The evening world., 1894-02-05
AOTFORPARKHuRST
Police. Investigators Say They Are
Not to Be "Called Off,"
Mr.. Hickok Maies Charges Of City
Ordinance BIaCkmaiI.
Lawyer Chonte Declines to Act ms
Counsel 10 the Committee.

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Friday last to investigate alleged frauds
4, tho po,,oo Do,,rma,, ,,,ao ,,o A.,
'', '""' Nv ~
prae''ca' move MS morning ina move
lie confidence i, the members, integrity
90 aso,ann W ..s, ..'s.n,
10 declare ''nphaoca''y' as hsrd as 'ha'r,
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Nv pome'' pol.'""l vi ''ner"'se' '""'a
call them or once they had started
II was in ma r,or a of the uo,., Metro.
~ was III parior "oi 'ne t'o'e' Metro
pole at noon when senator Lexow made
that statement. The subcommittee met
at that hour, and it was in response to
the language OF Rev. DR. Parkhurst that
amounted to a suspicion Of political dodg-
ING 'hat 'ne senator maze the statement
II do not comprehend" said Chairman
LeXow. 1.-The term called back which
me reverend doctor mas Just USED, ! can
say for myself. as well as for every
other member of the Committee that We
canno be called off.
III suihcient evidence Is presented 10
us to warrant our going on with the
lh~Ves'lsa''on we Sna'' ue'ote all 'ne ''ne
necessary 10 slillhs the ihcts'
'One great dihicnlty we have had to
contend with from. the start IL the ap-
parent fact That the motives and pur-
poses of this Committee I'VE been dues-
toned from time to time by the very
persons VINO have all along insisted on
the appointment OF an investigating
I'VE can only say that this is not n
smelling committee. 1t is not a partisan
committee. It was appointed. as we
Of this city,
tion thorough and complete. We h'ay. as
appointed at the reception which we re-
ceived. We looked for something differ
ent. We intend to Investigate without
Il know what DR.. P~arkhurst refers
to- said Senator bradley: HE means
the .Fassett Committee. II thought
our 'aay,Sestigation vas to result as that
once"
1t was the Fassett Committee to which
Or. Parkhurst had referred. The Society
for the Prevention OF Crime had called
attention to the manner In which that
COMMITTEES had been .called off"
He had also declared that the present
investiga ton would take at least six
months In order to be thorough.
Chairman Smith, OF the Chamber of
Commerce, had spoken in the same
strain, -. =.
saying that Joseph II; Choate, upon
whom so much reliance had been placed,
declined to act as counsel on account
OF other engagements.
Mr.. Smith said that the Chamber of
Commerce made no charge Of police cor
ruption. but simply wanted the Commit:
tee to take testimony which would aid
the Committee in a decision regarding
the respective merits OF one head or
four for the Police Department.
Mr.. Smith said the Police Department,
which spent annually $500. 900. was the
only Department in the city which vas
Its own auditor, He thought that fact
should be investigated.
He suggested that Joel b. Erhardt and
Henry r. Beekman be called as experts
on the question Of reorganization.
While Mr.. Smith was careful not to
commit the OF, 10
any charges of blackmail or corruption
against the Police Department.. II IL evil
dent that he expects 70 see such charges
brought forward by Or. Parkhurst and
others. The fact 81 John w; Con having
been In consultation with him is sum-
Gent indication of that: ,,
Mr.. Smith suggested that ne would
consult with. DR.. P~arkhurst, and tele-
graph to Albany In a day or so the
names or other counsel, VINO would prop