New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-11
STILL WATCHING THE POLICE
THE PARKHURsT SOCIETY CALLS ATTEN-
TON TO CAPTAIN DEvERY'S INACTION.
CRIME Is CARRIED on OPENLY IN HIS PRECINCT
"A VIGOROUS STATEMENT FROM THE PASTOR


Tho Society for the Prevention Of Crime addressed
latter Yesterday 10 Police Captain William s. Devery
OF the Eleventh Police Precinct calling his attention
IN the fact that his duties presented by the rules
and regulations OF the Police Department and by the
Consolidation Act require captains OF ponce 10
inspect all houses Of prostitution and houses where
common prostitutes resort or reside" as wen rs
"al policy shops and gambling houses" ana 10
rcpress and restrain all unlawful practices therein
and to arrest all persons guilty OF violating the ia"
A list OF disorderly houses and gambling houses IN
the Eleventh PoAce Precinct follows, by when IL
appears that there five dsOrcery houses IN Allen
st.. seven m Bayard, six in Canal five ID Chrysue'
eight In Delaney. four In Eldidge, four In Forsyth
two IA Hester six In Rvington, and six In Stanton
st. The gambling houses given In Captain Deverys
precinct are as follows: Nos II Alen-st.. 19
Bowery, 10 Delaney, 245 East Houston, 253 East
Houston 259 East Houston 1913 IL Grand, 10 Lud-
low, i4e Ludlow, 81 Norfolk and 81 Orchard
similar letters were written TO Police supcrinen-
deut Thomas Byrnes, 10 President James J Maruh
Of the Police Board and to Mayor Gnr0y, To each
OF whom was furnished the list of gambling and
disordry houses referred TO- The letters signed
by the Rev. Dr. Charles H. Pnrkhurst, +. ID. kenneson
and Frank Moss although Dr. Parkiurst Is now In
switzerland.
STATEMENT OF DR.. PARKHURST.
The following statement by DR.. Parkhurst' OK
planatory Of the letters sent out. The inior-
1t has been stated By some, with whom the wish IS
doubtless parent Of the thought that the Society for the
Prevention Crime Is extinct Institution The present
opportunity is aSalcd Of say that at time In It's
history has society been full Of purpose or so o
oughy organized wOlk this date. Those most
interested Its welfare not men that are easily dis
counged that swerved from the line OF their In.
tenon by any devices he played of upon them ="
by any distractions that be placed upon inc uaoA
BY those against whom their efforts directed
Not has dHring
statement Of c Msicn Grand Jury OF 1872 to the enect
that the Police Department Of our city Is either meo'
Ieet criminal. and that 1t not incompetent No'
only that charge not been nvaldaco this year ou,
much has occurred H. corroborete IT, having been SO
situated what being done by officials VINO
are paid by the city for enforcing the laws ana p'd
again unless all signs fail by gamblers, srumpets and
yoaors OF excise for enforcing them 1t has been ex-
oeengy interesting TO how steadily the enforce
ncn Of uctuated with the fluctuations OF interest
shown in matter by the community Certain police
captains Will understand perfectly well what Is meant when
say that any movement on the part OF wellihtetontd
citizens or any suspicion of such movement is TO the
Police Department certain signal that 1t is time to make
another raid" To those who have been circumstance
a. TO what has been going OH out OF sight the
systematic and pretty successful enors that nave been
made during the last twelve months pull wool the
eyes Of unsophiscotei have been 80 transparent In
erccal the demeanor OF the
department a Of chronic comedy. For number
Of months now far overt action on the par OF
community OF society is concerned the police
been left their gains and devices. and 1t has
Q time since crime In certain portions OF the
city. has been utterly unbrdled as 1t is to-day.
AS TO POLICE CAPTAIN DEvBRY
Our investigation as a society been for weeks
devoted TO considerable extent tn the Eleventh Precinct
This Is the district which the dignity OF the law IL sup
posed be maintained and crime made prlous by the
salaTied mnistrvtcn ATTAIN william s. Deyery The
statutes determining his obligations are explicit ana IL
impossible suppose that he does not appreciate within
certain limits the serious responsibility OF his position;
but he has any such appreciation 1t f. equally mpos.
sible understand ne traverse the streets OF
his diocese with an erect head, with remaining
trlces Of seespect knowing he bound know and
he Is crlminally negligent he does not know, the
feeking moral filth which he is maintaining there
larger number Of disordery houses that are
located there addresses and the number
vile ply their trade in each and the con-
hdence those hive that they VIII not be
interfered with by captain his subortnaes or
superors II they continue TO maintain their own part OF
the with the powers that be.
The also able 20 state IN reference " inc
gambling evil In the precinct From the street
have looked directly into some Of Devery's gambling
saloons in full blast ard running with WIDE
omen doors Even the paraphernaa Of the art were In
full and yiew with attempts at coeeament
than II IL had a dry goods store buchershoo
That being the case Dcvery he is trying 70 clean
gambling from his precinct. he lies Police captains
Of that complexion nothing les than crime
How long going to be before the earncst
integrity OF this city will take hold OF tolls organized system
III
unmake crime official completely in the Eleventh
Precinct is making IL.
"a SORT OF DEVILS SEMINARY"
Only let IL be said bv the way that De,cry could
maintain this protective attitude toward crime H.
backing which he the superior autho
ties which he IS omenabe. He Is simply one factor In
the colossal organization Of cTrc by which our unhappy
city is despotlzcd. The precinct Of which have been
speaking swarms with boys and girls. and is superb
fitting school for adult depravity; it is sort Of devils
seminary in which the vicious negligence Of Deveiy con-
sututes him kind Of first trustee. | have received
score Of letters from quarter town. written ly
parents who impor1 do something that should
police close up those houses in order that their
children. their and from school might not be
polluted by the filthy sights that abound in portions
OF Devcrys precinct. 1--WE have been 10 the Captain
they say. "but that does any good"
Deyery need be mOVd u expressions OF resent
ment or profanity ty these accusations We have cot
tho facts down black and white aud reduced To ai
davits. Little children toddic around the doors and
which advertisement, Of lust are con-
sfantly and boldly made There i. long row o such
houses In Bayards for instance standing side by side
Devcry knows where they Byrncs has them on his
list az Headquarters. 1t only last week Nat l
passed and solicited from every one o. them
Parents all through such portions OF the crying
put against foul that binds their children 10
The discipline OF this loathsome tuition Mr. Byne, has
daughters. What sort Of creatures might we have cx-
ltet,d become il they had been OBLIGED 10 grow
up within the foul environment that the heads OF our
Police Department make part OF the training
Of the children that UP In Edridgc. Forsyth De.
lsncey AMI East Houston sts
TAMMASY PRIMARILY TO BLAME.
And what shall ,ay 4 the ntimaton OF the
March Grand jury OF 1892 IL valid aud all this official
nur ling OF gambling and iceai'ousne's l. for the sake
=, tho ,non.y they can make out OF II for themselves
and Tamnanyf IIonerty converted into dollars; female
virtue into corner and the mot splendid city in
our country governed by pack OF ffeeooo'efs who
plagc the city best that makes IL worth govern
,n,,hat Is why IL is difficult 10 break up these evils
They arc not primarily due b. the vclousncss OF the
Police Department that department Is simply one Of
the many ,entaciv BY melns OF which whatVr lucrative
o,,odI,v T. afo1t n the air drawn Into Tammany 5
.,..io,s NAV Gambling and RIGHTEOUSNESS among
The .prIncs OF her supply because gambling ana Hceh-
,,o,.,ass are willing To pay being protected
my for not being disturb d on SuM2Ft