New-York tribune., 1906-10-25
DIRECTORY OF VICE.
By PARKHURST
Mathot Makes Sensational Charge
at Hearing.

Rather than have Il drawn from him on n,
stand under a rigid examination by Deputy Po-
ice commissioner Mathot. DR.. Parkhurst re-
rented yesterday afternoon in jefferson Market
court and quietly told Magistrate Mayo he
would tell all" he knew about the .unae-
world" of New York in an official document
copies of which will be sent to Mayor McCleI
Ian and Police Commissioner Bingham this
morning. The document will be sent BY DR..
Parkhurst as president OF his organization. tho
society Tor the Prevention Of Crime and. ac-
coroing 10 mis- promise. will give the names.
addresses and sponsors Of the disorderIv houses
throughout the city. particularly in Manhattan
It will be directory OF vice. in a word tina.
the Police Department cannot ignore
DR.. Parkhurst emphasized his promise hv in
timating that this directory OF vice would Ia
body blow to the present city administration
We stand ready TO prove all Of the charga.
we have made" he declared. We upset ON,
city'administration. and we may upset another"
Dr. Parkhurst took this method OF ending tbs
legal proceedings instituted with a view .
making him prove his charges that the '1i5 r-,
on after riotous scene IN the court betrs-
Mr. Mathot and Frank Moss counsel for ~.
Parkhurst society. Mr.. Moss said conditions q,
thls city were so bad that the members Of n.
Young Mems Christian Association have baa1
derly houses abut Young Mems Christian A.
sociat1on property and the conditions are Tort
oie To this Mr.. Mathot made a rather sans.-
tlonal reply I'm which he implicated rnsn,ba-.
OF the Young Mems Christian Associate, ~.
members Of the Parkhurst society and declare,
me- too would prove all he had said
1ou can't stop these abuses" shouted ".
A@1hot' II you go to Albany and get vor,
leslsLauon and you arrange so that you ca,
reach the landlord. the man who rent. ,ha.a
houses the man who lives the money uasa
out OF the shame OF these women. and in tha
mean time is shining light as our record.
snow not only OF your society. but also or ~,
foung Mems Christian Association Won %.
legislation against him. and tell Won, xo,, -
close these houses
now you give the names OF the o45c-
OF our society that you charge with these
Things. shouted Mr.. Moss to the deputy nolio.
commissioner NO'
WeIL I've got them down in the Office and =
can give them to you." replied Mr.. Matbot
Give US the names. Let US know who tbav
are, demanded DR.. Parkhurst
I'll give them" replied Mr. Nfa+ho. .,
given my promise to Mr.. Moss. and TIL 10 =.
L say" uo as
You made the charge" said DR. Parkbr-..
with some show of anger land now YOU dars
not back it up"
I've promised that would. and I will" re.
torted Mr. Mathot
On the way out of the courtroom DR. Park
hurst stopped to chat with the newspaper men
he declared that his letter to Mayor Mcclellan
mad been an indictment of the police force
THE renewed activity in the last five davs"
said he lis incOntestable proof that my couten-
ton was correct
Henry D. Dickson is the general secretary OF
the Young Mems Christian Association and lives
IN Orange He could not be reached last night
AT the 23d street branch officials there deniej
Mr. Mahot's charge. but admitted that there had
been an instance. which they have a record or
where the owner of one OF these houses assumed
the name OF a prominent member of the associa.
tOn.
Dr. Parkhurst would add nothing last night tn
MS statements earlier in the day Yesterdav',
court scenes were brought about by an open let
ter Dr. Parkhurst addressed some days ago 70
Mayor Mcclellan charging that the town was
vide OPEN The Police Department held that ths
Parkhurst Society agents would not substantiats
the charges and that the only way 10 get ar the
bottom or the affair was TO subpoena DR. Park-
hurst, which Deputy Commissioner Mathot did
Dr. Parknurst was not angry at the extreme
measures taken but remarked that the Police
UepHlnent could have had all the information
II wanted by direct request of him