New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-02
THE TESTIMONY IN DETAIL.

The chairman, Mr.. Roosevelt, and Messrs.
Erwin O'Neil and WEIGH present, together with
Wheeler H. Peckham and Charles p. Miller counsel for
the committee Sheriff Davidson promptly on hand
accompanied by his counsel. W. Bonrke Cochran. Mr..
Miller took up the examination with the lists presented
by the Sheriff the request Of the committee LII reply to
questions the witness sad
All bills are audited in the Controllers office. All
BoaT9 Of Alder men am informed generally OF the ser
performed The exact details are left to Under She-
paid by me No clerks in my office act Independently
They their orders from myself or the Under sher
III The bills verified by me as made out by those IN
the office.
list Of the employees taken up, including men who
perform clerical work in the Office who serve notices and
who take persons and from the courts the Pententiay
on Baokwelrs Island and to Sing Sing, and who are
maid annual salaries by the Sheriff The list was
gone over In detail The city, the Sheriff said did not
provide anything but the pay rolls OF the Office ana sons
desks to which he had made some additions No fees
were paid any subornates The attention of the wit
ness was called to statement which he made the other
day TO the effect that he had four to attend to the
outside work connected with the City Prison and he
asked If he was In that statement lie repedi
There are who do that work. ard they are as
sisted by two others VINO get the puhoSr Oh prisoners
transferred throughout the city IheSe 40 otuer Work
besides
statements as TO the number of persons carried by in
the Al have trusted 10 Mr. stevens IN such mat
ters Under the Old Dorgan charter Of 1853 have the
custody Of all criminals. Under that authority these
items IN my quarterly bill are made up The driver OF
INV van reports TO Mr. Stevens daily and weekly the
Der Of persons he takes to and from the Tombs At the
end OF every month he nstrucs Mr. Werheimer TO get
re HT from he District Attorney Nj weTheimsT
saulits that 10 Mr. stevens, who compares 1t with the
statements received from deputies.
CARRYING PRISONERS CONsTRUCTvELY.
Mr. Miller called attention 10 the manner Of making
out bills FOR transportation of convcts and asked
Q-whst authority have you for charging for any per
sons except those conveyed at 81 20 head from the city
frisQ 10 Island, House
A-The authority under the constitution All persons
Convicted and under sentence are under the charge of the
Sheriff and ne alone responsible FOR their transfer to the
various penal institutions 10 watch they sentenced
charge every prisoner convicted and sentenced in
Police Courts in the City of New-Yorl.
Q-What prisoners do you take rom the Jeherson 70
lice Court Al transfer them virtually 10 the Commits
soners Of Charities and Correction:
Mr. Erwin-How do you transfer themf Al nave my
men 20 there and ascertain the number OF convictions
Go not perform any labor or service. simply claim
SI75 PER man FOR every prisoner convicted
tina; bad in the Police Court and who Is sent TO any
QEWithout rendering any sery1ceI Al stand ready
TO perform the service but TIE Commissioners Of Charities
and Corrcctoa kindly render 1t for me- Tho amount is
liked by law and claim have tbs right 10 charge It,
in witing Al do Lot know WHAT Instructions may have
passed from my under sheriff 10 the Commissioners of
Q~The persons conveyed in that van ard CT which
list yeE the under sheriff is Of persons conveyed
from the Courts OF Oyer and Terminer and General SEES
BOns and the lists made up at the ED OF the month al
the Tombs are also sts-are they notof persons con
veyed from City Prison the General SeSsOns A.
They simply copies Of the prison lists They make
transcript Of many day and is signed by the Warden
and the paper Is filed by sub voucher. presume
these suL-yOucbeIs ere in the Controllers office.
SHd asat 5G ia the That MURDER On tE an
that suyoucher are certain persons not actually con-
Veyed from the City Prison TO the cOurti Ayes, str
Q.-The subvoucher which is furnished and which is
certified by the Warden or his representative IN each
month says that certain number u persons have been
conveyed somewhere; The total &c appears in that sub
voucher !; made up r Of persons couFeyed from the
Terminer and other courts, second persons who are
third, it also includes the mSbef Of persons who have
peeh up before the judges In the police courts and
the Islands so that each month that subyoueber shold
contain aside nom the number of persons actually con-
which would correspond with the number Of persons
turned over Py pGcS Courts to the q
That proper statement OF the ease1 A.-Yes sir
Q-Afer prisoners are transferred and taken charge
If by you in the County JAIL who has charge of teni
A.-The warden and bis Keepers
oner is sentencedi A.-The papers come Up with the
prisoner aud show the tiIce he is be confined and at
the end OF thst the be is discharged.
QIOu received an additional appropriation this year
because of the passage Of an act requiring the feeding
Of more meni Ayes. sir; based the amount asked
the monthly bills for the past year. think asked
FOR $4,000 900 for Ludlow street JAIL got
10000 extra for that purpose.
Q-what time OF day do the prisoners generally comet
QIa person went there this afternoon sentenced to
Zen daye would you charge him seventyye for his
,eed todayi A-Inst Is q question cannOt answer l
Qn psonerwas sent TO you In the afternoon and had
ulscharSeQ
what time would you chargel Ale would be dis
charged at the same hour be arrived; otherwise the law
would not be carried into effect
Q-WOald not that eight full days and part of two
daysf You take to-day at four and discharge him
a0rrow at four You keep him one day and charge for
two Here the Of committed to date
nendEg the 18Th including the 18th The number Of
days charged for s nye. Bow do you account for that
A-Ihat can probably be better explained BY my clerk
tnan by presune they charged for day for part
n aday.
REFUSING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT ASSESS
MENTS.
Mr.. Miller then asked the witness the following Ques
ton:
Dd you pay anything TO any political organization be-