The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-28
WHAT OFFICIAL IS THISi
THEr shT SOME ONE WIFE TELB On
PARKHURST ALL HE KyoWa

PARkHURST AL HE ENOWh
Dr. Parkhurst Does Not Deay Thss n. m,
peet- Inform.tio- from . Me-ssr OF the
Police Drpnrtment-Ths Dsvsry VIE.
nesses Before the Special er..d Jury.
DIR. Parkhurst. along with ten witnesses.
went yesterday morning before the extra
ordinary Grand Jury to give evidence against
two police officials. who are presumed to be
Inspector Williams and Capt Schmittberasr
OF the Tenderloin. Capt. SchmittberRer's case
was heard before the November Grand jury,
and nothing was done. Yesterday morning
Lawyer Frank Moss OF Dr. Parkhursts 500
ciety went before Justice Barrett In the Court
OF Oyer and Terminer and swore to an am
davit recitinR the facts which he alleged.
demanded that the District Attorney again
present the soclety's case against Capt.
Schmittberger to the consideration Of the
Grand Jury. 1t is said that his case was not
reached yesterday. and will not be heard until
Tomorrow. The hearing OF the society's evil
dence again st the other police ofnclsl occupied
the Grand Jury's time yesterday.
In the hearing OF the evidence against the
offlcial supposed to be Inspector Williams. the
evidence on which Capt Devery was indicted
was repeated. Nothing new OF importance
was brought out The witnessesy besides DIR.
Parkhurst, were Agents Wishart. Lennon.
whitney. Wilson, and bennett OF the society.
other witnesses were: DR.. Stanton Colt. the
head OF the University Settlement; DR.. Will
liam Hamilton. pastor Of the Allan Memorial
Church. at 81 Nvington street. and Samuel
Marcus, a clerk in Lawyer Moss's ONCE.
These are the witnesses who testified to the
condition Of the EldridRe street precinct be-
fore Capt. Deverys indictment and IL IN evi-
IDENTITY the purpose OF the society to attempt to
indct Inspector Williams. In whose district
this precinct lies. on tho same testimony. as
Stunning that he was the official against whom
the society appeared yesterday before the
Grand Jury.
Two other witnesses present yesterday were
DR.. Matthew Beattie OF 251 West Fiity-fourth
street and the Rev. E. E Bell. assistant pastor
OF ST. Johns NJ. E. Church. at 231 West Fiitys
third street Both OF these addresses are 10
the West Forty seventh street precinct. which
Capt SchmittberRer commanded before he
was sent to the Tenderloin Mr.. Bell was nos
called Yesterday. and it is said that none Of
until o.morrow. so that until that day no in-
morning remains Tor the consideration OF the
ether S,n nGlies oeSs case District Atto55asy
Mro apS hs rsna nty Attorney Lindsay
"f LAWYER YER Frsni MOSS said that tho society had
TAKEN tax a against superintendent BysSes Cn and
that none of the witnesses yesterday had men,
toned ne superintsndenrs n mar Sv He said
had the Grand Jury heard from thom any evi-
dence AGAINST the superintendent:
Mr. Parkhurst was seen last night by a Bun
PLACED police Official was abou to turn st ate's
about the department 1t has been said thas
negotiations have been begun on the part OF
the official
81 decline to say whe Their that Ia true or not"
said pr. farkhqrst: Il cannot say WHISTLER or
from any such source. II one Of them did turn
States evidence II would soSn become q
sScad T 81 S 9 ssa rsS
We S. s.si oS s E.
more We should value the iniofmAfion. Bus
he mns IN to the oscy 12a any hS
ofieisL has already opened Communication
The mssnlng Of the last paragraph. Of my
letter to the Police Board was that the charges
Board could not have invsstisstsd them.
eye on the 70 Violations q the s% e Houane
every disorderly house in the city. They need
only walk through parts o. FIRST street or
the laws are repeatedly broken. The Com.
mlssionI,esrs have only to read The papers and
are AND tSey rsn 20 aae and look at them. Il
commissioner Marttn is proof against being
damaged by such an investigation.
There Ia no reason, anyhow. why such
body as the Board of Police Conn lssioner.
Police and the Mayor. The Board should be
abolished and everything put under the SUPER
intendent's control. Who ever heard OF .
man uiactory In which such q committee stood
between the head and the man who was In
control OF tho workmen2 There is no reason
why business methods should not be used In
the citylGovernment and why the Mayor should
not be the actual head and ruler Of the city.
The police have an propriation OF &, 600. 900
every year to see that the laws are observed.
and how do they do it2 Give our society the
money and we will gladly undertake the work,
provided that We are untrammelled- One or
two honest Captains-and there are several OF
them In the city-cannot do anything unless
the Superintendent and those over them make
the hand of the law felt equally all over the
>" As IL Is now the whole matter has settled
into the question whether the politicians are
for the city or the city for the politicians. Why.
a woman came here last night and told me
that she lived with her husband and young
children In tenement house. For long
time there have been disreputable women
living in the house. but not until their actions
have her children witness them did the woman
and her husband com lain to the police. She
is German and went the other day to soc the
Captain. She told him her story, and then he
ordered her out OF the office, adding that she
had better see PArkhurst II she had any COM
plants OF that kind TO make"
Inspector Williams was clossted Tor long
time yesterday with District Attorney Nieol.