New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-29
BYRNES SAYS HE WILL ACT
HE WILL INVESTIGATE THE ASSAULT on
DIR. PARKHURST's MEN.


CHARGES AGAINST THE POLICE BE-
FORE TIE suPERINTENDEYT-HE
GIVES HIS REAsONs-To con-
TINUE HIS FIGHT
Police Sunerintcndent Byrnes yesterday began a
searching Investigation Of the reports that agents
Of the Rev DR. Parkhurst had been moobed IN me
street after they had given evidence IN the Essex
Market Police Court against the proPrie'oIS oi
alleged disorderly houses on Friday afternoon lie
| summoned Inspector Williams ana captain DeNe'y'
and directed them TO forward reports 10 MN ai.er
making investigations their own account ne
also sent out detectives with orders TO learn the
facts about the reported assaults on the society
agents Then he sent invitations to The agents to
make personal complaints TO him regarding the
alleged mobbing Late in the afternoon the Superh-
tendent said:
81 have not vet received any information about
| the alleged attack on Dr. Parkhursts agents ex-
| cent what have seen published in the newspapers.
No one of the agents has been TO see me, nor has
any one sent any communication Regarding the
| affair. SO far ! know, no complaint IN the case
has been made at any police station In the city
If the published stories are true, however, the as
sault upon persons in the public highway was an
outrage that cannot be permitted to 30 UNPUBLISHED.
have begun an investigation, and viii continue
| it until the persons engaged in such an attack are
| known and punished, if that is possible do not
|
| do my best TO bring to punishment any person
| who may have assaulted men because they APP
peared as witnesses in a court Of justice. Nobod,
must be attacked in the streets of this city. The
! police must protect every person from assaults
and must arrest assailants. matter who they are
or whom they are assaultng.
PROMPT MEASURES PROMISED.
ar find that any policeman negligent in
falling to protect the agents Of Dr. Parkhursts
/ uffI mil TAX
measures to send that man before the Com
missioners for trial. It may hay be.n pos
! legged one Of yesterday to have occurred IN IN"
street without thc knowlclse OF ne p3Iice' w.
city and nearly the entire force had 10 be- kept on
Sy M AT r s P pScamc nv were ' rft to patrol the
society. and that no arrests were made. hope
TIE men who were attacked Will come here and ds-
sist IN ia" Work Of dri'cung ana puhlshhE the as
saiants II The published reports are tru"
Inspector Williams said yesterday that he was
inclined to believe that the reports OF the mobbine
of tn socety's agents had been much exaggerated
but he WAS going TO find out the truih OF the
matter and make report. Captain pevery was
alleged 10 have talked wildly 10 reporters e4rly IN
would not be- permitted To run the precinct
He was called to the central Office in the after
more careful in his remarks. rs bee had little TO
say later. except that he making an investiea.
ton. ana would make written report That would
speak for Itself.
DIR. PNERurRsT REFUSES THE OFFER.
Superintendent Eyrnes sent Dctcctiye-sereeant
Frnk To- the home OF Or. Parkhurst, 30 l& East
Thirty-hfh-st. yesterday afternoon. 10 request
him TO come before the Supcrini' udent with the
agents who hal been assaulted and make charges
against the guilty perons pr Farfhur-t declined /
to 90 and explained his action ~ vigorous terms
to 4 Tribune reporter who called upon him soon
This outrage" sail he needs little comment. /
- .pe"hs ior .,n ~ ~,ulr ng,,r I's"
for b. auI expected it since We have been pushing /
have found mo- difficulty SO rf.at as tho understand
INK which las existed between me police and o.,
"rmeni, Of y~ti.rl,y CHANGED All. ih.ory If IL
may be cili~i theory. when W. had Ioslty" /
obIigcd to nsht thc police constantly in carrying
On our woik The imlin .r.ncc Of The policemen
t. whom our agents appealed for protection yes
could be- given. and furnished the most positive
proof Of the truth ~ the charges which ~ have
%ow Sap,rn''qh -, Iyrnes rrepo-cs 10 maxi
to having our agents APPEAR before MIN ami stat.
~. cafr H. la7 ".N'H ine t. r'iI mt ID. sitris
ar chilis play. tie refers the subject for inses-
ueation 90 the parties complained of. Why has he
NOT taken up thr tNo former Complaints utnt W.
have mad" a-tii -t th" police W. sent IN our
state Of a0lirs BOZ the Eleventh Precinct. ANA found
crime aboundinr and th- police a-,onting W. s"-
compliant Inspector Williams and Captain p,ycry
Were compainei ~ sapcrinlcnicnt Isyrnrs in-ti-
Williams ana Captain Dcy.ry 10 lnvcstieatc IN
fn I ,'.' S"y"n- .',r nor Of snch thing
judge u lis own crime Of course. such AN invcs-
LEGATION showed that rhe procnc, was puro as snow
and that the polio" We're doing their duty In main
tanning law ana order
TIRED or WAITING FOR nryrry
I'VE made another complaint soon after | re-
turned from my summer vacation. W. gave IN,
names Of five persons who kept disreputlblc houses
and had positive proof to support our charges The
,.l.,i,t
not yet reported on It. We then proceeded against
these five persons ourselves. and in the Essex
Market Court yesterday they were held by Judge
Noorhis TO bee tried at Special Sessions We wcrc
about 10 prove the existence Of that which the 20.
lice declared they could not find We have found
that Superintendent Byrncs's Investigations arr
worthless We have already presented TO him
charges that We are able 10 prove al any tim"
Let tim act upon them nrst Then Will attend
to this latest Outrage.
superintendent Byfnos has got himself into
small mol" ana b" ~ anxious 10 got ont and put us
n ms phor htt Ne VIII h't accomplish his object
After W. have proved the Incompetence of the po-
it in others. When The old scores are settled W.
Will take up new scores"
Have you recovered from your Illness" was
asked
Il am ready to go with the fight" answered
DISGRACE TO THE COMMUNITY.
Frank Ross. the attorney for Dr. ParAhurst's
society. said yesterday: The attack on the So
ciety's agents WAS not only an abOminable out d
rage but 1t disgrace 10 the community |
think the assault will rccoil the heads Of those
who engaged in and sympathizc1 with it. IT is q
terrible state Of affairs when such things can be AT
all. If anybody thinks have been intimllated
he Is greatly mistaken. We shall push our work
with even greater energy than before"
Captain Wishart and his SON who were rnohbol
by the rufIans. had not decided yesterday what
action they would take against their assaauts
Although the society had decided To- make no
charges. it had left the men free to do what they
ish"d individually. Young Nsharts face was
badly swollen yesterday lie said: we hay" IN"
numbers Of the policemen who refused 10 protect
US and the number Of the conductor Of the car
which boarded. The conductor tried 10 put us
of the into the hands Of the mob. Hereafter
think We shall 50 armed. and the occurrence VIII
not be repeated
Both Captain Wishart and his son verified the
statement that they had asked policeman 10
protect them. who had snccrcd AT them and turned
away, leaving them AT the mercy OF the mob.