The sun., 1895-01-01

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committee Of the Society for the Prevention OF
Crime. considered the statement for two hours
Even at 7:30 o'clock, although his advisers had
agreed 10 the statement, part OF II was still In
rough draft and the reporters took DIR. Park
hurst 10 typewrItng bureau, where he die
satod the unfinished part OF his statement inio
the startled ear OF pretty girl. Mr.. Moss
aaid,
The statement goes out signed by Dr. Park
hurst, but IL has the sanction and approval OF
the Executive Committee. As you know. the
Doctor has been in, session, with us Mr.. Moss
and Mr.. Kennesonl two hours. and .thc state
msnt has been discussed and in Rsenscptocccds
from the committee. Mr.. Goff knows what tho
statement v1l tell."-
Mr.. Gof said in his ofIlce yesterday afternoon,
whom he had been informed OF the gist OF the
Forthcoming statement liz he had not read the
part prepared in the forenoonl: =" I shall not say
anything in reply to Dr. Parkhurst. 1t would
be undignined In me TO do go, aud have no de-
sire 20 engage in any discussion OF the subject
As 70 the charge that / made my
Of any agreement that he should be handled
With gloves, II is too absurd Tor me 70 notice
The result OF the examination may stand for my
MT, Con said he would not be at home after
M parkhursts statement VIA issued, snd tod tola
leather trying TO find him. This is DR.. Park
hurst's statement:
tions now lying before the public mind. cannot
express myself too appreclatively OF the splen-
mittee and It's talented counsel. There has becn
created through their nstrumcntality, airepoch
IN the history OF our city. and there lIas been
secured at the polls municipal revolution that
would have been impossible except through
ths5 or aEsncy y of fhsr Dd an
recognize the work OF this committee and OF it's
counsel as being the influences which Is contrib
uting very largely to similar municipal upheay-
ais throughout the entire country. Mr.. LeNnws
committee and Mr.. COZ and his associates do
not stand in need OF our commendation, but II y
. pleasure as well as duty TO accord II, and 1t
r. accorded with earnest cOrdiality..
thar fes to
are pEompted BY no spirit OF amnesty toward
sonai element does not enter into the question
society has laid down for itself, and particular
ends which we have been for a considerable
time prosecuting. aud IN all our efforts person
alities are merely an incident. t.,,.,
selves to the pains of recalling what transpired
last tspring, they. will remember that at that
ISOLATED with him were the only ones that be-
lieved in tho honesty OF purpose OF the Senate
N their cofyiction that 10 rely upon Mr.. Lexow
and his colleagues tor our municipal deliver
ance was to lean upon broken reed. ! remem-
Der very well saying to Mr.. Lexow OF Albany in
the presence of all his associates that had just
come from New, York. where the entire atmos-
phere was pervaded with utter distrust Of him
And of all the members Of his committee be-
came convinced. however, by my personal asso-
citation with Mr. Saxton. Mr.. Bradley and two or
three of their colleagues that the COMMITTEES
could be counted on to do honest, faithful. and
entire ve ssed set
forts to break down the spirit of distrust which
prevailed. and, in conjunction with the other
members Of the Executive Committee OF the
6ociety for the Prevention of Crime put at th,,
service of the Senators the entire resources of
our Office, and they have been ayailing OF those
watched. tie actions Of the committee with,
They have bored into the rotten tissue OF tho.
Police Department with utter Indifference as to
that their wona
have to be rendered the first of the new year,
We did. to be sure, become q little solictous lest
lining the higher officials but supposed they
knew. what, they were about, and that they
Ike stopping their work without finishing it.
Matters had been for so long time conducted
ten that we had ever been distrustful: but late
IN November the indications were clear that the
mot 70 be to s
had been followed up to that date good many
days went by in which cases were discussed
stantial addition to knowledge already gained.
and which were frittering away the time that
tors and Superintendent. We knew that the
chasncter Of the public force, was O. reflection
Immediate subordinates and that however many
Captains might be besmirch chfdN and however
Of the matter Would not IS Sc reached till Ill we had
arrived at the quality of the five men who to-
gether constitute its executive headship.
In view Of all this we are justified in saying
that, while the committee stood,up to the rack
magnificently through al the earlier portions of
As longl ago when Mr.. Moss undertook to
edduce evidence against Mr. Ryrnes in the.
sprsng to Byrnes's defence Sow that is not a
thing to be debated. Their attitude was in;
Dtantly recognized by those in attendance and
diQfinctly stated in the Journals of the next
mornine.r The pursuit of lines that might pos
etbly have conducted to the real inwardness Of
Byrnes's conduct and character was discouraged
discouraged as it has been discouraged i'll tho
case of no other man.
saying Just yet that there was anything that
could be proved against Mr.. Byrnes, we are
port from efforts made to show that there was
sonnet thing that could be proved against MIR.
in the Marss tkas
% the Superintendent, but We are saying that
the hsmmittee was indisposed to have the mat
whether there was ANYTHING In 1t discreditable
70 the Superintendent. Their thoropghness
stthe c6mpietion of their work The Chairman
OF the ooamittee will not dare to deny that IL is
a policyyRI have used that word advisedly-
bSwI seoEnize what / refer to- that controlled
al In his handling OF Mr.; Byrnes, and not
sG IN SifT Mr. sss or
Now, the presumption is on the side OF the Su-
'perintendents being as Criminal as any other
member on the force; SO that the hesitancy to
handle him as Williams was handled could not
proceed from any q priori conviction OF his in
noconce, Wherever they have stuck In their
fork they have found rot; and whether Byrnes
be rotten not he has been in rot for thirty-one
years and has been the executive head OF rot for
the last two years. The presumption, therefore,
was against him, so that the indisposition To
handle him thoroughly must have been ground
ID In some other consideration than that OF his
presumable innocence.
There are two ways in which Mr.. Byrnes has
put; the cammttse under obligations, and to
that degree destroyed their independence. He