New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-16
Ayers SarsapariI|a,
Prepared by DR. J. c. AVER co., Lowell Mass Sold by all Druggists.

sensc Of general deputy the OF lopity In
charge goods and want your services Tor the SAFE oil
them want do this Just o. you do your mercsh-
tile business highest prices you cam
and in no case shall you for fees anything
unless the parties Wish it after II IS over"
NO FEE WITHOUT SATISFACTION GIVEN.
O-What do YOU mean by the parties wish i'll A
Unless the parties feel the service that has been
given them BY the sherins Office worthy of some CON-
oIs not the duty of the Sheriff under the law to
the goods without fee! A,-For tho purposes VI 's
the auctioncer is the Sheriff
Own you answer my question Is 1t not the duty
OF the Sheriff under the law TO sell the goods without
fcel A.-wel. everybody was the Sheriff, and II was
sold without fee.
oIs IL the duty Of the Sheriff suctionecr and
not charge fee thercfor1 Al always did that. when
the parties did not wish to.
o. fscnator Fassett)You always understood that A.
understood the Sheriff who made tho sale ana
the services that the Sherin rendered lot "ch
We were compensated
O. Mr. Iyins-Did you understand that the ShcIin va,
entitled to demand any compensation whateveri A-To
demand 40. sir
o-pid you ever demand any compensation A.-No
Odd anybody IN your behalf A-No, sir
o-Your arrangement with Mr.. Topping was that you
should pay himl Ayes
O-I'ay him what A.-An adequate sum-
O-Was the sum nNcdi A.-No. sir was IN reas
tho fees hat there poundsge and II he was not
to get an adequate compensation az the end Of the year
was to give MIN adequate compensation.
O. (Nr. BoaIdmanlSo tina: the eject OF the arrange
ment was that onohan Of whatever sum the attorneys
were willing 10 allow for arcilon,cs' tees went into your
pocket a, poundarel At was ucaed as pound"se.
o-Your arrangement with Nh Topping was this. that
no was % neorm these services for you that
10 see hat he got fair return for his servicosf Al
think f, was a great benefit 70 have Topping
Ohm not saying anything against Mr.. Jopping' You
treated the poundacc and divided up and his nail
was not a lar compensation you would make up the
diHcrenc.l Ayes.
Odd YOU have 20 up the difference, or was h,
satisfied with his haMi Al did have to make 1t mp
after the fret year.
GLOW long did this Arrangement continued A--TNo
years and hall.
oYou spoke Of those auciloncors fees being regarded
by Won and Topping pondaee executions you looked
after with Sexton. How Wa It with depuaesi A-Ihe
same.
Odd the deputies get half ASo Mr.. TOPPING
o-But who got IN" other han. where you had nothing
N do with the cNccuton IN under $50 o'oi A-N
the fccs which Topping got were mine.
Q.-whcn you -ay getting haif the poundsse' you use
the word I'm the statutory and Do not ifer 10 any
addition, 10 statutory poundage by agreement A-f'-.
Mr. Grant could not state how much was returned
upon forfeited ccogzanccs during the last year %
hi, term a. sheriff He said that part Of the work was
specially assigned to deputy At the request Of the
i,i-Attorncy.
TOUCHING LUDLOW STREET JAIL
STORING ,hc course Of hi, inquiry toward Ludlow
stree, Jail and the question Of imprisonment IN civil
suits, Mr.. Twins asked the Mayor u Nc'onsai h''
been In hi- employ.
NO sir be- -aid
O Wa Nj NcGoni1al cried 10 any way directly
q, Indirectly wiz, the sheriff Ludlow street JA
.-ue wa, connected IN Way by request 81 NJ
Martin In some ca-.-. to take charge Of papers
o-wh4t Mr Martin A-BernaFa Martin D"pnty
Conmls-olcr - Public "or1s
c-w4- tina, the -nmc gentleman who was in partner
.lip with Rcd L,afyf $50 -ir the Mayor g'tinS
ho, again. 10 ws- not the came man "ho "as con-
ne,;,d Joe any way with Rcd L'Afy d""'' Nho" '''
Red LcsrY. think Mr. WINS j. nH'h NOR '"'' -
as,o tat VITA these ohsfa.'e->
senator Fa,.ctt suggested that there should be le,'
,cr.onaliiy Then the examination vent on more
smoothly. Mr. Grant said that MI. heating hSi
bcen appointed by him Warden Of Ludlow street jail
when he went into Office Some Of the questions anu
answers with reference 70 the Jail we're;
Q-whAi dd you understand your duties - he with
rc,er.occ 10 keeping prisoners ncaTcefaiedl A-Ihere
| l. dire,eoce il Oh a limit bond tn sheriff could ao"
them u go out, Il provisions were that they 'ho'a
DE- snu, up then they wer" -hnt up
o-'rhcn Won understand shcr.n's duty to be mat
he could r., hi discretion y, rmit prisoner In c'il
en-, q, b. out of Ludlow stfr't JAM A-For proper
purpose he could
theatre proper purpose y Al no" '''"" "' W.
ser. wise thing - do
O Would YOU regard taking prisoner out ~ l'ndio"
street jail for the purpose giving dinner party at his
o., horc a ,.onor purpo-pf A.-Not in ordinary cases
,houch mink there wa one where that wac done
the ease Of Mr. sharp. by the consent =" court
O-Do YOU know - having been done In any cases
without, the consent Of court A-No. sf.
The Mayor said he did not know whether Charles
g Franklin when q prisoner had ever given any
money to Heating for special privileges.
rinallv Mr. Ivin, asked the Mayor As TO MS
ouiuion. based on his experience ~ sheriff. about
Imprisonment in civil eases
81. am In favor Of the abolition Of II entirely,
aid thc MAYOR decidedly. "and always have been
/ (ApplauscJ
Mr. l>iu,-So YOU a. Mayor and sheriff believe In The
ad,..abuty Of the passage of Law which VIII do away
entirely with arrest, and confinement in civil cases A
Ye-. sir
senator +. .,cft Would such bin, II ~ ever became
law do away with the possibility Of such scandals have
! ,r,.cui At is the only to do it. II would
enrty Ludlow Street Jail. That il what asked when
o.k.d senator Ives then Assembyman, to bring In 1uci
a bill.
TAKING An ADJOTENMENT.
An adjournment until tomorrow morning wa
taken shortly after 4 D. III. The Mayor will be wanted
again in regard 10 the sheriff, Office after other Wit
noses have been called but II Is not likely that he vii
i.Lc the stand again tomorrow. To the questions
,hich Mr. WINS Yesterday asked the Mayor, Mayor
about street cleaning he gave answers to the ciicc
that draft c0pic, Of the proposed contracts for street
cleaning had been submitted 10 the Corporation Coun
scl ON February 10. lie declared that he had beef
ready to call meeting Of the Board of Estimate an'
Apportionmcnt take the subject mp at any time con
vcuicnt 10 the street leaning Commissioners lie ha'
had several discussions with Mr.. L0oms and had asked
him vhcu if would he convenient for him to COM
tuf Mr.