The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-19
POLICE CAPTAINS ATTACKED.
PzRKHURsT DECLARES That THEY
BUY EiT COMMANDS,
And Reimburse Themselves nv Binckmail-
He says II without Qualification, aud
without Proof, and Adds that IL Enough
10 Mako the CnptnIns' Wives Blush.


without Proof, and a dds that a. IL Enough
TO Make the Captains wives Blush.
The Rev. DR.. Parkhurst who had accom-
panied on the piano the singing OF two hymns
by about seventy young men Of the Young
Mems Society OF his church in the church par
Tors last evening. addressed the young men
afterward on Bossism.'
Il don't mean to conflne myself to that
topic" he said We are all Americans.
whether we were born on American soil or
not. We have no objection to men coming to
us from other countries providing thcy be-
come Americans In spirit and In endeaNor
Americanism means cultivation.
1T makes inc ashamed as an American
to think that this city il held In the hands oil
one single man; ono whose natural wages. to
use an expression which / saw in print only
the other day. are SO a week. 1t was one
mans preference and It was one mans de-
cision that put Gilroy in. have great nd-
miration for the man who, even by inilultous
measures is able TO place tis sia x p on Nv
strong. however. is my contempt LOT tho thou-
sands OF citizens who will permit him 10 do
By ana BY DR.. Tarkhurst began to tell some
thing which he said hadn't been told con
for tho Prevention OF crime. lie said:
Last spring. Just subsequent to the arrest
OF Mr. Gardner at the suggestion OF Iapt;
Deyery and his female friend We organized
detective force, and went to work in II soild
come to US and said What are YOU doing
Why don't you do something Moare giving
money; show us some fruits We replied
that we were not ready to toll anything; ana
when some assisted on knowing what work We
were doing. they were told that 1t was none OF
their business. and that If they couldn't trust
US they needn't give us their money. our
first work was to get at the bond between tne
lRwbreakcrs and the police. Tho entire city
Towed the work down to three precincts
Then it was further narrowed down, to one
was the best place to work In. and our men
settled there. and began making themselves
gushing work. by June the men had all yls-
tied. from two to Ave times, houses oil dis
reputable character, and were able to make
gu know how u remarkable change came
over the Comm issionors OF Police after the
indictment Of Capt. Devery Captains were
transferred, and there was quite stir. That
had no effect on Us. 1t IL too old trick;
There was a time when such n move was full
OF significance, but 1t means absolutely nothing
now. 1T IL Il trick. old and worn out. but still
used every time tho Police think thlnkS are
always comes large number Of raids In GER
tain precincts. Tho reason for this is simple;
Tor. Tho rates are fixed in a ,regu-
lar scale and tho man who is trans,
s t She hSs to urn Gfn the
order to reimburse himself he has got to
got money out OF his precinct. | saw a scale OF
prices for opening and running disordsrly
houses in u newspaper the other day The
monthly rate would never pay Tor the cost OF
securing a tat precinct SO by the time new
CAPTAIN strikes a precinct It is time to make
fresh arrangement. To make the ground clear.
all houses are raided. The old relations are
severed. This is done every time there Is u
change OF Captains In the tat precincts. and
will be done at every transfer.
The collection day with the police is the first
day OF the month. They call 1t pay day. not
because It is the DAY the department pays
them. but because II Is the day the subordi-
nate TO the Captain goes on his little tour OF
collection Such u lack OF gallantry AS Is dis
played by the police / never heard Of They
never make n raid before the collection day;
Instead they let the places run quietly until
they have got their regular monthly sum, and
then three or four days later they Jump IN und
raid them.
Now. it is my belief that the police are
divided among themselve and the state rec
ognizes that tho department Is rotten from top
to bottom. They know they must suffer, and
are to speak tiEurAttvely, trying to run away.
There is not one that would not get out from
under II he could. This Police department Is
but one arm Of Tammany Hall, and tho
about in n considerable measure by the money
furnished through the police. l wonder II
tho daughters and wives OF some OF our
police officials who build their mansions
and have their yachts. have the slightest APP
probation OF the fact that the very clothing
they wear means so much feminine virtue.
means integrity converted into coin. think
IN these facts were brought home to their
wives and daughters they would blush with
shame. For that they are ignorant OF their
husbands and fathers sources OF income am
certain. There can be no doubt OF It."