The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-07
BYRNES HAS WORD TO SAY.
HE TAKES UP PARKHURsT,s ATTACK
ON THE POLICE.

The Superintendent Accuses the Crusading
Minister or Engaging In n Conspiracy OF
ISLANDER Against High Onfcinis, and Prom
ises Important Documentary Evidence.
Superintendent Byrnes has broken the long
silence he has hitherto maintained with re-
gard to the charges made against tho Police
Department by the Rev. DR.. parkhurst. Gem
orally when questioned about tho matter he
has said:
DR. Parkhnrst Is a clegyman. and is respon-
sible to God"
Last night at 10 O'Clock he called the re-
rorters to his Office at Police Headquarters
and limited at revelations which will prove
moro sensational when they come than any
thing that has yet been revealed in connection
with the Parkhurst scandals. All the turmoil
which Parkhurst has stirred up over the
social OWL had its origin. accord
ing to Superintendent Byrnes. in u di-
vorce suit that was brought by one OF the fe-
male members Of his congregation. This
lady's mother Interested DR.. rarkhurst In the
case. and In that way he learned much OF vice
and shame and began his attacks on disorder
ly houses.
Up to this time" said Superintendent
Byrnes. Il have kept silent In face OF the
charges brought by the lev. DR.. Parkhurst
against tho officials Of this department.. ! had
intended to give out n detailed statement CIV
INK FtteEs. lhteTNleWs. ana IuCtS. Dut Hnu tnaL
cannot get it prepared in full tonight Tho
full statement shall have ready within a few
days will say now that the statements OF
DR.. Parkhurst have been made without evil
dence to support them. don't believe that he
believes these statements himself Tho whole
trouble sprRng from a divorce suit that was
brought nine or ten months ago by a m ember
OF MS eonEregntion. An effort was made then
by acerta!n member Of DR.. Iarkhurst's com
gregatlon to got u police officer to swear to
certain STATEMENTS against he husband, -,
Or. i'arkhurst became Interested in the
case. The woman got hcr divorce. and then
followed a series Of prosecutions agnlns:
commencement nl the. attacks and unfuundu1
charges made by DR.. lurkhurst upon this de-
~ have lettors in my possession" continued
The theu Shrerinsen ineaE.E sowl and s
Der OF his congregation have resortcd to every
thing that would seem TO be dishonorable 10
10 compromise the chief magistrate Of this
city. to compromise some Of che Judges Of the
oiiiser Of this county and many r other eheaIs
under ;he municipal government. These let.
sers VII SHOW Whit ins'rnetions he Iet behind
Europe. They will also show all that occurred
W. I'll rho feT lays dsysa 60 ,u,..on
teteS'ed IN the livorce suit. have men
Toned a rerson who is close friend Of Park
him in getting material to nssail public men
and tn preach about immortality in the pulpit
have had these letters copied. Every one
OF them wns written to II party interested in
compromising public men, and the letters
show that this was being done through a
wonan."
The straightforward said that was all for the
two. When asked to he more plicit. he said
the Letters he referred to had been written by
the mother Of the woman who had brought
suit for divorce. There were more than twenty
OF them. Evidently the woman had no idea Of
the magnitude Of the trouble she was stirring
up. as one Of the letters said: TO think that
al! this controversy had its origin in our d.
vorce suit ~
TO show tho character OF Parkhurst." said
Superintendent Byrnes. Il will relate an in
cident. When it WAS about time for him to go
on the witness stnnd and testify to what he
had seen. lie asked this woman. tho mother OF
the arrlicant Tor divorce. to see II she could
not get him some French pictures behind
which to testify.
He was good deal annoyed about what he
French pictures would explain the situation
tance OF his modes.y.
The woman sn id she would get the pictures
and did SO: She brought them to Parkhurst
and then he. tn mixing that some inIuisitive
Juror might ask him where he had got
them and thereby compel him to make
tho womnn's name puhlc. said to her:
fris sn t1ke them rSosy and Gft
don't know. to send them to inc in n sealed
package. and then can ronscen. iously say
that don't know whore they came FROM"
Superintendent Byrnes would not say what
house it was that figured in the divorce suit.
but declared it was not Hattie Adams's