The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-24
And the Sergeant Takes the
Stand and Says Mrs
Schubert Lies
BURNS's TRIAL Is POSTPONED.
impossible Now 10 Have a OsGisiaa
Before. tuesday
Next.

Capt. Adam A. Cross was In a very
bouyant frame of mind when he arrived
at Police Headquarters to-day prepared
for the closing scene In his trial with ex-
Ward Man George Smith on the charges
Of bribery and other offenses. His de-
tense up to this morning had been singu-
larly fortunate. None of his witnesses
had suffered at the hands of Mr.. Well
man. one of the ablest cross-examiners Of
New York; the compliments, Rhoda San
ford and Katie Schubert, had confessed
to perjuries on this or some other pro-
ceeding touching the same matters. and
his own witnesses had put up strong
prima facie proof that he had been ac-
tive and efficient, and had broken up
majority OF the dlsorderly houses, In his
precinct. while grocers. firemen, citisens
and police officials had all testified that,
contrary to the allegations of Mrs. San
ford. Mrs. Schubert and the former in-
mates Of their establishments, the houses
had been closed during the Cross admins
tration. wv
1t still remained for Capt Cross, how
ever, to meet the charge of Merchant
Hendricks that he reported Ward Man
Kellys extortion to him last January.
and that the Captain never made 3
move to bring the rascal 10 justice.
Cross's only witness on this case makes
an implied confession by Cross of the
truth of Hendricks's charge. That wit
ness testified that he tried to serve q
summons on Kelly, but Kelly was away
from home.
This practically establishes the fact
. nlrt, Il Ill, A..
the Captain, and relieves Mr.. wellman
Of the necessity of corroborating Hen
bricks.
But Capt. Cross said this morning:
II shall completely meet that charge
when the time comes for it. ! feel that
/ have established my innocence on all
to abide the decision of the Board"
Still the impression prevails that the
Police Commissioners have made up
their Tn minds to break every officer nice tried
and Smith will go with the rest.
Mr. Wellman said this morning that
he had not yet expended all his powder
feels satisfied with the proof he had sub
mitted against them.
Next Tuesday If the quintuple trials
Capt. John T. stephenson viii Be placed
on trial on the charge Of blackmatl or
bribery. preferred by the West Side
merchants. Capt. Stephenson will be
the proceedings before the Police Com
| missoners. for the Lexow Committee
will resume It's hearings Sept. 10.
nou ne ttf BY President Martin, would take
place Monday morning, which implies
that the auintuple contention might end
tonight. ~ -
George Smith was concluded this morn
| ing, but no new points were brought
out.
err" came again to the stand, this morn
| ing, and again IL was found that he had
not brought the accounts with Rhoda
Sanford which Mr.. Wellman is SO anx-
sergt. stephen McDermott, who served
under Capt. Cross all through his admin
istration at the Eleventh. Precinct. came
next to the stand. He completed the
Cross, and, like the others, he testified
| that so far as he was concerned, Katie
Schubert lied when she testified that she
left an envelope each month for six
months, with the Sergeant at the desk
in the Eldridge street station FOR Capt
| Cross.
he I'd before of the basket on the SER
geant's desk which the Ward men are
said TO have filled with silver each Mon
At this point President Martin an
nounced that the Board had decided Lot
10 resume the trial of ex-Ordinance
Man James Burns until Tuesday morn
ing, as the defense in the trial Of Cross
and Smith would take up all OF today.
| Therefore Messrs. Friend and House
and Patrolman Burns left.
Mr.. Hess then resumed the defense
with Morris Goldstein, the "stooEpigeon'
on the stand.
Goldstein said he worked under Ward
Men Dokel and SCHNEIDER for Capt Cross
He described the methods pursued.
~ was instructed to go into these
houses and get evidence. l visited every
disorderly house in the precinct, and
when got in and obtained evidence the
houses were raided.
Then two or three days or a week oI
so after a raid, by order OF Capt. Cross
/ again visited the houses. IL I succeed,
ed In getting evidence, the house wal
ported that the place was closed. but II
got In and gained no evidence, 4 10
ported that the house was doing nc
'sThe last raid was made the early par