New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-18
DIR. PARKHURST AT WORK
HE SAYS A MEMBER OF TIE GRAND JURY
VIOLATES THE EXCISE LAW.
MAYOR GILROY WILL INVESTIGATE THE COM,
PLANT BUT. MEANWHILE. HAS
NOTHING TO SAY.

PLANT. But. MEANWHILE. HAS
NOTHING TO SAY.
Dr. Parkhurst does not propose to allow the
men who control the city government much breath
ing time between his broadsides. He sent the fol-
lowing letter 10 the Mayor yesterday:
To Hon. TGona. r. Gilroy, Mayor OF the City OF
New.Yofx end Chairman OF the Board for Selecting
Grand Jurors.
We the undersigned. cali vorr attention TO the unfit
member Of the iIlnd Jury recently selected by
your Toord and serving.
We refer 70 HUH Sieyn who Is stated the official
list nlcd County Clerks Office TO reside at 60 Sew
enth.sSe and to be in the liquor business at III
Bieeckorst Mr.. slcvin is the reputed proprietor oil
four nuor saloons in NewYorkone at 2l12l3 Beeeker
= tnown a. The Snug''; at Gi-GG Seyenthavc.
Known a. 'Tlc Slcvin" at $40 Broadway and one
| at tho corrcr Of waycrly Place and sixth-ave
Tho abovcnarncd sooon OF GiG6 ScNenthave IS owned
ny and the title thereto stands in the name Of
Ophra \, Byrncs. wife Of Thomas Byrhcs Supcrh''"u
ent Of Police OF New.York CITY
Mr. Sleylns name Is displayed az each OF the aoo'e
,ces and ,ppcar- packages In which the liquors
cold from said saloons
TIE Excise violated In each OF the above-haheu
s,loo,s We are prepared prove that on sunday,
October g. the said saloons nj Nos 2n'2l3 b'''c"r''
shd Nos s4.GG Seventhave w"r" opea ana WERE "'"N
large business Observations were taken az inherent
times Of the day. and we have samples ""'" WV
purchased az sold saloons that day We attach he'"
,hs .ndayts Of some OF the persons who visited sad
u. oons on that day.
We are also prepared prove that on iast SUNDAY
oc,oaer Is each and all Of the four saloons aoo'e
named were OMEN ard doing large oush@S' w.
.ervo,ons were taken at times OF the day ana
No have .ampes OF liquor which purchased at ea'h
Of the said saloons that day. We attach hereto TN
sndav.s Of some OF the persons who visitor sa'a "o''
on October Is. -,
The Grand Jury IL reiied upon he1hsh"y 70 u"'
Indictment, for violation OF Excise law. and II Is the
duty Of that body cognzancc OF rnch CIR
.um.,ances In our city effect It's general welfare ant
the observance OF the law
we respectfully submit mat man who maintains a
business In the conduct Of which the law l. Nos'e
is not q nt person to be a Grand Juror
c. II. PARKHURST,
TUADDErs D. KENNESoN,
FRANK :. MOSS.
With the letter the doctor sent numoer o' am
davits to prove that the excise laws were hao'ua''
Violated at all OF Slevn's saloons. A..
Mayor Cilroy read the letter ana EXAMINE W..
afdavits. but he declined to express any n ynstga
tion he said "and after | receive report .,
IL / may have something TO say put cer'ai''' "o'
before" ,,, +, ,,os said that
In the General Sessions Building II was salu t tnao
oven II the charges against SieVlh weic " ~
no Could not be removed from the Grand jury UNI,
for II charges against him were laiu peioie u,'
Grand Jury he could be taken from IL as d p'e''
Police Superin tendent Byrnes yesterday retuseu ~
~ II was shown to him. except 10 say that ne mao
nothing TO do with the selection OF m"Hpel' y, .'o
Grand Jury and that the reference 10 MN "h' Il"
evidence OF anImus on the part OF the writer