New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-18
is THIS PLATTS WORK?
AN APPARENT ATTEMPT TO PREJUDICE
THE PUBLIC AGAINST DR.
PARKHURST.
PAMPHLETS CONTAINING TIE TESTIMONY IN THE
HATTIE ADAMS CASE SCATTERED BROADCAST
THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND SENT TO
LEGISLATORS THE DOCTOR Is NOT
WORRIED AND THINKS THE
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND


HIS MOTIVES.
The Platt war on Mayor Strong and his friends
has been going on Mr. Platts ajes-de-camp
say. IN a way wholly satisfactory 10 their side.
News received in the Platt camp since the Legis
lature adjourned over last week makes the pas
sage Of the Lexow Committees Police bills prac-
tically certain within the next ten days Police
Commissioner Charles II. Murray. eN-Postmaster
Cornelius Van Cott, Lou Payn. Platts chlel
engineer In legislative matters. ana Dwight a.
Lawrence whose constant energies are directed
to keeping the Patt machine well oiled, were m
fated yesterday with satisfactory knowledge
as to these bills which indicated to their minds
that Mr.. Patt would be IN a position to re-
taliate upon his foes
The Platt men, however did not possess
monopoly of information on this point. There
were many hints and rumors ailoat which in
dcated that the Lexow bills would find some
rough Shedding before they got through. a test
vote is expected in the Senate this week. and
Senator Wofert. Of Kings County. who has
been III at his home in Brooklyn. has been
urged not 10 delay his return To Albany mo-
ment longer than is necessary, as every Platt
vote will be needed. Ex-senator j. Sioat Fas-
sett was in the city yesterday. lie declined To
say anything for publication at present put IL
was understood among his friends that ne mas
no fears Of seeing Mayor Strong tiled up just
yet.
A pamphlet OF a couple Of dozen pages. which
has been put into circulation within few days
is said to exhibit the Platt method OF carrying
on hOstilities against those who are not III sym
pathy with his machine ideas. All the mem
bers of the Legislature received copies of this
brochure on Friday. a large edition must nave
been printed. for the pamphlet is said to have
II.
Parkhurst received copy in his mail from the
western part OF the state Saturday, sent To
him by a friend, who had received 1t from
New-York
The pamphlet contains what purports To be
copy OF the official court minutes in the case OF
the People against Hattie Adams ON the cover
OF the pamphlet is printed; 9trnoerap" W NJ,
Minutes: Court of General Sessions, Part IL ne
People against Hattie Adams, Before the hon
orabc James Fitzgerald and Jury; Tried May
). etc. 1892: Witness-Charles n. farNnuIst'
Direct Page l. Cross Page ;; In RebGttal. Direct
Page Is cross Page 10; Frank :. Beard Onhciai
Sterographer
4 FAMILIAR APPEARANCE.
Tho general appearance OF the publication,
tvne naoer and tire like was said last evening
70 be sufr rcientIy similar 10 the pamphlets when
have recently issued from The Platt Literary
Bureau for use in the interior of the State-to
indicate a common source. The book contains III
great detail the facts which. Dr, ParShurst ielt
impelled TO make public in the trial of the Adams
woman for keeping disordery house, In order
that the people of New York might he informed
NJ the revolving practices maintained in places ot
this degrading kind which the police were pro-
tac,inr for so much month The record o1 the
trial is now reproduced, apparently IN the nope
az iniuring Or Parkhurst and also Mayor strong,
as the friend of Parkhurst, in the eyes OF IN"
people of the state. Att SO
IT do not believe that the effect OF inns re-
nublication will be very injurious to me- said
Dr Parkhtrst. last evening that is, if that
10 its nurpose-whch | do not wish to assume
hv any means The facts and the reasons tor
my action are pretty well underStood' d,Iu
car scarcely undergo severer criticism tia"
that which | had 10 meet thre" years az"
Dr parkhurst satisfied also thal llt
nan,nhIet would work no injury To the Mayer
or tbe cause of municipal reform. MI fiai'
friends denied last night that he had any manu-
I'm tho republicaton of the Adams case. Io"c
~ thern were inclined to think thal II Hdu pr'l
unearthed by some of the Doctors opl,onIelle I
in his recent controversy in the New-f ork tr'9-
bytery. .. Investigation last
ovoninp William T. Jerome said that no par
of the EXPENSES incurred in II had yel petr, .ti,
Maid Recorder Goff Mr. jerome sad Wa sun III
.out" several thousands OF dollars "ncn M
had advanced in carrying for"aru ',' l',tu -
and none of the counsel had receiNtu 1us ~ p.
IT, IT, co. ooo which was pledged by the Chailpel
30 Con,nerce had not been called for as 1t va va
o,,nnosad that the Legislature would p,oliip.I;S
mass the necessary appropriation; n,th;n n
~ agis,ature had been in session Witnin q
tne ttt nf three months, practically nothihs