Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-05
AFTER BAD POLICEMEN.
a BlackmaiAed New Yorker Will Fur
niSh the Means

New York. Dec. 29-Conscience
stricken police officials expected today
that DIR. Parkhurst and the eXtraordi-
mary grand jury would burst another
bomb that would half smother them
with woe, but the troubled ones were
given few hours more grace because
the jury did not finish its work before
Justice Barrett adjourned court. Not
one of those possessing knowledge of
the Identity of the officials against
whom evidence was presented would
breathe Il word of information for pub
licatiOn
The secrecy of those who know any
thing about the proceedings before the
grand jury keeps pretty nearly all the
police captains i'll town in suspense
A startling rumor is afioat in connec-
ton with the Parkhurst fight against
the police. 1t did not become generally
known among politicians mtil today,
nnd it caused any amount of excitement
aud speculation. 1t is said that some
time ago Il man whose wealth is esti-
mated at anywhere from $3,000,OOO to
S1O,OOO,OOO sold Il magnificent mansion
for a consideration of 81, and imme-
diately took Il mortgage for it's full
value, $4,000. He, of course really
remained the owner Of the house.
The house was occupied, it is alleged,
by women who We're of the class of
which DR.. Parkhrust is trying hard
to rid the city. This the millionaire
is said to have known, but he did not
cvict the tenants. They paid Il good
rental, and he was getting big interest
on the capital invested. OF course
he did not collect the rent himself,
but h;Ud IN agent 7" do it for him.
1t was this agent VINO gave the snap
away Whether he did it for revenge
or because he was hilarious, or simply
because he did not know better, is not
known. He is now down SOUTH it is
said-sent there by the owner of the
house to keep him away from curious
people such as reporters. At any rate,
it is said, some persons connected with
the police departments got hold of the
facts through this agent and tried to
levy blackmail on the wealthy owner
but they struck against hard, colo
game.
Instead of standing up and deliver
ing the millionaire told them to go
ahead and do their worst. At first they
were Il little crestfallen, but after talk
ing the matter over they came to the
conclusion that they would use their
information anyway, and straightway
they spread it abroad.
They told their friends and their enc
mics, not alone that this millionaire
owned Il disreputable house. but also
that his daughter, the wife of II promi-
nent city official went around in per-
son and collected the rents, being
familiar with the occupation of the
tenants.
In the course of time the story reach
ed the ears OF the official. He was
angry, but his anger was not a mark
en- compared with the rage Of the
millionaire. When the latter heard it
he is reported to have said: II have
not been in this fight that Dr.. Park
hurst is having with the police. | have
taken no side in it, expressed no views
upon it, but you may wager anything
you like that from now ON l will be in
it I will go to the doctor and 1 will
tell him that the whole PinkertOn de-
tective force is at his disposal, and that
l will settle the bills. I'll knock out
that Tammany police force if it costs
me million dollars
Since that time the city official re-
ferred to has had many quarrels with
his co-laborerS