Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-31

estate were also very profitable, and
nc Claimed not 20 have bank account
just o. he was through answering
Mr. 6oh's probing QUESTION:, superiu.
tendent Byrnus handed a letter 10
ChalTman LsX1w aud said 1t wasn
copy OF one he had cent 10 Mnyor.elert
strong oarly Ia this month. Ii was his
resignation from the force, OF VIII. oh
ne has been member Tor the last
thlIty-tWo yeafa. The supefiutendont
SAID ON Two occasions Biucs he was M.
pointed ~ Superintendent Mursay,s
place he was on the point OF resign.
ing, owing 10 the continued CON.
nict between tho commisblonsfs
and himself TIE superintendent.
no tnid, should have absoiuts
charge Oi the discipline nf the dopnrt.
mcnt, bnt all his efforts In that dirrr-
ton were frustrated by the commission.
ofs. The department was honeycgni0ed
with abuies which had boon rrowing
Tor thirty years, and they could be-
Iemediod only by radical lcgislation.
Local politicians, he claimed, were the
Curso ~ the department, ami as long
90 politics was factor in tho force
such state u things would eEist
Although no had done his utmost In
procure 6ubslautial information "a 10
corruption and bribery, he was unable
TO got II, anu tue whole Department
was impfegusted with the belief that
protection had 10 be bought aud merit
was VI no avail.
He claimed TO have done good deal
towards bringing about the exposures.
Bo paid tribute 10 DR.. Parkhurst.
who hO said, manufactured public
sonlimonti without which u would
have been lmpos.lble Tor the committee
TO acquire the Information II did.
NtsolutlOna were then passed thank.
Ing all who had been concerned In the
investigation ior the facilities extended
TO the committee. Tho chairman then
thanked the diaIrlot attorney for the
couriesieo he had extended.
Mr.. Con stated that he had exam
inCd C0mriisaloner Martins BANK books
AMI there was not IA entry that need
cd explanation. Mr.. Con said he de.
sired 10 make n few femarks. He com.
mcnccd by paying tribute 10 tho
loyalty and devotion OF his associates,
MI. MOst aud Mr.. jerome, and olpoci.
ally ~ Mr. Mos, who hal buun on
gagged Ia tho work Of exposing the
corruption existing IN the police de.
pattmcnt long before ho aud MT.
Jerome had.
He then presented HE respects 90 the
numerous channels through which he
had received information aud u the
gentlemen who had gone 10 the ex.
ponfe and the trouble " employing
private detectives TO watch him, lelt h.
might be sub TO assault or injury.
Though this Iuar caused MIN no annoy.
auce, ~ mover prevented MIN from dis.
charging his dutles.
81 have never been a moral censOr,D
no cOEtinuCd, "fot am 10 better aud
no worfc than the average man.
have come solely In my capacity M a
lawyer, aud DON'T propose u act no n
moralist or as a roiormcr.
81 nls1 desire TO express my Wish
that the private detectives who were
rot by parties concerned 10 watch me,
VIII tell everything that they have
seen. ask that they should not stab
mo In the back, but here, and publicly
state tho truth.n
Mr.. Gcralao referred TO tho abuhts
in the police courts, excise depart.
munts anu department Of charities und
correction, ana said the poweru Of the
COMMITTEES 10 complete tue testimony
should DO greater. lilo thanked the
press for It's support.
Chairman LeEow, Ia a short speech,
returned thanks TO tho various oillccrs
for the oOuItesy displayed by them
and ALEC 10 tho counsel engaged Ia the
investigation, anu declared the COM
mitteu adjourned sine die.