New-York tribune., 1890-03-30

eral times, and Mr. Sexton finally lost his temper
little and shouted in tones that were not low anu
were BY no means sweet The examination WehI
oNiIew long have you been Under sheriff & A.
During the terms OF Mr.. Grant ard Mr I lack. l.,
| O.-During that time there was an inner ONCE III
which you and Mr. Grant sati AM1eS, Slant sr sncnd
when in his Office Ale wa down there every
morning and stayed there pretty late r,oro e some
thing the matter With the Witness lungs, y.
ewildly,~Theres nothing the matter with my lungs
o.~yoa g.. aud SIR. Grant gave personal attention to
ouS1nc oWas there any mystery between you and the
sheriff as to what was going on Al never hhe"
- o2,And when settlements were made with attor
news he knew all about it as well as yon doh nc
Odd You ever purposey keep from him any.
thing that was going on in that ONCE Al doh'
oEYou considered it your duty TO keep him fully
'"'c.," UmWas there any question Of his being fully
informedf Al don't lnow about that
| Odd he know everything yon knew ,
Mr.. Cockran-Thats all improper question. u''ush
0-Did you ever deceive the sheriff. A; A;,No: =. .n
thing did You make any attempt TO conceal the iaoe
from the sheriff. A.-No, sir. 49,. ,.... .,o, ,Ao
net receipts of that office from particular job
A.-Dd he know 1 didn't know whether he dld
o-yom knew what money you got' A.-Yes SIR
all the time: - ,.o ,,,,, u,onov to ,no sheriff, A.
Yes. sir .,o e,.r,c a. any time state
Odd 70 the Sncfii dt any ~
mcnts Of accounts showing how the moneys were oo
tancd A.-No. Sir. ,s- Ala :. mot 1,
Q-The money came into your hands, diu II no' D.
o"when the money was paid into the Office by a
LAWYER for example on the settlement oil an cA'cuo
Intc whose hands did that money Gomez A-some
Of the cases came into my hands % oov ac,ositca hv
O-Tallc those cases was that money ucpOS'ty,u ~, y;
Won in a bank in the first Instance, or dd Son gSc "
to the Sheriff Al turned II oyer oyer 10 ."e 'n'''"'
9-XXdl%nays,o so%Sh a1Sn, the s0 Sheriff in any case Of i'm
porance the account showing & no" r n,u forI % Gen
received and how much the items were 'or' ''''
oThcn do You know Of any reason for r tnG sIs is
srrncd when he was sheriff of what was gong on III
ihe Office in the matter Of deductions ior extra yoa m
uansoion thc payment Of auctlonccIS iceS du ~
HE rest of III A-Wcll. no. don't know about INA"
quCosuTw quowcn. notice in "Thc Herald thls morning ar, an
statement that if Mayor Grant when c wa What
icing done in the Office. that he was not IN 10 nD' I1,i
his Office "a any oIgsT RSa OF OF a1y E OJS nscaon or the us
ccstion that he did not know Just as much about " Il"
Mr Cockran-It Is not proper TO ask this witncs,
~ sit I'm Judgment on another persons uttcrah'es am
TO take that for the standard OF MS ahs"c'' - -
very Nr Toariman-The point that am trying to get
at is whether there was shr n4K tS Conceal from
sheriff what was golns on during eS ,c ,sp Ess n" %'
Informed about cvcrythns that was being done J
N1ieI o"rhat at you knew anoutl A-Ye,. sir. .n,,-
0.-You talked to him freely about particular
casesi A-Oncc IN while yes sir, ,,.,,, ,,,
the cases that there in the Office and thc
presss inc rGGsp, 4eaI5. Of 4, The The o ss VIII "sys
Q.-whcn. good case came INTO The once m ,n' cn
Q.-Takc for instance, the haGshian case 10"
remember IT h.-les ,-.,.
Q.-They were merchants engaged In the dryFoeiS
| business whose store opposite stewart storc.
| Thcy failed Who handlcd that attachment or
execution Alt an execution. handled II.
| O-Can Won tell me wha; the gross amount col
lectcd and retained by the sheriff to cover All ser
and every thing else wasl 40 sir don't rc'ol
G.-can Won tell approximately A.-wcll. it was
Odd not thc shcrlG iasc $4,000 for his service.
In that casc' \. exceedingly surprised -sl''oo0'
% 'o.-what was The amountl A.-Not $4,000.
Q-HaTc yoa got anything here to enable yon to
testify positively about that case Al think wa
not long in the oficc when thai execution came ILL.,
think Mr. Eurne, had ch,rFc Of i for me- ...,...,
Q.-Will you swear titi $4,000 "t- h"i r''', g..
for auciiorccfs' fees. extra compensation pfi %
and other expenses =. l"miha'i 0aliy -Why, 'oid
swear i wa certainly rot siG0oo 100 49,. ,o,..,,,
Q.-Wlh you swear that 10000 was rot collected
o."Wnl you swear that 5000 not collected ?
"'o.~Son know what the amount collected a..
know IL could not be such an cnorn1u, -um a' tAif.
O-Is there ANYTHING which will enable you to give
US ihe figure, in that case Al don't know
| O.-Who were the attorneys A.-"eod rli' i"n,
forget now who the attorneys were '''' "''''
| +.
Nj, Mr.. HoaTdman2 Was rot sheriff Grant fully Informed
70 to inv nns,"eSs cSsr goo oo6i Yc,. Sir.
Mr. CocEranMr Iioarinan asked You If Mr.: Gr'n, ,',
was kept advised about business lld Apn uhhri ~
him TO in,udc in his question the transactlons Of the
deputy -shenfs' A.-No. ,, a.,
yo S@ ever Soi,ect SGgr ~'p am ilcsi fee H-Nc. -r
Q.-And any fccs eve. collected were - that iA'
been advised by the counsel TO the Shei'" a. 'o'
'"o.-And You arc prepared to defend them in any
,t.oE Ne-
Mr. noaidman-You collected extra COMPENSATION
Mr. Cochran (warmyl-ile had risht to do IT,
Mr. Cochran Accepted would be a better word.
SIR Boardman-- Dd yon accept fe's Dd Noi
collect accept nuctionccrs' fccsi Ayes, SIR ioi
WV Nr, Cockrau diofIv,-Imt rot for himself There
Is 10 dispute abon the collection Of the auctlone"rs
iccs. bat he didn't gct them. , tn,
Mr. BOardman- 20 that money went INTO the Shc1lH
Office and you knew that lie got 1t
why, Of course he did,, SAID Mr. Cochran
rising from his chair eXcitcdy. wish t. make
"A statement" hc addcd, because whatcNcr there
was about auciiOnccrs' fees or responsibility 1)I
the shern's arrangement | have a share In. OF
all the reforms instituted in the Shcrns Office
during Mr. Grants term, the reatranrcinrht "l
the auctionccr business was the most striking.
Mr. Cochran went on with voubiiy - point out
tie advantages Of the system adopted ny Mr.
Grant He sad that since the change had been
made over 81 200. 900 had been saved 10 HI
gans, because both parties had been contenieo
10 accept the standard Of values realized by th'
sale Il don't know of n verdict given IN =
single instance said he, ." where goods were sold
which was for $lOO more than the proceeds o
the sale. As to the fees, ! advised tha'' ana
state il now as n proposition Of law under Al
thorty laid down by the courts Any service
rendered by the Sheriff by consent of part ies, l.
:. euhicct of charge There can bc no charge fO
an aIctioneer There can be charge fol
an aucton. Whatever that charge is belong
to the Sheriff. The compensation gwen 10 ,n'
auctionccr is between Themselves No person
| has a rioht TO come into court and that ii
he had known that the arrangement about ices
was so and 50 he would not have submitted "a
il and bc could not be heard to-day in suit
Of law 10 recover the money. II was The SERVED
that was paid for. The act was not only lawinl
bnt laudablc. and ! don't believe the committee
will condemn il. There was no prctchcr oi uc
ccivinc the attorney No attorney had the right
10 discuss what was the charge between the Shcrh
and his employees The question is, What IS IN,
value Of the services Of the Sheriff 10 the parties
Mr. Observation-Disclosures the alleged prcsump'io
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