Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-13
AUDITORS VS.. ALDERMEN



sAMsOHs EXAMINATION CONCLUDED.
Alderman Spurrier Excused Until TIC -morrow
Morning-The Testimony ut To-
Days Investigation.
At $50 this morning the board of county
auditors reassembled in the orphans court
and resumed the examination of Alder
man Samson.
He was asked to produce the twenty
four complaints in the StOrmfeltz cases T.
and the seven in the Anment cases. as
directed by the board yesterday. He pro-
duced only four complaints in the former
and three in the latter.
Mr.. Reed requested Alderman Samson
to again look over his docket and ascer-
tain hew many cases he returned to court
since Dec 1880; he thought the alderman
had made mistake in stating the number
to be twenty seven.
Alderman Samson again went carefully
over his docket, and reported the number
to be 23.
Mr.. Reed said he thought the real num-
ber was "a.
Q.-Are you sure there were seven war
rants issued in the Aument case? A
Yes.
OIL see that in these seven cases the
offense charged is named in only two Of
them. Why was that? Al did not at
the time know it was necessary to insert
the offense. have since learned that it
is. was an appointed alderman ut first
and afterwards elected.
Odd not the old police officers who
did your business know that tho ofense
should be stated in the complaint and
n
Q.-In making out your bills against the
Of every month and include only the cases
Of that month in your bill? A.-When
cases are unsettled at the close of the
month thew are added to the bill of the
following month.
Q.-Do you always name the day and
date of the several cases for which you
charge the county? Al name the
date in my docket, but not in the bills
Q.-Do you not know that your bills
can be thrown out because of these irregu-
larities? A.-NO, did not know it.
Odd you not::see on the printed blank,
furnished by the commissioners, aplace to
insert the date? A.-Yes, but l did not
think it necessary to do SO.
Odd MIR. StOrmfeltz ever recognize
any of the boys against whom the twenty
four complaints were made by him? A.
No, think not. His driver recognized
some of them and the others were not
recognized.
Q.-Are you sure you never received
more than the four complaints here pre-
sented, On which the twenty. four warrants
were issued? Al think there was
in each case, where there was
q warrant, except in the Warfel cases,
where l neglected to take cOmplainant's
name.
Q.-DOn't the police officers frequently
arrest persons and take them to your
office before any complaint has been made
against them or warrant issued for their
arrest? A.-No l only remember one
case of that kind disorderly person was
arrested near the Schiller house and
brought in before formal complaint was
made.
Q.-Is it not the custom of policemen
to make complaints and have persons ar
rested with the single purpose Of making
fees A.-No; do not think so.
Q.-Why is it then that so many of
your cases are discharged? A.-Well, per-
sons quarrel and in their anger make COM
plants which they afterwards are sorry for,
and refuse to prosecute; those of course
have to be dismissed.
Q.-What do you think became of the
missing warrants and complaints in the
Aument and StrOmfeltz cases? Al sup
pose they were picked out of tho box in
which kept them, and carried Oft OF
scribbled on by children or others who
had access to them.
Q.-ls not that very careless way OF
bu siness? A.-Well,
when case was heard and dis
missed that that was the end of it. /
never expected the complaints to be again
called for, or l would have taken better
care of them.
Q..What kind of showing do you
think you would mako before court, if
your bills were contested and you had no
vouchers for them? Your docket would
do you no good.
The alderman answered he supposed he
would not have very good show Of get
ting paid.
Q.-Have you any knowledge of any po-
liceman or alderman in this town who
pool their fees? Al know Of no alder
men who do so. have heard of police
men who made Arrangements to assist
each other in certain cases and then divide
the fees.
Mr.. Greider said I wish to give you no
lice. alderman, CnaC the DOarO Ol 1uOlCOfS
would give notice to the county commits
sioners and solicitor, that it is our inten-
ton to throw out all bills for duplicated
cases where one warrant would have an
swered for a number of arrests and also
in all cases where police officers arc pros
ecutOrs and the cases are not sustained.
Alderman Samson was then dismissed
until further orders
Alderman spurrier Excused.
Alderman Spurrier appeared before the
auditors and asked to be excused from ex-
animation today; he wished to attend
funeral this morning and had important
business in the country this afternoon.
Tue auditors excused him until tO-mor-
row morning at 10 o'clock.
Afiidavits In Dr. LalDsOD's Case.
Sixteen affidavits in Dr.. Lamson's be-
half were sent to London by the attorney
general per steamers Arizona, Abyssinia
and City of Berlin. Some of these will
reach London too late for examination
before the expiration of tho reprieve. Sec
retary Frelinghuysen to-day :elegraphed
the substance of them to Minister Lowell,