New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-06
CHARGED WITH BLACKMAIL
AN AGENT OF DR. PARKHURST'S SOCIETY
UNDER ARREST.
CHARLES w. GARDNER FOUND WITH MARKED
BILLS IL HIS POSSESSION, WHICH he
TAD RECEIVED FROM THE KEEPER

ecve OF the society for the Prevention oil crime. anu
he has been TO the public chiefly on account Vi
his work I'm procuring the evidence upon "hic" inc
Rev. Dr. Parkhurst. president Of the society," mas ar
algned the city officials for their alleged proecuoh VI
dlsordcrly houses. several months ago "a'u"er oD
o,pod d,vorco from his first wife and married. IN IN"
head OF the Liberty statue. Florence A. Collins WIN
whom he has lived lately at No. 16 LeNlngtohaNe Inv
charge against him made by Lille Ohh'oi' oi w.
| I5G West Tlity thrl-st which has been uiso'"''N
house. The police say. but has been closed Inc
Clifton woman aided the police in trapping Gardner
! on the evening of his arrest anu s'c WI" W Wv ~
| witness against him
| The arrest Of Gardner kept from the Rno"ie'ec
| N the public until yesterday. when lie WIS nh'" -,
! the Tombs Police Court and was rhiahu'I "''''
| to-day. lie not permitted to tax 10 newspaper
rcportcrs at the Central Office. where he was h'p'
| In CELL and It was said that he was "ot wv"
allowed to talk privately with lawyer VINO wen' 10
! SEQ him In the afternoon superintendent bNrheS
road 70 reportcrs portions Of long AFFIDAVIT winch
| Lille CLIFTON had made.
Early I'm October the woman states she was V'''t'
! by G. C. Grant. who had been In the employ Vi "'o
eocietv rs n detective. II" said Sh" couid "'''"1'
IN got protection from the s0clety's agents. ana H.
| made an appointment for her to meet "'r"'''
| ,s tho ARRANGEMENTS were being made Grant wr''c
| two letters I, fine woman which VIII be used 10
| cOrrobrlr her story.
| one " them written on IN" evening OF o''""',
| 10 AMI read. Sc am very much surprised at not
seeing you. WI hold that party until 10 D. H.
| can at No. 20 LexnCtonav".' Instead Of g""H ~
Gardnors house she wen, to the West Fory-S"V'h'h
3, n.,ico station Intending 70 consult with Captain
| D.vorv Not finding IN, captain there. sh' tod
| roo,linr IN fro sergeant, Tho polio, that
Gardner was Mt hom,. expecting 10 meet IN" "on"n'
when n policeman wa, son' from th" station to tell
him that Nh, sergeant wished to see him hO"pt COM
| liant
Ia mot
mutual friend in the Stree, near The pole" station
opl she was int reduces. f. Gardner. They went to
u,a~e In Sixhnvc where they drank wine. sh" SAYS
ana Gardner sai sh' might pay him at his hom" lor
protection. She went to So" him ~ no 40 lexington
ovc. She saws ana paid so 10 him on III" evening
Of Octohe- 10 promising 10 pIy lk" sum every
month. lie told her that he had 100 ether "sch"ol
teachers on his list on October 20 sh" mot Gardner
I'm sl,thavc ~ accident. and they drove {" one
hundred ard eighty Gfh.s together drinking at S"v-
cral places going and returning. lie went 10 h'f
house and remained nll night M" went 10 hs mousse
on November 10. hu' h. was not there On inc ''en-
Ing a. sunday. November 20. when sh" went TO MS
hous" again. sh" wa' received iN hr'' ""r""'' VIII"
som for her husband.
Tho Chiffon woman saws that she had with her a
| gold necklace which She had purchased Tor MIS-
Gardner NJ Garducr's request. Mrs Gardner admired
| the ornament and said she hoped her husband woud
pcrnrt her 10 receive Il. Gardner gave his consent
1 lt
me-, her the same night In liquor store at Fourth
49,, and Twenty fourth St. where they drank wine
Then he took her TO the soHe'y's Office. on ~" top
floor ~ the building 40 023 Broadway. ana treated
her 70 more Wine which was brought by man VINO
had been in charge Of the Office"
IN liz. talk over the Gardner Is alleged 10
tove said 10 the woman wat do YOU think OF
h... u.,Imsnrers. linz They made me pay 500
ont u NV own pocket for expenses last month ba'
ney.r mind III get the money out Of them, or out
81 somebody else
Then he showed 20 her number OF envelopes WINCH
! he said contained evidence upon when lhu'''h'"'s
,,o,'a he granted "Thcrr + going TO b" terrible
rnu,pns I'm he said "and yon're on IN" list. lie
| ,r,h out one antelope whlcl, bore the number -
and .ad This /, your case Ilh'
The woman declares that She was scared and
irulorcd him 10 protect her. lie Sa'd IL though. IL
| ,s do Il for $40. As they were leaving the ONCE
Tho s,,s. he sen, the man up To the root TO throw
| ,r,y tina wine bottle saving: ~ DR.. Parkhr''
,,,d comc here ard Sc. that stun h. would faih''
,he rode with hlm back TO the liquor stor' In fo"r'h
| ,v. and give him bottle Of win, to carry ho"''
promising 70 pay him the $50 soon.
| Later Sic went - see Police captain DeVery ""o
| ,ou him about her experiences with Gardner
| Car,,in Dcyerv told superintendent byrnc'. VII"
| called rnsroctor Mclaughlin In consultation ana CAV
| orders 10 have Gardner trapped II possible.
| ON Sunday evening II T. aid. ia" 'Iu'on """''"
went 70 GARDENERS home. ani pld ]" III" '''' J."
| marked bills which had lern furnished N ''P'"''
| p.very Size though, he tossed tic notes INTO H.
| vlfe's work bOv Mr.. uarlnrr was ,-N h'" n'"''
| Gardner let the ron.c with h'r f. t' the hlNf
| s,.r. in Fonrhavc. ia the street De- wa- aI'c'''"
| by CAPTAIN Devcr and D''' tive Neig'nni '''"'y'
n, threw 800 of the marked mon"T into the sn'''f'
but ,lp'ain Devery saw h' movement ana p'"''
an the Hills When b. was scar he'd at the central
once II, had 81 800 in his porLct'. bat the Add'lona'
| 80 in marked Iills coulI not b. found.
| Yesterday morning InspcCto: Mclaughlin ana DE
,cctiye Sergeant Crowley went TO GardnrrS home ana
| found the $50 In marked b' In his wii'' "or"
| basket Crowley aitcrwah found MIS- "an'h'r IL
her mothers hone in Am,eriamav". and Nh" gave
M the gid necklace which She had received IRON
| the Clifton woman
The affidavit ~ the clifton woman Is partly corrobo
rated by the TESTIMONY u q. C. Grant. VINO "u"nN
tho, he acted at the insuslcn o: Gardner the police
say
| suncrIn,cndcn. Byrncs said Yesterday: IL re-
cciv,I informatlol some tmr nG, that Gardner was
carving abou, warrants mud blacknaiin' women IKE
| Mis-, Chiffon. but We not able ID cOrroboraH
| fine stories told by the women. II was because ct
| sucb Information however that | sent "A letter (,
| fla. Police Eoari protesting against the pr1ctic"
Iudulccd I'm bv some police Justices. OF giving War
| rants 10 unauthorized persons. In nv "Np"renc" n
Superlnt endrnt Of Police | have found tlat these
societies aye a system u backnall. Instead OF sup
pressing crime they foster 1t ard feed on H. Ticr
| stock In trade is To denounce the police. without
| evidence and thus ,wrdlc the public into giving
| money! II the police cannot perform The duty oi
| enforcing the law. the Leglsiatur" should
| deal with the police. The work should not be eit To
irresponsible societies The destinations east Il: the
police are unfair both TO the police and to the cloth
Of the men who make such insinuntions challrnG'
any society any person to make charges OF wrong
doing against any officer Of the police force, ana
will IIacc that officer trial promptly II the charge
Is supported by evidence. II is the duty OF the police
10 aid I'm SURPRISING crime yet have not been asked
for assistance. In Ii matters 10y any society, tNcc
by Mr. Gerry IN n f"w eases II these hncletes really
wiz he'd 10 suppress crime why not let them seek aid
from the pDl.re instead Of casting instatationsi II
Dr. Pnrkhurs had asked 10 assist In any work oil
! suppressng crime would have gwen hnn al thf
help In my power have never spoken III OF him be-,
cnll,e Of Ibis cloth II | am obliged 10 speak lat,l
shalt have evidence 10 support what have &c say
/ fOiIAn IN Ir