axles; convlcts,
50; price, fortytwo cents; expires February ~ $780,
Contractors, Sholdon Il Co., machine; convcts, so;
price, forty expires February 90 1880 Contract
0rs L. NJ. Moore, baskets: convicts 80; price, forty
cents; expires May 81, 1878. Contractor George
Corning. Shoes No convicts 100: price forty cents;
expires December 70, 1879 Contractors Hayden y
Smith, hnme and pa,e; convicts, 1907 price nifty CENTS
expires september 80, 1880. Contractors Foxell Il
Jones' hollow ware; convicts 1907 prico hliy cents;
expires October 81, 1882
CLINTON PRISON.
contract has been made with w. Carroll l. Co. for
the manufacture at hats. They reIinqush their con-
tract at sing sing and employ 450 convics, NJ sixty
per day for fifty convIcts and twenty I'VE
per DAY ior tho remaining 400; provided, however,
that II the proposcd railroad from Pattsburg Dam
be constructed tho price per DAY for 400
convcis shall be forty cents