New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-06
MR.. NICOLL'S RETORT.
HE SAYS THAT DIR. PARKHURST'S ZEAL
HATH MADE HIM MAD


TAIN sLpvIN's PRECINCT = HIS
WORDS FLATLY CONTRADICT
TESTIMONY OF THE
POLICE TO THE TX
CIsE BOARD.
Ex-Dis.ric.-Attorney De Lancey Nicoil yesterday
prepared the following reply to the sta'e'"o"''
made by DIT. Parkhurst 4.
Dr. Parkhursts zeal hath made nm ma Who no
least this Is the ony ;h r,,e facts which are
painfully perverted in this statement can roi mis-
renresenfation that | am persuaded that ne mas
been misied by his associate. lawyer OF small
s ennacs whch he Sever have reached oher
wis DR. Parkhnrs, was a9Se Nave a" onIT seen him
Tire or four times Yet he tells Of things y whch
h. Mas not present If he had personal knowieSe
Of all of them. The statement Is cO.t,, ON
on ''f do not mink the body of esnable citizens
m,osng the Grand Jury. or Mr. Crcss' the " ny
d dnsef from Sans hSy s psroTmed fear
lessy and faithfully great h. p1 fresn in the minds
OF ali The ole VII be s9 iy Ig soc negsent
~ Reforming IL as DR. Parkhurst wishes them 70
hc,}eye The attack upon them and upon their ioiV
man Is lurinyi S pubc duty whose views do not
coincide with those Of this snthusia;ie ma tton
As for his structures on evil Dr pa drs Citizens
Joys the distinction Of being one %i s careless or in
Timrent in the Performance of official duty or
haTH been 6r rah ms Of friendship viii
go the answer which l inane h so' IN thts last
effasion. -, ,,..- Damn 70 me
with a statement Of the cases In July; 90 , not
recall that there was case sussrSSTeu 49, haen
destinations to misconduct in thai regard 90
not even propose to dignity with reply.
TIE LABOR TROUBLES.
7 xornin
the cases for the July Grand Jury. but probably
would have submitted them in August or September
had it not been for the disturbed condition OF 'he
city. which induced Mr.. Cross. the foreman OF me
pone them In october the time of the Grand Jury
was exclusively occupied with cases relating 10 the
duty by statute. Early in November l called s of my
own motion special Grand Jpay 10 ,i myp ha , or
cumulated. and then sent for Dr. Parkhurst' from
whom up to that time had never had one word
about these cases. or whom had never seen since
his return from Europe ou,roa % ,,ooooa Tho
cases were even held back for The special Grand
Jury. many others OF equal importance were.
Captain Devery was indicted. and by whom the
case against CAPTAIN SchmttberEer was nsnr h
regular Grand Jury and heard ali the necessary
dsoreyv hose in CAPTAIN Schmtbergers pre-
cinct which Or. Parkhurat says was not taken was
: / heard nothing more from DR.. Parkhurst until
December 49, when he wrote me in reference 10 the
Sion OF the cases against Captain schmttberger.
was then in the middle of murder trial and ana
left Yet succeeded in getting him the anpie sa
Special Grand jury even in the holiday week
when courts are always adjourned and grand juries
do not usually sit
ADVICE FROM THE COURT.
The proceedings of that body are secret and can
not be disclosed. but may with proprety say two
things-that every witness was fully examined be-
fore the Grand Jury. that cumulative testimony
was taken at my special request, and that the
Grand Jury thoroughly understood the bearing of
thing. on the second day of the hearing. when
the tn, eyde1Sg had s been taken and nothing h
stated to that body that in view Of the past utter
Sised by the Court When is made by statute their
legal adviser quite az much as myself, ana TO sub
ants should be heard That was done and no ad-
vice was given by me 10 the Grand Jury on the
The Grand Jury. therefore. had all the facts be-
Court The ndictmeHts we're prepared by my Office
and banded by NE to the e en- me hc b to
1t IS not the function Of Court or District Attor.
az nsuGpafion Of the powers of a Grand jury had
mad Instructed them to ini an indctment mt As u"
matter OF fact, had formed no conclusion 10
certainly never said to Mr Moss that was s Certain
they would find indictments.
POLICE OFFICIALS WILL NOT TALK
The Police Commissioners. Superintendent Byrnes
and other officials at the Centrai Office yesterday
declined 10 talk about the latest statement of the
Rev DR.. Parkhurst. In the afternoon Mr.. Byrnes
sent to the Commissioners report upon the recent
charge by DR.. Parkhurst that Captain Edward
Sevin, OF the Fourth Precinct. had neglected his
o o%s IN h 1as to eSSq ngPF Of ais
Oak and Water SITS. The Superntendent had No
mtied reports Witch he had received from IN
spector Williams ard Captain slevn. in response to
contained . list Of the houses mentioned in the
you viii mnediaiey take such measures as viii
result in the suppression Of these places. and So
responsible for maintaining them, and report 70 me-
on or before the sS.h inst what ac'lon you have
insoecior Niiams stated in his report that he had
in1estlgaions at the places mentioned in the order.
and he also had mde personal inspections Of the
man Klrzinger, Of his Office The investigations
showed. he said. nothing OF an immoral nature,
places mentioned in the above order Referring to
says: They the resort of seafaring men, long.
shoremen. iaboring men ana the poorer classes OF
a9ae1ted from time 10 tine By respectable women
and by women o. questionable character. The stu
alton and su-rounGngs OF each OF them arr such
that they could moi gossiby be- uset - di.Grdeg'y
15 Janes-st. is occupied by man and his wife and
could It be ascertaiped that any violations Of lax
were being committed there"
pITIFUL COMPLAINT.
81 would respectfully call your attention. In
spector Williams continues. "tO the fact that before
received your special order regarding these places
their location ana the charges made concerning
them were published In all or nearly all. our daily
papers, and thus were the chances very much
lessenod, If not catirc,y destroyed. that | would
otherwise have had OF procuring evidence against
them that would warrant arrests
Captain S,evin reported ;hat he had detailed nine
policemen OF the Fourth Precinct to investigate The
places mentioned In the Superintendent order, ana
he declared the results Of the investigation 10 be
substantially the those mentioned by In
spcctor Williams. His report also contaned
schedule OF arrests which had been made at some
of the places
No discussion followed the reading of the reports
nj the meeting OF the Police Board yesterday. At
the suggestion OF Commissioner Maci can. the con-
Of "A