The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-08
THEIRINFAMOUS TITHES.
.r,sArIONAL CHANGES AGAINST
TINS NEW YORK POLICE.
r.,umony Before the l. xow Senate In
vestigsting Com mit,es--Omoiais
who Receive Brides.

The invesucaH-n before a committee
~ the New York Senate. OF which Mr..
r,oxow is chairman, OF charges OF corrup-
,ton AGAINST police officials CT the city
~ New York. is attracting great atten-
ton.
4 New York special says.
We see to-day with what extraordi-
nary patience and skin Parkhurst and
Is assistants have labored so hat they
might uncover these corr1puons' IL Is
now ntar.y four years sue Pa'knursi
srccked and astonished The community
Nv that sermon which he delivered IA
lis pulpit in which he made charges
which not Until This week have 'een
troroughly justified
L was necessary for Parkhurst after
tnie first attack to secure the conn
5e,ce ~ good many persons whose
testimony would be essential FOR MN
~ establish these charges It was al
frst supposed that Parkhurst was SEN
@4r0nal ard notOriety seeking preacher,
and that he aimed 20 usurp the place
~ the police and make descents with
DTS own officers upon places where vice
prevailed. II was not until some months
after parkhursts society began its at
tack before Il began 10 be understood
mat a was not the vicious nor those
who were disobeying the law in pander-
ing 20 vice that the farkhurst society
was prosecuting, but that instead II was
one Of the departments Of the municipal
The police and not those. vleiously in
ciined was tho object OF Parkhursts
attack. When the police being frighten,
cd az last by Parkhursts persistence ana
by the evidence OF very powerful M
huences behind him began system o,
Wholesale ratding, DR. Parkhurst ana
his wife and others gave succor 70 IN
fortunate women. found homes for some
Of them and food and shelter Tor he
lime being for others.
ACd ttat one act persuaded that class
Of nnfortunates that Parkhurst ana ms
society had only compassion tor mem
ana were aiming at the public whom
thcse poor creature s detestcd because OF
constant blackmail
now P,RgHUasr cor TyIDTNcF.
Getting the confidence Of some Of this
class. Dr. Parkhurst was az last ahle 10
learn from them with circumstanual De
tail the police methods OF cNloTulh
llaCkmau. Different ones made full con-
ffssion. and the confession taken alto
gether implicated more than half OF the
captains I'm the police force ana p9lhleu'
inferen;lally az least TO higher officers,
I'm fact. 20 some OF those politicians VINO
control The Police Board.
The police themselves began 10 respect
Parkhurst both for his courage and MS
admitted sincerity. There are a great
many honorable men who are members
OF the New York police force. some OF
them have done under compulsion the
dnty work Of baclImaii with loathinE
and some have even resigned their posts
rather than continue 10 do this thing.
Being satisfied of Parkhursts courage
and persistent purpose some OF the mem
hers Of the force made revelations 10
him that were very important. MoreoVer'
De sent out his detectives into the wards
those I'm which the CAPTAINS OF pohce
had asserted no disorderly places existed
and these detectives discovered scores OF
# H1s.. ff1 IN eff.
Of police stations. lie got other testl-
mOny which seemed 10 imDlicate directly
some Of the Police Commissioners H0I
in sharing the proceeds Of the blackmai
but in receiving money for making ap-
Iointments 10 the force.
with a mass Of testimony available
when any competent aud honest trlDuhai
was PREF AIRED 10 receive it. Parkhurst ana
his society. backed by the Chamber OF
Commerce and by men Of means anu
high character urged the appointment
Of an investigating committee by ne
Senate secured one, made up OF hohest
INVESTIGATORS and although Governor
Flower tried 10 handicap II by VetolnS
tho auprOpriatiOn 10 pay It's expenses
The money was raised by private SUD
fcriution and by pledges. so That the
committee has been able TO proceed WIN
Not The state nor the municipality,
but Dr Parkhurst and his society are
directing this investigation and furnish
ing the committee with the evidence upon
which 10 base Us report and this evil
dence Is that which Dr. Parkhurst has
been tire, or four years I'm gathering.
WHAT THE rE>TMoNY SHOWS.
For five years IL has been a common re-
mark in New York that 10 be police cap
lain is TO be on the road 10 wealth, and
that to be IL police commissioner is TO be
in the way Of securing much more money
than the salary gives We have seen men
who were mechanics shipwrights, truck
men carpenters. and I'm several cases
hartenders become members OF the police
force. secure rapid promotion, and in the
course OF 2 few years begin TO display
evidences OF wealth.
Many Of the captains have fine houses
in neighbOrhOOds that are costly TO live
IN. Yet not one 81 them had any prop
regulations prohibit their engaging in
any business either in their own names
or Ia the rames OF thelr wives S sol!
fine horses. and yet they receive a salary
Of only $500 a var.
one Of the police commissioners, whose
rating has been very low In the CONNER
clal agencies. has since he became com
missioner. been able 10 buy and enlarge
beautiful place In the country, and also
o. own an expensive house In me city.
tu these things were 'nferential indica-
ti1ns OF the fact that there was more
money in being IN the police department
than was furnished merely by the salary.
fHt we have never had any direct evil
until Parkhurst furnished II 20 the inves-
tgaung committee.
The testimony already sworn 10 reveals
eystem of blackmail based upon the
canacitv OF the blackmailed pei son 20
paw and traces these dirty funds almost
directly certainly inferentialy. into the
lands Of four police captains, duplicates
one - the civic justices. an I as II stands
rr che record Police Commissioner Nc
H-g. The committee has proceeded in
ft- Irly way that an honest investigating
tGrt fc Coll nFrffFn IN n
ft- utmost limit every clew a method
very .nerent from that adopted by an
r...- i~vesffgating committee now hold
-t tassions I'm The Capitol. In the case OF
N'ave for instance. Il sought 20 com
g.. t.w to show how. ont Of his business
p could have accumulated the money
t...eory FOR him 20 maintain his pres
o., s'rle of living.
PARKHURsT's wITNESsTs.
Tt My answer that has thus far been
f- 10 these remarkable revelations
Irder oath, mas been that Park
gusts witnesses are persons who or
own confession are unworthy OF
n t.cause they have been engaged IN
W most vicious OF all businesses. or
..r me keepfr Of a disOrderiy mouse
ny entitled 10 the confidence which
be given 30 reputable person
filrg under oath.
N-f l- Parlhu claims that no other
Witnesses can be obtained since all
o' those engaged IN this business are dis
tfah.r-the women and men who paid
t.arkmau and the police who received
being equally so. Nobody could TESTIFY
. 20 the backmail who did not share IN