The evening world., 1890-04-07

Ihis Is equivalent TO an annual revenue
to the Sheriff of s3D, 3Ol. ~ from public
sources, out of which he would have to pay
his deputies for their services. The conf
pletcd report was put IN evidence,
Deputy COMPTROLLER Richard \. Storrs was
then recalled TO the witness stand and was
asked by Mr. Wins to tell the Committee by
what authority of law the Board OF Estimate
and Apportionment fixed the fee to be paid
to the Sheriff for performing various duties
at different rates in different years.
MIR. lvins called attention to the fact that
the fee allowed for reporting criminal rta-
tistics was 80 cents IN 1880, 80 cents under
Sheriff Grants first year, and 80 cents for
Fla Fisck. t.'' TWO Two years. anu ""''' 'n'''n
Mir. Storrs cited several laws which he
claimed gave the Board the authority to
also furnished Mr.. lvins with copies OF
opinions by Corporation Counsel Lacombe
upon this point, where there had been any
doubt as to the proDriety OF making =
Mr.. Storis also testified that on several
occasions IL had been found that the sheriff
il had been found necessary to cut them
The next witness was Police Justice James
\, kllbreth, who, IN answer 70 questions by
Mr.. BoArdmAn, described the principal
duties OF police justices aud the general
workings OF the police court,
There were certain cases, he said. IN which
Police Justices had final jurisdiction. These
included ali cases known as special proceed
ings of q criminal nature, Vagrancy, intoxi-
cation and the like,
What do you think OF the collection OF
criminal statistics 10y the Sheriff ?"
- regard II as All unnecessary work and
not required by law"
Judge Kilbre.h went on to say that since
have been required by section / $50 to
make an annual report Of all convictions in
tho police courts. This covered the same
.es Of y 56i
This report contained all that the Secre-
tary of State would require and the bling OF
q copy OF this report at Albany, would be
great saving 10 the County by doing away
with the fees collected by the sheriff.
The Police Courts, said the witness,
Special Sessions and the sheriff l. not o
authorized To collect any statistics from
them. Paying him for doing this is an nm
necessary aud unauthorized expense.
mentioning the different criminal courts NJ
the county, he had forgotten the principal
didn't know that had, replied Judge
Ibid you not know that the Supreme
Court had criminal jurisdiction 2"
thought mentioned Oyer aud Termi-
~ said the supreme Court. persisted
Mr.. Cochran, Don't You know that that
Court has criminal iurisdictionH"
some time, and then cautiously said that he
would rather not 20 into the subject, as he
had only come there To testify Ia regard TO
courts with which he was toleTably familiar.
He seemed 10 think that the friend OF
the Committee was laying some sort OF
deep pitfal for him.
He hually admitted that he would not
think OF sending Mr.. WINS 90 the island
unless he had done something. and that lac
re gArded such commitment A. a criminal
conviction in the legal sense Of the term.
Judge kilbTeth said In addition that the
police courts IN other parts OF the State out
side OF New York we're constituted in the
same ray as the Court Of Special Sessions Of
Hence. the law requiring the sherih Of the
County to collect the criminal statistics
would apply to all these Courts when IL
would not apply to Police justices Courts
in tins city.
This Finished up the Sherifss office part Of
the investigation. and Mr., COekrTn, after
shaking hands with the members
Of the Committees and With MT. wins aud
Mr. BoaTdmAn. took his departure.
Capt. Francis j, IWOmey, the VeneEable
Clerk Of the Board Of Aldermen, Vas then
called by ML. WINS.
HOY long have you been Clerk Of the
Board p
a. siaSs 1879, with the exception Of ten
nr, IvlRs sOOk Up the annual sPPrOpFi-