The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
EDITION.
HESS Goes
FOR OSBORNE.
Attempts 10 Show that Wit
neSSeS We're Bribed or
Intimidated.
SCENE At THE POLICE TRIALS.
Girls Compelled to Make Diff
ferent Statements or Go
to Prison.
DRAWING NEAR TO THE END.
Dam aging Testimony Given Against
Capt. Cross at To-Day's
Hearing.
DRAWING NEAR TO THE END.

With Mr. Wellman's promise that In
forty-five minutes he would close the
prosecution against Capts. Devery and
Cross and Ward Men Smith and Glen
non and ex-Ordlnance Man Burns, the
quintuple trial was resumed this morn
Ing before the Police Commissioners
with Henry Mehrtens in the witness
chair. He Is a grocer and lives at ll6
Chrystie street. He supplied the parior
house OF Mrs, Katie Schubert during the
| administrations of Cross and Devery
In the Eleventh Precinct. He stamped
| the house as a tiagrantly disorderly
house during those months.
Charles Hendricks produce commits
sion merchant at l95 Duane street, tes-
titled heavily against Capt. Cross.
while Cross was at the Leonard
street station" Hendricks testified, II
got sidewalk notice from the Corpora
ton Attorney. and l was fined IS for
obstructlng the sidewalk,
| II went to Capt. Cross and told him
| had paid Ward Man William Kelly for
protection.
| Capt Cross said: VIII you swear TO
that / said yes. Then we will send
Kelly to prison. he replied. You come
when / send for YOU.
"And Capt. Cross never sent for me-
| concluded the witness.
| Supt. Byrnes was called to testify that
Ward Man Kelly had been retired, and
al present he had disappeared from View.
and all his efforts to discover his hiding
| place had been fruitless.
| Frank Lietfie, who was janitor OF the
houses IA and li6 Chrystie street, tesnt
kept at IA Chrystie street by Kate
Schubert doing the reign OF Capts. Cross
and Devery In that precinct. -.
| This completed the case against Ward
Sallie White was called as the next
witness. there being still four cases ON
| trial before the Commissioners.
Sallie said she was now a respectabla
woman, living at 90 West Third street,
but during Cross's command OF tne
Eleventh Precinct she was chambermaid
at Katie Schuberts parlor house, IL
Chrystie street.
T6s house she said Mas 1 run is (:
doors resembled those OF corner
at ran about the same as all Of
whereat MIR. Hess vehementiy ob1ected
in behalf of Capt. Cross that the ebony
haired Miss White had not qualified a.
We'll anyway, everybody got in that
came along" said Miss White.
Mr.. Hess questioned Miss White closely
borne and the statements taken from
her.
ond time, and Mr.. Osborne told her:
THAT statement you made was no
good. Mr.. Wellman didn't like IT. It
would be no good in court. and 1 tore
than that. You have been lying.
Then a second statement was taken.
What did they tell you about
"yveli they gave me 81 once and 81
once. but the man who subpoenaed me
told me II told the truth about Capt.
money than could earn In six months.
THAT man told me: If you tell the
truth as Mr.. Osborne wants to hear II.
"The woman typewriter. in Mr.; os-
truth, as Mr.. Osborne wanted 1t she
what did NJ, Osborne say about
MIR: Osborne told me that he wanted
MIR. Osborne objected and flushed.
Mr.. wellman also objected. and MIR.
Hess said to the latter:
, that / would not impeach your acts.
but I would not vouch for all your OF
fee" Then he asked the witness TO 80
';Mr. Osborne told me he wanted q
new statement and said:
"If YOU go on the stand and tell q
story ike the nrst statement YOU WIN
get locked up"
Then to MIR. Hess's questions Sadie
White replied that each time the state
ment OF Mrs. Schubert was shown to
her she was told that she need not be
afraid that Mrs. Schubert had said
"this and that"
Schubert had stated that you opened
the door to let In the Captain and ward
man when you told him you did nos
know Capt. Cross or Ward Man smithr
Mr.. Hess asked.
Sailie assented and said that they. told
, her she lied when she said she did not
know the character OF the house.
Eyes, and II was n lie. wasn't itT'
blurted Mr.. Wellman. who was getting
| very nervous.
Hold on, Mr.. Wellman," interposed
Hess; 1T am not done yet"
wait till I get at her again. III show
that she has been In disorderiy houses
| ali her life," retorted Wellman.
"Ah! But this Is your witness ana yeg