New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-06
TO BE PUSHED WITH VIGOR.
JOHN W. COFF WILL NOT LET UP PAR
TICLE IN THE WORK.
HE WILL CONTINUE AS THE LEXow COMMIT
TEES COUNSEL UNTIL THE lNVEsll-
CATION Is ovER-THE DISCLOSURES

TEES COUNSEL UNTIL THE INvEsTI-
CATION is ovER-THE DISCLOSURES
OF THE WEEK
There will be no ,oss OF vigor in pushing the
probe OF the Iexow Coinmttee into the Police
Department next week and in other weeks to
come because OF the political complications IN
which John w. Golf, OF the committees counsel
may be involved 1t was declared with authority
at his office yesterday that he would continue 10
direct the active work OF the Investigation even
IL he nominated and elected Rccorder' uh'u
the close of the year.
One Of Mr. COTS associates said: There would
be no Improperly il the continuing o. the lnVesu-
cation by Mr. Gon the counsel Tor the COM
mittee. even If he candidate io' the once
of Recorder at the coming election. lie mas ie't
that his first duty was the committee and
nothing will swerve him from the course when ne
promised pursue when he was chosen 10 direct
the work Of the investigation. If he is n candda'e
IT will be with the understanding that ne Is W
continue to the committee untiI the ehd
OF the year. when IT Is expected mat 'he ''''''"
CATION will be concluded"
The Rev Dr. Parkhurst said late In the al'er
noon: II talked with Mr.. Golf yesterday. and
to-day and / think he has shown noble spirit
in putting aside an offer OF nomination lot inc
high Office Of Mayor because he is determhed 10
go on with the investigation OF the Police Depart
ment If he were a candidate for Mayor he would
the campaign. but candidate for )udic'ai
position is rather prohibited from taking such
part in the campaign Therefore there "ou'u oe
no Improperly in Mr.. COTS further work Tor the
committee even If he were candidate LOT ne
corder"
In regard to the testimony taken before the LeNow
Committee this week Dr. Parkhurst said: Il think
the evidence has gone further than any heretofore
given TO satisfy the public as TO the corruption III
the Police Department. and also mas ser'eu 10
touch the respectable people of the community III
the spot where they keep their indignation Inc
evidence as TO police brutality was suificeht 10 con-
vince ANYBODY as to the responsibility OF the COM
missoners Good Father Bradley of Brooklyn
when he declared that the Commissioners were
worse than Coleman for not breaking such prutai
policeman expressed the opinion which any ih'eih-
gent man must have.
What was the nature OF the latest informatloh
conveyed 10 you regarding official misconduct on
the part of one Of the Police Justices" Dr. PARK
hurst asked ,., 49,,
1T information REGARDING registration n, ana
man who is Interested in election matters. Another
friend has written en- TO Dd me 'C c9rs and he is WING
to testify. The LeXOw Committee was authorlZei
to investigate the Police Justices. but | DO not
know when the committee will get through with the
Police Department and the Excise Board The work
that 1t is only step from one department to an
other New material in the way OF information gL II
o.her State came to me to-day. to give infor-
nation about matter concerning an cIilclaI WHOSE
name has hardly been mentioned in the nvestiga-
ton He Is a high official
II am told that the more decent members OF me
police force are beginning to feel deeply the as
grace of being associated with the disgraced mem
bers of the force. Tan.many officials also are pe-
ginning to feel the social debasement of the recent
revelations | told only last evening that a
little daughter of Tammany official went home
from dancing school, where she had been neglected
and stunned by the other children, and said to her
father:
"'Papa the other children won't have anything 10
do with me. because they say you thief
1T is only within few days that the feeling OF
shame has struck home with some men. under
stand that a large number of policemen would De
glad to leave the force if the Commissioners would
retire them.