The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-07
HATTIE ADAMS f0AvETIElll..
HER LAWYER SAYS DR. PARKHURsr
SHOULD BE INDICTED, TOO.

The CIersyman's Nat = Football for ths
Giris-Ile rirst Called for Drinh s-Oae si
the Women TesuAes Abest His 0oiass
oa-He Contra diets Her IN Spets.
The Jury in tho caso OF Hattie Adams. or
trial for keeping a disorderiy house at 81 and
81 East Twenty seventh street and permitting
the girls in that house TO dance cnn.can and
play leap frog for tho amusement Of the Rev
DR.. Parkhurst OF the Madison Square Presby.
terrain Church. returned last night verdict oil
guilty. with a recommendation to mercy
The jury were out from 0:10 o'clock until 800
One OF the juryrpen explained the recommen.
datiohto mercy in this way: '.'
"wewere all satisfied that the house was
disorderly. but We wero not all satisfied that
the house was Kept as disorderly house with
the knowledge OF Mrs Adams. That is to say,
perhaps Mrs. Adams's chief crime was in the
fact that She did not use sufficient care In the
selection ofher dodgers and visitors"
Another juryman, said that the first ballo,
showed eleven for conviction and ono for ac-
auittaL and In order to induce the one to come
around to The, eteSeh's way OF thinkinG, the
RECOMMENDATION for mercy was necessary.
Anthony ComstocH was among the specta-
tors at the opening 81 court IN the morning.
Dr.. Parkhurst sat over near window. out OF
sight Of tho reporters. Sunbeam Ervlnc was
not in court nor was Agent Gardner.
In OPENING for the defence Lawyer Howe said
that Dr.. PArkhurst had outraged decency and
violated all propricty He called him pan
6erer and q procurer and an instigator Of
crime. who had paid degraded women to make
exhibitions that were offensive to every feel.
ing Of decency
II will demonstrate" he said. that accord
ing to all tho laws OF lccency. OF m ornlity. and
according TO tho law OF tho State OF New York.
Parkhurst. the minister. ia a criminal and"
Mr.. Mcintyre jumped up with an objection.
which Judge Fitzgerald sustained. Mr. Howe
said that he intended to show that DR.. Park
hurst vas criminal then prove that he WAS Vas
section 81 the Penal Code which says, that the
. sqsS 3, an exhibition OF unnatural crime Is
rs;s %%,. s"s aa''s Albums and not a'ss@ NJ
H. T HS%s y. Ri nsams st
y. The Ian says" M; HSSwe continued. that
on one side and Mr. Meintyre aud Judge Fitz.
gerald on the other. Then MIR. Howe began
ut IL for you to decide whether THIS. man
vent to this house and Witnessed that dance
Ter tho object which he has stated or to crafty
pess such n scene worthy of belief. Never
= cannot elevate him to the level OF my con-
$sa;, the acts Of such fellows as this fsrE ark
After two witnesses had been called to prove
that Mrs. Adamss house was not dsreputable.
Is far as they knew. MIR. Howe called Steve
Brodie" he asked. did Gardiner and Park.
procure girls to. strip for themf' Brodie said
objected: and Judge Fitzgerald sustained the
I'd 1s rss sR
s sa m sby ss TAX r. edm ns into
Pat behind th9 psrG,r door and after while
haTss hays some driPS =,
he kent pulling ana hauling the Girls around.
He threw his Int to ), Gardiner and Gardiner
What did he do to you?" asked Mr.. Hum
Hses W., !. up to me and grabbed a. hold Of me
ySS sSs ana r. %s
1cSSn W. sSs sisls Il VEN sst - .a'
Fround that do 50 %sht tsnS to d H
20 Be- a. Sssss bsiere. AND suDpossa R that
he game IL with 4 P pa 80. a.. ~.
handled r. % Gssd aas Asams Al. ND
$ssi sss :,S:y a. ia ssa
tsrtain@ent It was that aardnst and sH-
.Ssm sAIs dn Kin d SseaS
Rs g. shs n 70 @
sxpiapstIon Alter the reporters had toIa her s
what he had done in her house: She did not
ss % s
to have his wife know how he had been 60
IN A. on pae;ros,.oxom,nat,on was,on, and tod,ou.
pad adpissions when. Judge Fitzgerald dues.
senss M ssaFs shf That SAID
the nafts were ps iu Asked how shs
house When they vent Besides, U she ss .HY
they had been drinking good dsH when they
mony. Dr. Parkhurst was afterward called In |
Doctor" said Mr. Mcintyre. "yon heard
Whom you called at TINT house You snid to her.
LEI US have some fun, Is that 50 ." ''
,tSEn aSin false" answered the Doctor
ar Ishs s9la Ia ySS ssd Have you anything to
she said that you threw your hat over to
and at the hat fckHd
she said that you took hold OF her bosom
iii ..r Huusou M w'cS
DIR. .ParEhurst." begun Mr. Hummel,
sWeetly. you went to that house for the pur.
pose Of engaging In an entertainment. did YOU
mo" '.
"Of seeing an entertainment?
., "oi seeing an entertainment yes; of TAX
You knew these women were harlotsy
Before the evening was over. YES"
END yet you drank beer with them9"
Mr. Hummel began his summing up. He
called sunbesm ESytnE IN nssistant Shiny
said that the evidence proved tint tho society
shSHid 30 sailed The Society fGr tho Manu-
clared that Or; ParkInrst had told unblush.
lie read OF sodom and Gomorrnh. Tien no
read two sections Of the Penal Code to show
{ospanee as one. Of those hs Ind descr bed.
Itself Q felony, lnM committed u felony him
eelf and WAS liable to Imprisonment Tor not
HIS guilt.
nj: Mclntyre spoke for an hour, It was .
npt Ynr vii 10 |