The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-04
PARKHURST MEN BACK DOWN
THEY REFUSE TO PRosECUTE 1HEIR
ALLEGED hsSAIB6NTs.

Atfct hnhthC Much Aun Ah0nt fne AoopnG
Story and 1arnufyinG the Prisoners They
ADOPT. Remarkable Coarse In Court
supt. fyrn-e'u Report on the "MohhinE."
Isidor Putter. Lyman Sugar and Charles
Kramer, who were arrested for an alleged
assault upon Parkhurst agents. were dis
charged yesterday by Justice Ryan OF the Es-
sex Market Police Court because the Park
hurst society refused to prosecute them. In
Wow the statement made about the alleged
mobbinG OF tho Farkhurst agents. this action
BY the soc ETY. was hardly to have been ex-
pected. On Oct. ~ five agents OF the society
were In tho Essex Market Police Court to
make charges against keepers OF alleged dis
orderly houses in Edrdge Chrysiie. and
Forsyth streets. When they left the court
room the agents said they were followed by n
mob Of 500 persons and were assaulted They
afterward identified three OF their assailanta
Dr. Parkhurst gave out typewriter state
ment to the newspapers concerning tho nj
fair, and 1t was limited in some quarters that
Tolice Captain Dovery had connived at 1t.
Here Is what Mr.. Moss. the counsel for the So
ciety, said:
Capt. Devery and his superors have all Joined in
giving The precinct good moral character yet when
We attend In court In a regular and orderly way 10
present our evidence against three Keepers OF dsor
derby houses whom the Judge oil tho evidence holds
for trial are mobbed and persons and lives en-
dangercd Attacking Capt Devery has aroused the Ire
OF tho thugs Of his precinct But will light harder
than ever. The next time We ~ down there wo viii be
prepared for thom.
But whiie tho society was arousing sympa-
thy by Its tale OF woe, Superintendent Dyrnes
took up the matter. He succeeded in getting
tho Parkhurst men TO identify three persona
The Identification. Of course. was under oath.
The examination was set down for Thursday.
Tho law Is that those accused may have IN
immediate tria! IL they 40 wish. but Justice
Ryan overrule'! the, protest OF NJ Friend.
ETY. to pl epare It's charge and collect evidence
and put OH mo examination until to-day.
-, At hall past ~. the hour set for the exan,nn-
tton. Dir. Moss had not appeared. Judge Lynn
waited an hour and then called the case. lie
said to Cant. Wishart. superintendent OF the
suppose you make the charge of rioting
rnu assault against these prisoners
%"n eped SrtRer ,hs ss so
esty y nor my, myse! makes a any eharE H. 1,,
How could make charge" interrupted
know any ,ofiiccr who did I"
According TO the law. Capt. Wshnrt' said
the JuaGG tae nersHn Or persons assaulted
why. Superintendent Byrnes sent for us
and we ntepa t" hsp him out as witnesses
Then YOU do not intend to mako u CHARGE"
asked the Judge.
Are there any in the court who wIll7"
Your Honor" said Mr.. Friend these men
Now we are prepared and these farkhurst
they profess to I've for law and order Your
honor, 1t Is my convection that there was no
/ mUve that the case be dismissed"
The request was promptly granted and the
prisoners were set free.
!, surerintepdent Byrnes submitted report OF
the result. OF his investigation to the Police Com
missioners yesterday. It's q voluminons docu-
case case Ho says that alter reading the news.
paper accounts OF the alleged moUhing he de-
tailed lnspeetcr, Williams and Cant. Devery to
Investigate It, he waited u day for some OF the
sent a detective to Dr. Parkhurst to request
call call at Police iradauarters and give the
police any in ioruation they might possess.
oss
with similar request. Moss. kenneson. and
Capt. Wishart called ut headquarters. W,shart
said that while the MOB was following his
party in Bro0me street. and near Alon.
mink. saw policeman standing in front Of a
and said. If you don't stop that crowd or mob.
SOMEBODY will be killed He made no reply.
hut Immediately resumed his conversation
Lawyers Emanuel Friend and n. s. Levy.
counsel for the alleged keepers OF lisorderiy
had appeared in the Essex Market Court. sent
letters to the superintendent Both suited
court on the, gay Of tho alleged assault. anu
that wien they left tho court they saw no
sSps OF dispfIs SeE rsn peHp. oIn
Edward Hagan OF the court squad made ALL
dayits that to thc!r knowledge no disturbance
had occurred near the court, and no COM
plants had been made to them by any OF tho
Istrollnnn Gustave Hinkleday Of the FL
lr & ST n
registry booth IN ltroome street. hear EsseX.
lnmds IN affidavit that he raw four men, fol-
lowed by about twelve huys. pass NJ the street
about O'clOk. On" Of tho bu2s said, There
goes u lot Of parkEurst agents" liinkloLny
tered. He further deposed that mono OF tho
four men spoke to him: and that he saw no
G1tnrhaGce sGe%sni @aE ssnx
street Ne was 18th The policeman ut the timo
the agents passed. and declared positively that
no ono smoke to the officer.
Iatrol,aan James Taggnrt who was on duty
In ltroome street between Allen ana Orchard.
haid that after the agents. rafsed him he hoard
Icing shot. dozen or =" small boys were
tt"l.owing them. but as there was no disorder
IngGart did not interfere.
! hs driver ana conductor OF the Fourth ave-
nue. gar which tho agents boarded corrobo-
crowd. IN heir opinion the trouble was caused
hy one OF the agents akin. his list at the
CROWD. one man then 'umren on Ih" o rhr ana
Sworc TINT no stones wcro thrown. The re-
port also contains tn" andavifS ~ two police
men OF tho Mulberry street station who saw
the men struggling on the ear. AM h" reports
o; Capt. Devery and Inspector Williams. The
latter's report rend:
In cninp auco with yonr orders TO investigate the al
j.. ed Assault committed abDHt i. NJ oct, "a lSh}
corner Of nowUry aud BrUnc street. Uh hGcnts or me
society Tor tho Prevention OF CRIME. "Htu hht, NAT
hay" done ~. and lind that II any law "hs Nlphtet
or any Ashunl committed AZ tr time ana Pihre men
toned 10 was b. the agent OF shd society men can
be 'rnvei hr the swor hmi "lnl testimony - - num-
Der II citizens who 10 lave Witnesses! ihe whole
occurrence. Arrests have been mao Ir tue police nf
the ErNenih precinct Ia connection win 'de ahekeu
assault
Herewith YOU will nnd repor, "t Capt. William ;;
Eetery which shows that th- l'lcn wrr- MltRh cal
nl IN. s"cioty'S agents II Their A"S's'"Aee was re
QDirrd
In conc uSnn wonld state that the society ~ lrSing
to maze mountain out Of n n"s" mn I" Ert sym.
raihy ANA financial HIi frum the pubnc IN "f"er mt
lhe,r m agents might "Outlnu" 10 hah me nNrs OF
"0hfesh-h auNrrcrK MI wnuibs II hrhhihlieEs Lhess
restrained ny the pniicr, Very rrbnr'li NY, ,,,..
ALRA~>nEK s. WILLIAMS, Inspector firsS Dis'rc''
Superintendent Byrnes's report concludes
with the statement that. in his opinl" none
OF the oili"ers OF the department hah neen
hacking in any way IN the performance OIL their
duty. As there seemed (" he uusStlnh OF
yeracity between the soc!ety's agents and 70
,ir"man Tnggnrt. he recomm"nded thnt the
latter ho placed % trial. SO thut both, could ls
pG"-ti4nnd under oath by the '"inlhlesioneTs.
Appended 10 the report was un account or mo