New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-18
HOW SHERIFFS BILLS ARE MADE UP.
NJ IA nREORE COM-

DEPUTY SHERIFF GALE's ADMISSIONS BEFORE COM
MISSIONER CURTIS.
During the progress of the investigator OF the
affairs of Sheriff Reilly's office on Wednesday
Commissioner Curtis reserved bis decision as 10 'he
admission of certain of the Sheriffs bills Tor tne
board of prisoners. in which bills 1t was anegeu
overcharges were made. Mr.. Curtis said yesterday
that if he were sitting as judge he would exclude
the testimony but more freedom was allowed IN
such a case as this; the proceeding was add'osscu
largely to the discretion of the Governor anu !.
seemed best that he should be put in possession Oh
such facts. The testimony, therefore, was adiui'-
ted Mr. Bush was directed to put the evidence III
such form as TO avoid too great stenographers
bills against the county.
The principal witness yesterday was Deputy
Sheriff Gale, who was closely questioned as TO the
items in a number of vouchers IN cases which nc
had In charge. Some of these items were somewlia
extraordinary. In one case Slo was aSheu lor nan I
ing the draft of advertisement III me record anu
81 additional for the advertisement ltseI1 IN au-
other case $50 was charged for four notices OF sae
put np in the Court House rotunda. An item OF
$50 % was for fling certificate IN the county
Clerks Office. Several large amounts, were pun
down opposite the word compensation" III mum
Der of bills. Mr.. Gale explained each OF these Dy
saving that it represented his own personal ser
viceso In regard to one item OF 30 for the abor Oh
an assistant he was asked If he actually paid the
money for such services lie answered that that
missioner as to whether he could be compelled to
answer. Mr.. Curtis responded atfirmatyeIy, ana a,
last Mr. Gale said that he had paid SO OF the 20;
charge of 80 mileage III one bill he acknowledge
was Tor going only TO Fiftyseventh-st. In one Dill
was a charge of $40 for keepers fees. Did you
actually pay that amount to keepersp asked MI.
Bush. 1.-The most of 1t, Mr.. Gale cooly answered
Il only kept little for myself" Some large bills
were shown to MIR. Gale, in which the amount of the
fees had been made up exactly equal to The amont
left after execution had been satisfied out OF the
proceeds of the Sherif7s sales. In such cases, of
course. nothing would be returned to the defend
ants. Mr.. Bush said in an explanation that the
reason why complaints were not made III sucn cases
was because the plaintiffs attorney would be sat
sfed. because his client got all the money be
sought while in many such cases the defendant
would not be represented by counsel, aud would be
poweress even II he suspected that injustice had
been done him. Mr.. Gales manner curing the eX-
animation was flppant and not very respectful
either 10 counsel the Commissioner. A portion
of the time he sat with his chair tipped back and
several times threw one leg an arm OF the
chair.
Mrs Mary OBren, assistant cook in the Ludlow
Street jail, was examined III the Sberltfs private
room. The only point of her testimony was to
show that for several months she signed the name
of Kate Mangin, another assistant, to the payroll
in order to draw her pay for her. She said that she
did not suppose the act improper. The next
session viii be held next Wednesday.