The evening world., 1893-12-29
PARK SPEAKS.
His Opinion Of Police Commits
sioner Sheehan's Cvertures.
Reasons for Believing the Tam
many Official Was Sincere.
Quiet Meeting of the Police Board
This Afternoon.

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dent OF the Society for the Prevention
OF Crime, contributes his chapter this
morning to the interesting story begun
exclusively in The Evening World ="
yesterday, about the overtures made to
him by Police Commissioner John {.
Sheehan. He puts IA widely different
COM truction upon the subject which IL
agitating political circles. and while In
du ging In no harsh language he leaves
but one Inference to be d~rawn-that
John c. Sheehan was anxious to divulge
all he knew, to get In out of the rain,
as It were. before the storm broke in
all its fury.
In the statement given out by Mr..
Sheehan and published in yesterdays
Evening World' the Police Commits
sioner denied that he had any informa-
ton to give away and that such a thing
as telling tales out of school was never
furthest from his thoughts. He only
wanted "a little social chat" just to
convince Dr. Parkhurst that he was
wrong in forming such a bad opinion of
the Police Co.nmissioners-that the lat
ter were really, angels In disguise who
had been Yer. much abused.
He went f~ur.her In "A second statement
given out late last night. and denied
s sns' ab M,Inf his pr TrS o H Ssi to pr. TsrE 10
hurst. He did no more. he said. than
every other Police Commissioner was
willing to do. Citizens generally, ire
spective OF party. accept this latter
statement with the proverhial grain OF
salt. DIR. P%arkhurst evidently does not
believe II at all.
his residence, 1873 East Thirty-ifth street.
morning. having Just finished perusins
reporter he said the time had come for
him to be a little more ou%tspoken.
.,o oI res;m s he Tent on; thai Commits.
on the matter, In fact. he has spoken
with such freedom that !! consider all
obligations, implied or otherwise. upo
want to tell lust what construction !
put upon the whole matter OF the pro-
posed conference.
and am still. When I heard that he was
anxious to see me / thought nothing
whatever about 1t at first. Then l gave
not have reached the conclusion l did
to see him-had l thought for a moment
that he wanted merely to explain that
sponsible for the corruption In the De-
partment. or to convince me OF their good
character.
II certainly believed that his visit i'm
piled a good deal more than that. ] was
satisfied that the many things which we
wanted to know would a been unfold
VI anu IL al III that spirit lndI i III
tered into the affair. 1t scarcely seems
unreasonable to any man that I would
have met him for any other purpose.
MIR. Sheehan says in his statement
thiA no one asked him to come to see
me that It was a voluntary action on his
part, no one being else behind him, That,
of the matter which ! had formed: II he
wanted to see me only for myself, what
could have been his purpose? | do not
think II was 30 tell how good all the
| other Commissioners were
the Board of Police, Commissioners
With me. YET he says he came Without
the advice of anybody else to tell me
that. Notwithstanding the fact that the
same hoard treated all our complaints
blocked us with departmental Formally.
The fact, as he says. that he did
want to see me, and that without the
strated TO me that he was a man with
something important on his mind, and
wanted to get rid Of 1t; If DID not
the negotiations at all.
Now, want 1t understood that l
never made this matter public or
He has made it public himself. think.
however. that l should be set right be-
fore the public. That is all nave to
Dr. P~arkhurst hopes within a very
short time to lay some startling facts
before the public about police irregulari
ties and alleged crookedness, A number
Of men are at work making out a report
Of the Society's work during the past
six months. 1t will show the number
Of disorderly houses In certain sections,
the reports made upon them and sent TO
the various police officials. but no action
being taken. The report will also CON
tain a mass of other Information, and
possibly statements under oath.
When Commissioner Sheehan said tina
Boss Richard Croker had not in
! posed Visit to Rev, Dr.. Parkhurst Sew.
| eral people who knew better smiled
broadly.
"Evening World" reporter. DO you
think that he can admit 1t now? But it
is true, Just the same"
memory or drop making such state
ments altogether. Already people are
asking II 1t was not a fact that the
Parkhurst was to try and convince him
that Supt. Byrnes was really the one at
fault; that Mr., Croker had been consult.
. the plot to Dust the Superintendent.
Even though Mr.. Sheehan may deny
It. such is the fact. Lawyer, Moss may
, DR., P%arkhurst also said this morning
| that he would not appear before The
. dence he felt justified In giving had been
submitted. Evidence. however. is accu-
I mulating. The latest document he re-
e ceived was an AFFIDAVIT from a witness
who saw money actually, paid by thu
nroprietrcss OF a disorderly house 10 Il
certain police official.
Mayor Gilroy would not discuss ,o.day
the statement made by. Po.icc commits
Inner Shpehan yesterday, but he re-,
d ,i " his decIaration Of a few days
g agS, that he would order an investisatioI
y Of the Police Department or any othei
citv drpartmrnt " charges were mad,
J. on which an Investigation could b" based
The Police Commissioners he,d a yer!
Nnrs axplodei. commissioners ShcchaT
and McClavc had long and earnest inter
y Views with each other IN the later,
= office previous to the meeting. Later they
n waro In President Martins private room
inst IN the boards session room
'rhmmiss,onrr Sheehan talked long dhC