The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-02
GRAND JURY DISCOVERIES.
rHAr 1HB SOCIAL EVIL EXISTS AND
THAT THE EXCISE LAW rs TI0LATED.


THAT THE EXCISE LAW rs TI0LATED.
ne Police, Therefore. conee.neA. ssa n
genera, Terss Accused or Taking Brssss
scr ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or the Owners
NJ DisorAeriy 1osses the Oaly Remedy
sueeestea-Ths Clerk or the Tonbs Court
Specifically Accused or Warning oanh-
,er.-" Personal" Advertisements ana the
spies BiI CosAenaea-Mr. Byruss Angry.
The General Sessions Grand Jury. which
has had the benefit OF DR.. Parkhursts minis
tra.ions, rejected on Thursday three separate
and distinct forms OF presentment that their
foreman had dictated to their official
s,enoerapher. When they met. In their spa
cious rooms in the General Sessions building.
at IL o'clock yesterday morning. they fell to
work again. At 80 they had not come to an
agreement as to any form OF presentment and
they took . recess for half an hour for re-
freshments. This was the first time In the
history Of the Grand Jury Of this county that
such a recess was ever taken. At o'clock
they returned TO their rooms, refreshed
mentally and physically. and then they speed-
lily agreed upon what they would present.
Meanwhile rumor. mongers were busy In the
corridors OF the building, which were thronced
men /, clothes that we're the reverse OF plain.
One wel.known gambler. who has haunted
tbe corridor outside of the Grand Jury room
for ten days to get a good look at DIR. Park
hurst and his detectives wore q plaid spring
suit that could be heard in Harlem. The
rumor.mongers had it that the Grand Jury
not only intended to make presentments. but
contemplated indicting all the higher police
officials. from the Commissioners down to Ser
geants. and also proposed to file scores OF in
djctments against ealoon keepers. keepers Of
disorderly houses and dives. and gamblers.
At2:55 the Warden Of the Grand Jury and
his officers appeared in the doorway Of the
Grand Jurys outer room and. followed by
Foreman Taber and the Grand Jury. led the
way to Part /. OF the General Sessions. where
Recorder Smyth presided. The court officers
in the court room had cleared twenty.three
seats near the bar for the Grand jury. and
they seated themselves for a moment. Then
Foreman Taber. who carried q sheaf Of type
written pages in his right hand. arose. The
other Grand Jurors stood up also. and Fore
man Taber. addressing Recorder Smyth. said:
IL hold in my hand. your Honor. some pre-
sentiments. Is It your pleasure that should
read them. or simply hand them up to your
Honor
"Ishould prefer. MI. Foreman" replied Re-
Foreman Taber then read this presentment:
PREsENTMENT NUMBER ONE
Owing to public and general charges having
been made against the efficiency OF the Police
E'f spen
siderable time in investigating those ACCUSE
tions.
ment is splendidy organized and Is not ex-
cslled In its ability to cope with crime The
comparative safety OF travel and freedom from
Etr0QtS 8Vid0nC8
Il must, however. be as fully coneededth
the violation Of the Excise law are very preva-
lent, and thar they are not seriously interfered
The usual excuse is the, difficulty Of entrance
int sas to
An Investigation Of the facts shows, that few
raids upon gambling and disorderly houses houses
AND. IN nearly ali cases. action Is taken BY PHI
Wn WARE ase are issued and raids made. "'
The police rules provide for regular reports
sx and heasss s
cincts such reports are regularly made. and
is at tScs l tSs, List Of
location and tho kind OF business conducted in
e1 Section 2s2 OF the Consolidation act requires
the police To carefully observe and INSPECT all
such premises. and to repress and to restrain
the power to make arrests in such cases. with
SECTION IS Of the Consolidation act Siyes
Se GROUNDS for beievine that tie
permit endant may issue his own warrant. with
out any necessity OF applying to Police JUS
tie wsh his may enS
persons found violating the law. and capture
any apparatus used in such unlawful business
A las ff.f fAGf Anv hin hlA rNrn
ton Of lay In large numbers Of these places
oi and they
arrested under such indictments and have
pleaded: In these very cases lur. th, test
sane disoGderiy G nraetioes. and that there was
WITH tho facts before us that these places do
exist In large numbers. that they are well
the 1ese
departnent. and that very particular and ex-
press duties are imposed BY law upon the po-
22l. and that extraordinary powers Of break
Jog into houses. without previous application
10 order that they may perform such duties
section DISH and with the fact that has plain
sppeaIed to Us that the police seldom use ,ss
here are presented to US t the best reasons
II sthos aaG maters rhes
me either Incompetent to do what .is fire.
quently done by private individuals with i'm
perfect facilities for such work. or else there
exist reasons and motives for such inactlon
snisiepcy Of the department Is so great that It
explanation OF the peculiar inactivity
AZ reference to excise violations. the proofs
which have been produced. and our own OBJ:
servation clearly show, that tho existence OF
open saloons and the sale OF liquor in them
q unlawful hours Is the general rule. and It Is
S.Sar that there is very little ATTEMPT by the
Inc present situation certainly warrants the
concentration OF the Police Department in the
mhaers above mentioned. The force Is paid
HTHhs s1S Tor the work Of enforcing the law.
sMHpeIior manner but. IL they be permitted to
f os IN favor OF certain forms Of crime.
s Msrs Is no telling where the same
interests VIII lead rhon nt1 to- 95 snys tes
md testimony offered have tended to show
shhahcai considerations. In some cases, for lax
sdhmi nh Indeed the. publicity with
En!eh the hw is violated and the immunity
arom arrest enjoyed by the law break or is in
consistent con With amy other theory, II is ohvi-