The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-01
DIR. PARKHURST ON PATROL.
ON SUNDAY HE WAS OUT LOOKING
For EXCISE CASES.
Yesterday He Called on District Attorney
Nicoii. Who wouidn't Talk to Him, bus
Sent Him to the Grand Jury-The Grand
Jury Told Him 20 90 TO n Police Court

Yesterday He Called on District Attorney
Nicoll, Who wouidn't Talk to Him, bue
Sent Him to the Grand Jury-The Crane
Jury Told Him TO Go TO Police Court
Tho Rev. DIR. Charles II. Parkhurst OF the
Madison Square Presbyterian Church was the
first visitor to tho District Attorneys office
yesterday morning. Ho was there as Prest-
dent of the Society for the Prevention OF Crime
Frank Moss. counsel for the society. accom-.
panied him. District Attorney Nicoll. 1t is res
ported. refused to hold any personal oonversa-
ton with DR. Parkhurst. and when DIR.
Parkhurst snid that his errand was to present
to tho Grand Jury evidence obtained by agents
OF the society against nine east-side saloons.
Mr.. Nicol told Mr.. Moss that they could go be-
foro the Grand Jury II they chose.
DR.. Parkhurst went to tho Grand Jury 8 ante-
room. Before tho Grand Jury took up any OF
the routine business OF tho day the foreman
called for DR.. Parkhurst He was in tho inner
room several minutes Then he returned to
tho anteroom and tho Grand Jury went into
executive session. Afterward the foreman
sent word to DIR. Parkhurst that the Grand
Jury were OF tho opinion that he should go to
q police court in tho first instance with his
cases. Dr. Parkhurst retired. As a rule the
Grand Jury object to receiving complaints in
the first instance and indicting man who has
had no hearing.
This Is DR.. Parkhurst's version OF tho anatr:
II said to Mr.. Nicoll: Mr.. District Attorney.
the report has emanated from your office two
or three times lately that you find difficulty In
securing evidence upon which to convict vio-
lntors OF tho Excise law. ct cotera. Now. we
would be Of assistance to you. | havo here
yesterday. upon which we have important eyi-
dence. and want to ask you II you would DO
40 kind as to take us before the Grand Jury
this morning and let us present these cases to
His answer was: DIR. Parkhurst, T refuse
to have any official communication with you
until you have Withdrawn the falsehoods that
''H IN roriy said That that being the case.
stead. 1 then gave Mr.. Moss the list Of cases
PRd to put then in te hn9ds s e the
ing at them. the District Attorney returned
them to Mr.. Moss with the statement that he
did not care to keep them. He said that he
and that the jury could do with the cases as il
liked"
Dr.. Parkhurst said that he himself had been
sndaY Ss se q he repor
In the cases where he was not present the
work had been done for him by members OF
the society who accompanied him to the Dis
I'VE we're prepared said DR.. Parkhurst
with decided emphasis" to substantiate every
one OF the cases. and amply"
DE- Gns 5 saa n pde
at 20 Bowery. at the corner OF Pell street,
which carried on its violation Of the law under
the eyes Of n policeman.
he would go to the Tombs Court this morning
to apply for tho warrants which he was too
late to obtain yesterday,
haye already done rather than Of what intend
to do"