The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-08
PARNlIuRST MAKES REPLY.
TIE SAYS THAT BYRNES rs TRYING
no SHIFT THE ISSUE.

,r,tIon, Especially or the Police Depart.
wrnt-.ic Admits that Ic set Somo OF
III. Detective, to Shadow city Omclnls
suner.r;cndcn, BSrncs had no moro to say
xeatsriuy about tho sintement which he mado
~ tuesday night OF the methods used by DR..
pnrEhurs in his efforts to incrminate public
nnsnials The complete story Is yet to DO told.
His iia.s. however. spurred DR.. Parkhurst to
,s,ly-a result which Superintendent Byrnes
evidently expected.
Dr. ya,khurst spont yearly tho entire day In
formulating tho answer which appears below.
Nnoc'or', he received reporters ut his house.
and cayo them his statement In typewriter
form.
\suporntrndcnt Byrnes's statements were to
khe of .ct shat DR.. Parkhurst first became in
,er,s,ul in the suppression OF the social evil
through divorce suit in which n member OF
nj. congregation was concerned. and began
e.-iss Of prosecutions against a certain house
ofnlreiH''.
Since then a member OF his congregation. q
woman hrd rcsortod to dishonorable means.
through 'ts i;t.isurs of women. to compro-
mise Ila.or Grant. District Attorney N!coll
teyeral ~ .;os Of tho higher courts. and mu-
nicral officials. IIo had letters. no said, writ
ten by ths woman to another woman who
played tho part OF tomptress. which
showed the whole scheme. ard those were
suppl.mentcd with tina notes OF various
interviews between the rlotsecs. He refused
positivcly to ciothe his story Ia moro definite
language than this. or to name any OF the per-
sons concerned. In addition no said that DIR.
Pa,khur.t had asked this Same member Of his
ccagrc.ation. who was tho mother OF tho
applicant for divorce, to procure him some
French pictures for him TO use III Illustration
Of the scenes he had witnessed In his revcls
anon. houses OF i'll reputc when he Should
s1rear on the witness stand in tho trials ofhis
victims The woman had got tho pictures.
but no changed his mind and did not use thcm.
This story was sufficiently definite to arouse
curiosity. but it was SO vaguely phrascd that
It offered no clue TO those who would gladly
have nnrnvnlled i without Superintenden,
QUESTION: ~ ",oat it NJ vrmei s1 sntak now
ssk him lie knows all about it,, ,n,,,,n,
about the story In lit its present rs snnn' he
the story tor lIe tod them he knew what divorce
sui, sqperintsndent iyrnSs re;sr re TO- but
facts that. ] might say. tho whole thing is false.
now that he is IatorinG under misapprehen-
siSa and his conclusions LAT, are wrong, 49, 4, 1T.
Ssesk When he hsd somrje.sd III statement s
e III q2 tn SHs sSSs hSt
tendent Dyrnes. This is the statement:
There comes to my attention this morning
81 t ssrass IN
tempt on his part to extrcsts himse elf from an
ether awk%a sti position Of Similar chsractsr
e., Is trying to blasken en-, ne ,,, as means Of
Ter The instant. to plead guilty TO Ms entire in
IN :ns
Utmost q year by u sheer spirit of revenge that
ssse 50 e%Sittsred me that have been
sh a. pss. What an1 t it,. H Es
t. h ,Ssf h ss9
Into the court room, on a specified occasion.
de Of Ssn ps
Mr. ByrnsS and his nre
Ihsye availed Of me bers of IN congregation.
81 c1 and ahem the
day 3p G a19ho5y and
deaconesse @ t" discover the facts as to the do
nestle life OF Police Commissioners: police
sEat pof. mHss q
s soes the fact OF such an arrangement oper-
nie ~ eutralAe thnt otner lact OF tne rec9e-
the practice Of unnatural Wees Mr.; Byrnes
Is trying to shift tho issue from his shoulders
as thinks that by showing the community
what am doing he will make the community
forget what he isn't doing 1t IL shrewdly de-
sIgned. but too Transparent to prove success.
Re arrears to be growing restless. Three
days ago. IL report is correct, he said that he
was not going to say anything to tho public
o hs me- at least at Three days
mem = lot about me. Something must be
ITO touch now two or three specific points
In Mr.. Byrness letter A picture was in my
poke. on the morning OF tho Andrea trial
itsscmed that il shoHld be more effective than
2;rai d1c,stcrptiop When the tipe came. !
best and the picture was withheld.
=, ASto nvailing Of detectives to shadow some
Twas away. that was done ana We'll done. it
w WI N"TS am IN the eXeTcss 2i distinct right
sGr thn PREVENTION Of Crmo simply. but in tho
aM S T nn nr hyNe as glttzen We have
are suffering under today, II til" exisonry
trae. Of 90 oaci.! ana Ifs ,hi 9h c ire
nut aH H are surh az to ieuulrs it; shall
dong right it wont hurt h!m"S' II 4 he ne isn't 4
i0, Does hS Srt hi inc GshI n9s to oSGs 4
ss.ry HIs SSeaP2sitSp to haSin rqbs
have never thought it necessary though to
~ iufo PRINT about II, nor to call the reporters
togetH o. and give out sensational mat rial for
The nress. Thore is an clement Of chilishnea 8
f Sout such pstuhnce that regret that Mr..
GgIneS found II necessary to stoop to.
Touch ing tho ma ter of the divorce case
Sha Is relations to the work Of my SOC city dur
tnythe nast year. Mr.. Byrnes says: His nttack
originate in advorcs ease about nine months
sSp. That statement Is totally and unrsdeenl-
oc, ,H,se TO the last dot IL was not even tho
hEG1ht o. my attack. 1t had nothing to do with
ro ,aimny way; shape, or manner Mr.. Byrnes
seIVaa.lhies; Dir Parkhurst was Interested in
EsSase They wanted police officer to testify
tonsItain facts which he could not conscien-
hm Vusy swear to. and he refused. DIR. Park
no uFs y showed his anger at that time' have
Ana ,ne III ast recollection Of any such event,
n. .u so lar from tha refusal of policeman To
SSrityyufr himself exciting my anger it would
VIZ nay" excited in mo hrvout thanksgiving
parEhnnrn,tt fes s;r SAY 30 not believe Dr.