The evening world., 1893-12-28
SHEEHAN IS The man.
The Police Official Who Made
Overtures to DR.. Parkhurst.
Hindered in His Purpose by Over
Cautious Frank Moss.
DIR. Parkhurst Willing to Meet on
Neutral Ground.

Over his own signature, Police Com
missioner John c. Sheehan comes out
to-day n boldly that he was
the high official referred to as one OF the
number making overtures to Rev. DR..
Parkhurst, anxious to assist the latter
in exposing the r%ottenness Of the De-
partment and Furnishing the offenders.
These overtures, for the present, are off
altogether. There'is an intimation, how
ever, that his offer may yet be accepted.
Commissioner Sheehan, in admitting
that he Is the party referred to, does not
tell all the story in the statement given
out. He does not, for instance, say hat
he made the overtures to DR.. Parkhurst
practically o n the suggestion Of Richard
Croker. Yet such is the fact.
Neither does he give the real reason
for seeking the President Of the Society
for the Suppression of Crime. 1t was to
the effect hat the present officials have
been placed in a false position. That in
the fight to down Supt. Byrnes by the
Police Commissioners, the former has
the best Of 1t. hat corruption and
blackmail has been going on for twenty
years in he Department.
The real reason Is that Tammany thinks
1t should only come in for its share Of
censure from the tim 1t has had abso-
lutte control Of the Police Department.
Boss Croker wants tn. parties who had
control before them to receive their share.
This tn o !. the stateT MENU, II fSil siys 4no out
Possibly I am the high police official
referred to as willing - furnish DR.;
to the Department. The statements as
auate Idea Of the situation.
mo information has been offered or
suggested to DR.. Parkhurst.
aFor some time the Reverend Doctor
has complained that his work Us head
Of the, Society for the Prevention OF
and that the Boardof Police Commits
sioners has been the retarding Influence.
This i know to be an unfair p~resenta-
to do anything possible to have the
real condition publicly EXPLAINED.
Since I have been a Police Commits
sioner ] have been ANXIOUS for informa-
tion in regard to the Department, and I
am certain that all the Commissioners
are of the same way OF thinking. Or.
Parkhurst evidently believes differently.
as he gains his information from other
ABOUT tnr laws ago made the re-
mark to a friend that II DR.. Parkhurst
police affairs. J would gladly co-operate
with him. A few DAYS ago I said to
this man that 7 would be glad to meet
DR.. Parkhurst. and talk over the situa-
tlon. AS I said before. I was positive
the other Commissioners were all of the
same mind. -
IT went further and said that I would
he very much pleased. indeed. to meet
him, and that I would freely cooperate
with him or anv other man whose de-
sire was to improve the present condi-
"At that time I stated that I would
meet him by appointment, either at Po-
lice Headquarters or at any other suit
able place. was satisfied hat the
other Commissioners would be also glad
to see him.
supplying any information to him. and
the suggestion that I was afraid Of the
Issue OF the present controversy Is toe
ridiculous to he considered.
DR.. Parkhurst that his view Of obstruc-
tion on the part OF the Police Com.
m%issioners. was based upon lack of
knowledge of the real facts"
missioner sheehan stops short in his
statement. He does not say why he did
not meet DR.. Parkhurst. The fact is that
the latter refused to meet him without
first Consulting his counsel Lawyer
The latter. believed a trap had been
laid. and said that Sheehan should only
Gom seen at nr. sP=arShurst,s o%T e. residence sss tsse,
on neutral ground, but his offer was not
accepted.
DIR, Parkhurst said this afternoon thai
the story Of the overtnres made to hin
ing World" today was correct. He was
sorry, however. that the facts had leaked
ont. He said he fully appreciated MI
sheeSan's position and that no blam'
was willing now to meet the Commits
sioner on neutral territory.