Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-04
AFTER BAD POLICEMEN
a BlackmaiRed New Yorker VIII Fur
niSh the Means.

New York, Dec 29.-Conscienco
stricken police officials expected today
that DR.. ParkhurSt and the extraordi
nary grand jury would burst another
bomb that would half smother them
with woe, but the troubled ones were
given few hours more grace because
the jury did not finish its work before
Justice Barrett adjourned court. Not
one of those possessing knowledge of
the identity of the officials against
whom evidence was presented would
breathe WOr1f of information for pub
IicatiOn
The secrecy Of those who know any
thing. about the proceedings before the
grand jury keeps pretty nearly all the
police captains i'll town in suspense
A startling rum0l' is affoa't in Gonnec-
ton with the Parkhurst fight against
the police. 1t did not become generally
known among politicians until today
and it caused any amount Of excitement
and speculation 1t is said that some
time ago Il man whose wealth is esti-
mated at anywhere from $5,00O006s to-
S1o,0O0,O0O sold magnificent manSi0n
for a considera tion of 81, and ilaaElle-
dIately took a mortgage for it's, full
value, $4,000. He OF course; readily
remained the owner of the house
The house was occupied, it is alleged,
by women who We're. ST the class. of
which DR.. Parkhurst is trying hard
to- rid the city This; the millionaire
is said to have known. But he did not
cvict the tenants. They paid a COED.
regatal, and he was getting big interest
OFT the capital invested. OF course
he did not collect the rent himself,
but had an agent t" do it for him.
LII was this agent VINO gave the Snap
"a Way" Whether he did it for revenge.
or because he was hilarious, or simply
because he did not know better, is not
known He is now down. south, it; is
slid-sent there by the owner of the
house to keep him away from, curious
people such as reporters. At any rate,
it is said, some persons connected. with
the police department. got hold of the
facts through this agent and tried to
levy blackmail on the wealthy owner
but they struck against B. hard, calu
galnse.
Instead of standing UP and deliver
ing. the millionaire told them to- go
ahead and do their worst. At first they
were u little creStfallen, but after talk
ing the matter over they came to, the
conclusion that they would use their
information anyway, and straightway
they spread it abroad.
They told their friends and. their ene-
mics, not alone that this millionaire
owned q disreputable house, but also
that his daughter, the wife of a pfomi-
nenG city official, went around in per-
som and collected the rents, being
familiar with the occupation, of the
tenants
I'm the course of time the story reach
ed the ears of the official He was
angry, but his anger was not a mark
err compared with the rage. of the
millionaire. When tine latter heard it
he is reported to have said: Il have
not been in this fight that DR.. Park
! hurst is having with the police. | have
taken no side in it, expressed no views
upon 1t, but you may wager anything
you like that from now on / will be in
it | viii go to the doctor and | will
tell him that the whole PinkertOn de-
tectfve force is at his disposal, and that
I viii settle the bills. I'll knock out
that Tammany police force if it costs
me a million, dollars -
Since that time the ciky official re
fc9red to has had many quarrels, with
his c0-labOrerS.