Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1895-01-01

public esteem by showing that our agent
was levying blackmail which. al shown
by the Lexow committee, was precisely
what his agents wero doing and precisely
what We are Obliged to presume he knew
his agents were doing.
within three days Of the attack on
Gardner, our chief agent. he struck our
society another blow by trying to discredit
it's president Unless all the newspapers
of that date lied, he called together the re-
porters and in terms of unrestrained bit
terness published to the world a mass of
blackguardism touching the motives of
my work, the base impulses that inspired
1t, all Of which was solid and contempti-
BILE falsehood. am writing this without
animosity, but he lied all the same, and
the object of the lie was to break the pow
er that was exercising against the vi
ciousness of his department.
He even perpetrated vile, sneaking
insinuation against my church by saying
that lie knew of well trodden path
that conducted from my vestibule to dis
reputable resort For low lived vicious
ness that taunt is easily entitled to the
prize for he has since conceded that that
path was trodden by one individual. and
he in no proper sense a member Of my
congregation, and the business card of
that individual party has come into my
possession from Mr. ByrneS' own hands
"Our agents, acting in the legitimate
discharge of their duties ms representatives
of q society chartered by the state, were
mobbed O year and more ago by the toughs
and thugs that spIang to the relief of Mr.
Byrnes and his department when we
pressed them uncomfortably at the Essex
market police court. Tho papers next
morning were full of the details Of the
outrage, but Mr.. Byrnes ON examination
was unable to discover that any outrage
had been committed necessitatipR action
on his part, and in that way official an
nounoement was made that the agents Of
our society need not look for official pro
| lection and were to be considered as legiti-
mate prey.
An Enemy OF Long Standing.
Now, that is Byrnes. He is the man
that we have had steadily in our eye for
| three years. and he has had us just as
steadily in his eye. As the community
knows our work has meant nothing but
the overthrow Of misrule in this city.
Byrnes has known that as well as the
public, and yet he has fought us. Now,
| why has not the senatorial committee,
| through its counsel, made themselves fa-
miliar with these matters? We have urged
that Mr.. Byrnes should be asked whether
prior to the senatorial investigation he
| was knowing Of the rottenness of the po-
lice force.
HE either was, or he was not. II he
was and still kept his mouth shut he was
unspeakably vile, and il he was not he
was unspeakably an imbecile Now, why
| did not the committee insist that Mr..
| Coz, in his characteristic manner. should
| broil Mr.. Byrnes on that bifurcate dilem-
MAJ am nothing but q minister but If
| I had been a lawyer of Mr.. COTS ability
would have put Byrnes on that testing
iron, and I would have guaranteed to
broil ont Of him all of his official reputa-
bility inside of one days session, provided,
of course the committee would have al
lowed me to do so.
LET me state in conclusion that have
no interest in this matter save o profound
and passionate desire to see work that Is
thorough. If Mr.. Byrnes. with character
| istic disposition to get his own neck out
| Of the yoke, says that he has been so hand
icapped as to be. practically powerless.
| want to say that all such excuse is evasiye
and cowardly.
I'VE are not providing for promotion nor
burning for popularity. but the Society
For the Prevention of Crime was here be-
fore the senate committee came down and
will DO hero after the senate committee
has gone back, and the uncompromising
line that we have followed in the past will
DO tho line that we shall Just as studious-
~ and unswervingly follow in the future -
Jealousy" Says LexoW.
| ALBANY, Jan. 1.-Senator Lexow was
shown the letter of DR.. Parkhurst He
glanced through 1t and informed himself
Of its general character. Then he said:
* shall have to read 10 carefully, and
when have read Ii shall make an an
swer 10 it. am not surprised at its tona
of condemnation. I expected it, in fact.
1t is o sort of case of Othello's occupation
gone. Other men are getting credit for
the work Of exposure DR.. Parkhurst has
found that what he began specifically has
bean gone into very deeply, and the work
has outgrown him In the law we would
call it professional jealousy. If the com.
mittee's work Of reform goes on, DR.. Park.
hurst will have nothing to do but preach
the gospel. As to his structures upon the
committees attitude toward Superintend.
ent Byrnes will answer that when
have read his letter through"
Jumped From . Train.
ALNoNTE, Ont, Jan. Miss Belle
Armstrong, a wealthy young lady. jump
cd from q moving train and broke hei
l marx Hap father Witnessed the accident,