The sun., 1897-07-22
COL. GRANT N0PARKHURST
HE oBJECTS TO THE PoLIOE IMI-
TATING PARKHURsT METHODS.

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Col. Grant announced In the Police Board
meeting yesteruay tnat no was SICK and tired
OF tho way tho ponce wero being used TO get
evidence against oieoroeriy houses, ana that he
would nave nothine 10 DO with tho dirty busi-
ness or countenance 1t In any way hereafter.
He would resign first, he said, and he repeat
cd tho declaration half dozen times. Tho
ColoE=ls declaration fell Ikea bombsholl in
tho board, which has given mp It's recent meet
ings' to discussions Of this vexcd question, In
which tho other aide has been distinctly upper
most Mr.. Parker has urged en- appropriation
upon which Captains might draw for their ex-
penses in gathering evidence Of the kind Col
Grant denoun sed, and Parker is Col Grants
friend. President Moss had threatened that
he would bring charges against any Captain
who failed to get tho evidence and tho Chief.
frightened by these threats hurried TO got the
evidence himself Over all these and over tho
Parkhurst Society, of which Mr.. Moss ia coun-
sci rode tho Colonel with fierce denunciatiop.
and he told his colleagues that their methods
would mako q body of liars and snoaks of tho
police force.
Tho case of Captain Groo rnve-c cause for tho
outbreak II was In Groo.s precinct that tho
Chief Rathered tho eyidenoe upon which he
BROUGHT charges for neglect of duty AGAINST
the Captain. The charges were referred tn Col
o.. - n,. po.,.n. ~. Cor,,,.ta -, " n,.,.. IL
and Discipline. Evidently Mr.. Parker saw tho
coming storm, for ho refused to make any other
report than as to tn" bald facts In the case.
leaving the Initiative to tho board. Therefore
tho committee did not report yesterday Col.
Slahs mercy presented ms opinion. ~ was
sufficiently hatfooted. There was no doubt,
nis,n,d Of Can't Groo himself bod renortsd
pi"inou oi' S"p" "too iiihseh nau reporleo
them as SUSPICION, ,, before the &c Central ofo0
.It "a not n.oo.sorr =, .nro,a ,ho a.,o;Is =,
49, - NJ. noo.sy sou w Spseau INC ae'als ol
session. Their substance ia that the offlcers
,vho r,,da tho aa,dov vi,s nr,crr.d ,ho,r .r,donno
of the disorderly character of the four houses
specified by lying az well as by participating
in acts of shamelessness, as did the agents of
tho Society for tho Prevention OF Crime, who
testified against Capt. Eakins.
'The only evidence against Capt. eroo in sup
port of tho charges against him has been OBJ
orable Justices. Using their opinion as AZ a guide
nhnt,"n,r d;.. 20 .n mnas a,sas % ~ nv
..,n,p- s.,aa1o. af,,,.,t 60 60 y, ~ w
toiiiihB ONioohSo o6oihSe SoPe eiOo, tuu dlSo
of the charge.
"I foresee. IL this method of gaining eyidence
,a,,tod an cont croo,s oo.o d e., h. t,ua,,,.,
that differences Of opinion may arise In this
board, the policy Of the members Of which
ehonId.be unanimouslv epreaj nDon IN ha efYec
tive wish to Itate frsnkIv nv % own w No positi"n
M ana opinion On TINS policy and to ascertain that
Oh ny soneagues.
never command or permit to be commanded
any police officer to do personally the degrading
this case, and by the so-called agents who testi-
att IA only iust to the man wbose affidavits T
haye.to state that in expressing to me their
own feelings about the work they We're called
upon 70 gerLorm thht they tounu NJ most ols-
7 myself do not admit that to secure q fine
Of S2S or any nominal punishment usually in
tunately return to their trade after their pun
ishment, that the whole police force should be
oemoranzed ana converted INTO oody or mars
formed force l would resign before would do
OF c3mmana aIa others tS 70 90 the acts indicated,
those ofSmy colleagues and OF his Honor. the
Der q this Police Board. This matter r. is to tome me
ono o. WE, ptiincipte, ahd not merely matter
n,ninn Feainp as Sn fhuo one can yiea e is
anG n W,sHfs tss 70 avola turtner Eur ul1er ~
to place upon a;S reGord 9Sa our apProTal or dsaG
of tbe-as sa,a netnoq OF 4ntain,hg eTi,
o 4shee, oiT.,; sneTefGre move the adoption OF tho
iono"lne resoiutions:
Resoired That In the opinion Of this board 1t is
conduct m ana un6eeoming an onieer f9E any
meUef , OF ~ an9 e. un,ormea ponce Iorce 70 SOLICIT
any Of III fame OF OF 70 TO dIipR stuants ea wi
Sehave ndecentiy or By lies and deceit 20 induce her
TO act in any disorderly manner; and further that
pay any woman for doing any such thing whether
out Of iswdness or IL IN order TO procure evidence
against any place OF Ill resort shall upon adequate
R5Ust Rss OF his offence oe dismissed from the police
DosinS t;s bon1d he annnned tb Gom
speediy to Examine the ststutes and law repo9ss ~
Consult II necessary with the City Msgistrates and
District Attorney and Chief OF Police and to devise
and report 70 this for the Of the ohe
esdars for sn9rsing M the laws for the rsgaa.i9n and
S member T OF the foGS without ~ on their part par
ataiity or ~ ndeeenex oi ao'S Oh iA'ehood' I'M
As Col; Grant sat down he said with a sigh;
clear" - ~ ' 0''
Commissioners Moss and Andrews looked al
each other, and the former asked II Col Grant
bad talked the matter over with Commissioner