New-York tribune., 1885-02-08
SHERIFF DAVIDSON'S CASE.
oyEncHARGEs TO BE RELINQU1sHED.
GOVERNOR HILL DECLARES THAT wERrHEIMhH DE,
sYayEp INDICTMENT.

sHRyHD INDICTMENT.
ALBANY, Feb. 1.-The nnai nearing anu
sum ming up the Of Sheriff DAVIDSON ooh p"oo
O'Clock today before Governor Hill. Wheeler h. PeeH
ham and Charles Miller appeared for the prosecution'
and Aaron j. vanderpoel, John E. Deyelin and William
Rourke Cochran for the Sheriff. DIR. Cochran
said that his side had put IN is
evidence and would offer further arguments unless
the other side gave proyocation MT. Miller saio .h"
there was one charge made against Sheriff DAVIDSON
aod sir snccihcations Of malversnton In ofice ana
neglect of duty. The he understood was now
in on sides. The first specification declares mat
being the duty OF the sheriff to convey prisoners 10 ~
from the courts he charged for moro prisoners 'n
were actually conveyed BY an alderinanio or'''"ne
he was allowed to charge one DOLLAR anu
seve nty-fve cents for each prisoner. Quarterly
hills were presented to the Finance Department for pay
ment Mr. Miller quoted from the testimony taken y"
fore the Roosevelt Committee to show that tne snoi"
charged excessive rates conveying prisoners from
the Tombs to the Court Of General Sessions he au-
mitted that charge Of 81 70 each ior
taking prisoners from ths Tombs to Black
wells and Randalrs Islands was reasonaoe
enough but the short distance between the ioo'
and the Court Of General Sessions the charge was "
travagant He quoted from the testimony Oh 'aooo
wertheimer who admitted that he placed ne ies on 'e
list a. prisoners whom the Sheriff had no risn' "
charge Mr. Muller WAS followed by Wheeler H. feeah"n'
who made a brief summing up. MesSrs COCHRAN anu
Devel answered points made in the evidence oheied W
Mr. Miller and summed up The Governor LOOK 'no
papes and declared the case closed He VIII prooaoV
give his decision at the latter part OF next week
INCIDENTS OF TIE CONTROVERSY.
A,p,yy Feb. 7 (Npecial.) Governor Hill
earned nearly threefourhs OF his salary to-day oy io
ip the LAWYERS OF sheriff Davidson ofNewfok TO make
a promise that would le with tho Controller oi sn
city on Monday release OF his claim OF So''o' asdn'
the city, The Sc 700 referred to Is the money 'ho '
has TO pay the sheriff because OF the
,fv,a ~ m toe at AZ
the service for which its payment was denahded hao
the transpotaon of prisoners between the Tombs ana
the courts had not been performed. IL was SHOWN
in the evidence before tho committee that one vi
the sherifs employees, Weheimer, h'd added hcttous
names TO the list persons alleged to have been trans
pored by the Sheriff. and that lie had not done this once
hut reueatedy This fact was brought out clearly by
Wheeler H. Peekham and Charles T. Miller counsel fof
the Roosevelt Committee Before the Governor to-uay
Aaron J. Vanderpoel ". Bourke Cochran. ana Johh L.
Develin W ho had appeared to defend the sherin nc
kpouledged the statement about Werbeimer to DO
true - -
Then iu common honesty" said Governor Ill., the
sheriff ought to give a release to the city,
.,we will do that on Monday" said Mr Cochran.
"permit me to say. Governor" said Mr. Miller, that
wertncimer is still iu the employ Of the sheriff"
:. How about this Z" said the Governor is this man
stn In the sheriff occl Why. he ought TO have been
indicted"
He has been indicted" replied Mr.. Cochran but his
trial hasn't come on yet. lie Is IN the sherins Office, but
no has heen suspended duty. The fact s that the
sheriff lid not think IL just to discharge tue ih"h I he
NJ Cockrnn ana his fellow lawyers greatly dis
trrh,l In me Incident. Mr. PcckhGm ahd MT. hlleT
both addressed tue Governor at Iength on lHe chaIs
against the Sheriff Ihey sninnihILcH th' , IL
taken by the Roosevelt Committee ana pUlh.cd ou' 1hc
chi,f testimony against the Snerln. ana It's bearing on
the several chargr. The gis 81 their speeches "aS thA
an attempt had been made 10 "ntalh iIo ,De ,'y - 80
Tcw-Yors for sheria's services iraudalehu! larEe
amount for tie transI oTtson OF Iss"neFs ioin t'.'
Toubs Tor collecting Statistics Tor the secretary oI Ha
Jail W. Bourke Cochran. IN reply argued iLA. hut hhs
wrong had been done by tue sAoln, Ath"ns" one o s
suboldinaies had acted Wrpnguly Mr. COcAtnh wa
interrupted by Mr. MILLER VINO hald' IH' s'A'"'e'' !"
Therc j. another place than the Executive Chamber
where answer snch chhtsr .',1a 70 Hs '"S- al
"Ohi Dou't make - suo'o oi 3oNiaeh' h''' nj
Miller. ..-,tn
% wooi ca,I f,e tennsmS,," saii Governor Irl.
h,v. had enoITn OF th- The tempest ces1od alh air
| Coc.rAn coucadtd bis .r-uiIob,. >. - go.
a. peclban made tAe clo-iug speech. II was ~
ycctiye against the SBrun. IN tue course ol nag 'P'eD
Ie sad: rlere has been continued wrong uo.is y,
suboriluatrs the Leutht q. lht Attlu,
-. a., r.lo one misfate hut IN N1cTy nil scores o.
r,.,,tss III. stream 90 wrong doing lh"h mere j.
fine tn-taAs made IL sending sat-ts 20 he a'c4oA'y
! STATE all Tor the bcnyIi %, lhe sh,s" N. s - the
! tine money making ~ Ludlow street Jsi AZ i.t m .i'
S.ncnt of the sheriff There would .eem 70 De a t9h
spir.cy for wrong doing The SLorin aoer NOT
Nerheinrr by d-lissal. lie n"'' h'' ~ ~ ''"
s,,rrr nuy .lp,r,isou Over his Ohcc There hAs NOT
rr any IN the office since tDl, ihEHsEA
non bcsai Mr davidson, IL Ii 10 DO su-peS'c,i va
80 - ran tLsl office who superior 20 him. Elmer
he luew these things he allowed Others 10 run nj
Office In either .he Is unht o hold the ONCE anu
pis closed the case The Governor has now before
him complaints also against the District Attorney vi
| Kings County and the Mayor OF Toy.