The evening world., 1893-12-26
Rev. DR.. Parkhurst Charges Him
with Neglect Of Duty.
Disorderly Houses in His Precinct
Not Closed.
Correspondence with the Mayor and
Police Onicials Made Public.

Capt. Edward Slevin, of the Oak street
station.
The clergyman this morning gave out
for publication some correspondence be-
tween his Society and Mayor Gilroy and
the police officials. The following letter
was dated Dec. y.
To the Hon. Thomas r. Gilroy. Mayor OF the
Sir; We have the honor to transmit to you
herewith copies of communications that have this
ers to Supt. Thomas Byrnes and to Capt Edward
Slevin. OF the Fourth Police Precinct Respect
fully yours. L; u, fhhhnShSi'
FRANK MOSS.
Executive Committee.
Here is the letter to the Police Boarmd:
To the Honorable the Board OF Police Com
Gentlemen: We submit to you herewith copies
Of communications which have this day been
transmitted to Thomas Byrnes Superintendent
Of Police. and to Capt Edward slevin. OF the
While not members OF the Police Department,
you nevertheless constitute It's administrative
for everything in the way OF either incompetency.
negligence or criminality that distinguishes any
part OF the service.
1t is incumbent upon us. therefore. to direct
your attention to the subjoned list of resorts
which have been found by our detectives TO be
that you Immediately see to it that the pressure
OF the Department is exercised in the immediate
and By eHamnns ss es G' % you
discover that complaints for the none enforcement
Of law have ben on three occasions q, Snu urged Sy
this same ofncer.
Your own appreciation OF the htress of things
would ,, sGqa or ssd ut Ss h
validity OF our present complaint you VII need
by the terms Of the Complaint made
III ''' ''''' s + + F RARKHgEsr'
FRANK MOSS,
Executive Committee.
Dec. %. 1893.
DIR. Parkhurst explains the attitude
of his Society towards Capt. Slevin, in
the following letter:
To Edward sievin. Capt. of the Fourth Police
Precinct. -
section Of the Consolidation act. as follows.
'It is hereby made the duty OF the police force
such h foree eS are hereby Sersunto empo~eTed to
- carefully observe and inspect all places
,n gss S.vns ssess or " oh. places
to carry on any business, all houses of illfamc
., and where S0 Ds no
es:rain ali unlawful disorderly conduct or
All ae@ s n Sre the
city. and for these purposes with or without war
;nnts. to arrest all persons guilty Of violating any
law or ordinance Tor the suppression OF crime or
See also section 2s5 OF the same act: also rule
Sc Of RULES and Regulations OF the Police De-
partmert." a. follows:
Captains Will be held strictly responsible for
the preservation Of the public peace In their
precincts; and to insure good order they are
WITH the to put the under
assign them to such duties as they deem ex
pedent under the supervision isl Of the sapeFin
Board"
quaintance with the statutes and rule above
cited. and # would be supernaous to bring them
TO your notice were 1t not their intent is EVIL
minI:tration Of the aisirs of your own precinct.
We raise no question as to the reasons for
your disregard of the specific requirements Just
quoted. We simply affirm the fact of such dis
regard and insist upon 1t that you correct your
methods of administration. In particular We de.
mand that you at once deal in the manner pre-
precinct which our detectives have repeatedly
visited and which they are prepared to show are
yours, q II. PARkHURST.
7. d. KENNESoN,
Dec. 90. 1898. Executive Committee
The locations of the houses complained
OF by DR.. Parkhurst are specified as
follows:
Cherry street--Nos. Sc. IS. 80. 81. 1o2
103 ITO and ITO L.
Jane street-Nos. rs, SO and 9s.
New Chambers street.-the: 70, and the
southeast corner of Batavia and New
Chambers streets.
Oak street.-The southeast corner OF
Oak and oliver streets;
house next the northwest corner of Wa,
ter and Roosevelt streets, and the frs,
door on Water street.
supt. Byrnes is appraised Of the state
of affairs as follows:
To Thomas nyrnes. Superintendent OF Police
Sir: Accompanying this you will find copy o
n communication that has been this day trans
mitted to Police Capt slevn. Of the Fourti
Without presuming to define the provinces To-
which the Board Of Police Commissioners .n'
sponsible the responsibility Of the latter is mad
sufficiently s''. by section SS sss q q the Con
lations. OF the Police Department as follows:
M Snail S be the duty of 4erf m S
the State and ordinances Of the City OF New
York and the ordinances Of Board OF Health and
to sbate all gaming houses. rooms and premises
and places kept or used for lewd or obscene pur
for the sale of lottery tickets or policies. or fol-
any unlawful purposes Whatsoever
We therefore call upon you as executive head o
the Department to see to 1t that measures are a
ones taken looking to the vigorous and mpartia
and that the resorts specified in the subJoined list
o, Sh be- aGs 81 exceptional
''''' yours { { b T. K EANKHaRsT
- m FRANK MOSS,
Dec =. 1873 Executive Committee.
DIR. Parkhurst said to-day that thu
same line of action would be pursued
IN Capt slevin's case, as in that o
I'VE shall push 1t to the bitter end.
he continued, unless Capt Sievin act
AT once and closes up the vile resort
which exist in his precinct.
I'VE started, you know. to make
fight against Capt. Dougherty i'm tn
Fourteenth Precinct, but the shiftinl
fers %GaPtaihns sa gshS devised. inter
'Doughcrty's case had progresse
about as far as has this one when h
he2an to close. up the evil resorts. Tha
ne was shifted.
The same plan was followed in otbe
precincts as soon as 1t became know
mat we were at work.
district s 'P '"e ''"' III III
Why, II you will believe me, our de
tpsctiyes have found that the Fourt
IIeclnCt ~ as much worse than Cap
psverys district as the Eleventh Pre-
borhood. "''s"
our men came back from their inves
LEGATIONS nauseated by the sights the
maze been compelled to witness. and W
uehland the suppression of these beas
ueSrading, repulsive, filthy exhibition,
"hlch no decent man can witness Will
OUT terrible faintnc8s coming over hin
while we do not expect that house
or assignGtion and ill-reputC cln' h
Whoiiy eradiCltcd. We do cyDaCt tina
thOE" places IN which vice In 10 49,