The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-31
TIE Doesn't Like Supt. Byrnes
~Pompous Dignity"
Saws His Examination Was Not
Sufficiently Searching.
STRONG LIKES BYRNES.
lie Nav Not Therefore Accept
His Resignation.
Byrnes Explains His Testimony
Given on Saturday

NEW YoRK. Dec 31-Police Superin-
tandent Byrnes' appearance before the
I.exow committee. his offer to Mayor
elect Strong "a resign and the accom-
pAnvinE tender of bis services in reor-
panizng the police force, are vari0usly
received
Rev Dr Parkhurst has intimated
that the inquisition. when Byrnes
was unon the stand was not nude
sufficiently searching for practical pur
poses. Farkhurss insists Ehat Bvrnes j.
responsible for most of the corrup ption ez-
posed Dy the senate comm lttee and he Is
indignant over the police chieftain's
..pump0us vanity and -self-gloritica-
tign" as Ike termed it
Mayor-elect Strong is said to hold
Byrns= in high estimation and would be
af the superintendent resignation
were il not for Ills re-
Iucfance 10 antagonize the Park
hurst society. Tt II known that Messrs
Larpque smith. Taylor and the good
government element Of the committee Of
seventy entertain cordial dislike for
fhe superintendent
A statement biz the executive commit
teaynf the Society for the Prevention of
Vice IS promised during tile day. This
committee. which consists Of DIR.
Parkhurs1. Frank Moss assistant to Com
i consultation rhis afternoon. n think,
ME Moss said juss before this consul
tafion. ..that ir VIII put Mayor Strong in
something of q hole. The action Of this
man. who spent several hours on the wit
ness stand. was to narrate with the most
absurd self-conceig his deeds Of Avalor.
saying naught but bad for the officials Of
the de partmont"
Dir Moss said that superintendent
Byrnes allegation that he had frequently
assisted the Lex0w committee in appre-
hendin1 delinquent Witnesses and other
ways placed himself as the service
of the senators was news to Mr.. Cotf and
him. AAt the time 0f Capt. Deyery's
trial and frequently since then" said AIr.
Moss Supt Byrnes, Delancey. NIcholI
and several other influential gentlemen
came 70 as and wanted to know why
amicable relations could not be main
tanned between this city and the head Of
the police
"Ihe superintendent made numerous
0vertares b this direction. but all of them
were rejected because from the very
first. from the time of Agent Gardeners 5
arrest, we were confident that we could
expect little or no help from the L0lice
force. superintendent Byrnes has
given out this statement:
~ln my examination before the Lexow
committee on Saturday, when I referred
So the police comm lsaioners interfering
with me. I said did not intend 30 in
clude the members af the board since
the hitter have become commissioners
they have done everything to assist me
and have made it possible for me to take
some actions which ] had hitherto been
unable to take
General Ksrwin the newest member
Of the police commissioners and 3 Re
publican, said today that the board had
not hampered Superintendent Byrnes
during tile period that he has been y
member. Commissioner KerwIn also
said that BE had no knowledge OF the
uperinrendent's application tor retire
ment. and that the recommendation or
the Lexow committee for the retirement
of Capt Creedon could not in the least
affect his opinion ia The matter