New-York tribune., 1890-03-30
METHODS OF THE SHERIFF.
MR.. SEXTON BEFORE THE INVESTIGATING
COMMITTEE.
MANY FIGURES FURNIsHED-w. BoURKE COCK
RAN MAKES A STATEMENT ABOUT FEES
OTHER WITNESSES EXAMINED.


OTHER WITNESSES EXAMINED.
rbe State Senate Committee on Cities yester-
day reviewed a great many figures IN connection
with the Sheiifis Office and managed to ehcit
from witnesses many interesting facts bearing on
tie figures.
part III of the Superior Court was crowded when
Senator Fassett opened the proceedings by saying
that he had a statement TO make, which was lhaI
W. BourlSc Cockran's recent absence from 'ne
o;,v and from the sessions OF the committee was
NOT as come newspaper had suggested, caused Dy
g. terror of thc committee" ct" An agreement was
L5madc continued Senator Fassett, "of mutual
cha aracte, on the understanding that certain VIII
encsses should not be called in the absence OF 'e
Honorable gentleman. We understand the non
orable gentleman to understand that lie IS 'he
friend of the committee
at is that particular function that l nope 10
fulfil" said Mr. Cochran gracefully
Then Thomas F. Gilroy, Commissioner ol u"-
lie Works. was called to the witness s'ahd' MI
Wins asked him only few questions. MI u.'''S
.aid tha, bc had been Under Sheriff for so short
n time that he really knew very niue "oouU
tho details of the administration of the once.
rss,r;ct- Attorney Fellows produced a certified
conv Of the prcsentmcnt of the Grand Jury on .I'e
SucrlUS OIlCc, anu ~ ""~ f~N
WINS asked Colore Fellows about the arrange
,.ont lotwecn the District-Attorney Office ana
.ho cbe,,Ts 6 office as to the fines for foriel'eu
~ococnizonces Colonel Fellows explained 'hau
he had not designated any particular SNerlil
oe;csr n collect these rccognizances when MI
r,oct ,vas elected. but had asked Mr. Gllroy, lheh
Ir,dor Sheriff 10 give the work TO ano'ner
1.nutv than the one who then had II, because
90 believed that an infusion of fresh piood WAS
aes;raole Colonel Fellows promised 10 pieP"ic
for tho committee q statement showing the amount
80 collections of forfeited recognzances durlhg Vc
last five years. ...;o, &C
"noint of departure" for the examination oi
Tho District-Attorneys own Once, MI i'"''
asked him to prepare a statement as TO 'he alno""'
volume and character OF the work when 1T io'"'
T., tho ot,ce when he entered it; also the volume
xnd character of the work which Colonci 1elio"S
and his subordinates had done in that Once
CoJonel Fellows said the committee wouia
to.;I;,ote the preparaton of the statement pS
dcsicnatinr an expert bookkeepcr to work on IT,
@Tll nay him out of my own pocket, he auue',,
aWilI tbe payment be in cash." asked MI
Cochran. 80 ,ho
Soid Colonel Fellows: THAT depends on the
generosity of my friends tLaush'elJ
William j. Lyon, auditor In the Ooh.io.''-
Office, produced and identihed '"p"I''u ~, G,,o
mcnts Of pay,nents to the Sheriff for the last H'c
,aars with a number Of vouchers from 1856 10
date Mr. Wins read them TO 'he coi''"i'''N
rapidly. Said he: u....c,. .,os
have q statement with regard to the sherius iocs M
and the appropriations OF the Board OF L.yd {"r
Appo5onm.en5 do In issa S'' Tbe ee expcndacs
s45592 Unexpended, S3s.l55 Ihe appH insSn,
n 3 i5Ss ao was ShcS JSeUt entire sm was expended In
of an appropriation of 200 Sa9S 900 Vas
u lSs5 oe is apRfOPatSn c o TIs up to soo nat
ali cxpendcd In less the figures were appF,ep' -
Hoa; .rn' Which was deducted $40 transfer net
Snaronrison. $i4 73s 1t all expended IN l0s" o
the appropriations ana .si s annrenyations for The
Sheriif's fees Tie total appIopra"h Wai
s,aiement as to the expense Of supporea II'oo',cY
In tile county jail shows sila' SIN Ia od0: in 1s-6.
Ta9. in that year the appropriation was SlV'o3v'
In 1857 out Of $4,000 appIoprateu loT d rne In
Ssss 600 was the appropriation, ava !lle ~ cN.
penditure S71o In loSg ine app y s,5
have now statement identified ey ihc Wl''sSs ne
for the years 1854 10 1850 Win rel ss, which
hawS hv months in each year the number o' u"i n
hoard of prisoners at 70 cents day n - ls74 a, IN IN
cents psrd psd clo 70 cents nss in MIS- isss and 1850
have statement as to 'e ha'o't IN th Ui Years
to $50 inclusive. In 1854 there were 'ooo r0n ,
victons for reporting which the snei.n TaS t Pie p,he
Ct ts the rrsssupy rsss G5 g ss!s IN 1852 were
ported at 30 cents apiece ana tf S"cai" IL, ., cenf-
ancce paid him S12,lo3. In 1887. 81 80. al =, -
cents apiece paid him In 193o az ne1d an the
Snerif for reportng them $i5,l73. III leoO, he wa
paid for reporting 5l,sGo convictions at oo oo"''
now come to statement to the nunaer Ct ju ors
summoned and re summoned ior Will d va 80 ,,n,
were paid for their duties III sunn0ine @"u '' sum
In fssa ia7ea jurors at 5 cents apiece made for
.fr In "a
In 1885 the rate changed to 80 cents @ ana -"
SsVso .ts and M Tor summonng "a 705 jurors the sheriff
got ssG7s. In 1850 for 24oaS ne got s,,'t4 III y, tbo
sheriff for attendance of drawing panels Of Jurors a,
eI amount paid for smmmonlng panels 9' &C. tir:hG .hG
Jurv $40 and then follows the statement o. ui'
conveyance OF prisoners from the City Prison Ics,
prisoners according to this statement were coiNcSeu
~ o enre ns and the Court Of General sessions durna
g iss1 at 81 IS per capita. The amount PAID 'h'
S'gr" In 1sss at the same rate he got s1s,Gls; II
1856 the rate reduced 70 81 s5 ana nc & gov
isss with the fee Increased to 81 50 lie got Sl0'3o
In 1880 at 81 so he was PAID Sio'5 .rors 70 m
sne mhs n '"s"rH' snms Of about 900 Or under for tn
several years the amount m pad 1, 5a e To % S,b
Tor services TO such prisoners, 70 inc debuute We
for the death watch. for attendance oi ShcIl. ogo
sntions serving surrocate's orders to SLOW cause
service Of orders on delnquent Jurors 10 ho" CHE %
a.
are a number Of immaterial items nnoe" SloD "
result being that there was pad 10 the 9eTi lor i
services according TO his statement. for IN" scvcFa
items set ont in this return in 1852 S32,3o. lncr @
is minute here "less 81 ,OO1 deducted l'r over
charges leaving s45.592- What dacs THIS mem 7
A-These ovcrcharges were made hy shern Dawn s
son. and deducted from the DIS msde IN IN ,h
and presented by him in 1854. may saf that 'hcs
oyerchargcs in connection with the report oi .O
vict,ons 10 the Secretary Of State, ana IN connccp
WITH the conveyance OF prisoners. , .
Was NOT n deduction made under di icov@ricS 0
the 60 called Roosevelt Investigating Committee n
Ws memory is that it was Just subsequent 70 u
see. in 1885 payments OF S53,95o, with IN
milute 81 OiO paid from judgments Wnat doe
thac meant Alt means thai the appropr.a lon 10 10
i6erid's fees having been exhausted. Judgment wa
recovered by the Sheriff for Ms fees. ~ DC 10
came necessary 20 pay the balance over an
shove the Appropriation out Of the Judgment fanC
Mr.. WINS continued his reading from the st 'h
ments. In 1856, he said, there was PAID to IN
Sheriff for the items mentioned S34,'V5'
1887, S36,so6. In 1888, S4i,73s, ard IN lss'
s49.555. The witness, on his interrogatons &c
in oh SlerlH