The evening world., 1893-12-29
CHARGES CAST OUT.
Inspector Williams and Capt
Sohmittberger Cleared.
Extraordinary Grand Jury Refuses
to lndict Them.
Foreman Cross Says the Evidence
Is Not Clear.

r.o ,o,,n,aints auainst Insnector WILL
-. ~ r,nt schmittherper have been
t".s,s.as -, ,ho snoc,ai Grand Jurv
Tn.-o ,,ouo to,,r coun,oints ,va,pst
49,. Ins,ec,or and two apains. Cant.
s-.-t,ho,nor
- 49, tor,er. c.ss ~ vas said that
LII 'he u N"oe ""' ~ ~
the alleged disorderly houses at 20 and
81 Eldridge street and lO9 and 43 For
- 80, n,ara NAV nit, h,s knowl.
edge.
In the complaints against Capt.
n~.ss =. - 1900 ,,,t ,ha
bchmlttperser IL was charged that the
houses l52 and 154 West Fi~fty-third
80, ,oro r,,,,,n g., ,,o,.,,o, ., tho
street were running Ill ''o'a'io" u liz
The fo,,ouipy recommendation signed
io''o"'is eoo'"i'ei'o,''" e"'
by Foreman Richard j. Cross, was
handed to Justice Barrett:
Over and rormIner having listened to the charges
Of ,u,,,c, y,rre,, and having examined ali tn,
0 "tn0.,.' IN s sps case g, ~, r.' oau,,u asr,n'1 ,oa p', ,ss
evidence i. no, suncten.ly clear to warrant an
Indictment.
A, the same time they desire to impress on
-
the foiice department the duty that lies upon IL
to u" eve'y effort to suppress vice. and would
sayrss, that. with this object in view, the onaciais
O.. the Department cooperate as far as possible
v,h N s,r,.,v tor N. prsv.,,,on n, crime
n.y." Ill 80. .,..,,,.as 80 D., ~,
Inc eVi" nee submitted oy rev Dr.
tarkhHrst ana ms assistants mao Deen
iuly co"S'aete" ny .he nhafy
Grand Jury n 1t was expected
this MOI Ing "oU'u " ON ~
II turned out, however. that some of
tne pers were on the renee. Inc
SUMMING block was IN the shape 81 a
Jams In his defense. The document was
the Inspectors report to Supt. Byrnes.
have given the communication from Or. Park
hurst and its charges OF alleged open immortality
in the Eleventh Precinct and of intimated
1 mitsins sycs on 0, the part ,G . OF Capt Is. G,eys.y n IN PER.
s sssrn.s s sna ,,h ,nves tns,nt l ma that 'hess
en1fS S,u = u W,snout tounS S 49, mad. ,v
Capt. Devery last August on a similar communTi.
ession was true. and that there was positively
these fsport:. 4. to g s.m aSGihi Si IN the h Eleventh
gay, th.. s%ambling is carried on there tells a
oe Tbs liza. ta'sen Sssard.-,v ,ou.ss :, ,,s ,r.o,rc,
~e ns' v,siiteS 3 G afn ! n s nTIsen IN n,o ,ne prs nnssr
my direction. previous to On Oct sa.'1 /. and d'G sInes o SHoet I
On receipt Of this communication / detailed ON.
GERS from outside the Eleventh Precinct to visit
at irregular hour. these houses, and in no case
that would tend to show that the law was in any
way violated.
passed eit n. a so,,. .,sq m.n,lsn. S'i IN The .n Som ssrseis aon
ssev" !An or ! !!snaS 20 nmd any ., 'ne open pront-
ers of thi. eommunication would make il appear
that youthful escape was a moral impossi.
bility,'' and any person who would make such a
The precinct has no regard for truth or his moral
Civilizations.
o. the communication that II is a personal at
t sn upon Sapt; pevery ana not against disorder,
tsined would never 'i hsv. BEEN msds had s%d't no, apt
sSn.r sssssd 4 =; =: arrest s,s,. and g sonyis;ion of 'h'
The 1at's,o,aa doniai ~, " 49, =.
Insnectn al-I W}iiio uen1a, on dne part Ci
Rev. Dr. %rkhur ' char reeniu ana sls Sl
az n wbether fnsnec,or ,Syisii, anu aiso
equally culnab,e WIZ car" Inln sa was was
siievin. Distriet- AttorneS NicoIiI had a al,
Wriiams's duties, but not to the salts.
faction of some OF the jurors '"' '"'
Accordingly. It was decided by the
questions rels tive i've TO- the duties Se enS tS Si
eu,naDensy we're Ue enS written m out ans q, Th ns y
Justice Rorrntt Eist oipea ~, Wiienft
accompa n,hed ,b.m az Ala ! ,.o u 7 M.eoi
Moss. who represented Dr. P%arkhnrs a"'
avn Jurors filed INTO the Court Of Oyer
'n fhe a aueniinns th @sre handed to J,,s,,c,
serera ne t0ok me papers sent foi
~ iuIly nfteen minutes. At the ex
'"cc.to. ma. un's ne arose and said:
rornacnhen' ypu nave ASKED me Tor IN
He thsn on thIee qmestions or Jaw
ana .nen proceeueu 10 READ the questions
Tba answer IneHn'
maI nrst was, Wnen complaints, arr
hnmses oy ci.izens concerning disorder!
rmeouses IN an inspection district and ar,
reLeIred 10 me inspector or that district
ITn nas GUY does me law en)oln upon tina