New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-04
pIAMELESS, SAYS BYRNES.
,,r DECLARES. AT GREAT LENGTH THAT
THE POLICE DID THEIR DUTY.
.,,rGEp MoBBING OF DR. PARKhof'l
AGENTS IN TIE STREET SET FORTH "S VI
little AccouyT-THE socIETY's MEN
WE'RE TO BLAME, REPORTS
THE SUPERINTENDENT


.,u.o,dent Byrnes yesterday laid be-
Ponce ' no,,oo BOARD a long report upon 'he
fore uhhipr Of several agents OF the oooio''
aiieseu ,,0,.o,tion Of Crime, after they hau sNe"
io' -, at the Essex Market Toi'0e 49,
inst proprietors OF dlsoroerE o..ahor 81
A,b Precinct on the afternoon OF oc'o
Eleven" ,, vas based chiefly the Superin'ehu-
- own investigation. although ne sta'eu .'' -
ents o" Insnactor Williams and Captain Dew
h"' ~ ooke separate Investigations. lie sa'e' "
". heoinnng OF the report, an account T.,
w - N induce the Rev. DR.. Parkhurst u a'' "
-. ,rvestlgaton and copies OF letters "''
the ~. of the society calling for testimony
-, ,b. LAWYERS and agents. Inelr s'a'ei' -,
D:ron fully in the report. and describe 'ii' 80
ss.,nr az having been participated IN by "oo"'
~" 1ans The agents followed from "'e
-, To the Bowery Captain Wishar' STAT r
9. onnealed to a policeman in Broome-sU' o"' ~.
@car made no reply. Mark Wishart was 81
ssveral times in the Bowery anu - ,,oh
ono AGAINST the door of a Fourth-aVe car VIM, ,r
huns rs entered Two policemen. he said, lett
49, car and stopped the mob while the car "@7
ov,nc two of the mob and caught 'iie oi'''e
Of the horses and tried TO stop the car
STATEMENTS FROM WITNESSES
,o,,ers from E. NJ Friend and n. $ Levy law
vers who were at the Essex Marhe. IN ,as
-, the afternoon of the alleged hopo''is'
thot there was no disorder in front ol 'ne .ou
affdaEnS
=, tho court also declared that there hau pee" "o
al VI, &, .ha street Policeman Hinkledey tes-
lea .bat he was outside the registration place a'
No 927 Rroome-st.. and saw the soce'! as
mss followed by dozen boys WHO SAN -.
GOES a lot of Parkhurst detectives O.nei ~
statements were made. fo'ioe"e Gu Nv, pory
Sweeney. who dispersed the crowd in the boweiE,
s,otod that the crowd consisted principally OF
,vs and children and there were no acts Vi
,,o,ence calling for arrests. John Coughiin' '"e
driver of the car on which the agents ioue "p
town said that of the agents oesai '"e '7
reor the car by striking a person In the crown
near him. Another agent stood on the platform
~ the car and shook his fist at the crowd NO
rerson tried to stop the horses, ana no stone was
thrown AGAINST the car. John MulVeY' inc con-
ductor Of the car. stated that whhe ore vi ''i'
cents stood on the platform and defed tie crowd
another agent advised him to draw MS leNol'e'
INSPECTOR wILLLAMs'S REToRT.
Irsnsctor Williams wrote that he had mace an
Investigation and wished to state Il ma that
90 o,v law was violated or any assault committed
q, the time and place mentioned, it was by the
agents Of said society. In conclusion "ou'u
state that the society is trying to make mountain
ont of a moehill to get sympathy ard hnahciai
aid from the public in order that It's pald aSeltS
might continue TO lead the lives OF confessed
adulterers and would-be blackmaiiers' uiiie'' ~
In Captain Devery's report were the names or
many business men in BrooIne-st. az, anu ,b ~, the
BoWefy a VIII We're mobbed Captain D@yery also
mentioned the arrest of three persons VINO r har
leaders in the mob and there was record OF sne
discharge of the prisoners in the hssex nts ' had
Court YESTERDAY morning because the agents "a. "a
refused to make complaints. The conclusion Vi ''ie
Superintendents report IL appehueu'
I,,oro the above Investigation and sworn statements
Of citizens and police officers it does appear mat inc
oocer NJ this department in way dereic' III o-
performance Of their duty except the question oil Nr.
between the agents OF the Society for the rreVt" "
I-tffh v4efn
crime and Officer James TaGgert, OF he fl'h IL W.
was detailed to duty At place OF regstfato NO 81
p,ooucst ON October o. 1898, and would recommehu
mat th. said officer be placed trial. so that both pf.e'
70 the controversy be nterroested uhaer oai anu ~
question finally determined by your honorable oo'y'
The Police Board fled the Superintendent re-
mort without comment. -, a.,
Last evening the Rev. Dr. Parkhurs,t said; hinS
that Is tne bas made Veil well! thought he
really was in earnest when he began the ny No
soomvlaints in the police court They acted under
orders because are not making any c0hpiaihi n
10 the police now. We were played MIN w ,nn
we made the complaints in August and in October
regarding the violations of law in Captain pe.t 49,
rrecinct and until proper notice is taken OF thOse
esmplaints there will be no complaints to the
police"
DR.. PARKHURsT's MEN NOT SURPRISED
When a Tribune reporter informed Frank MOSS
the counsel of the Society for the Prevention OF
Crime that Superintendent Byrnes had prepared
statement in relation to the riot in Broome-st, In
which he discredited the reports made by MT
Moss who saw it, and by other officers Of the
society," who were pursued by the mob and roughly
handled by several persons in it, the lawyer said:
.Mr Byrnes must have changed his mind very
suddenly While he has been making his investlga-
,ions he has said to me: 1T n BANKED out
rage and If ! catch the blanked rascals VIII
make 1t hot for them He has admitted to me
also that he knew the name of the officer VINO
refused TO help men when they appealed 10
him for protection and that he would procure an
exclamation from him. lie seemed to take deep
interest in the matter at first. and as the honor
of his department was at stake we looked Tor
different result But the case had not gone iar
before we mistrusted his motive In taking up the
case He apparently wanted to see our men, and
10 have his officers know their faces. They have
hean IN Police Headquarters and at the police
court against judgment. but in an honest
effort TO help the Superintendent perfect MS case
They have been scanned again ana agan py b ne c
and hereafter they might as wei veal O"'se'
why did YOU not appear as complainant against
the rioters today was asked 1900 ,,
1--WE have made no complaint IN tne case; ,oa l.,
was Mr. Byrness from the hrst, our men
were simply his Witnesses lie had repr ,hr a.
tive In court besides Captain Devery, eitner OF
whom could have made the complaint. We, We ,i ien'
yesterday. when Byrnes after al ms SsanSn
10 him, who saw the riot. failed TO get single
to Sgr m Te co onSi now
Byrnes meant to saddle the whole case on US ana
% snd shove n Ways Hav Which Sfs need
what are you going to do now! ,. No.,
Keen right with Work as though MT
Byrnes's case had not failed
WHAT MR.. MOSS SAYS
In addition TO his interview, Mr.. MOSS as rep
resentatve of the Society for the Prevention OF
Crime has sent out long typewriter statement
saving that the reason the society deemed 10
make complaints against the assailants who were
arrested by Superintendent Byrnes was that, as
soon as the assault occurred, ii decided not 10 m
st;ute criminal proceedings because. when lts
men had been driven half mile, passing seVefa
policemen who neglected to rescue them. the bur
den was on the police. either to excuse their ce-
lnquency or vigorously to prosecute the Offenders
The police requested the Socety's agents ana couh-
sci 10 attend the trial Of the rioters. but the So
ciety determined that. while 1t would assist me
police by identifcations and testimony. ii would
not allow the burden of prosecution to be shifted
to its shoulders from those Of the police super.
in,endent Byrnes and the captain Of the precinct
were represented in court but they would make
10 complaint against the rioters. ard they did not
produce single witness. although II was said that
Superintendent Byrnes had caused the assault to
be investigated. These facts seemed TO indicate
that the zeal OF the police was mere show. The