The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-01
Parkhurst Thinks He Is as
Rotten. as the Rest
Lexow AND eorF HAD MERCY.
But the Preacher Does Not Intend to
Give Up the Battle.
Climber Of Commerce wsnes the Othes
City Departments 20 he Investi-
gsted-TAmmany Chairman Martin
Thinks He IL Exensrsted.

New York. Dec. s1-Pclice Superin.
tenaent Byrzss appearance before the
Lexow committee. his offer To Mayor
elect Strong to resign and the accom-
panysng tender OF his services IL reor-
ganizi7g the police force are variousiy
received. Rev. DR.. Parkhug,st has In
timated that the inquisition when
Byrnes was upon the stand was not
made sufficiently searching for practi-
cal purposes. Parkhurst insists thai
ByrneS is responsible for most OF the
corruption exposed by the senate COM
nlitee, and be Is indignant over the po-
lice captains .sponpous vanity and
self-gloriiication.' as he terms ii.
Mayor-elect Strong is said TO hold
Byrnes in high estimation. and would
be inclined to urge the withdrawal Of
the superintendent resignation. were
II not for his reluctance to antagonize
the Pai'khurst society. 1t Is known
that Messrs, Leroqne. Smith, Taylor
and the Good Government element of
the Conmittee of Seventy entertain
cordial dislike for the superintendent.
'T think said Frank Moss today,
that it will put Mayor Strong an
sonasthing of a hole to approve the ac-
tion of this man. who spent several
hours on the witness stand narTsating
with the most absurd self-conceit his
deeds OF valor and saying naught but
bad for the other officials of the de-
partment." MIR. Moss said that SUI
peInsendent Eyrnes' allegation that
he had frequently assisted the Lexow
cornnlitteee fTf arprehending delinquent
witnesses and in other ways placed
himself at the service OF the senators.
was news to Mr.. Goff and him .sAt
the time of Capt. Devery's trial. and
frequently since then,'' said Mr.. Moss,
superintendent Byrnes, Delaney, Mic
oil and several other influential men
came to US and wanted to know why
anicable relations could not be main-
tained between the society and the
hear OF the police. The superintendent
made numerous oyertures in this direc-
ton, but all OF them We're rejected,
because. from the very first. from the
time of Agent Gardner's arrest, we
were~ confident that ws-could expect
little or no help frJis.1i The polite force"
Supt- Byrnes has given this statement
out: 'In my examination before the Lex
ow committee on Saturday. when / re-
ferred TO the police commissioners inter-
fering with me. / said did not include
the members OF the present board. Since
the latter have become commissioners
they have done everything to assist me
and have made il possible for uaa 10 take
some action which had hitherto been un-
able to take
Gen. Kerwin. the newest member of tho
police board commission. and a Republi-
can, said today that the board had not
hampered Superintendent Byrnes during
the period that he had been a member.
Commissioner Kerwin also said he had no
knowledge of the superintendent appll-
cation for retirement. and that the rec
concentration OF the Lexow committee for
the retirement of Captain Creedon did not
In the least affect his opinion in the mat
ter,
DIR. Parkhurst tonight gave out the sub
joined statement, after 1t had been read
before the executive committee OF the
Society for the Prevention OF Crime and
Endorsed by that society:
IN stating my position touching cer-
tain questions now before the public mind.
/ cannot express myself too appreeiatIve-
iy OF the splendid work that has been
deue by the senate committee and Its
talented counsel. There has been created
through their instrumentaiity an epoch
IN the history OF our city, and there has
been secured at the polls a municipal
revolution that would have been impos-
siblc except through their agency or an
agency of similar kind. And 1t is but
Just that We go further than this and rec
ognize the work of this committee and
of It's counsel as being the influence which
IS contributing very largely 10 similar
municipal upheavafs throughout the en-
tire country. Mr.. Lexow's committee. Mr..
Goff and his associates. do not stand IN
need OF our commentator. but II is
pleasure as well as duty to accord II.
and II is accorded with earnest cordiality.
.1t may be furthermore promised that
any structures that we may feel IL neces-
sary to- pass are prompted by no spirit
OF anirnoai.y toward any man or associa-
ton Of men. The pcrsonl element does
not enter into the question with us. There
Is a particular line which our society has
laid down for Itself. and particular ends
which have been for a considerable time
prosecuted, and in all our efforts person
if1lirS are sHSTti5 al kHS@NFht. a. NIS
readers OF this statement will put them
selves TO the pains Of recalling what
transpire3 last spring. they viii remers-
ber that at that time the writer OF this
statement, and a few associated With him.
were the only ones who believed in the
honesty OF purpose OF the senate com
mittee The newspapers were almost TO a
unit in their conviction that to rely on
Mr. Lexow and his colleagues for our rlIu-
nsclpal deiiverance was 10 lean upon a
broken reed. / remember very well say
Ing 10 Mr.. T4exow at Albany. III the pres
enee Of ali his associates. that 1 had Just
come frozn New York. where the entare
atmosphere was pervadea with utter DIS
gust of him and ali the members of his
committed became convinced. however,
by my personal association with Mr. Lex
ow, Mr. Bradley and two or three OF
their colleagues. that rhe COMMITTEES could
be counted upon TO 90 honest and faiih-
fll ard thorough work clca- up 10 tfe
end / gave to them my entire confidence:
used my hest efforts 10 down The spirit
os ,itst-lss which prevailed and - cor
junction with sbs other members OF the
executive committee OF afse Society for the
Prevention ct Crime. put az ihe service cs
IRE senators the entire resources nF our
office, and they avatlE1 themselves os
these resources Up 90 Saturday night last.
Ws have xafcESd rsae actions Of the COM
rnstsee with tte kcene<t and unqualified
assurances. They have bored into the rot
ten tissue of tks pciiee department. ~Ath
ufter Indifference as 80 the character. r-o-
issscaI or oxierwsse, at what they struck.