New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-25

..yr.1y Cross IN THE WITNESS CHAIR.
,po,csman George Smith. who was his ward man
" ~. nreejnct The Commissioners reserved their
a'.,.'on until next Tuesday, when the defence of
rwosman ia mes Burns will begin. and another op
,,nity will be offered TO Captain William $.
r.rs-v and Policeman Edward Glennon to make
80, defence The trial Of Captain John T. stephen
w accused OF selling Sidewalk privileges" 10
s~n,own merchants. has been Sc, down for Tues
~ alan but It may be postponed 10 more con-
yensn, season -...
whsn the defence of Captain Cross was resumed
-. the Commissioners a few minutes before II
Yesterday Policeman George Smith was
rsd 10 testify that he had made eighty-one ar
rs for felonies and 4l3 arrests for various offences
,r,,,g the year he in the precinct. Joseph
law the oney-lender. was called again to show
sacks in proof Of his statement that Mrs. Rhcda
sanford lied when she testified that she had bor-
,orsd $50 from him in 1892.
Police Sergeant McDermott. who had been away
40 his vacation gave testimony similar TO that
,,ys, by other sergeants who were under Cross in
N. precinct II then announced that the de-
,.rc. Of Captain Cross would last all day, and
,s,, the defence in the of Burns would not
bssin until next Tuesday morning.
vorris Godstein admitted that he had been en-
,,r,d 10 assist policemen In the Eleventh Pre-
anr in getting evidence against disordery houses,
hu denied tina, he had been paid for his services
us declared that the houses of Mrs Schubert and
Mrs Sanford and many other such houses had
ib..n kept closed during most OF the time when
Cap,ain Cross was in the precinct. The witness
identified Mrs Sanford when she was brought into
ire ,rial.room but she declared that she did not
know him.
IN. Commissioners permitted the record Of the
testimony given by Alice Ryder 10 be amended so
az 10 show that when she said in the trial-room
,ha, Captain Cross looked like OF two men
who had entered Mrs. Schubert's house on an even
ing after she had counted 500 Captain Cross was
the only person in the tral-room who wore a police
cap,ain's uniform and his cap and shield with the
word captain" them, were in plain view.
Henry vending. a plumber. testified that he had
done some work in Mrs Schuberts house In 1892,
and she had told him she could not pay his bill be-
cause there was a new captain in the precinct who
would not allow her 10 do any business The wit
ness also declared that he had been called 10 the
ct-Attorneys Office after the charges against
Captain Cross were made and had been asked to
testify against Cross HI had refused 10 sign an
AFFIDAVIT about the character Of Mrs. Schuberts
house and Mr. Osborne had told him that he would
be compelled to keep going 10 the Office until he did
sign. Mr.. Hess, Of counsel for Captain Cross, de-
Jared that the Assistant Distrct-Attorney had been
s,iuc;ing 'thumbscrewng' process
CAPTAIN CROSS SWORN.
he had been a policeman sixteen years and captain
since December g. 1890. He a lawyer before he
vas policeman On March T. 1892. he was placed
IN command OF the Eleventh Precinct, where he re-
NAMED for ten months and ten days. The popula-
ton Of the precinct abou, 10000 and the police
men Of his command numbered eigh;y-seven The
policemen were the most efficient he ever had under
rim and in the ten months they arrested between
100 and 5000 persons for various offences His
reports showed that soon after ne took command
0. the precinct there thirty-nine dsorderly
houses there. On October Of the same year he
knew OF only seven such houses in the precinct
Between that time and the time when he was trans
!rred from the precinct he believed that all the
houses Of that character were being kept closed
As soon as he was informed that disorderly house
had been opened he gave orders for another raid as
quickly as the evidence could be procured. The
nis were kept up during all of the time he was In
The precinct and he made ll6 raids In all.
q (By Mr.. Hess)-Did you ask TO be transferred
nom the Eleventh Precinct? A.-No' dl1 hot,
ns about IL.
In the raids which he had caused to be made on
esorderly houses. the captain said. 6o5 persons
we're arrested. and the fines amounted 10 SZ'zo'.
VILE the sentences imposed upon the Keepers OK
he houses amounted to four years. one month and
nnty days He also had raided and closed thirty
@nmbling houses in the precinct and had ar
rested Z75 Of the gamblers
2-Do you know Katie Schubert? A-ies. soon
anf went TO the precinct she came 70 the statSn
s.sn,s desk "s She said she had kept dis
orderly house at No IA Chrystie-st for some tune
TIA, II she attemp,ed 10 do any business there l
, .oa raid her She came 10 s .re fher.
annoying na on 10'u one nef Occasion when Sergeant
Todd had the desk she came in and asked 70 see zee
her She sad she had no girls. and was Doing
~ business and wanted TO know hattsr move
out Of there because would certainly send her
y, ~ prison II che kept her house open, a H each
time one Of nv officers was present. and hearo
4 what she had 10 say
Then the captain denied that he ever hao oee III
MIS- schuberts house. that he ever hao received
any money from her. He declared 'ha' hel
mony about paying 500 to him was raise anu
malicious, and that she we'll knew that she was
swearing falsely when she told that story 10 'he
commissioners He also declared that ne never
.asd received any money from the woman 'hrous"
,oaceman Smith and that he did not oe"e'o DIV
va ever paid any money to Smith ,.,.
Ater recess the captain was equahy eNp
a. 'eelarng that he never had received any 'no"e!
" potecting the house Of Rhoda Sanioru' ~
Bayard-st., and that the womans nouse
- kept closed during the greater part Vi '"'
80 ne was In the precinct.
All the weekly reports made by Captain |ro1s
%ss''nS the time he in the Eleventh fieo
!" January J. 1888. showing the "u -
-" and arrests made by him. and the repoio' -
Inspector Williams to Superintendent Byrhes'
lung forth that the condition OF the Eie'e"'"
'.ecinet was good, were admitted in evidence.
az 70 the complaint made to him about heNy' "'
.s,mer ward man in the Fifth Precinct. the captain,
10 ne was visited In the station Of the Fourtee"'"
= .ecnct In January last by Mr.. Henderson VINO
,seed that he had paid SIS to Kelly for leave u
yDs'ruet the sidewalk. and that he had received
notice that he had been fined for such obstruction
s-.endrckson said. however that he did not wish 10
-~Ae trouble for Kelly and was not willing TO 30 10
ponce court 10 make a charge against Kelly, VINO
mat time had been retired from the police force
e captain said he sent after Kelly, but the man
s out OF the city. Later Kelly went to the police
'on In Fifth-st, and the Captain asked him about
~ complaint. Kelly denied that he ever had re-
N .so money from Hendrickson. He took Hendrick-
- card and left the station and he never came
~. 49, hehdrickson did not 60 10 the station again.