New-York tribune., 1879-04-25
CHARGES AGAINST SHERIFF. REILLY.

pointed for political considerations.
CHARGES AGAINST SHERIFF REILLY.
THE BAR ASSOCIATION COMMITTEES CHARGES SUB
MIrrED TO THE GOvERSOR-THE sHERIPF AC-
CusED OF NEGLECT OF Duty AND MALyERsA-
TON ~ OFFICE AND EXTORTIoN.
ALBANY, April 24-The following is the
substance o. the charges presented the Governor
to-day by counsel OF the Bar Association against Bernard
Reilly S1erif Of New-YOrk. The Governor has signed
order which viii be served the sheriff tonight to
appear and show May ), p M, why he
should not be removed from Office. Tho main charges
neglect Of duty IN office, malyersatiOn IL office and
extortion.
First-That the management OF the common iail in
said city and county dscreditabe that 1t s not kept
IN dccent or proier conIton tIat the treatment or
prisoners confined therein Il grossly wrong, hutlladng
aud oppressive tat many Of the cells unciean and
infested by yeruin that inyid0us distinctions in the
treatment OF prisoners are made with view Of coercng
Lcm into pecuniary arrangements with tie sheriff or
his subordiuates for their support while imprisoned
aud that the sheriff or his subOrdinates with mis-
sent, makes large profit by resevng he better cells
or such prisoners VIII pay for them, while those who
viii not pay are pdrpooey compelled 10 use poorer aud
dirty cells
reasonably good food In sufficient quantity and al
though he receives pay therefor irom The Cy oi NeW
York, yet the food urnse the prisoners since Janu
ary l. 1877, has oeen Of poor quality, insufficient In
food furnished 70 the several prsoncl5 chargeabc 20
tho Cit, OF NeH-X)rk at the midday meal, on Noyeu-
a
tity. and served 10 each such prisoner IN small tin
basin. without Khiie, forl, on spoon.
Board of Supervisors IN 1915 resolved hx the com
pensa1on OF the Sheriff Tor maintenance OF prisoners
confined jail upon any evil process, when such per
sous uAa0e 10 support themselye-, AZ 70 cents
per day Tor each person with extra compensation for
that food furnished prisoners Is bad IN qualify
less IN quantity than that supplied 10 paupers
HacEwels isaud and average cost 10 the City Of
@ c T G ,,T5 Iv AZ gr Of t prIs,ns oi cn p m
t.4tlH ffI Ns1H re nr hTfa4U
and aDOuUa pint OF liquid called coffee" but WAcl
is pure decOcron OF TIE coffee beam ar tue meal
served d. u, pece OF bread and pint OF Eqult
loyo ,t the t,a raIt tnat tBe 6uiv other meal com
monty furnished 10 the rlsOuers Is given az midday,
potatoes. wi. hout other vegetables on Mondays of
b.rrv soup with .crr OF beef; tuesdays OF pork
aul beans WedIe.lays, of steWed beef and pOtJ-
fees; on Thursdays oi c0ried beef and potatocs on
Fllays - oi i-I and potatoes, and Oh Saturdays OF
5,ngti0-nce January 1877, prisoners charged with.
or convicted or the crimes murder forgery perjury
or cOun erieiung, have been confined IN said Jul m
common with persons arrested in civil eases thai male
female PRISONERS are not Kept apart IN the day
Tiih-rhat said Reilly collected from the city nj the
rat day for tNeUtysiX persons during the
early part 1877, while ncse persons paid Reilly or
amount also paId by tn city,
Si1ts-Ilat said Reilly collected from the city
various sums OF money Tor persons ALLEGED 10
have performed wOrK as cooAs or assistant
cooks during the years 1.76 and 1s7e; that
Performed by prisoners ana mat the pares whom
pay WIS received by SAID Reilly not tAus employed
In AL charged for, ma not receive so large
SUMS per month paid I0r by tne city.
Sercath-Iuat chamber rent Is demanded by SAID
Reilly or his assistants from prisoners u his custody
a sheriff or cells the common ja that prisoners
bO 10 not pay better accUmm JGdUuS are cJnuIed
III cells furnished only Wjl an uVn nrdhtedd, STRAW
mattress and straw pillow coarse Diauaet ana siOp-
bucket That 90 5ucn PRISONERS neiLcf sheel pillow
caste knife. fork, cup, any dish whatever,
except TN basin ana dppcr is furnished except upon
the payment OF exorbanI prices: ,--
Eigh-ThaU the Sucrf, since January, 1877, has per
miJled hs subordinate TO lees uatnor'%eu Oy
law or IN excess or amounts authorized by law.
NiHLi-Iuat said Reilly rece we'd ices UNAUTHORIZED by
law n several cases, Nnlch are even IN oetau'
Teuh-IIat said Reilly, or uis agents has charged
SlI - each person asa lee for taking an under
aaiu uf Da arrested upon civil process,
from January l. 1877, 10 the present time.
EteSeHh-Inat on June ., 1873 lu an actlon IN the
Marine CourT, wherein john h. Underwood was
ulautt ANA Ih'inh5 ItaFtl 17. ittI', t4 ui'tl a.
ISSUED directing y I'D arrest GrIiy anu huid hm l1
500 u.I. trdltF himself up, anG bail bona wa.
exrcu Ell fOr him $500 deposited WITH the -Aeflu
until -uIees should lusJIy mat bcarIy was iufurmei
chief order ui arrest department I'D iAe uhee o
said Reilly 81 Is nat such was paid, and upon
demand oelug made f9r res. itut"u 70 was refused
ItrfiJAt-iuat since January, 1871 SAID LrlF OF MS
subori Mates nave received from persons their
ody gratultes keeping ~uca persons out or JAN or
gong tlen 10 nnd pail or 10 agree Win thef al
TIirtecaa-Ihat similar action had that stated
il .ue eleventh charge ~ te case or John Help against
FouytrenH-Upou Information ana belief. that said
Reilly since January, 1877, has repeatedly collected
from rn- CIV of Ncw-IOIE, lu MS moutly bills, pay
Iur articles uut lirulahoG pil,OuttS.
Fifteenth u pOu Information and belief, tndt Sald
RrIly a., deiI deu and received nom ulsaut5 I'D Ibe
rl1us G. uIJs excessive fees Tor aummOnmR jury, ln
upul tus general calendar, whether the same "as up
The charges are sigued By Aremas Il. Holmes, Henry
t. knox, Geo Dcsoiest LORD. aud J AdfaLce bus! ,aud
10 ii NegAteu