The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-06
m. PARKHURST TEST1FIES.
,ccUsrD DETERT <FrER DETERT
ARRESTED AGENT GARDNER.

..-.,,s.s the Foitee vita His Evissres
...,..t 81 E.sriare street tine Dis Net
r,rshur-t Nsn Testify, asa supsris-
.....,t Ryrn.r Also Gated u tie stsus.
v.,cu, wl.hart. the Psrkhurst agent, one Of
,.rItnes,ss against Police Captain Dsvsry.
tho /. on trial for misdemeanor In falling to
w.. disorderly house at 81 Eldrides street.
~. eross.sxamined in the Oyer and Tsrmner
...,srday by Col James wishart said that he
I'D TO 10 a printer in Hartford. and then q
s.l,csman in Texas. He removed to Pitts
Sn,ch in 1885. and became detective on the
p,,,,burrh Law and Order League. OF which
Al, father was Superintendent
ware you convicted and nned In Pitts
bursh ?"
Yes sir. was"
what was the charger
TO the best OF my knowledge It was disor-
DERBY conduct.
,,s. man named John A. Martin. Col James
,,t.d wishsrt II he had not testified against
p.rsons in the city for selling goods on Sunday.
Ei,hart said he had only helped to enforce the
law OF 1874. He denied that he had received
,uy part OF the fines. which violators OF the
sabbath law had to pay.
Col James then got him to admit that he
vas nnsd second time In police court
II rsvsnged an insult struck q police
man. was 1nsd So"
II. said that he came to Bellsvills. N. j.. in
m. beginning OF 1893 and that he was out Of
employment when he Joined the Parkhurst 3d.
eI.ty. He had visited many disorderly houses.
n. kept q memorandum OF each house he
visited. He jottsd down the drinks and ex-
penses and charged them to the Parkhurst 3d.
eIsty. He also som stimes jottsd down what
was said ct the time
Ibid you jot down what Birdie said TO you p
NO. sir. did not" replied Wishart
Birdie was the girl who sat on Wishsrt's
tnse at 81 Eldridgs street
John X. Lennon, another agent OF the Park
hurst Society. testified to visiting 81 EldridGe
street. There were lot Of girls there with
fancy names"
DO you remember the names" asked Mr..
.: 1 s :ns St P 9:s.d P e. . .nsS
I'VE had some drinks. snd Grace Walsh got
u" II. Witness said that on tn. visit OF Oct. 10
d s': Pss
n % ns this and q that the
"i strik cit Il out" said Justice oBrIen.
Til. witness next told 81 II. having . war
through the base N emit door. and when he asked
ss% ss. nsy SNn. n9 o.s hss
further was said: The woman was arrested
S nss s. ,hs :.ia S..
ago r. YOunSstOwn. O.. and had been At It
have had often to adopt other In the of
a~you then mad. falls. approximation. and q.
s s:.s IGn sSp:s ''ur 00''n' Al never Do
How much Il: s' % x is r:.s ''''''y
With Agent: Wilson and Hanks. did not visit
Lennon said he did not remember visiting
'e %LS aS s:u no. TAX. Mr.. Jacob. on your i,p A.
IN. plaeet A-hs did not amsrr,sd woman never SAT
uPDid you not break your niger In the night, Al
saiS net; ISuri my niger, Sn, not !. That place
I Tn. witness then said that while hs was :, ~ =
s sns ssae " and ah; sss
-, ISa are a minister Of the dosp.l~ said
Yes. SIR" replIed the Doctor, Il
-. In reply TO further questions the Doctor said
that no had occasion to 60 through the Elev-
H' DID q Capt. Dsv.ry aver ask you to make
fsUHss y Asked " pr ..d
no. Col James igmped up and said; wish
an c9ieeticn to MAKE .p aud he should Wait
until speak.
served By the Parshurst society on the Cap
tain. THIS notice gave list OF the disorderly |
Similar no 10 sas w.. .:o Ds P'fs'.sid
Iarkhurst testified that he had not received
s .ns.s from SsP ref
Ssps Dewey: NosIss: we're sent % S e: ssySr.
missioners, aud to the Superintendent OF Po-
Ice Mr. Weeks read the notices to the jury.
Williams on the co N munic alton received from
Dr. Parkhurst The report stated that police
the HOUSES complsinsd OF by the society. It
gave a list Of the numbers OF houses raided
.Gs TSo other rsparts made 81 II. d.
Iendant were also read 70 the JURY On cross
Did YOU ever com N unicate. to the Commits
' son:rs Of Police Or the sapsristendsnt Of 70,
the house. S s a. n Ridridgs street, III iesAo "
Mr.. Weeks objected to this question. Col.
James eontendsd that the question Was per
and his society had refused g give their evil
dence TO the Police Department, The question
No. sir" replied DIR. Parkhurst II never
received u request from anybodr."
the o saa! to 'h rsaa asns
tS Ss p Sads nj 81: names OF the witnesses
was out Of the country from June until
s sss.s 10 the best OF my belief no re-
Did you have q man named Charles W.
President -
OsiF"
=, Whsn was he first en- ployedf"
:. About year and half ago"
farkhurst cTusadsY"
think ought, sir" smiling.
pDt ParkhurSt testified that he dated the
rarEhutst crusade from The ssImon he
ISL
Il, DID Jou not charge the District Attorney at
IhAl Time with refusing to proceed against
scHs dlsrspntAbls houses In the city 4"
. les sir"
Do YOU remsmber that the Grand Jury in
sSirel into the matter and declared your
eharse was false ~
,I at ns'Es objected And the objection Was
G,99Li YOU not dsleEAts your authority to
IN some specific instances We did"
pl 5ou net give him your entire conn-
idon't think did"
~41ssng.h as you ever gave to any nAn%