New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-02
M, coct,an .d i, n the sheriff not 10 answer

Mr. Cochran advised the Sheriff not to answer.
The chairman explained the object Of the question
a. being put with view to asccraning whether persons
nominated to the Office were not taxed heavily by their
party organizations in the expectation that elected the
candidate by Of his enormously lucrative position
would contribute largely IN return for political purposes
taken for fifteen minutes for consultation by
the committee On reassembling. the following .ques-
tons were asked by Mr. Miller:
Did you have any understanding or agree
%sn or pf9soSs thar II elected yoa would pay
TO him them any Of money prior 70 your election
by sdV Of to answer the question on the ground
that anything may have said or done respecting she
proceeds OF my Office or my private means nor wtn
the legitimate scope of the inquiry directed by the Legs
lature.
order to whether the Office Of Sheriff is not or sne
large profit that obtaining has become matter OF ont
to political organizations In awarding noninalohs ior
Mr. Mier-Have you since your election paid any sum
OF money TO any person or body because OF on "
your election TO object
Mr. Cochran offered the advice and the witness
replied: az decline answer. upon the same ground
Q-Dd you agree promise to pay to any person or
body any OF money IN consideraion OF recsng 'ne
nomination OF Sheriff. Al decline 10 answer that Oh
the same grounds.
Odd you pay any person or body any sum OF money
for your nomination. agree to carry out such
ment PROMISE A-That, also, decline to answer up
oD you prior to your election pay agree to pay to
any political organization any sum by way OF eonirou
tlOn TO expenses OF election, ana III so, NOW a.
decline also to answer that question upon inc sano
grounds.
Mr. Cochran at this point sought to impress upon the
committee the fact that the Sheriff had relied wholly up
on his subordnates in connection with the bills rendered
Mr.. Peckham asked:
Did you ut any time when any one OF these bils was
rendered know as matter OF fact that there was charge
in IL for conveying prisoners from police cOrsf Al
say that did left that matter entirely 10 my
Under Sheriff.
The chairman then reminded the witness or his adaVs
in verlhcation OF the bills, and inquired:
Do you not think that you ought TO have known some
thing about these bills and not waited year ana un an
Investigation was begun before finding II On Al have
entire confidence IN my under sheriff believe ne Is
right and that am right consider that have auhor-
" law for the charge and shall continue IL uht INC
matter is disposed OF by a court OF law.
HOW THE SHERIFF MAKES HIS CHARGES.
CAPTAIN Robert Lindsay, officer Of the Court OF
General Sessions testified that he went to the Tombs
with the prison lists and returned with the prisoners
The prisoners were put into the Sherifs van at the
Tombs and the Sheriff had charge OF them only whle
locked mn in the van The witness testified tnat ne ae
companied the van, although he was not Sherl oice
hut was paid out OF the city treasury lie sau tat ne
furnished the Sheriff with some statistics Tor use ~
making returns Secretary of state for when the
Sheriff paid him fixed amount, but by presents mheH
nrisouers were brought the court for the purpose VI
acceptng bail the Sheriff did not have charge OF Ie
william secretary and bail clerk III the sttlct
Atornev's Office identified the official lists or prisoners
conveyed each day the Tombs 70 the General Ses
sions Court These lists, pared by the witness anu
Mr. Peckham with the vouchers submitted Dy the snerH
10 the Controller showed the following results Tor one
month: