The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-01

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 would have crushed the S. P. C.. There would have been no Lexow committee, and Grant would have been mayor to- day instead of Strong.
 When our agents were making it un- comfortable for their associates MT. Byrnes represented to the police jus tices that the issuing of warrants to ir- responsible parties ought to be stopped. ,I The immediate effect of that ruling would be to retard the operations of our detectives. We understood that that was the object which Mr. Byrnes had in view. MT. Byrnes struck at our society in the arrest of our chief de- tectve, Gardner, The superintendent himself took hand in it and wrenched | from frightened Marrett such informa- tion as he might able to eXtort.
 "Byrnes hated us and kept tab on us and tried to make us contemptible, in public estimation, by showing that our agents were levying blackmail, which was what his agents were doing ana precisely what we are obliged to pre- sume he knew his agents were doing. He struck our society another blow by trying to discredit it's president. He called together the reporters and in terms of unrestrained bitterness pub llshed to the world a mass of black guardian touching the motives of my work, the base impulse that inspired it, all of which was a solid and contempt ible fasehood He lied and the subject of the lie was to break the power that I was exercising against the vicious ness of his department.
 "1e even perpetrated vile, sneak ing inslnuation against my church by saying that he knew of a well-trodden patch that conducted from my vestibule to a disreputable resort. For low-lived viciousness that taunt is easily entitled to the prize, for he has since conceded that the path was trodden by but one individual, and he Is in no sense a mem Der of my congregation"
 The doctor goes on to quote state ments made by MT. Byrnes in Decem- Der, 1892, when he denounced the Soci- ety for the Prevention of Crime in strong terms, and said that it's mem bers included blackmailers and men who had been guilty of the most abom- | inable practices etc
 pr. Parkhurst, continuing, substan- tially says:
 Our agents, acting in the legitimate discharge of their duty, were mobbed year and more ago by the toughs and thugs that sprang to the relief of Mr. | Byrnes and his depar rtment when we pressed uncomfortably at the Essex Market police court. The papers next morning were full of the details of the outrage, but Mir. Byrnes was unable to discover that any outrage had been committed necessitating action on his part, and in that way official announce ment was made that the agents of our society were to be considered legitimate prey.
 Now, why had not the committeS made itself familiar with these mat ters? We have urged that MT. Byrnes should be asked whether prior to the senatorial investigation he was know ing of the rottenness of the police force. If he was and still kept his mouth shut he was unspeakably vile, and if he was not he was unspeakably imbecile.
 Now, why did not the committee in- sst that MT, Golf should broil MT | Byrnes on that bifurcated dilemma? l am nothing but a minister, but if I had been a lawyer of MT. Goff's ability would have put Byrnes on that toast ing-iron and l would have guaranteed to broil out of him all of his official reputability inside of one days session provided the committee would have al- lowed me to do so.
 q have no interest in this matter save profound and passionate desire to see work that Is thorough. If MT. Byrnes, with characteristic disposition to get his own neck out of the yoke, says that he has been so handicapped as to be practically powerless I want to say that all such excuse is evasive and cowardly If he had wanted to turn the police department upside down and exhibit it in the charge that he certainly knew belonged to 1t he could have done 1t easily and the public would have stood by him. Byrnes could have accomplished more in the shape of earthquaking result in three months than 1 have been able to do in twelve times that. In conclusion pr. Parkhurst says:
 q am aware that many who are our friends wtll take exception to this statement Some will say it is mex pedent-that it is not question that weighs with us. We are here for a principle and we are here to stay. The Society for the Prevention ot Crime was here before the committee came and we will be here after the committee has gone and the line that we have followed in the past will be the line we shall just as studiously and
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 The statement of Dr. Parkhurst was read to Superintendent Byrnes to- night. The superintendent sald'
 Il have nothing at all to say al pres ent. pr. Parkhurst is real nice man that is my New Years greeting to him."