The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11

Tells Him That wallaok's is Heaven Com
pared to McGurt's, for Instance


This 1. th. letter sent to Distr.c Attorney
Gardiner on Thursday by the ParNhurst
society:
SIR: The public heart Ia deeply and tenicr,y
touched by the heroic efforts which you ara
making to purify the histrionlc atmosphere OF
this city. IA evinced by your dealings in the
matter Of "Sapho' and Mss Ncthersole. Such
sentiment on the part o'fhe public is due not
30 much to your action in this particular case
"a to the symptoms that that action asoris OF
the pure and profound mora purpose by
which YOU are motiy"i In your personnl
or Mt least In your ol'i,l life. Coming
"a 1t does. too. at n tine when so much
criticism has been passed On your Official con-
duct-a criticism that has recently m to such
overt expression IN the charges that hav" bean
lodged against you-rrore lure IN the "sapho"
matter Ia. II possible. act thereby n n still
brighter light md moro hchutcols conspiruttv.
It seems an indication that you are resolutely
set to do your whole duty, however friends
may ~criticise or foes rcylIc. | should not be
dealing with YOU in entire iranknrss i'll id
not admit that the >uSu "jOns Just referred TO
were for a timo shared in by the members
OF the Society to- n" Prevention Of Crime.
but the way In which you have Just been NOV.
ing TO the front In suprrcssinG what is alleged
as tho i1decorum at Wallark's Theatre bas
worked upon Us with tho eject ~ what in
other connections uicht 30 called an
'arocalyp se" and II We have been among the
first to betray n lack OF confidence In the con.
duct Of your Office +, il honorable on our par,
even II rm oarraesinG. - among the fret
also to recugnize and applaud any evidences
which YOU offer that our dlstrult was n ms.
In view then n the position which you have So
L. $50 taI "a. 1-.~ -f a.. 49, ga
ity witch this preseu, corm0nic4ton an, / =.
lam instructed by the Executive Comm f'nr
OF the society for the Prevention ot Crlne, 10
call your attention 10 three or 'our othr~
places In the town which seem TO have g cap,
your merciless researches. That such place.
should exist without YonL, knowledge - not
eagle-eyed %unipuity % vOurss,. or o. vour
assistants AMI lat me. suggest farther that
Just the guilelessncss Of your nature rlay have
oppratel 10 h nher the execution ~ your own
purposes Of good. for II is only q rogue that has
the genius Tor catching rocurs AMI perhaps hy
putting into your p9It,n; 49, attorney 4 man
goes with purity AM simplicity -'lf' va hdN
really created u dcRr'e of immunity for III"
very crimes that y wou'I uo the Joy and pride
OF your heart to Npnrt-~.
In warm symrathy. then. with what woald
seem 10 be the rthicnl g~allantrv " yorr recent
assault upon Waiark'S Theatre, w. would IlNc
10 suggcs the iuH'e1 enumerated hollow as
resorts which ] know you Will be grateful for
having 20 ntedly called - your attention. Our
'lll' ~ WY W. lNl|'l lltFl ~ l'kiTh - IIf
detailed features - those places. and after
what you have al'clGy done Il l. p,rnsA = 10
feel that yGnr. own. stalwart rIrrose ~ % nan
and an Ofliri1l will he rcither oh-iruc'rd
NOR embarrassed by any considerations
that stand nlooi from. thN main point. / have
no personal knowledge o'tho play which YOU
have inst been thr means o. calling to the
bar " Iud cial AMI popular judgment, but II
eyon the wOrst reports u rrHFtCsfO Is oharnr-
o. must be hrlrvod. I should siv. fur yOIr
possible guidance. th,f Wal.arg's Theatre Win
"Snph2' on t's bon : IL hYyrn coTrar
with Wha. you arr gOin. to nLl ~ m" rr,or's
sutioincl, md Olga NethorsOle n yrry angel.
halo and all. aS comrarcl with 'hH Young
ladlcs by whom, You will there boz N"l'omcd
an "ntrrtrl""1.
The 'rrc' ne resorts to which your oT1'ial At
tcntinn IL "allc' arr.
tn TJyoli. Ia WoSt 3I'r s'rea'.
The if1ymnr ~. 1 r2.4INS Nth avenue.
NnGurk's. 70 %,'pvcrv.
AMI many NOR o' . similar chara"'n- which.
when YOU have gwen y"ir attention 10 the
foregoing, w." sHgl ur greatly please! TO help
you ~ di-rovcr. Yours truly.
I. " P~NEEUCPsr, President.
It'd Nrsps. Sou" tirr.
Society TOR the Prevention Of Crime.