The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

Days session.
New York. Dec. 31.-Dr. Parlzhurst
tonight gave out the subjoined state
ment after it had been read before the
executive committee of the Society for
the Prevention of Crime and endorsed
by that body:
I'm stating my position concerning
certain questions now lying before the
public mind 1 cannot express myself
too appreciatively of the splendid work
that has been done by the Senate COM
rnittee and its talented counsel. There
has been created through their instru-
mentality an epoch in the history of
our city and there has been secured at
the polls a municipal revolution that
would have been impossible except
through their agency, or the agency of
a similar kind. And it is but just that
we go further than this and recognize
the work of this committee and of its
counsel as being the influence which is
contributing very largely to similar
municipal upheavils throughout the
entire country. Mr.. Lexow's commit
tee, Mr.. Golf and his associates do not
stand in need Of our commendation,
but it is a pleasure as well as duty
to accord it, and it is accorded with
earnest cordiality.
No Animosity.
TT may be furthermore promised
that any structures that we may feel
it necessary to pass are prompted by
no spirit of animosity toward man or
any association of men. The personal
element does not enter into the ques-
ton 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 personalities are
merely an incident.
IF the readers Of this statement will
put themselves to the pains of recall
ing what transpired last spring, they
will remember that at that time the
writer of this statement and a few as
ISOLATED with him were the only ones
who believed in the honesty of purpose
of the Senate committee.
The newspapers were almost a, unit
in their conviction that to rely on Mr..
LeXow and his colleagues for municipal
deliVerance was to lean upon d broken
reed. 1 remember very we'll saying to
Mr.. LeXoW at Albany IN the presence
Of all his associates that l had just
come from New York, where the entire
atmosphere was pervaded with utter
disgust of him and all the members of
his committee. I became convinced,
however, by my personal associa ton
with Mr.. LexoW. Mr.. Bradley and two
or three of their colleagues that the
committee could be counted upon to do
i fo; f,1l
clear up to the end. I gave to them
my entire confidence; L used my best
efforts to down the spirit Of distrust
which prevailed, and, in conjunction
with the other members of the execu-
tive committee Of the Society for the
Prevention of Crime, put at the SER
vice of the senators the entire re-
sources of our Office. And they have
been awaiting themselves of these re-
sources up to Saturday night last. We
have watched the actions of the COM
mfttee with the keenest and most I'M
qualified assurance. They have bored In
to the rotten tissue of the police depart
ment with utter Indifference as to
character, political or otherwise, Of
what they struck. Knowing their re-
port would have to be rendered the
first of the new year, we became a little
sufficient time for examining their Off
Gals, but 1 supposed they knew what
they were about and that they would
not do anything that would even look
like stopping their work without finish
ing it.
Indications of n Let-Up.
MATTERS had been for so long time
conducted in entire thoroughness that
we had even forgotten that we had
ever been distrustful, but late in No
vernber the indications were clear that
the Investigation was not to be pushed
to its close in the same energetic and
unsparing manner that had been fol-
lowed up to that date. A good many
days went by in cases that had been
discussed which wearied the public,
which made no substantial addition to
knowlede already obtained and which
were already frittering away the time
that we knew ought to be spent
upon inspectors and superintendent.
We knew the character of its chief, and
his Immediate subordinates and that
however many captains might be
smirched and however many sergeants
might be cashiered, the germ Of the
matter would not be reached till we
had arrived at the quality of the five
men who together constitute it's eXecu-
tive headship.
TN view of all this we are justified
in saying that while the committee
stood up to the rack magnihcently
through all the other portions OF the
investigations, they f1inched at the
crisis. AS long ago as Mr.. Moss un-
dertook to adduce evidence against Mr..
Byrnes in a direct manner the inyesti-
eating committee sprang to Byrnes' as
sistance. Now is that not thing to
be debated? Their attitude was in
stantly recognized by those in attend
ance and distinctly stated in the jour-
nails the next morning. The pursuit OF
lines that might possibly have con-
duced to the real inWardness of Brynes'
conduct and character was discouraged
discouraged as it has been discour-
aged in the case OF no other man.
The Committee Stumbled.
Now there was a reason fer that
We are not saying Just yet that there
was any shing that could be proved
against Mr.. Byrnes; we are saying tina
THE committee withheld their supp or
from efforts made to show that theri
was something that could be proved
against Mr.. Byrnes. We are not say
ing there was anything in the Marett
case that was discreditable to the super
intendent, but we are saying that TIN
committee was indisposed to have the
matter thoroughly ventilated in 0rdel
to discover whether there was any
thing in it discreditable to the superin
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