The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-24
PRISONERS AND TRAMPS.
CH1R0ES MADE AGAINST OFFICIALS
IN NORRIS COUNgY, MI

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UorrisiOwn. Morris County. N. j., testified. IN
cidrntnIly. NOT Ion, MO. i'm "a trinl then bending
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was not his huein AZ To keep one. This was
during sheriff =. rs1n A. Frcemnn's term Of
ono which cnl,I inst N,vn,,h.r Mr. Frcc.
oi''o VIM" UNIV" "H' N,N'"",r. W.T. rroo-
man. on being questioned. said there was n
record kept in the lail quite sufficient for nil
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puS'h'SS puI p'S'S' Nv Jhll' II" h"u"n WIS
not county house. and he did not think II
necessnrv to s.t d,,rn fin, ,,t,r -, ,,,ry ,,ris
60. 80 , a., A.,
oh'I' or Wh''hcr ne was porh IN the
United States or in Ireland. Lately an in
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a""''s wa" n"u 'Nls''u III INC Jnl' WI pro-
tented by Sheriff Freeman to tho county and
duly audited by the proppr committee of the
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Board AMI ordered paid, was rctNnmncd 10y
severnl cit lions and II el,,,r,, Of tlog IN lor TX
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Urn meas To prisoners was hotrd' Ih'sc mems
were charged in Novrmberand December. 1877.
nnd January truor, March Auril nn1 MAY
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1873. Ordinarily two meats day are given TO
every prisoner but when he il required Ia work
a,birj ,,cal IL ,,i,,.n hin, f,r ,,hi. q, .,,,r,,
atnirn nlen' ~ gwen h''n' Ior "n,ch cnnrg'
Oh 10 cents II maze lo ih' ,9unty. In ilc hlll IN
question Il WIS h,'tfcd tnnl me Extra in'hs
mittee oi the lrni"'d"rs. Those ci'lgrh-
Whp mn41 'n' I'.AnlnlhAtloh aver INIT
.i' '''t''''tA '''''f ''t''t 'i''N W
Mt'ri H. ," 'i" i'' w. i, VS. W. hh'Wn ~
MutrlstoWn thNt lrSo,"rs were tak'n out u
Wui on th' fiuunu anu! 'n' "hrfh,s f,si-
ui,h..,;- "hd "i7n ,hgi usy W. .ru l'r, lhr
Hu'ril hint ,h- itW' lnr i'hly, W. f.rd,
ifsl'' ny OF thr BANK 81 the k"punhc ia New
county WIS nude to pay Tor tlir extra mcus
6Nrn ~ VI. y! So mere Mhll' WorkluS ms sp'''l-
nrd. ana thni w" men Tor whom the work was
dom paid nothing.
lHr laws ul " jersey permit the ShHriU 10
hk' uAinl~. VINO hr9 u--,riprd ~ dlsorurrly
NllHit'r ih"lr rnh'lcil'h anu SCI them nt work.
in"l ~ ."nN '''i 'l 'in'f ,nlt' h'rs niusi h'
KEN Wlhlh U9", llll wits. IL' nv ilEil ~
Mer" informed tl,t convi't - Other than ir,mps
Mct' Wkth oul hnI ~ al work, me Couri House
prisoner. wh" was uud' sentence Tor ~ allhg.
WIS SOM Tor ny ur"-li NJ Juds"., ne mos
kcnEor was aoun nl,t'n nihut = ana ,hrJ nds".
pecnhlhg inp'trhl' s"nt nh"ih"r mess MGR
Gown stirS 10 inquire mo w delay oi me hrst.
nrsan , vsf r H or, o o MR. no d t
i was alleged ihni no hhd run nl Ne way from
iin ~ I'm > mousse lhli nilio distant mo
Sheriff denies this. however declaring that the
man in this cnse had been working on the pub
lic street. As a result 81 tll" reports thus set
anoat. compute 81 lr"cMoll"rs. consisting
o. George H., liuii. Elias VI. * iling"r. ana Mr..
Van Duynr, has been appointed. ana Will make
al On i,nl investigation. p.i,... H. a..
chhrgrs were 'Rll,d tn MS attention. thHt IN the
ilrs. p,n,,r he ma f.Nth nrhNy ,"hus i"r uI
hlhsri uhsW'tA.r 10 th' county i9r every nci
re had prrlormra 10 ohrTiu; ne hII hrohrn no
INV 20 lNF ~ ne KNOW. hilu IT ne lNl tH'lnl'du1
done 50 he md iul "9niid"nre That b" had not
don" SO IN splrit II ne hAl CHOSEN io set every
prlsonrt IN IN" lni hirlit ne alun' was rrspon-
slule t9f ~ II mao w lAct' never l"-t 70 PRISONER
commit . 10 his charge. As 10 taxing out
prisoners tnat were not tramps. ana setting
Them Ia work. ne could not remember that lie
had eyer done So. THIS however. be- WIS cer-
tain Of thui no such prisoner had boon taken
out unwilingiy. and since he was responsible
Tor Their safe keeping h" did not thluk II was
me bus ness o. ANYBODY else 20 nnd fault. He
hai charged the county Tor extra meals for
prisoners while al w'rN Tor himseli ana Tor
9ther persons. Many times le hnd been urged
Nv cl'iHrus To set Tie tranpS 10 Work IN order
uht othtr trhlnps mlEht hchr 81 ~ ana thus
u. ltrN"hu"l from coming, mo th' county.
mat WINS tue olg"t oi II" Jaw IN permitting
them 10 be set az work; The law, did not specify
where or Tor whom they should work. IL was
entr"y, proper. thrreipr', that no should
charge the extra meals To the county. no matter
richcd himself bv tho small amount Of work
they had duue IN his grounds. Ii wns entirely
true that Mr.. Ford and others had not paid a
cent toward TIE extra meals.
Anothrr srrl"' 81 'narg = th0t IRE now mRle
reite To- ailnirs IN the Jail. hut not directly to
eN-ShpriH Freeman. ON tuese Prosecutor OF
Pie,s Frederick \. d, Mott caused the arrest
on Mednrsiay ,a,l u justice oi the Iac" WI
nam D. l. t-ien VINO WIS rrIehsci on $500 hall.
law oil 1878 dlr''is Justices Of the Peace 20
PEND the papers ~ GU cases oi conviction To tis
prosecutor OBJ IN il'hs, EirtIn ront VI papers
Ia eleven c,-r- in the january term. In every
on" nl inc as.N iuN r1nfhdluuui was "lth"r
hcrper u 10y or Ju-ll'' t'-ton ci'rS WHO'S
name 10 D1y'', Atrwhtd u WIS ipunl thht ~
eighteen othcr cases i4' papers wcr' lodge.
win tho County tl"TK, but not with
the Prose ui'r II the Peas. il was uecess rs
% 'ulge lhrn Win Tue county Ni"rk IN order
thht ~" JUSTICE ul..,i.t 70" Ahle 20 draw his i""S.
II WIS lur mot Srnan= up tn panris I" the
Prosecutor a. 9. J.. 'a- in lu"se eighteen 'ns,-
that Justice L 1T % wa, arrested. 1t was noticed
That although Ia" epI lINluants " re not men
uOn'd IN tAe rtprrs sent To- tho County Cl"rk
Tei IN rdch o. ih.u, Will onH exception. Dpyl"
hhd br,h ,lutri 10 q l rs consihhl" IL ~ al
legged thht JUSTICE Ehsinh sometimes went To
me lnl anu tried ana convicted trainps whose
previous terms OF sentence had not expired.
a. eNtihplfs Tue following 'hsrs are gwen;
FRANK Shllth, sentenced rs iran 10y Alder
man DrNks u ten di1ls OF IMPRISONMENT on
Jan. ., 1917. was on Jan. Z. lSi9 tried 10y Jus
zee Easlon on new complaint sworn TO by
Keeper Hhlly. and sentenced MS tramp 10 two
months impr.Sonmout. Tho affidavit OF n com
phinant. II IL sud, must necessarily allege in
such case thai the prisoner has been going
about from door 10 door. begging for charity.
william Hunt another tramp. who was sem
tened by Justr' EaSton 20 three mohths' I'M
prlsonment gu Feb IL. 1878. was on May 7. nve
Gays before the expiration OF MS term, tried y
Ension on another complaint that he was
tramp. sworn 10 ny hhllJ ana sentenced 10 an
other term O. thrce months
EDWARD Mullen tramp, was sentenced. II is
aVerr1u. on Dec. ~, 10 bl Enstpn ana on the
very day us term ol TWO months expired. ne
was rrseht"ncrd ON complaint OF lially for three
months Thomas flood, tramp. was ~ SINH
TAR way sentenced % q second term. hve days
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