New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-19
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I late in the afternoon Said lie Il have not read
the presentment. and have nothing to say at the
present time.
I Commissioner Kerwin said he would make II"
statement until ne had carefully studied 'h'
prcsentment II can Say this. however. ne
said that have made ~ appointments on '"r
force since became Commissioners.
Commissioner Murray said: 81 have not seen
the presentment yet and Of course can MAKE
10 statement AT present
Commissioner Andrews had let heaulu"! I &C.
before il became known that the Grand jury
had fled a prcscntment. .
Superintendent Byrncs remained at tonce
Headquarters until y. m. Assistant bis'rl''-
Attorney Barlow : Weeks went to hcadqutI-
tiers shortly before and was Ci"seted with the
Superintendent for few minutes. II was Sdlu
that he delivered to Mr.. Byrnes the bench war
rants for the arrests of the indicted officials
The Superintendent would not admit this how
ever.
Inspectors Mclaughlin and Williams were at
! the Central Office until s p. m. They would not
discuss the report that they had been indicted.
Insuector NcAvoy i"ft headquarters about .
p. m. lie also refused to talk. 1t was rumored
| that five indictments had been found against
! Inspector Mclaughlin.
WHAT DIR PARKHURST SAID.
Dr. Parkhurst found at his home last even
| ing and expressed his views OF the work Of the
! Extraordinary Grand Jury follows: The pre-
| sentiment. together with the indictments which it
is supposed accompany it, reallirms. only. with
| very important additions. the position which was
| taken by the March Grand Jury Of 49,
This Jury like its Urcdc, eSSor of thre' years
| ago. has beer putting in hard ana faithful work
| The difficulties which il has had to encounter
bring "A heavier bur len Of rcproach on TN" f'.i'f
! Department. 1t Is very gratifying 10 KNOW in'l
the jury is inclined to judge eniently the lhI'i"r
| ranks Of the force. and Just satisfactory 10
know that IL feels that il il the superior ON lalS
who are TO be held responsible for That conitl'H
OF evasVc corruption which we are alS) C'"Hi'H-
| distempers the department.
! The fact that only a comparatively limited
number Of indictments seemingly has been found
some of which. doubtless, when tiled VII no.
issue in conviction, only goes To snow mat from
| the very nature Of the case. relief Is not
To be secured by the ordinary process oi ne
courts but that we are Obliged 10 look Tor th'
| puIifCation # the force in remedial legislation
| This. then is the unfortunate position IN Whgh
we are placed. The courts cannot do it, ana our
| Senators will not do IT,
THE ATTITUDE OF THE PLATTlTEs
IF we can judge from appearances, the LeNow
| people at Albany would rather We should lie ana
tester in police rot than to surrender their mo-"
! upon patronage. Legislative pcrqusite' coun,
more with them than municipal purity Ana de-
corey. and that. too. Notwithstanding -. i",i
that several Of those Senators who are most Oh
stinate in opposing Legislation looking To- inc ill.,
terest of our city are tho very men Wh' nave
spent eight months In the city dcquaihtlhg tA'n-
selves with the terrible and uIln"nuoHap'' Gee
tails of police infamy and periidy
II have none too much respect FOR ponce
officials. but il IS far easier I" admir- ,h'm
;han 1t is to regard with comilacencF ''' MOI
cultivated dcprayity D men VINO p' ina"
have been brea hing a puicr atm'~!ht'. ana
are more familiar with hshtr id.a'S 90 eni-
duct. and who have been raised h( t'I I,'
low-ctizens to the dignity OF leglalaNhS l'r
the public veal
WHAT WILL BE THOUGHT ~ THE FUTURE.
II believe that some years hence. when the
events shall all admit Of being surveyed III
| their true perspective. he criminals IN ms
! city will not be branded with 50 black marx
! of reprobaton as the more intelligent aliles AT
| Albany who have practically operated to their
support.
THE striking features Of the presentmcAt IS
It's brief but weighty racter!zauon 81 the
Official iniquities practised 10y We Hui'i, ~,
| tendcnt, made all the more ch"'lNo ~! W
fact that il is based entirely on the Sureilh-
| ,endent's own enforced and volunteer con-
! feSSiOn.
1T is a rather remarkable fact that the easy
| and rather self-complaccnt words spoken ny
! Mr.. Byrnes the witness-stand in connection
| with the cOmpenSating services rendered 10 Mt.
| Could have not impressed more deeply IN" gen
| eral mind and public conscience.
Ever since that afternoon when ms admis'
! sions were made, 1t has been n problem WIN
| me why there was any difference, in mora!
point of view, between receiving hundreds 81
thousands Of dollars for police service rem,
dercd and being the rcCipien. of a hasket OF
peaches for police services not rendered. Ana
! while shall shrink with modest hesitanc| from
| charging
! Oblouuy yet /: has seemed as II that fact wouId
! have been appreciated by him If ne Wer" pos
sessed Of that intelligence pertaining to IN"
| head Of a police department IN moran com
III has been well said by the jury that subor-
dnates will not be likely To appreciate me as
| tinction between the receipts OF such faV0rs by
Mr.. Byrnes and direct gratuit"s. Which brings
US to the point that inferior members ~ the
! force are going TO take their standard OF pro-
| priety from their superior officer
fret & direction a
| force Is the appointment - Office Of an intelE-
! gent c,ean ana honest head The force Is bound
10 take its character no. IRON Inc potion IdHnE'
! but from the chief
| This presentmcni makes one more most in
| teresting and deterninate chapter in the history
| Of our municipal regcn ration For tnre" years
| we have been profoundly grateful - MI TABOR
| for ,n- work done by his jury. and we shall
go on feeling grateful foi the able way that he
has been seconded by the present jury.
! DR. parkhurst said that the work u the Grand
! Jury was greatly hndered by the police In 70
! gard to the District-Atcrneys Once ne sal''
| have an impression that Mr.. Lindsay has been do
! Ing earnest work Oh. as to his chief the less
said the better" He said n thought there would
| be more indictments.
When the rum1r that a prominent official had
been indicted in the Controllers office, in the
! Stewart Building reached there IT dld not Great"
| q sensation as most Of the clerical force had SOn"
| for the day Controller Fitch was not down yes-
terday. being confined at his home b. an attack
! Of the grip. Deputy Commissioner Storrs was
! asked By several reporters IF he had been ar
rested yet as Il rumor abroad that he was
! the official referred t.. Mr.. Storrs treated the
matter as a joke For the last ten wears a
! quondam clerk Of the Controllers office mas been
! taking a story to newspaper Offices and puohc
officials that the Deputy Controller had been cuH-
cerned in the Illegal issue Of bonds during the
! Tweed regime. but the story has been exploded
and the courts recently refused 10 take up the
! matter when taxpayers committee tried 10
have a judicial inquiry.
no ARRESTS LAST NIGHT.
So far as could be learned no arrests Of in
dicted police officials were made last night.
! Superintendent Byrncs was seen at a late hour
! and said he had no news to give out. Mr..
Byrnes positively refused to make any statement
concerning the indictments.
At Police Headquarters it was said that no