The evening world., 1894-09-10
BUT1LING AGITATEO.
Denies the Truth of 1.-THE Worlds
Raymond Street Jail Expose
Offers $1,000 to Charity II the
Charges Are Proven.
superyisors May Order q Rigid
Investigation To-day.

rbs exposure in 1.-THE World this
warming of the way Raymond Street
Iail. in Brooklyn, Is conducted under
sheriff BILLY" Cuttings admnistra-
t,on. and how, by a small expenditure
NJ money, attaches were bribed to take
a prisoner on a pleasure trip to Coney
Island and permit liquor to be brought
TO his private room" created great
stir among both city and county off,
Gals to-day.
The story not only attracted attention,
but the matter is to be investigated
at once. At the office of Supervisor at
Large Fitchle, who is at the head of
the county government, II was said
| that the matter would In all probability
| be brought before the Supervisors at
the meeting this afternoon and a rigid
Investigation called for.
Supervisor-at-Large Fitchie did not
narrive at his office until nearly noon,
land he said that he could not deter
mine what action would be taken in the
matter until the Board convened this
afternoon.
District-Attorney Ridgway said that
the prisoner referred to in the expose
the Sheriff, and he could go anywhere
in Kings County. The liquor traffic in
I Jail, Mr. Ridgway said, might be taken
up by, the, Grand Jury which convenes
The Grand Jury before 1t adjourns
will also investigate the general admin
istra ton. of the Jail.
One of the first officials to read the
story was Mayor Schieren, who arrived
at his office in the City Hall early.
II have just completed reading the
story" said the Mayor TO an Evening
World" reporter, and l cannot express
my surprise that such a state of affairs
should exist in one of our county In
stItutlons. OF course, strictly speaking,
the matter is not witnin my jurisdiction,
but IT certainly ought to be looked into.
After reading the story in The
World 1 have made up my mind to do
what ! can to cause an investigation.
ton Counsel. however, and then perhaps
have a talk with Mr.. Fitchie, who will
no doubt order an investigation through
the Board of Supervisors.
The Mayor also intimated that 1t was
not unlikely that the result of such an
Investigation would be forwarded to
the Governor.
the County Courthouse at an unus-
ually early hour this morning. He was
In high state of excitement over the
~, III ten you what RI d. s.r, he e q e X
n refeJ:nGIde to the charge oG made I'D by
charitable Institution 'The World may
name II 1t can prove that liquor was
gold by any keeper. or the Warden in
RaymOnu Street jail. l uOn I UrlnR lQ-
lor myself, neither does the Warden,
md / have not a keeper who drinks
!hese things, all go with the, Office
Il have had the keepers and the War
den down here this morning, and they
are all ready to swear that no liquor
vas sold in the Jail, nor was there any
sllowed to have been brought In with
their knowledge-they'll swear 20 tt.
There are other things in that article
that are untrue. never got $50 nor any
part of 1t, for the bail bond furnished
TO that prisoner. Neither did Bob Sedg-
wick
III you're in hard luck and want a
bondsman, you may have to pay for his
It. | don't want anything out OF IT.
II propose to cause an investigation,
continued the Sheriff, land sift the mat
ter to the bottom.
About the extras, The. prisoner
wanted cantelup for his breakfast and
delicacies with all his meals. and the
Warden sent out for them. OF course
II he wanted to live high he had to do sc
at his own expense.
But, say" he continued in lower
voice. maybe this amt a low trick
Poor Wilson, it's rough on him. He's
got wife and children"
Bob sedgwick. who is Buttling's CHIEF
clerk, said
The prisoner who signed his name e
the alleged exposures in The World
this morning gave a good bond, and II
was accepted. That Is all l know abou
II is evident that Sheriff Buttling l!
more exercised over the facts revealed
about the liquor traffic in the Jail thar
about any other portion of the expose.