Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-20
THE DEMONSTRATION,
ALDER aAN u Il. McCONOMY ON rH
STAND.

ALDEkaAN II L. MsCoNoMT On TBn
He issues - Warrant for Every Compla.nt-
Alderman H. <. McCouomy, of the
First ward, aftiri ned.
He answered negatively the five leading
questions asked tho officers, heretofore
published, qualifying one of his answers
with the remark that i'll issuing subpcenas
where all the witnesses were not known,
he allowed the officers to add other wit
nesscs' names aud in i few cases, where
complaints ha,t been made against offend
ers whose NAMES were not known, but u
description Of whom was given, he placed
the description un the warrant until the
uame Gould be ascertained.
Glow many cases did yuu return to
cont during -. past veac? A-2g
", GIeiGsi Tbs ~hc-s humHev #
as head az! disr ..ei according t.
ycu Ills. VIZ =, ths costs, $3.50. ~,
The ten,tabie5 hin; .h.w Iin.,.cs. and
TIC costs $500 S.
C.-no you issue ao.Lrl::.n;s ...d WAR
rants i'll every case heard? A-Yas, sir
Q.-Do you preserve them A.-Yes,
for 4 year OF two. | make out bills for
policemen and constables.
Q.-Do you duplicate cases. Al
issue a warrant Tor every complaint made.
II y man is arrested for drunken aud dis
orderly conduct. and some other Oifeuse, l
issue a warrant for each complaint.
Mr.. Greider-lIere is bill for thres
search warrants, wish you to explain.
"A warrant is issued for II search for
goods believed to be in CERTAIN house
the goods are not found then a belief is
MT rfniO Oal h&r< hx, Ok1;oo Vbnk ha L.,
are concealed in another house, and another
warrant is issued The officers are enti-
tied to be paid for the service Of these
warrants.
Q.-I see that Officer James Kautz is
prosecutor in thirteen cases, two OF which
are for larceny against the same defendant
Oh the same day. Is not this duplicating
eases? A.-No ; the two larcenics were
distinct Offences, tho goods belonging to
different persons.
Q.-DO you ever make inquiry into the
nature Of the complaints made before you
before receiving the complaint :! A.
Yes; think refuse to entertain rs many
cases us | entertain.
Q.-Can you dismiss Il Case without u
hcaringo A.-Not without IN examina-
ton though it may be dismissed without
any witnesses being heard.
Q.-llavc You many railroad cases before
you? Yes, sir a good many.
Q.-llow are you paid" Al am
paid by the Pennsylvania railroad com
pauy; charge nothing to the county for
such cases. collect the penalty from the
train jumpers, whenever CAP, and have
paid over to the school board tho sum Of
$21.GO, u part of the penalties collected.
Q.-Nhcn you issue warrants to officers,
and they arrest several persons on ono
single trip do you allow them mileage on
each case? Al allow them nothing
they endorse their claims for service on
the back of the warrants; and | make out
| their bills for the amouu. claimed by them
in their return.
Q.-DO you know any Professional pros
ccutOrs? Al do not.
o. see that MIR. Kautz is prosecutor
i'll great many cases. A.-IIIs name
| will not be found on my docket except in
those special cases, and if you knew the
circumstances they would not appear SD
bad as the look Oh the bills. The accused
we're boys who were charged with stealing
books from tho public school houses, and
the officer was urged, by patrons of the
schools, to bring the complaint.
Q.-Why did not those people make
complaints themselves A.-They claimed
that tho Otfense being known it was the
officers duty to make tine complaint.
Mr.. Greider-When All officer makes
u complaint we hold that he ought to have
sufficient evidence 10 make his case good
Or receive no pay.
The examination drGted into pleasant
chat between the alderman and the audi
tors, ut tho end Of which an adjournment
took place.
The Late Clerk OF Commissioners.
I. N. 8. Will, late clerk to county COM
missioners, was affirmed and examined.
! He said the county commissioners were
all present on the day that Barnes, Nc
Mellen's and Sheriff Strincs bills were
passed. McMellel's bill was passed late
in the afternoon, say 80 p. M. would
not be certain that when McMellcn's bill
was passed Mr.. Montgomery was present
| The sheriffTs bill was passed late at night :;
he had to hunt up the commissioners to
sign it,; when he found Coble he couldn't
And Bushong. Strine wanted to have his
| bill settled before the expiration of the
! term of the commissioners with whom he
served. Montgomery was present during
tho day but witness did not know whether
or not he was present when the above
named bills were passed. AS u matter
of fact Montgomery did not participate in
tho approval or payment Of these bills,
was not present when they were paid, and
he sayshe had understood prior to that
that the board had adjourned sine de-
REP.]
Squire Barr Comes Up Smiling.
Thursday Morning.-At 10 O'Clock AL
derman J. K. Barr, of the Third ward, ap-
pearcd before tho auditors, and on being
sworn had read to him the five questions
put to the other witnesses, and answered
them all negatively. lie testified that he
plants and warrants issued by him. He
had them done up very nicely in packages
those of each month in separate package.
He stated that no occupied an office that
had been used as an alderman's office for
1S years he was very often called up at
night to take complaints, the truth of
which at the time he had no means of
ascertaining that he refused to hear a
great many complaints, and had never
taken one made by drunken person that
in 1881 he returned 115 cases to court.
Mr.. Grcider-Your bills for 1881 show
that you charge the county So, 4.23 costs
in $50 cases, while the cOnstables' costs
arc $1,57O.99 for 72j cases. How do you
account for the difference between the
number of your own and the cOnstables'
cases? A.-There were cases in which
persons were complained against by other
complainants than officers officers get no
pay for dismissed cases of drunken and
disOrderly conduct, while do get pay
these and the cases returned to court will
aoco,,nt for tho .1ifforonce I have had