The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-10
IS IT CROSS OR
M'LkUCHLIN?
Indications that One or the
Other Will Be Put on
Trial Wednesday.
MARTIN NOT RUhA|AG THINGS
"What Wellman Says About
These Trials Goes" Says
Commissioner Murray.
eleventh PRECINCT CASES.
Witnesses from That District Being
Examined by Counsel for
The Prosecution.
ELEVENTH PRECINCT CASES.

There seems 10 Oe very ubSnh~t HIS
understanding between the Police Gem
missioners as to the next step In the
police trials. forced on the Board by the
revelations before the Lexow Committee.
President Martin told THE Evening
World" reporter yesterday that no cap
tain would be tried until after the fve
accused sergeants Of the Fourteenth
Precinct, Capt. Doherty's old command.
had been tried, and that they would be
placed on trial next Wednesday.
To back up this statement all the re-
porters were treated to copies Of the
charges and specifications against these
sergeants.
But Mr.. wellman as positively said
that a captain would be put on trial
and not the sergeants. intimating that
he had bigger fish TO fry than subor-
dinates.
Commissioner Murray was, In horse
: parlance. "hot under the collar this
morning, when a reporter approached
him and asked II 1t was settled that
the accused Serseants would be the next
&c be tried.
mot by any means" said he. MY
understanding is that the matter OF
elect!ng who shall be next placed on
trie Ieses ee Welmsn lie might de-
eide to place any OF the accused Cap
tains on trial, and the Board could not
very well DO otherwise than submit to
But suggested the reporter. Pres
ident Martin announced yesterday that
the ,sergeants would be called for trial
THAT may be so. and 1t undoubtedly
IL So replied the Gommlssioner, but
o II SOME MI, I spIn Smnar
stand he mas authority to do 30.
] think there IL considerable
Misrepresentation concerning the matter.
do not understand that President Mar
tins announcement makes 1t obligatory
oa Mr. , MelIn q to ny III srfs"G Gs
pose vi the captains cases first that no
member OF this iioard Will interpose an
oyJectOn."
man. was .astonishcd that President
Martin should have said tnat NJ Gap
tain VIII he called for trial Wednesday
HoSt"
IN substantiation OF Mr.. Osborne's as
tonishm mt II may be mentioned that he
has been engaged for the last two days,
MitaSsses in tas Eleventh precinct e. SCI c.
y ninst Inspector Mclaughlin. at ono
tune Captain In that precinct: Capt:
Sam San A. Cross: nov IN the Fourteenth
There is al another point. MIR. wcllman
said significantly that he Was after
Sgser proese Of sSp Re FIN
relations between the greatest police.
man that even lived" and the Commis
.ienfrs e. P re HsIv Jimmy Martin
and 1t is quite possible that the bigger
game" to be hunted next is tle Superin-
tepdents stanch friend. Inspector Billy
- Capt. Adam Cross is a protege OF Gov
Flower, yet he. too. Is included in the
accusations of the dive-keepers OF the
Il Lah .s-f
man close TO Mr.. Wellman assured
ans.'Eyening World reporter that Nc
Laighiin would not be tried. Tha,
would leave only Adam Cross. OF the
conceded. IL too Ill.
Another thing that seems to indicate
IA innocuous dasuetude is the anxiety OF
the prosecutors about the witnesses
whose testimony Is expected to he OF
Y,tat iP%9r1anssb In a md case eases sFsins
Mellmsn and osborne affect TO he in
different. but The Evening World" /!
H. po5se s.s ion u positive proof tina
several days In locating Charles Pri.n
once of the dive at IS Bayari street
lad Rhoda SANFORD. another dye
ZION Zee and 80 month briber" TO III
Eh9d4 Sanford ha. been located /,
patterson, and promises to return 4
Nov YORK when she Is wanted.
Charles PrieG. was mt 40 easy to lind
he was heated in New Jersey yesterday
however and Was Induced TO return {,
this State. lie is now in Brooklyn. aHi
he vii! not get another chance 10 leav
the Stste. IL the vigiiaLca Of eXper!
enrEd policemen can prevent IL.
Whatever mgv DC in store for rex
week. the I've Fourteenth Prec!nc: -!
seanls against whom charges OF bril-
err and OF receiving bail from a well
known disOrderly-house keeper Ver
filsd yesterday. have been notified 20 sp
pear WeInes day morning before IN
Police Commissioners for trial. SsrGt!
Jordan. Clark, Jieber and Parkerso
hsve retained Friend & House. an
seIgt. Felix McKenpa. the 'bald-hsad
e." has engaged Samuel ". Adams |
defend him.
Mr.. House said this morning that HI
clients would admit taking Mrs Truro
as bail. but would prove the falslty
her claim that she put S. on a she
for the sergeant each time. especial
as there was no shelf TO put II on {
Mr.. wellman has gone to Southaml
ton. His assistant, Mr. Carrothers, SAY
that he may. II a certain event occur
return to the city tomorrow.