| Show ASIunl tFFICI olAMncl nfemln ralnr J ll ul Rlem Xrw Yonic Jtarcli 5 As stated brit fly in n dispatch to the NEWS yesterday the grand jury Innded along a-long presentment to Judge Fltzgi raid r-aid in which the sheriff office is characterized as a disgrace to the city an I a shame t civilization The foreman of the grand jury said thoicqiiiry had failed to reeal a single redeeming element in Uie management of the sberifpg office it it a black record of violated law lardy forced fctllementf cor tny justice or slUement cr rupUon old briber I was no rpOI what to longer a question of ought he l done to remedy the existing evils but that it must b done at once ant without delay The foreman fore-man asks that copies of the presentment present-ment b sent to the governor and State Legislature The prerentment In referring t Jic sheriffs sales says that during the three CIr ending January 1 ISbO one firm of auctioneers eon ducted the sheriffs sales from which wai realized the sun of 13 TTSOJj Of this sum S1T917 was livideJ between thefheriir < the aucUoneers In the year 1S3 the sheriffs profits were over 0 flow much more lie received for extra compensation cannot b earned IKCHUMS of the loo enc I of lit account Dnder the system in vogue the deputy sheriffs In order to realizs substantial pecuniary advantage ad-vantage are almost compelled to commit criminal act certalnl to ay aside all idea of honely and ntegrity For twenty ear P t siys the Jury there has licin an utter subversion of public ItSterests and the employment o personal gain ment of men of Ignorance and cu ndity in Ute sheriffs ofilce |
