The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-23

proved bond there is no charge But before iustif-
cation the sheriff is responsible FOR the amount OF
compensation for such risk. The statute which
fixes the fee at thirty and half cents implies
that the bond shall be approved"
"But IL does not say So"
Granted that it does not. 1t was never meant
that for thirty-seyen and half cents the
Sheriff should take the responsibility of a
bond of thousands and thousands of dollars for
twenty or thirty days. II tho Sheriff refuses
to accept bail until a bondsnan justihes the
bail then he will have to go to Jail. The other day
/ arrested man. and after releasing him sent copy
OF the bail bond to the plaintiffs attorneys. They
returned ii worthless Their inquiries had been
more thorough than mine. l rearrested the man:
but suppose that could not have found him.
would haye been mulcted for $500
order of arresty'
There is no legal fee and charge none After
man is arrested If any service is rendered him he
pays for it; if not, it costs him nothing
The reporter showed TO Mr. Quincy the receipt pur-
porting to be signed by him for $2l rs for bail
bond and services rendered by James Il. Hasson."
He said
Il never signed that receipt NY deputies never
sign receipts. have demanded any money from
prisoner. have ever rendered bill OF charges"
Did you receive letter from the attorneys of this
man asking restitution OF the excess OF the legal fee
in this case?'
Il received it. When such letters here
they are always promptly attended to. In each in
stance in which complaint has been made we have
refunded the money excepting such part OF it as they
.pav MS Whatever is reasonable, have never re-
ceived four such complaints in my life. Sometimes
a skinfnt lawyer will ask for the return of money
the very next day after it has been paid by his
client, and when he gets it it always goes into his
pocket. Iemphatcally deny that any man ever paid
into this Office more money than was returned to
him it it was shown by him that ii constituted an
illegal fee. ! do not suppose that $3.50, 900 would
cover the responsibility which rests on me to-day
because of the acceptance OF unapproyed bonds.
have got this month to pay about 81 400 to the county
for escapes and nonjustiicaton of bail bonds Each
of the three men whom l recently discharged had
permitted prisoner to get away Escapes are merely
incidental TO the most careful performance of the
duties Of this place.
Deputy sheriff Hasson shown the receipt in
which his name appears and asked if he had
written it.
II do not remember the at all. One Of the
clerks may have written out the receipt
"Dd you write ity''
Are You in the habit of giving receipts for the
money which is paid to your
IF man asked me for receipt for any money he
has paid to me would give 1t to him.
docs Mr.. Quincy ever sign receipts of that sort?"
II do not know that he does"
COUNTY CLERK GUMBLEToN.
County Clerk Gumbleton informed the reporter
that when searches completed before the expira
ton of the time allowed by law the extraordinary
charges made for work done at unusual hours by
the searcher.
"Does the searcher receive all Of the additional
compensation
"No. he does not
Does the County Clerk receive partofi it,"
"He does"