The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-10
BUTTLING AGITATEO.
Denies the Truth Of The Worlds"
Raymond Street Jail Expose.
Offers $1,000 to Charity u the
Charges Are Proven.
Supervisors May Order n Rigid
Investigation To-day.

The exposure in 1.-The World" this
morning of the way Raymond Street
Jail, in Brooklyn, is conducted under
Sheriff "Billy" Cuttings administra-
ton, and how, by small expenditure
of 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 a great
stir among both County and City oili-
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 Fitchie, who Is at the head Of
the County government 1t 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.
Mr.. Fitchie was not present. when an
Evening World reporter called at his
Office.
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 10 an Evening
World reporter land j cannot express
my surprise that such state OF affairs
should exist In one of our county in
stitutions. OF course, strictly speaking
the matter is not within my jurisdiction,
but II certainly ought to be looked into.
After reading the story in The
World / have made up my mind to do
what / can to cause an investigation.
] must first consult with the Corpora
ton Counsel however. and then perhaps
have 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
sheriff Buttling was at his ONCE in
the County Court-House at an unus-
ually early hour this morning. He was
In high state of excitement over the
II tell you what I'll do" he ,ex,
claimed to the reporter when asked
IN reference to the charge oo6 made by
charitable institution The World may
name IL 1t can prove that liquor was
sold by any keeper or the Warden In
RAYMOND Street jail. ] don't drink iia-
and l have not a keeper who drinks.
These things all go with the office.
IT have had the keepers and the war
den down here this morning, and they
are all ready to swear that no liquor
was sold in the Jail, nor was there any
allowed to have been brought In with
their knOwledRe-tnty u swear 10 IL.
There are other things in that article
that are untrue. / never got $50 nor any
part OF It. for the bail bond furnished
to that prisoner. Neither did Bob Sedg-
wick
.If you're in hard luck and want n
bondsman, you may have to pay for his
services. but don't get anything out OF
It, i don't want anything out OF II.
1T propose to cause an investigation"
continued the Sheriff. land sift the mat
ter to the bottom.
about the extras. The prisoner
wanted cantelope for his breakfast and
delicacies with all his meals, and the
Warden sent out for them. or course.
II he wanted to live high he had 10 do 80
at his own expense
"But, say" he continued in n lower
voice, maybe this amt low trick.
Poor Wilson, It's rough on him. He's
got wife and children"
Bob Sedgwick, who is Cuttings chief
clerk, said:
THE prisoner who signed his name to
the alleged exposures In THE World
this morning gave a good bond, and 1t
was accepted. That IL all / know about
It,"
1t Is evident that Sheriff Buttling Ia
more exercised over the facts revealed
about the liquor traffic in the Jail than
about any other portion OF the expose.