The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-27
CRUSADING AGAINST CRIME.
DIR. PARxHURsrs SOCIETY HOLDS A
MASS MEE1ING.

Tho Hero orths Circus Renews His CHARGES
Against tho Police, aad Nouees His
Hearers that He - Engaged In Making
History In His sinmminE Campaign.
The great hall OF the Cooper Union was
crowded last night by the men and women
who had como together. under the auspices
OF the Society for the. Suppression Of
Crime. TO endorse DR.. Parkhurst's pc.
culiar methods OF dealing with vice.
Every seat was filled and hundreds had
to stand. The platform was decorated with
American flags. and from the wall behind the
noble face Of DR.. Crosby. the founder and FIRST
President Of the Society for the Suppression Of
Crime. looked down upon the audience.
The platform itself was covered with the
preventers OF crime and their friends, both lay
and clerical. Among the latter were the Rev.
DR.. Rainsford. author OF the flght-saloons-
with-saloons proposition. and Thomas Mast
When Dr. Parkhurst appeared the big audi.
ence howled itself hoarse. and Three cheers
for DR.. Parkhurst" were given In a stentorisn
shout After the Rev. ]. n. Halock had de-
clared that tho meeting had not been called
by member OF the crime society. but By q
miRhtier summoner. vox populi ". II. Armour
rs Chairman OF the meeting said that on DR..
Crosby's death the members OF the society
were led by wise Providence to select as his
successor the noblest Roman Of them RllDr.
Chas. ii. Parkhurst The mantle OF Elijah has
fallen on Elisha"
In the course OF his speech he said: I'm the
minds Of some good people there is apprshcn-
sion OF tho attitude Of DR.. Parkhurst, which
has been fostered hy some members OF tho
press. They have imagined that DR.. Park
hurst had descended from his high profession
to enter upon q crusade against speci-
hc houses OF criminal character. He
Ind nak
game and more important ends. He had
sought to show that the police is In conspiracy
with the criminal classes: and ne has put them
less conduct than all the rosewater retormers
In ten years"
who said in the course Of his address: 0'
Some tell US that Or. rarkhurst should
eIose to our ssteuSdei eyes that he "a
minister OF the Gospel. and that a minister OF
the Gospel should spend his life In persuading
mankind TO make some atonemsnt for ths sin
Resolutions were Passed thanking DR.. Park;
him; thanking the March Grana Jury f Tor tho
sg br and as iaf
$Ie. 4Ss ;na, ;Ss T;s;ss
ney proceed against ali property, own
ers and, agents VINO let, their houses
LOT lleSai purposes, uelOHnulnK tnnI tTe [O-
gambling and disorderly houses. and holding
responsible for the present condition Of pro-
tcctnd crime property owners, police officials.
and mon and newspapers who max com mon
cause with criminals. and especially those
men who are In political control OF our Gov
lhs shouts By which these resolutions wers
sa not Th m ont u IT,
WY srs no. the male prostitutes perse:,
to retire IL good order ~,
frank Moss declared that In the course ' Of
Mo se sdsstsp w0ya s saf the
syn. it's 60" he said. and you will sea it in
Further on Mr.. Moss said:
No matter what may have been the cause
or the motive OF the recent 'shake-up.' the
! bove tho Superintendent remain the same.
II It tie true that tn. amount OF criminal CON
ff TT HEIR, Er@fsS Is no. s. ys4 .t such
mine al wealth would he surrendered on ac-
count OF n spnsmodic 's',ake.pr.'
etor t.ll me that ne could not arrange mat
estlng. Avery short time after the 'shake-
up the I!n"e Was opened. and it has Boon
jamn d with young men ever eince throwing
Ing one bought To-Day. Viii. tho Place Was
crowied With clerks snn Office boys,
Of tho N.'r iOri' Gazette containing Thomas
&asts complimentary LECTURES in support 81 |
wore cireulated through tie e. andience, re-, '''''
Eobert hltss:rt followed with the declara- |
t ths IN wbrb ier%2s OF o laE
pol!.e would go down the ages to r2ster'ty as
the Sermon on ths Mount has come down tons.
real sIeakar Of tho evening. secured the Goor |
Dr.; Inrkhurst said in part;
ters VIII e n h u an n"o"b IN M Iva
tory OF our dear ci.y. The Thought solcnnze;s !
and sobers M; These events ME Irofs with
have said md tried TO do ! havS been
hn S'f Il" eyes am and "s ans- h@S S Z not
m"roly ou- own. INT q all ether large cit!c1," II
M SG IN Snw f I @ r the SS5 rS;t the
entire country. Therefore it leho0vcs rs not
10 DO humorous. but TO tie sober. We are
Our officers are our servants. They cali
themselves 60 Just before election. hut forgot
% ths nrcI Of M yt tis,e sca an "ser kstts
At oritictsnI II Is our duty 20 exercise our
privilege II crticiS!nl the public officers. from
hc ." I'D sore '. sr@t II the league between thu
;iyi servants and the ; erin Mn classes SIN
INSPECTOR brrrrs. hut he ran against wall.
and that ,wai is Tanma1y;
h" eas, Iegyc" changed the purpose 81 the
-cport OF on" Of my i"tcctives q. what hap
lenyd at u house won't designate ono even
went in Miss IS house I've hc"n in III
md remained twenty, minutes. :, Girls wcro
nd took men in when the Officers wore in side.
One house | was In was visited by ol!.cers
when / was there. and I don't believe the
sights than we're to be seen there When tho
io!icemen pass na ont they took no notice OF
ne q strange girl talking to n man on the op:
,osi,o corner they crossed ovcr and arrested
l-r"
DR.. Pa.khurst said the roll of TWENTY-FIVE
ose'y written pages which Ia hold. n grcat
,aal too filthy to lie read. conta ned similar In
'idents. In conriuson. he declared TINT II tho
Grand Jury had not pitched into him
10 wouldn't have gone on his crusade