New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-20
HUNTING FOR COUNSEL.
WHEELER II. PECKIIAM ASKED TO SERVE
IN THE SENATE INVESTIGATION.
CHAIRMAN LEXow RETURNS TO ALBANY-AE
SAYS THAT MR.. PECHHAM CANNOT FIND
TINE TO sERVE-MR- GoFF coNsiD-


ERING THE OFFER.
An effort was made yesterday 10 secure inc
services OF Wheeler X. Peckham as senior counsel
of the State Senate Committee to Investigate 'he
Police Department in this city. John W. Cor, VINO
was understood to have been engaged as one 81
the committees counsel went to Ny. fech"d'" ,
Office at No. 50 Broadway early In the AFTERNOON
in company with Gustav IL Schwao' VINO wa"
acting for the Chamber Of Commerce and the Cl'y
club Chairman Jexow of the Senate Committee
who has a law office at No. 10 Liherty-st, Prev
ously had talked with Mr Golf and Mr. achWa"
and 1t was understood that they were authorized
to offer to Mr.. Peckham the appointment " nc
WAS willing to serve. as the senior couI'st' III '''-
Investigation The task Of Arranging foT coaH '
had been delegated II Chairman LcNoW by Inc
other Senators on the committee ard h. s%'a soon
after noon that he expected % take 10 AD''y last
evening some positive assurance tnat MI re'A'''i'
would accept the appointment There was Il" 'e1'
son to doubt that Mr.. Goff would De one u '''s
counsel. he said.
Rerardne the time to be allowed for the investi-
p,,ion senator Lexow said: "'The Key. Dr. Park
hurst and some Of the other men Interested nave
got an erroneous impression that The senate COM
r,ft tee may not continue the invcstiSdtoh "ie' 'e
end Of the present session OF tne LEGISLATURE -
is true that we shall have TO make g preliminary
r,port 10 the LEGISLATURE before the end OF the
session but the time can be extended during the
ifc OF the Senate and the investigation ca" pro-
iced during the recess. The lawyers VINO nave
been requested to act as cOunsei uhuers'ai'" mot
ample time will be given both for the preparation
of the case and for the taxing o. nS
counsel will have charge OF he IN. - s
OF the committee to be in attendance while Wit
nesses being examined . ..h,,,o, :,
newspaper men about the interview win MI iecN-
ham Yesterday afternoon. TO a Tribune reporter
Mr. Peckham said he could no; speak on the SUB
ject for reasons Of courtesy - the COMMITTEE ne
act as Counsel for the committee il he was invited
Mr. Dixon enc Of his aH not nct as the conn
sci in the Investigation. for the reason that he
could not spare the time st. >, tho Grand
cS Gnal" ssa,oS SAI IN the Mr
S G' viii SaS' Nh In ta a H Hs eydcny was
Of The result q he interyeW a wi' from mn Mr. c1
s enc a" 10 cs,cS train for Albany he said Leave
MI PeckAam on; Of H. lie cannot ma the time
Have fht you any other lawyer in view for the
place ht wss asked u,roa .,,ut csnnot give
mi gh bo interfere nne Of tb wi' eou inSr
IRA; i a.. ! say now.
Mr. GOFF UNDECIDED.
~ CO .,la later that he had not definitely ac-
certAa ne position Of counsel for the committee
He was holding offer under Amusement he SAID
to see Il he could work In the investigation Win
Dr Parkhufst said last evening that he had IN.
aerstood after consultation WITH Charles S'eWI Ar
position Of counsel for the investigation was to be
offered to Mr.. Peckham. but he had not hearu 'he
result of the conference with Mr.. PecKnan
DR. PARKHURsr SAYS HE WAS MIsREPREsENTEp
REGARDING a report that he had had a caustic
correspondence with ex-senator Thomas G. Platt
about the coming investigation OF the Police De
partment, Dr. Parkhurst said:
The published report Of the Vigilance League
meeting at the Bowery Institute on Saturday even
ing was misleading 10 the extent that 1t repre-
sented my address philippe against f'lattisIn
No aliusion whatever was made 10 Mt Ilalt OF 10
Plattism The object of the address was TO broaden
the minds of the young men of che institute, ara
would have been defeated by the use OF person
alities confess that aid relieve my mind upon
the subject of bossism. but neither 10y statement
nor nnuendo did l make any personal application
of the matter. and II things lie in such shape IN me
general mind that when say bossism the news
papers report Plattism. the substitution Is AT least
he partv to be held responsible for IT, Nor was II
he case that my reference 10 bosssm contemplated
any one man, two men. or any nan -dozel men.
out that whole numerous brood OF political inter
meddlers who see in a movement no mate! now
argent or serious. nothing but material 10 be
availed of to the furtherance of their own sellsh
ends of partisan ambition. | was the more eT1-
ohatic on that point for the reason that had just
struck the trail of attempt TO manage ana
manipulate the present effort TO purify our munici-
proof OF the fact. names and dates complete
Personally have wish but to see crooked Things
made straight, and foul things made clean ana It
touches me where l keep my resentment. not 10
saw my ugly. to encc inter any attempt at manipu-
lation at the hands OF me3 who are Wiling TO
utilize any movement TO the end OF INDIVIDUAL or
party ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
When asked TO explain more fully what he meant
by his last two sentences. DR.. Parkhurst replied
that he had made the statement with care and had
nothing TO add 10 ii.