The sun., 1894-10-30

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THE LIEuTENANT-GovERSoR AND LAWYER
GRANT.
protection OF dsorderly houses In the Eleventh
precinct. which instanccd the exact location Of
great number of such houses.
Q.-lou remember that Inspector Williams's
Mr Gofr then read from that report. which
was in effect that he had investigated thorough
ly the parkhurst charges concerning the exist
cinct and the intlmation that Can't. Devery was
" | find those charges to be without foundation
and that Capt. Devery's report was true. As to
says % %ihere ' is tells deliberate % and malicious
falsehoOd. AS to disorderly houses. no violation
streets named in the charges Gthe report con-
tinuesI and have failed to find any OF the open
prohigacy which Parkhurst charges. Any per
son who says such exist has no regard for the
The report further declared that the false
cusations contained In Parkhursts charges were
made because OF the arrest OF Parkhurst agent
o.NYo1 remember that interesting report
Police.
cation you received from DR.. Parkhurstr A.
Q.-And you caused the Superintendent to in
vestigateI Al don't know what he did.
MIR. sHEEHAN ANSWERS WITH SMILES
Dwell, the Superintendent told the In
spector of the district TO make report on DIR.
moved that Inspector Williams report be filed.
and Commissioner Mac Lean moved that Capt.
sue the signers OF DR.. Parkhurst's charges for
libel, because those two white-souled innocents
were inJured2
The witness only smiled in response to this.
.Q.-Commissioner MacIean voted aye" on
this motionl Al believe voted mo"
Q.-Why did you want To deprive those white
souled innocents. Williams and Devery. of the
privilege Of washing their stainless characters
from these llbellOus accusations
A. tSmilingl-I thought IL they wanted to sue
they could ask permission themselves.
gracious intention 10 aid those spotless officers
To repel these malicious falsehoods? Alt
grant that PERMISSION when we were asked TO
MIR Goff stepped forward. raised his hand,
and exclaimed -" DO you think. Mr.. Commits
soner, that the time will ever come when Alex
ander :. Williams will sue any writer or any
paper making such charges"
Ask him.
al have right TO ask You? Al will tes-
Q~You said in that meeting in which Will
liams's report proved Devery's innocence, that
You had heretofore favored giving DIR. Parkhurst
any aid or Information in possession OF the de-
partment, but you had found yourself mistaken.
N Ihgs ray Sr ght Sn ySuf nnaeTSaha
Q.-what statementr Ale said that he
was not aghtng bG,Tdy houses and gambling
Q.-That settled your opinion as to his useful
ness A.-Ses. lLaughterL
BELIEVES THERE Is CORRUPTION IN THE FORCE.
Q.-You say you have no belief in the news
paper charges OF police corruption. Al be
lieve there has been corruption In the police
force for twenty years sensationl
Q.-And in the past two years. A.-fes but
Q.-Sour comment on Dr. Parkhurst's state
ment to what he was fghting was, His
harangues are entitled only To the same credenCe
any other Republican stump speakers who
ing against the Police Department. DO you
think that Mr.. Hugh J. Grant Is bowling for the
destruction OF the Democratic party because in
his letter OF acceptance lac demands the reorgan-
iZatiOn OF the Police Department. lLaughter.l
Al have not read Mr.. Grants able letter.
LITTLE CAMPAIGNISG on BOTH SIDES.
Q.-How do you know, then, It ia ableH A.
Because he could not write one that was not.
o.; tsneeringly. Owing TO his well-known
Witness.-Mr. Grant is a man OF great ability.
The witness was interrupted at this point by
Chairman Lexow rapping vigorously with his
gayel and shouting 70 the stenogTapheT; Don't
Ss Witness cond Se heard again Ss said
ing TO Chairman Lexow, II propose to take my
end OF the argument"
turned to the witness. Both OF them had their
hands up and their chins out Senator Lexow
- tell you TO obey the orders of the Chairman
OF this committee, sir.
Commissioner Sheehan-And don't propose,
sir. to let any man insult Mr. Grant in my
presence,
Inc Witness and Ine CHAIRMAN DOtn looked
intensely belligerent but Mr.. Con relieved the
strain by saying in his suavest tones:
" have no intention 70 insult Mr.. Grant and
! would not do so. My relations with MIN
most pleasant. Let us proceed without partisan
ship, In fact there was no partisanship in the
Parkhurst; II was, as understand IL. Inspector
Williams's report, and he Ostenslbly belongs tn
the opposite party from you, Mr.. Commissioner
Q.-Well, you believed because OF that report
that future charges by DR.. Parkhurst should go
into the waste DAsketf Al compelled To
believe the Superintendents report.
RAIDS ASD CONVICTIONS AFTER wILLIAMss
REPORT.
Q.-You know that a fter that report the keep
ers OF five of the houses designated by DIR. Park
hurst were raided by Parkhurst men and con-
(Which was in effect judicial decree that
Inspector Williams was either an official liar or
sspted s.Is his that b
charges were falsehOOds2 A.-fhOse trials were
after Williams's report, and they did not prove
o~Why notY A.-The houses that were
Taided may not have been open wien Williams
QIYou mean that the houses were started
atterward In order TO convict Williamsr A
Q.-who could have started them? A.-The
Society for the Preyentton OF Crime would do
anything 10 down Williams.
Q.-Mr. Commissioner, do you want TO go on
record as intimAting that the PaTkhnrst society
would commit crime TO injnrs public ofnciAl
Mr.. Gon-And his conviction has been upset.
Now, after the conviction Of those tye keepers
OF disOrderly houses. proving that Inspector
Williams was either an ofnelAl liar OF an in
competent officer; did you take any ofhcial mo-
tice Of Il In your Board1 Al called the Atten-
tlOn OF the Board 10 the matter,
Q.-But did the Board do anything A.-Wen,
Mr.. MAcLean-
Ooh, take Il on your own shoulders. They
are broad enough. A.-Maybe so. You had
MacI.ean here. but only kept him for half an
hour and he had been on the Board ten years.
That shows your partisanship.
"MACLEAN THE ONLY HONEST" COMMISSIONER.
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