The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-25
One more
CAPTAIN,
Stephenson Will Be the Next
and Last to. Face
The Music.
Then RE-EMTER Mr.. LExoN,
His Committee Will Soon 81,
to Continue the In
vestlgatlon.
NO DECISIONS THIS WEEK.
Grand Jury May Yet Be Asked
to Find Some In.
dictments.
o DECISIONS THIS WEEK.

The Police Commissioners have agrsea
not to render their decision in the trial
of Capt Adam A. Cross and his Ola
ward man, George Smith, until thu
trials of Capt. William s. Devery ana
his old ward man. Edward Glennon.
and Patrolman James Burns have been
finished.
The trials OF these officers have bee,(
ad ,ourned until Tuesday next. Al
there is no defense in the cases of Cap
Devery and Edward Glennon, the conl
clusionof their trials will be reached
early on Tuesday, but Lawyers Friend
and House are doing battle in defense Of
Burns, and, as the case is still with the
prosecution, 1t is probable that the
Burns trial will not be concluded before
Wednesday.
Meantime, Capt. John T. Stephenson's
trial will be postponed, perforce.
Mr.. Wellman. counsel to the Board Of
Police, has stated that Stephenson would
be tried alone, and as he, as well as thu
Commissioners are averse to going od
with the trials while the Lexow Senate
Committee Is in session in the investiga-
ton of the Police Department. 1t is not
at all likely that any other Captain will
be called upon to meet charges after
Stephenson.
Mr.. Wellmans assistants have beea
investigating charges against at least
four other captains, however, and Re-
| corder Smyth, though he announced
yesterday that no other criminal cases.
would ever be tried in the brown-stons
Court-H House in City Hall Park. refused
to discharge the August Grand jury.
oad II Is brey tha ana
| corrupt practices charged against po-
lice captains and other police omcsrs
will be called to the attention OF tho
Grand Jury during the coming week.
have been under the scrutiny Of Messr.
Osborne and Carothers in Mr.. Well
mans office are Capt; Thomas y knn'
ond street station, and formerly Of tn
West Forty-seventh street station; Capt
Schmittberger, of the Eenderloin, an!
Capt. 8ililam strauss. Of the East SD
| ty-seventh street station.
Mr.. Osborne declined to state to-dal
whether either Of these officers hal
either Of them before the Grand Jury.
Mr.. Wellman Is In Southampton. and
will not return to town TIL II. TUESDAY,
only member OF the Board to appear q
Headquarters this morning, and he said
he was going out Of town before noon.
After ten days In the complicated
trials Of five accused officers I am com.
pletely tired out and unstrlmg. I need
rest, for l have 100 cases Of accused pa.
trolnan on my calendar for trial next
Monday" said Commissioner Murray.
There was a rumor on the street thai
Gen. Kerwin would side with Commis.
sioner Sheehan. and vote for acquittal
sioner Murray said he had heard no ex-
preston OF opinion from either OF the
other Commissioners.
Should the Board split, II would hang
up the charges against Capt. Cross, Z
sort of Scotch verdict of mot proven
The Captain would retain his Cap.
taincy, and thus be in the same position
that a divided Board left Inspector Will
Jams on one or two trials.