The sun., 1890-03-30
PROFITS OF OUR SHERIFFS.
EHE STA TUTORY FEES ALONE ARE
SOMETHING PRETTY HANDSOME.

D0urke Cochran Defends tho Sharing OF
Auetioneer's Fees with tho SheriG-Joel
q. Stevens Thinks that Maybe tho ONCE
Shoula be salaried-A BItter jest.
At the session OF the Senate Committee on
Cities In the Tweed Court House yesterday. the
questions OF the counsel for the committee
were mainly directed toward finding out the
gross annual revenues OF the SheriTs Office.
The lawyers tried to prove that the revenues
were enormous and that even the legal fees
paid to the Sheriff for his regular services. both
by the county and BY individuals, were largely
In excess Of what they should be. Joel O..
Stevens, the Oldest employee In the office. tes-
titled that he thought the net annual profits Of
the Sheriff were at least somewhere between
100000 and 975.000. District Attorney John r..
Follows was called upon to produce state
ment OF the revenues and business OF his
office. and 1t is inferred that tho District At
torneY's once will be the one next investi-
gated. W. Bourke Cochran was present and
made a speech. defending the taking OF ono
half Of tho autioneer's fees by the Sheriff.
There was as large crowd OF spectators
present as ct any previous hearing. The i'm
preston had got abroad that the committee
would take UP the Police Department
Senator Fassett said at the opening OF the
oassion that some newspapers had intimated
ing before tho committee. Senator Fassett
said that It was due to Mr. Cochran to say that
the latter notified the committee whom he went
away that he was going on little vacation
Senator Faasett said that the newspaper re-
port was very unjust to Mr.. Cochran.
Mr.. Cochran appears here" said Senator
Fassett. "as o friend OF the committee. We
are glad OF it, ano wo hope he will bo with US
All the time"
Mr.. Cochran said that Senator Fassett's
gtatement was quite unsolicited but that 1t
was only such one as might have been er-
peoted from gentleman OF Senator Fassett's
high character. and he was very thankful for
II. He said that he came back desiring to help
the committee.
Thomas F. Gilroy. Commissioner OF Public
Works. testified that he was under sherifr for
about three months In the fret part Of Sheriff
Fl4cks term. He had to begin q new system
OF keeping accounts. There was nothing to
guide him In the shape OF any previous system
there.
Q-wsrs there no books left in the sherins once ~
All' A-Nons that have ever seen.
He did not think there were any books which
would give the gross receipts and OXpendi-
tureH
BY Nr. cockran-wsrs not tho bills for the convey
e1: drsan Sy Rs b.sso, % %ssorn:ys ~: once Al"
believe that was tie
.si S.D SDSR L %; a ss GSS%R
Col Fellows took the stand and produced the
sSa n % 5gGs 1cI
would prepare for tho committee a statement
Of the business and character OF the business
done In your office during your occupancy OF
would be very glad to-" said Col. Fellows.
That Is very laborious task, however. and
will take quite 2 long time. ! must therefore
ask the committee to BE- indulRent with me in
III win take you u couple OF weeks. dare
Fuliy that" said Col Fellows, and rs we
are rather short handed In the off1ce Just now
make this suggestion to the COMMITTEES. which
teo will send TO me any expert accountant or
bookkeeper whom they desire will put him
In the offce and allow him to prepare the state
ment. giving him acoesS to everything. and
Day for his work out OF my Own rocket"
Senator FAssett and Mr.. WINS thanked Col.
ROllowS and told him that they would request
the expert OF tho committee TO call upon him.
wHAT THE COUNTY PAYS TEE sHRRITI.
The next WitnSrs was William J. Lyon. the
auditor 0f the Hinaqee Department IN the
C0mptrolleIia once He had 3 big AAG full Of
$500 40 40aVO . -. IVA - eESi