New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-02
MR.. NICOLL WHITEW ASHED
A PREsENMENr BY IHL GRAND JURY.
DR. PARKHURsT's CHARGES HELD TO BE NOT

DR. PARKHURsT's CHARGES HELD TO BE NOT
FOUNDED on FACT.
The Distnct-Attorney or one Of his assistants
usually prepares the presentments banded In by the
Grand Jury, the nature OF the made yesterday
In reference to the charges Of the Rev. DR.. Charles
II. Iarkhurst against De Lancey Nicoll need cause
no great surprise. The paper handed to Judge
MARITIME in Part Of General Sessions yesterday after
being read by the foreman. 1t as follows
To the Court OF General Sessions OF the Peace oil the
- City and County OF New-lork: ,..,, p..s,,,,,
To the Honorable Randolph b. Maruhc' fresiuiHS
Justice
During the present term of this court there were
published III the journals OF this city, as the accounts
Of discourse delivered from the pulpit or one OF our
churches certain accusations against The character
administering our municipal government Inc inph
tations were not limited to any particular branch OF
the entire body OF officials in Language 30 lacking in
speclfication however. that with one exception, no
One assertion, however was sufficiently specific as
to warrant attention by this body namely the dec,,,
November. 1851 refused to SUPPLY although in hi, bis
power TO do evidence required by the urnnd jury
cuon against notorious and dlsepl'anis, resort
the proprietor Of which has since been convctea ana
Is now undergoing the penalty OF the law and that
proprietor Of such resort TIE Ditdc Attorney has
encouraged him In It's conduct and maintenance. A.,
District Aoruey reGnested Us 10 send for the author
of them and ascertain their truth or flsty. request
District. Attorney is the legal adviser Of the Grand
Jury and necessarily brought into daily association
We therefore caused TO attend and be exam sned be.
fore the author Of the statements III que, u9h, ana
their p truth or alsty, and after thorough lnves
CATION desire TO present to the court as iolo~s
upon which to base them except alleged newspaper
reports which in the form published had no iouhu'-
We find that no request ever made EFT, to the
evidence n the mater Nance ana e pHsened
tile court evidence collected wholly BY himself ana
that conviction was obtained ~ MN w ramn rev.
We desire further to express our disnppioval anu
condemnation Of unounded charges Sf thS cnt ,,
can only to ceate feeling % 1nwarranted dis
he integrity y OF pubic officials and tends only to him
WI "' ''' HENRY $; IiEI;RNIAN, Foreman.
d. W. OHALLoRAN, Secretary.
New-York. Feb. 30. 1892.
Judge MARITIME said In part
Mr.. Foreman and Gentlemen Of the Grand Jury :;
II is gratifying indeed. to find that your body has
seen III to make Investigation OF the attack snch
Us made in the public press by certain gentleman
nan Il is quite natural that some crcdenee should be
given to the statement think yon have done wha ,
you shonld have done. The DistrotAttorheS oi 'hiS
county was your legal ADVISER
Mr. Nicou would only say Yesterday afternoon that
the pIcsentment bore out the statements made by
him OH the day after the delivery Of the sermon Dr.
Parkhurst preached the In the Madison square
PRESBYTERIAN Church. OF which he Is pastor. lie
barged that Mr. NlcOll had refused TO furnish evil
dence against Billy McGlorys place. ut Fourteenth
81. and irving Place. when the GRIND Jury desired
IT, and that some Of It's members had to play detectives
themselves.
at his home. py Fnrkhurst said pleasantly that he
not ready 70 say anything concerning tie present
meut OF the Grand Jury He has already announced
that he Will say something more about municipal cor
IuptIoa from his pulpit before long and h, VIII AT
that time no doubt answer the criticism " his course
made by the Grand Jury.