The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13

CAPT. ADAM A. CHcss
The charges against Capt Cross are
n.milar to those against Capt. Devery,
and they refer to his alleged acts while
in command Of the Eleventh Precinct
Ellridge street station.
The Captain has been summoned to
appear before the Commissioners at
Police Headquarters at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning for trial.
The warning of 1.-The Evening World"
that the public would not be beguiled
by fake" arrangements of captains
known to be too Ill to APPEAR for trial.
nor by the trial of sergeants and other
subordinates to kill time. seems to have
been Needed.
Mr. Wellman promises that from now
on to a finish he will keep up the trials,
and will call captains to bar in prefer
sLce 10 subordinates until every Captain
pr higher official accused before the
.eSow Committee has been brought to
book.
Along with Capt. Cross, his late ward
men, George Smith and James Burns,
pre- accused. and they, too, nave been
summoned to appear and stand triai
The same Witnesses who accused Capt.
Devery before the Lexow Committee
also charged both Capt. Cross and his
ard men with CORRUPTION; i Loa MAS al ~
isorderly houses monthly bribe OF
80 each, agreeing to give them police
Iotection" In carrying on their unlawful
traffic.
Adam A. Cross is relatiye of Coy.
Flower. lie was born in Albany. July
!, 1856 He was graduated from TIE
State Normal seh2ol at MSanSS, Win YIN
from the Albany Law school in 1876
Ne was admitted to the bar and entered
The ofiicc OF Birdseye. Cloyd & Baylis,
He was appointed a policeman Oct. 16.
MS and served under Captain, now
Inspector. Alex Williams, in the old
Twenty-ninth or TcnderiSin precinSt:
lain because he read the Bible great
deal. lie originated several aphorisms.
Among them are these:
Never hit man unless you are sure
you can down him.
"A poiiccman's club Is not bludseon"
"A warrant TO arrest is not warrant
10 KILL
Policemen. remember you are men"
Patrolman Cross made a good record
In double-quick time. making several
daring arrests. He was given credit
md w ssn Hsle sTa'n aSe A saS
Gross became roundsman Sept, 2s,
l&. and sergeant Jan. ., 1884. lie stood
Vol In his examination for captaincy,
tong with Michael Doherty, who has
lust been dismissed in disgrace; Max
sehmittDerger. and Thomas +. McAvoy.
Who has since been promoted to an In
spcctorship.
As sergeant Cross ran down DR.. Nc
Son'sal, the slayer of pretty Annie Good.
kThirty-s.venth street station. As a
Saptsin he forbade the practice of per-
uniting Sisters of Charity to visit the
s sHiiaon on pay day and importune the
lie was AT the Eldridge street station
nter Mclaughlin became an Inspector
snu while IN command In that precinct
msIe NOR" raids on disorderly houses
man any other Captain ever did in The
ame period OF time.
rssilehI Martin and Commissioner.
Slow 'sE and kerwin, In executive SEES
Ms,. approved OF the charges against
sSyt Cross and his eN-Ward Men Georg,
iimoe anu James Burns, and fixed IN,
,Aing at II "a 5r al, Tor next Wednesday morn
u cale ne }, Board also decided to place tn,
n Wari APT, William 3. Devery and hi
Weanensiasn, Glennon, on the calendar 70
firm mayer W !, Emanuel NJ. Friend. of tn
for ri ~ 9l Friend & House, who is counse
ceive5e nlnon, said that his client had re
10 anna iOrnal notice from 6upt. Byrne
wiz probable that Can't, DeVery. hi
rtre Fec Ur ms counsel, Abrani |. Elkus, ha
DrN, e1 SIMILAR notice.
II sneeNer capt. Devery's famil,
tSs S Tas said to-day that he had visite
patient. l nn This morning and that IN
but thai Svlaition was much improved
dtion - ne would not be In a HI cor
Dr. R Rer trial for fully q month yet.
Police Ds nshr also said that the reaso
Hamiltonn surgeon Nammaok and DIR
mitted On and and Fisher had not been ad
pc DIR. " R eSpt; Deverys house was tina
trict ordsraH had given Mrs. Dever
aptain permit no one to see tn
eants am, an, Tor the trial OF the five ser
ccused ny tWo ward men who wer
sorierIy accepting straw bail' froT
6n ler e., "'nse heepera, white servin
1rec!nc,, ,,s y nerty IN the FJurteent
Col. tG!s dJrSSsn 4, a O'clock. ~ '0-A'O'
1eat .Martbs bh,i's.. in a letter to Pres
d recon Retained 10 defend S cspt 'R cros
IN lea for not that the day Of trial |
plainsd 49, earlier than Aug. %. H