Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-12

school committee 70 have the distnrbanc
stopped?''
No, he made complaint to me as a.
alderman. and not as a chairman of tn
committee. He said hc wanted TO make
an example of the boys by having them
arrested"
Mr. Grejder examined the alderman a
some length as to certain discrepancies
between his bills of costs and his docket
the docket showing that tEe costs haC
been paid by the parties to the suit, ant
the bills showing that the county had beer
charged with the costs.
The alderman was also asked how he
came to entertain two cOmplaints-one OF
which was made by Christian Born and
the other by his WITHDRAWING certain
dealer with selling diseased poultry The
alderman replied that he didn't know how
it happened, unless Born and his wife were
living apart, as they sometimes did when
they quarreled. Mr.. Greider, however,
called the alderman's attention to the fact
that his own record showed Mr.. Born ta
be witness for his wife, and Mrs. Born
witness for her husband The alderman
could not explain how this Happened.
NiEcty Per Cent OF Dismissed Caxos
Mr.. Reed, after questioning the alder
man at some length as TO his own duties
and the duties of constables. asked him if
it was his custom to entertain complaint is
made by anybody and everybody, whether
they could make out their cases Or not
The alderman answered that he could not
tell whether complainant had case or
not until he heard the testimony.
Do you know" said Mr.. Reed,
that more than 80 per cent. of all the
cases heard before Lancaster aldermen aud
Columbia justices arc dismissed, with
county for costs ?'
The alderman answered that he did not
know what the percentage was.
Arc there not in this city a lot of pro.
fessionai cOmplainants who institute suits
for the express purpose of making fees %
asked MIR. Reed.
l do not know that there is" an
swered the alderman.
When Il constable or policeman is
complainant, could you not give the ac-
cuscd a hearing at once, instead OF com
mittinS him or holding him in bail for a
subsequent hearing?"
No; it would not always be possible
to have the necessary witness present
without notice."
LuJ "uCu lhC CbIIotdulO ID COupldHl
ant, upon what dos hc base his complaint
if he is not acqu" 4 with the facts?"
He makes the .o... .pIaint upon inior-
nation furnished, replied the alderman.
''If he knows nothing about the case,
why don't he attend to his own business
and let those who do know something
about it make the complaint"
No answer.
"Of the large nu :: r. Of cases heard by
you during the pas ~. how many did
you return to cOnrt -
@ don't know without examining my
docket
"Look at your docket, and sec,'' said
Mr. Reed.
The alderman looked at his docket.
turned over page upon page, and after he
had gone through the book said he
thought there were twenty seven cases
returned.
Have you returned single case since
the 1st of January?
81 don't know without looking.
&" Do you ever charge county for costs
in surety of the peace cases 90
No, never"
Seven Cases Out of One.
"Why did you make seven cases out of
the Aument assault and battery affair %
Because there were that number of |
complaints against the defendants"
"Wc'l see about that said Mr. Reed, /
and he called John b. Aument. /
MI. Aument testified that he had made !
complaint before Alderman Samson |
against several boys for assaulting his son :; |
his object was to scare them, SO that they !!
would let his boy alone. There was but |
one hearing OF the case, and the only wit |
nesses present were himself, Mrs. Anne !
Reed and his son Howard Aumcnt. Mrs. |
Aument. witness wife, has been dead |
several years. There wevo 10 witnesses |
present at the hearing except those above |
named.
In each Of tho seven cases made out OF
the above complaint, all of which were |
dismissed "county for COSTS" Mrs. !
Aument appears as a witness, nOtwith-
standing she died several years ago, aud |
the initials Of the other witnesses are |
changed SO as to make it appear there were |
several of them.-REp.]
''EOu allowed the cOnstabicS their fees
for these seven cases, although they were
al! heard at once - said Mr.. Reed
"Yes. SIR Said the alderman, 'they
were entitled to their fees.'
"Why do you have SO many witnesses
in cases which you know be-
frrehard will he dismisscd?''
II don't know they will be dismissed
until bear them.'
Did you issue subpUnas in each and
every case named in your bills. or did you
only issue one subpoena for ali the COM
plants made out Of a single transaction -
~ issued separate subpenas for each
case" replied the alderman.
"Thcn | want you to bring your sub
pnnas and warrants here at 81 O'Clock to-
morrow morning." said Mr.. Reed.
And then the board adjourned.
TU-uAI'S INVESTIGATION.
Tho Night School Cases.
John P.Warfei, sworn-( The a,dermai's
and sonstables' bills in the night school
cases shown