New-York tribune., 1895-01-02
nppARKHURsTSSTATEMENT
.,,srs MUCH TALK IN THE CITY.

.,,ors PREACHERS FRIENDS PRAISE HIS
the ,nHERENTs OF THE LENow COM
,,,r,rt,E TAKE THE OPPOSITE SIDE
..o,en,eut by the Rev. DR.. Charles H.
the oe which was published yesterday morn
Parhh, q Great deal or talk IN 'he Guy u"'"'e
ins' nd cave rise to great oea' oi "sou
'no - which friends OF III al I'M .',. a,sos
sion' ID -.,,ee frequently took opposite sloes'
I.exow Coihiu ~, conceded that the statement
II was gene n, Parihurst had not ceased 20 be
showed '"a "anrdent and fearless. and that ne sun
entreiy nv his ground in the face OF adverse c'iH-
mantaln parkhurst has insisted right along 'ha'
cism ~ ~ department was corrupt from Top ~
tire Police hat none of the men who have held
oo''O =, the department oouiu DC ""S,eu ~ nan
power ~ .ao,ion of the department. lie has taken
reorsshNs ,,orofore in the statement which
M new stann' ',
was pDsnas of Dr. Parkhurst declared that he
Man: souh,edly right in his assertion ina. 'he
was committee had finched 1T the cf'sis VI
LeAo" -, investigaton. and that the investigation
the po"0e u.onred without being finished They said
had pee" s rieht also in the declaration that po-
thai n u, who had been high in power during the
Ice -on. the department was becoming 50
years 49,. corrupt ought not to be aioWeu "
tho'o1e =, nover when the department shouiu Ivy
reno" - new footing. On the other manu- '
piaees ~ nolice officials who had ho' o'e" IN
,.as bv the testimony before III" .
pncaes ,hot the experience and services o' Su0i
oeca ,,cbt not to be lost to the oepai 'nie"'
ohcai, .'a came for il TO be reorsanized' lhey
wne" Va" -, ,o think that Dr. Parkhurst shoui'i
"eie 80 charitable view OF the cohuuot Vi
take antols who failed to take sides win MN
sucn x o he first began his crusade III 'he
openly when He
city. ,.,r-v WRONGS
no WEEP on FIGHTING CITY "f'ON"''
.,.-.tion at the close of DIT. Parkhurst
u, Iue that his society would continue on 'ne
80 ,comprorising line lot an l"uei'' -
.~as accepted by everybody VINO reau =. "S a.
was ,,ot he would continue TO be the sdnne ue
proo. ond relentless fighter against wrongs III
'ei i,oi,al Government, and that ne Wouiu ho'
-. his ewes to such wrongs. even Il ue! s'i
-, under a reform administration
70 parkhurst was not in the throhs at 'ne O'''
1yan Yesterday when Mayor strong pcs"i' MS
-. ond received congratulations. he kept MIN
ouues ~ 80. hons in East Thirty y-iifth-st, and
SCI s -, SEQ newspaper men who went the1e
,s him a Happy New Year. FROM some
s,o,auents made by close friends OF Ut
h,,re, If was gathered that he was not a''os , ~,
pleased by some OF the edltorlal o'iH'i- :.
,a,ament II was said, however tna' i"S
,org dismayed he already at "orh upon o.
49,. statement intended for the pubic ear -
o'he' 0,.a that he was not willing TO submit
meanwhile to any interviews cohcerni"s ~ -
lice situation ,.,o-s vas
1~,usnal ouiet reigned at Police Headquarters yes
,srdav and Superintendent ByrneS "a' N' '
high official In the department VINO went "e ~
bu,ldnc during the day. he arrived a' iiS ~
about a. m. and remained there un'n A''' - -,
Iyhsn renorters sought 10 get an inter'le" WIN
49,, .orce-ninr DR. Parkhursts statement ne
oaraIv said. II wish Dr. Parkhurst a Happy Ne"
Year" He utterly refused to say anyllu inO' (
on the subject and he woud not ta'A va 49,
subjects connected with the department. 10 some
pe-sonal friends the superintendent mas Sa'u A'-'
that he would much prefer to retire from the oe-
nartneut and give whatever aid and advice was
wanted Of him in the reorganization Oh .ne po
force as an outsider, than TO remain IN ms prcse
nosition and assume responsibility ror s"cn %
ganza,ion hut he has placed himself al ,ne 's
posal OF Mayor Strong. ana VIII "o' S" '
5utv that may be imposed upon hih-
SUPERINTENDENT BYRNE1Ss FORTUNE
A great many New-Yorkers have expressed sur
prise and regret on account OF the testimony oi
Sunerintendent Byrnes that he went into specula-
,,on an srcb a large scale under the direct gud-
ance Of Jay Gould one OF the foremost SPECTATORS
or his day and should have allowed his fortune 10
be Increased 10 the large sum or WV" IN IA'
manner 1t might not have been consioereo IT,
rnarkable If the Superintendent had mace ie"
thousand dollars by specializing in stocks upon the
advice of wellinformed spectators whose acqualh'
1ance he had formed on account OF hts prominence
as a police official; but that he should have prohted
10 slch a large extent by the friendship OF one
extensive operator in Wall Street has caused gen
eral surprise Large numbers of citizens think IL
was decidedly improper for the superintendent OF
Police TO permit any 70 make over s2n"U IN
speculation for him. and to hand over TO him 50
handsome a fortune, practically as a gift These
citizens say that Jay Could not the man 70
make over SOO.0O in speculation for a pubic ON
cai, and to give over sOe.oo profits TO that
public oficial without expecting more In return
than any Superintendent OF Police or any other
public official. had the right to do for individual
citizen
sHEEHAN WILL HANG ON AS LONG AS
POSSIBLE.
II was wel1 understood at the Central Office yes
terday that Commissioner Sheehan would ham,,
to his ofice long possible, and would have
to be removed put out OF Office by the Legs-
lature, unless permitted to his term. MIR.
Sheehan is said TO be one OF those Tamnany officials
who firmly believe that Tammany will be oLcs In
power again n few years. and that II is for his
interest remain, II possible, IN position where
he prctec; Tanrnany interests and Tanmany
placeholders- There has been some oVtspoken fault
hces In The Police Department because Comnis-
sioner Martin announced his determination to get
out OF ONCE In few days They have declared that
as possible, that places for Tannany men Will soon
be scarce, and that the surrender Of places VIII
only have the effect OF weakening the organization
Tamrlany mea, as rule. are notorious for grab
bng at everything which they can reach. and for
holding 20 everything which they have grabbed
with the tightest possible clutch for long time
as possible Tamnany of1ceholders generally are
fs laws on AWNING If clincs SO desperately that
us clutch only be broken by chopping on It's
Ses 50 i With those nA[ u tse M ohn eesn es
type II is absolutely necessary TO cut on their
heads 70 force them to let go when once they have
grabbed anything
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