The sun., 1890-03-30

little higher salary than $4,000. Mr.. WINS
custody Of a prisoner. had any greater respSon-
slbity than a policeman would have. Mr.
sheriff was personally liable when a policeman
J. F, Brettman testified that he was examiner
OF claims In the Comptroler's office; He said
6a IN Of
entering the jan should make oath as to to
also kept and in verifying the sherfT,s BIZ & for
man examined both the register and this rec
ord Of the prisoners ,oaths The sherin now
employed two men who went around the courts
MIR. Brettman supposed that the Sheriff, had
one or two men In his office who were employed
Tor the same business. though as to this he did
hGk hS Sheriff S"sn; sS
# % @oS o @ for SS hs S
after the sheriff receives the ices he can do
e. is isS ss:s
as long as the Sheriff gets the fee?"
Mr. Brettman said that he was not connected
with the Sherln's office.
CONCERNING BLACK MARIA
Under Sheriff Sexton took the stand. and
Mr.. Boardmen asked him a good many Ques-
tons about the method Of conveying prisoners
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are conveyed in the wagon or van commonly
eoH1 oI H. Tfsrs Ss Tsed sG ID
ney one made when he came IN the ofi!ce
"Irs nice. Ioomy. comfortable BlacklMaria.
isn't 1t ?" said Mr. WINS sarcastically. The
~ dare say Mr.. WINS would like to ride in it"
Black Mra Mr. s IN
MIR. Sexton said that nearly all the prisoners
were conveyed to the city instituiors in the
or fIrn ri xuaF
deputies, who did not give, bonds. who were
they were being conveyed. Tho deputies
mR snSh GGtd Gd not aT{ SIG Sbsp nh
ever Kept any book which showed a record Of
Just what was paid to these deputies. He
thought the county BIZ book IN the Office would
sheris Office In Which, Mr SEXTON te U and sheri iqf
Grant sat-
YOU and s9srs GRANT any a4te!ls 'rS II he Ss
G.I@Sg @ considered i yOar duty to tell him every
UEHoW long did be used 20 be at tho once each day,
A-Hs came down pretty early and he stayed pretty
61s. c,.. Prss,y %ueh oysPg shs: was going
on sysF asSoa IN s particular
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QIwhat am trying 90 Est q. NJ sexton. is thisi
NJ RehsrS roEsT IN zSeS 10 sad ID fv'S tHS Il shsr erin
Grant knew the way In which his once conducted
many hs ut TO '' there and was not " to be in Tam
MIR. Cochran arose and said that the question
was obviously unfair and improper. and that
the Chairman OF the committee would. OF
course. refuse TO allow II to be put Senator
Fassett said that perhaps the form OF the nues-
tion might be objected TO. but 1t was fair to
ask the witness for his knowledge OF Sheriff
Grants knowledge OF the details OF the of1ice
NJ BoArdmAn-Eov take particular case, Mr.. Sex.
ton quitting his hand behind him under his coat and
sticking his coat tails out toward the back of the court
hand vsJy fsIoeIouIly * NJ ssS,onl DO you rsnsm.
Der the ,kks9Ehran t case Aisi think so
that cASof A-oh, no.
Mr.. Sexton said that he would swear that the
sum realized fran the KauRhran case WAS not
as much as $4,000. or $4,000. or 5000. or
$4,000. It was absurd TO mention any such
sums. Mr. Kneelend was the attorney In that
cAse. Tho case might have paid the Sherif's
oftico lump sum OF perhaps $4,000.
Mr. CookrAn-Did you ever collect any legal fee. or
fee that ypu advised by the counsel Of the
shSIns 6ss was not perfectly proper 10 be eoeeedt
Q.-Did you ever collect fee that you are not pre-
pared % come into and Justify and defend suit
brought against you account OF iti A-No SIR.
Cor did you ever know OF Sheriff Grants collecting |
such feet A--Eo, sir
Mr.. COCHRAN HAS SOMETHING TO SAY.
Mr., WINS and Mr.. BoArdmAn made some sAF- |
castle comments Which anGeEed Mr.. Cochran |
and. eteppinR out from the table where he sat |
be said thAtlt WAS time that something Was |
said about this ILLEGAL lee and extra compsnSA-