New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-10
THE WORK MUST GO ON.
MORE FACTS ABOUT WILLIAMS AND
MLAUGHLIN DEMANDED.
THE PUBLIC INSIST THAT THERE SHALL BE NO
HALTTNG IN THE WORK or THE
LEXOw OMMITTEE-WlLLIAMS'S
UNSAVORY RECORD.

UNSAVORY RECORD
No sentiment In this community has for years
been deeper or more universal than that which
favors the continuation OF the work of the
Lexow Committee. The people Of New-York are
not satisfied that it has accomplished all that
1t Is capable Of doing. and there Is a prevalent
belief that II the interesting and vulnerable
spots in the Police Department upon which its
searchlight has not yet been turned shall be
left unexplored. influences which ought not 10
be needed have been at work To shield some
officials who are without any claim To clemency.
The public demand that the committee shall
not now stay it's hand. They ask Senator LeXow
and his colleagues and the eminent counsel who
have labored with such earnest al and un-
paraelcl success to the weeks which are
still left TO them this year in investigating tn"
records and careers Of certain police officials
whose outrageous misuse OF the powers intrusted
TO them. and whose venaty ana corruption
have been exposed wherever they were casually
touched by the evidence but whose real connec-
ton with the fraud and blacbmail which existed
wherever they i'm command no sustained
effort was made apparent to establish These cases
the general public believe ought to be invest-
gated without fear favor or affection. utterly re-
gardless OF the wishes OF politicians who may be
under obgat ations to the guilty men for personal
services In the past The praise which has been
bestowed upon the Senators who compose the
committee and the excellent lawyers who have
done So much 10 make crime and criminals odious
I'm New-York has been unsintci from b)th the
press and the people They should leave no ptr'
Of their duty unfulfliei or by any idllule de-
tract from their splendid record
There is a special desire that the committee
shall MOI deslsi from their Investigations ~ the
Police Department until there has been a NOR
t,ri NAT
Alexander : Williams and William W. NC
Laughlin. The reports which have Indicated
that there s To be no effort N me last daSS .,
the year to add To the damaging 'estlnl'hS
which has thrown much nght on thrr "c'hvV'
and operations have been heard with noNceiD,'
pleasure In the circles both Wlthiu ana ""'S'''
ihe Police Department known 10 be- interested
in preventing the disclosures likely 10 blas' lIIeF
ocably the regulations Of those othci'ls "uI
put their names the list IF the "bfol'en ana
indicted. But this Is MT ih' ,IIss ol ,i'i~ ~
10 which the committee looks for approval II
Inspectors Williams and Mclaughlin WHl nor
seek the "vindlcauon 20 IN" W.'h' 's-S' "p, ~,
which the public would not hesitate o. ask II
they were Innocent of the crimes Wnch nav
been alleged against them. they should hr SUM
monel and compelled ID meet 'le '"H' N''
ageinst them under oath.
WUl!smss n.t1rlcty for brutality IN N" eN Ner-
cis-. of his authority AZ police oiI''i 'Al.N"s
nver a quarter ~ a century anl had many iIl'S
h-otrht hin, under tho ban 0f publ. opinion. HIS
contempt for the weak and de;rnsel's7 .s aS wth
known as ais aversion AMI dlsdaln Tor TN lEi''
~ those fnr whom b" mas cenrri i''I q "''''nr'
rIts i,s.,i.u-c Dnarsences and vulgarity in the
,rcs.n. ~ his victims and Interiors ought long
og. 1, have brought MIN % punishment anu
probahlv would but for the strength oi this
uo,itical "puli" l. remains - nr seen no" ]"
this will stlll avail him ,.
IL has often been remarked too tnat IN Nn't-
aver part ~ the city Williams was -p9e.l h
control there the dens oi Vice aiii iniaIhy n'ui
,shed II was while ~ was captain 'i the
Tenderloln district that this malodprouS s'cu'h
achieved its widest fame Every species oi
cri,ne and law.cssness and the worst elements
~ the Continent found In this part ~ Ne"
york a home and protection. ~ long as inc
depraved the vicious and the criminal classes
paid for carrying on their infamous iiAd'3 'H.y
nourishcd Williams should boz called upon 70
explain this cousplcuousiy unS"Noiy part "l "'S
record NJ a police on 'er
I, should be- remembered how dis'rderly houses
gambling -hclls and places of criminal resort were
permitted In Captain pcvery distTl'' OH t"'
r,st SIDE over which Williams had supervision
az fnspector while ON the witness sHhl NJ
might be asked e. explain IN" oilcal report "nl.n
n. made DENYING DT. Parkhnfsts sti'Hi'Ht7
showing the existence ~ this condition "l ''Ii ~
,ion and decentralization. Every woIi Mh',"
Williams certified 10 contradlrUng Ut. an
hurs,'s renor,s OF the state ~ DeVerys precin't
was fala, n nd made for the purpose of uph'lniiS
,,ev.ry and continuing IN" n'W ~ uii' Ni'"'' ,
This has since been established by inc"ht'E''''-
hle evidence. ,.,, , In
rigorous and relentless examination vi ~
,,nrs Wuliarns and Mclaughlin would doubt
1ss hing to the surface facts relating 10 other
moro or less smlrched officials. aud t'nd 20
,oar 80 tho police payrolls Of men wh" nave lo'
wears hartered their authority lor W' P'''