The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-26
Rev. DR.. Parkhurst Charges Him
with Neglect Of Duty.
DisorderIy Houses in His Precinct
Not Closed.
Correspondence with the Mayor and
Police Ohicials Made Public.


The clergyman this morning gave out
for publication some correspondence be-
tween his Society and Mayor Gilroy and
the police officials. The following letter
was dated Dec. %.
To the Hon. Thomas F. Gilroy, Mayor OF the
Sir: We have the honor to transmit to you
day been sent to the Board Of Police Commission,
ers, to supt Thoma. Byrnes and to Capt EDWARD
slsyin Of the Fourth rSl'is P Prss1ft
T. ID. KENNEsoN.
FRANK MOSS.
Executive Committee.
Here is the letter to the Police Boarmd
70 the Honorable, the Board Of Police Com
missioners. 80
OF communications which have this day been
transmitted to Thomas syrnes e S.
While not members of the Police Department,
you nevertheless constitute Its admin,strau,e
head and are, in the last analysis, responsible
for everything in the way OF either incompetency
negligence crminality that distinguishes any
part OF the service.
your attention to the subjoned list OF resorts
which have been found by our detectives to be
that you Immediately see to It that the pressure
OF the Department is exercised In the immediate
h BY eaaminins the t ses in your ONCE you will
discover that complaints for the non enforcement
o. law have ben on three occasions y, Sr,
this same oicer.
Your own appreciation Of the htress OF things
It would seem. would hardly make 1t necessary
for us tn say that In order to determine fully the
validity Of our present complaint, you will need
to employ agencies other than those which are
by the terms Of the complaint made defendants
''' '''' '' Z. f T PAsKMSssr.
FRANK MOSS.
Executive Committee.
DR.. Parkhurst explains the attitude
OF his Society towards Capt. Slevin. in
the following letter:
To Edward slevn. Capt of the Fourth Police
Sir: Your attention q asked TO the asad
section Of the Complication act as as, folHw S ,o,
at all times Of day night. and the members Of
such force are hereby thereunto empowered to
business having excise or other =, licenses
prostitution. and houses where common prostitutes
resort OF reside ,,I and to re anSs and
practices therein, enforce and prevent the viola.
tion OF all laws and ordinances in force In said
city and for these purposes. with or without war
rants to arrest all persons guilty OF violating any
law or ordinance for the suppression OF crime or
See also Section 2s5 Of the same act: also rule
SO of Rules and Regulations Of the Police De-
Captains will be held strictly responsible for
the preservation OF the public peace In their
precincts: and to insure good order they are
command in such parts OF their precincts and to
assign them to such duties as they deem ex
pedient under the supervision Of the superin-
tendent and Inspector OF the district and In ac
eordanee with the rules and regulations of the
Board"
Your ofncial position presupposes your &C.
quaintance with the statutes and rule above
cited, and Il would be supernuous to bring them
to your notice II not their Intent Is evil
nin!stration Of the anairs of your own precinct.
VuA ataAv 20 thn ran QNY1 O
for your disregard of the specific re-
9uirements just quoted. We simply af-
arm the fact Of such disregard and insist
OF administration. In particular we de-
mand that you at once deal in the man
ner prescribed with the following places
teetives n have Visited and
which they are prepared to show are
being run as dlsorderiy houses. Respect
c. H. PARKHURsT,
r. d. KENNESON,
FRANK MOSS.
Dec. %. 1898. Executive Committee.
The locations of the houses complained
q by DR.. Parkhurst are specified as
&C Cherry street.Nos. So. IS. 81. 81. los.
iOy fs me- s ane ~ 3,2 TX 20 and a.
New Chambers street.-the. 70, and the
southeast corner of Batavia and New
Chambers streets.
Oak and oliver streets.
Water street-Nos. $40 and 357. and the
house next the northwest corner of Wa
ter and Roosevelt streets. and the first
supt. Byrnes is apprised of the state
of affairs as follows:
To Thomas Byrnes. Superintendent OF Police
Sir: Accompanying this you will find copy O
communication that has been this day trans
mitted to Police Capt. slevn. Of the Fourt
Precinct.
Without presumng to define the provinces 70
which the Board OF Police Commissioners an
hponslble. the responsibility OF the latter is mad
soII%ati hy S,s'inc! by section h ~ o. the Cor
iations OF the Police Department, as follows u
1t shall be the duty OF the Superintendent I
enforce in the city of New York all the laws @
the state and ordinances OF the City OF Ne,
YORK and the ordinances OF Board Of Health an
the rules and regulations OF the Board OF Police
and places kept used for iewd or obscene puI
he sp Sas ~ ana places keGt or use
any unlawful purposes wSatsoeyer. '''''''' VI ~
We therefore call upon you as executive head ,
sns department to see TO It that measures
exercise Of your authority in the Fourth Precinc
anna ina! the resorts specified in the subioned lis
beastilness be Immediately suppressed RespeG
7: y. KENNESoN
~. n. ,s.. FRANK MOSS.
DEC ~, 1913 Executive Committee.
DR.. Parkhurst said to-day that IN
same line Of action would be pursue
~ taPt, SleVin's case. as in that {
I'VE shall push 1t to the bitter end,
he S eorsin snd unless Capt. sievln ae
which exist in his precinct. e'0''
nght against Capt. Dougherty in N
Fourteenth Precinct, but the shiftin
o. Captains. sagaciously devised, inte
Tered with our plans"