The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-30
THE PARKHURST CASES FAIL.
THE GRAND JURY WON'r INDIcr WIZ
LIAMs AND sCBMITTBERGER.


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r..s'. 70, s.I, sr,., 49,. ~. ~ ,ne
rarshnr., soeistymThsr. Wh.t the Pe-
ner's Frisad, rnsietsa wuh Two Others.
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Inc extraordinary Grand jury. which has
change. a o.,os, po,,c. In .roo,os li.,.ndos
Williams and Police Captain schmittbergsr.
announced the result yesterday as follows:
The extraordinary Grand Jutyot the Court of oyer
and Tsrminer having listened to the charge Of the
Judge ana having examined all the witnessed, 10 the
ease against certain police oieaa have arrived At the
eopc,p.Ion ,hst the .y,dsnes /. not .c.n,,v e,,r 70
w,,rsn, a, ,nd,c,msn, W
A, tn. tame time they d.,ir. to impr.,. upon tn.
Police Department the duty that ues upon It to us.
lin mi. os,.,, IN p,s1 N. oc,.i, ~ S.
co3psrats as TAR as possible with the society for the
Prevention Q, crime R,e,,sp > cso.. Tor. m.
The csse .ooinst thu 1nspsctor w.s hos.d
on the evidence presented to the November
term Of the Grand jury. which indicted Capt.
Deyerr No nav vItnssses ware producsd
and tte Inspectors report of the condition of
cipal evidence offered against him. The exis-
tence Of disorderly houses at two numbers on
Vest West Fttyi.hrd street vas the charge on
Capt. schmiit6srser This sSldonee was ali
presented on wednesday. The jury failed TO
s e@bs4s S9 thS tbs fssons
the Captain Of a precinct and the Inspector Si
not he thouabt to bsxe snv inaspeudsn vop rai
sponsiDity n regard to The sondition q the
essSnsts Only SussstSos q the Law in the
morning ''
IN session less than an hour yesterday, the
~ hnea ssf GuSge sarr t i0r h On
tnted neglect Of dnty on The pSTt OF CNptsln
or INSPECTOR of Police When spseino com pleints
Of ths eNistonco ~ dIaordsrly bnnsas ir hfs
nrecinct or aIstrict wsre mada by ci,i1.nn M
Judge barrett gave The iurv tbsss instruc.
.no. III " an
existence Of specinc disordery hos.s in paf,peuIsp
letter Or SnSanicston from his superior K i. hs
duty to the best % his ability TO ascertain whether
Sst no ssi;
in spirit OF rsbeiiion against the notice nor
.niSrs: the IN @.i,sE Witch i IN:
to s s ns ss e. M. .hs.
pant came - s U sses, aS osnre "non the com
need not say ESnscnsn that n me case Of high
Position the fnct OF hts duties the fact thu. he could
S been braSs srnnst Sim shonS make an Yon cent
ias
connection with tho one as to the area Of
Y 70 CONSIDER That tho mGn|w6o.ve5 he BE-
rerosdf he ia, naaiscr.t an S pas,
not escape from the weight Of eyidsnee First have
evidence OF the existence OF the disordery houses at
the pointed out In the notice. then you will
Se :" rssa the report made oy MN ana to say
xh,he III, covers me Rronna anu 20 say
he did mo-, do ali that fsits,ui public s.rSsn ocs,,Y
ing position hs does should have done then Won
should not hesitate not withdrawing all that may DO
brought 60 bear in MS favor to charge him with neg
'ec' ot "u.y'
Judge Barrett said that a Captains duties |
were similar. tho difference being that he |
stood q, nearer r any we, wee that might exist. It
out suggestion from others.
The third question asked by the Jurors was |
whether not an official az ain ST whom charges
had been brought should be allowed to be |
heard In his defence before the Grand Jury |
when he had so requested. Judge Barrett |
told them that the officials miR ht be heard |
unless the testimony against them was so |
strong that their evidence could not affect IL
:, After the jury had retired. Inspector Will |
Jams and then Capt. Schmittberger went be- |
fore the Grand Jury. A few moments after |
Capt SchmittoerRer had come out Of the room,