The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-10
p\RKnURST DOESN'T LIKE IT
syHNEs's SERMON PROVOKES MINI
10 TIE SHOUTING POINE

-. ALLURE. the Superintendent for the LORDS
,.,tc to "Come OF" the Gospel, and Says
n. 4. Letting the City Go - tho Devil
UrtcctIve Gardner Pleads Not Guilty.
Charles W. Gardner. Superintendent OF Dr.
parkhursts Society for the Prevention OF
Crime. was arraignod yesterday at the bar OF
,b. General Sc ssions, before Judge MARTINEZ to
Mead TO the two indictments that were found
again i him by the Grand Jury on Thursday.
ons for extorting $50 from Mrs. Lille Clifton.
tseper Of disorderly house. and the other for
attempting to sxtort $3.50 from her. Gardner
WAS pale and appeared to DO nervous as he
.,ooi at tho bar. Lawyer Frank Moss counsel
lar b. rarkhurst's society. stood beside him.
When Clerk Hall told Gardner what the in
aietmcntA charged him with and asked how
h, pleaded to them. Lawyer Moss replied
MAY il please your Honor. we desire to en-
tsrarlea OF not guilty to the indictments. re-
serving tho right to withdraw that plea not
,,.r than next Tuesday. and to interpose
demurrer 10 the Indictments
Gardner was remanded until Tuesday.
SUPERINTENDENT Byrnss grinned yesterday
every time his letter about DR.. Parlhurst was
mentioned. lie clearly believed that he had
annihilat ed the preacher detective.
d. Parkhurst Rlowered on every man who
called ard mentioned Mr.. Byrnes's letter. He
said he would make a statement at o'clock in
the afternoon in the shape OF another open let
ter. He had the letter written at that hour.
m n,l but he would not come down himself.
"in his his latest statement Mr.. Byrnes jumps
from yituperation to theology. II possible he
p sa MSS TheFe is such a thing as the
BOTH ara good when kept distinct. but both
are spoiled by being MIXED: The Gospel r.
9 Hyrnes deus icnienty with sin which is m.
other matter. His business is to take iniauity
~Sh e eHsas, IN II Dn is not aons
and has not the remotest Intention Of doing ~
en%wS there, % never has BEEN time during the
pas, len months when the social vice WAS
per'n,ea!ert of Polee, aud had closed $40
,N 2a, Of al an mpr.ssion on the dirty
W wnom these houses are run | should be
SSG n5 Il is s" not tho closing Of house that
tells. 1t is the moral purpose 1t is done with.
h h"ss' .s Mr. ma fsrHs sw Ansn
H. makes it contsmDtihle. He plays with in;
fractions o. It. md. unless Less tho March Grand
the very vices It Is constituted to suppress.
M n a ' to tho icree Just try to
says: y lido he Evil from public View where il
cauno. corrupt the morals Of growing youth.
M 1ss sny ssn mnatss ase hs
,orsrof one o: our most sstimabls Journals
saa ami yet re- oet
from my house without meeting & helt dozen
lnoyiag UP and down my block. .How.is thai
fer Brn.. sag aT sb RH' nsSs found Grim.
end that every one viii ind It Who seeks, Il
ionE enough and persistsntiy enough IN The b
T. not and s gh sI5:sD
g % 70 Pa %Ss;n sSey Snox Pa; q. sap:r:
devil when they are in bed.
He says he can shoT me = yell-trodden
shot away az You asknoSiedTs then. do You You.
Church Tat @ know o. and tSat ;i1
hGt yoHHpG men IN great numbers arc nSckynS
threw il il my face in your previous state;
ment that I was making accusations against
na
hsyi a.srs a% obliged to
authority that 81: Byrnes. occupies dares to
hitting Witch is another way Of saving that
he is spstaining-one Of these hell holes into
ton Of the CONSOLIDATION act. and ia the nam.
Of the wretched young men Of my congrega-
ton whom that accursed den. under your pro.
lection, is blighting and running. demand O!
you. Mr.. Byrnes. that you put your Official
hands on that brothel and crush it
For the Lords sake. Byrnes, whom you
quote don't eulogze the Gospel in the same
vile breath with which you make that damn;
whom you say least. You had better quit The
homily business and attend to your Legitimate
concerns.
Superintendent Byrnes said OF this produc.
ton:
Il decline to criticss that one way or the
other except to say that have defended the
Police Department. think. In a courteous anC
gentlemanly manner. and don't think thai
statement amounts to anything but upcaled
for abuse"