The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-29
NEWS FROEI NEARBY
CITIES AND TOWNS.
HOW SHERIFF. HARVEY IS SAID
TO BE ABUSED.
FunISs Lake-Good Work of Demo-
cratic WOmen-An Accident ut
WilIard-SeveraI at Mt. Pleasant
"A Bishop and a Red Man.

It is announced that me board Of
County selectmen will meet next
Monday for the purpose of adjusting
the fees Of the sheriff and attending
10 other matters connected with his
office. It is to be hoped that some
thing little more substantial viii be
Gone for Mr.. Hardy in the way of
perquisites than he has thus far Sc
cured. The fact of our sheriff having,
TO 80 down IN his own pocket for the
Wherewith to conduct the criminal
business of his Office or allow it to go
unattended to is a disgrace to the
people Of the county and especially to
those Who by virtue of a fragrant
error last election day are called
seIectmen. There might be some ex-
cuse for his being so persistentIv
handicapped if there was any negIi-
gence or carel essness shown in the
conduct of his affairs, but the record
OF MS office is unusually clear of any
fault
Up to date there has been SO more
criminal cases handled by Mr.. Harvey
IMAM MI Mcqueen had during the
ehtfe year of 1894. some of which
nave cost him from 500 to 5000 to
handle. A very few of the cases pay
oA4idl4 4lJlc ii@JLl WHICH Inc SnErllI
can secure his fees, but up to date it
has taken all that there is in the
civil cases TO keep up with urgent
criminal cases.
The expenses of keeping this office
up and in condition 10 handle the
business which includes clerk hire,
deputy, rent light, janitor, attorney,
absolutely necessary. has averaged
$249 per month, which is $40 per
month more than he has been able to
get in cash for the $3.50 warrant which
he has received from the county.
The insane cases which the sheriff
has been compelled by feelings of
humanity if not by lsrW to attend to,
has necessitated his laying out sums
of money to properly attend to them,
and when his bills have gone into the
county court they have been dis
counted from % to 50 per cent. with
out warrant of law or reason to say
nothing of justice To show that
all this is done in a spirit of spite it
is only necessary to call attention to
the recent action of the court in al
lowing the deputy sheriff, Irwin, who
is a favOrite of the administration,
his per cent. of fees in the investigat-
ing o. case and letting the sheriff go
without
Another cause Of complaint against
the court is the manner in which they
treat Hardy's application for supplies,
furniture. clothing, etc, for the
proper care of county prisoners. there
being women confined in the jail who
have not the absolute necessaries in
the way of clothing and yet no at
tention whatever Is given him in his
demands for aid.
All these things combine TO make
the sheriff rather warm about the
collar. and unless something is done
next Monday looking to his relief the
said county court or the members
Thereof may look for something to
drop and if It drops The sheriff will
be in position to promise them
very sickening sensation as result.
Murray American.
The Messenger editor with his fam
lily and others spent Pioneer day at
that popular resort. Funk's Lake. The
MANAGEMENT did all that was possible
70 make the entire crowd comfortable
and make the day one of enjoyment.