The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-18
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are, Oaender. Against the Law, bat
,.,..,o show the Turpiiude or the De-
..,r.u,, Especially Of the Commissioners
q. bathurst resumed his war against the
1t. Department yesterday by filing COM
t.i.,, against Capt James X. Price OF the
s-.r,isth precinct tho station house Of which
~. vast Thirty seventh street. Copies Of
a..ompaint were sent to Mayor Gllroy. the
at. Commissioners. and Superintendent
,.,,s. and u statement OF the charges we're
s,,,rled to Capt. Price himself The places
..nlainsd Of arc an alleged policy shop. I'VE
mad dlsorderiy houses, and six alleged
ura
turlng Dr Parkhurst's absence at Lakewood
wallace in the society has been fllled By the
=, Chauncey W. Goodrich. assistant minis
lathe Madison Square Church. Mr. Good
"a uperintended the Ming OF the complaints
n, p,rkhurst Is expected back in few days
mi, Il the communication that was sent to
IA. Police Commissioners;
nd, BO,ray, u. COHmi"ion.r, n Polite.
GENTLEMEN: Accompanying this please
s,d copy Of complaint this day forwarded to
can't james X. Price OF the Twentieth police
nr,eipcL We had intended deferring this
complaint till you had finally disposed Of our
,rsVious one against Capt Slevin OF the Fourth
,r.onct but this you seem reluctant to do,
embarrassed possibly by tho fact that Capt.
Nsyin's report upon his own case is awkward
II controverted by the action Of the Board OF
Ireise Permit us to say. parenthetically.
that as regards the Sleyin matter. II IL will re-
Lave you at all from the observation-disclosures OF
your dilemma we can furnish you the sworn
sstlnonY OF four citizens. in no way connected
With our society. who traversed the Fourth
psclnct Sunday night. Jan. 7. subsequent to
The issue OF our complaint. and made a num-
bsr Of new cases. additional TO those therein
contained.
Charged ms you are with the responsibility
d securing the impartial enforcement OF law
throughout the entire city. IL seems to us sin
rulat that you leave it to US. an entirely unoin-
sal body to take the initiative in these matters.
From the events that have transpred in the
Eleventh. Fourteenth. and Fourth precincts
subsequently to the issue of our complaints
sgalns; them respectively closing up OF
dlsordsrlJ houses and the eviction of disorder
ly inmates you cannot but be aware Of the
grossly lax discipline that had prevailed there
previously. We make bold, then. to inquire
why Il is that you have not taken measures TO
discover whether similar lnxlty does not exist
W Vthcl bi''iHNlH' 0hI lhc
1t has been said by tho Com IN sloners that
hsJ have no means OF making such discov-
cries We have had no difficulty In ascertain
Ing such facts. and It is II hundred times more
-FOUR duty to ascertain them than It Is ours
There is no occasion for the existence of such
.sOoieD as ours save the incompetency or
the criminallty OF the department which yoI
i's the administrative head. The citizens OF
ths town arc expanding S5.oou.OUO annually
On your department. and on the top OF
oil that are putin. in your hands some
thousands every year for doing what
- leRY" un',one, and what ron, II seems TO
Y. evlnce neither the determination nor the
sIcuse us TOR TIL, frank lasguAge. lou are
ne servants 81 tho people that we represent.
,,nd We insist upon tho right ut all times to
al our servants to account For reasons
which YOU understand you are failing to hold
Iour suhoritnAtes to their obligations. Ne
'how you in the subJolned list a considerable
humber of siecifc instances where such
lsrertainaOls.
You can say. as has been said. that II our
real purpose Was to secure the conviction OF
The nroprietors Of these houses we could COM
.auhicate our com plant to yoa privately. and
mus give You the opportunity TO capture them
when on their guard, but the conviction OF
lhe propristors Is not what We are after just at
The guilt Of the .proprietors Is not
hearty so great AZ the guilt OF a police ays.
lem that t4lerates and fosters guilty propri.
storshin IL Is our police system that Is the
supreme culprit: and il Is the turpitude OF the
Tstem Of which you are a prime and con stIti.
tutelement, and not the turpitude Of gamblers
sS Ss nSr,G ~ tnaf our present aim to dem
tally. %. Ii. TARKHURsT
THADDEUB ID. kESNEsoN
FRANK Moss.
Executive Com Mite"
Thsletter sent to Bu perintendent Byrnes was
q follows:
7 fAaNa, byyr,. S,p,ript,nI.pfo o, Police
s We submit to y91 herewith cory q
fIlee, Captain OF the Twentieth precinct Re
alis spe nn you with saving Ia regard to the
police blackmail that you propose TO deal with
~ guilty parties entirely irres pective az their
s omes or position. We know that at the time
you told our counsel. in language that was
kaenomlnAly expressive. that you proposed
~ I make the guilty sufer, no matter how high
~ ~ Your part that you are the executive head
a. {Our department 1t 10 In that character
io oS capacity that we ask you to address
5ySr attention DisordeIly houses. and houses
si, stteghatlOn' swarm In tho Twentieth pre-
81 Witch ia me complaint to Capt. Price. a copy
s sueh houses are specified. In theory il lies
S,sc;n.p power 70 wipe out the disgrace of that
Iet nrcS saI mat theory you can convert into
sm AMI provided on the one hand you are not |
is,,IIAssed BY your subordinates 10 the |
i'noaa ,ielh precinct and provided on the other
polieA Gen. ~ ~ hanuichppod ny the board OF |
pe frlee's communication reads as follows:
$50 a. a. Pre- ,aril.s oSns Trsnii,h Pisrast
Joined II, :, WI call your attention to the sub
lFsnnS VI houses IN your precinct which !
sunno' oelng used for unlawful PURPOSES, 10 |
pae"s 10Y Ignorant Of the character OF the |
srimJ fltsd would be TO charge YOU with |
isna,sSt htgllgence; not to suppose you |
NOM StLt " lhelr character would he TO charge |
propTisioSsI 'hihal alliance with their criminal |
Of tAsSs ~ We pronounce in favor OF neither |
the isst ~ ~ IAatlNes but simply present TO YOU
umGous ~. ,ae case Hs reported To US by vol |
lted by Hs.sis ol complaint and as corTnbOr- |
detsctyss personal investigations of our
you he ssiLso,Saely not necessary to rehearse to
lEs and ohitssss bearing upon your own now
262 and 3s.sI!ohS in the premises. sections
Tor the oecs.i ~ Tue Consolidation act are ample
aware on tkstel' lou are perhaps sufileisnIly
these mai, sentlm snt Of the community In
eesslyely ttrJi 20 know that II il getting eX-
OF the laE SS o. helug played with By officers
and than - nave sworn 10 execute the lAW
mar hAbnanNe as much 81 II uneXscuted as
IOHal sdyaSn,, ~ SUIT their cOnyenisncs or per-
BY strsst ahtage. Tho houses below specitleI
blAined otNOss which have been COM
issidsbts By dtsgusted and maddsnei
seems A. tbat your Precinct 1t slmetimes
The eop1T, 1to.Eh tho laW-abidinR element In
lad no Ij,t..Us were the only portion Of il that |
ist tbsi'ssu,e which our uniformed serYants |
ty0q m. Wv, o,'"s hound 10 respect We demand
taniy rIs r 'gN ta,e hold Of your precinct and
bra tarttt" Test holes Ii Is not sufficient |
lal siastl, Then publicly con- plained to, to
sdsry en- M, my anu temporary enc to dis
heFe = ii 'ucl a. one house here and anDther
hra ~ leave ml.iyyE q b. ~ $780,, tt,.' $3.50