The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
LAST EDITION.
HESS GOES
FOR OSBORNE.
Attempts to Show that Wit
nesses Were 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.
SCENE At THE POLICE TRIALS.
DRAWING NEAR TO THE END.

With Mr.. Wellman's promise that In
forty-hve minutes he would close the
prosecution against Capts. Devery and
Cross and Ward Men Smith and Glen
non and ex-Ordinance Man Burns, the
quintuple trial was resumed this morn
Ing before the Police Commissioners
with Henry Mehrtens In the witness
chair. He Ii q grocer and lives at liz
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 Is hagrantly disorderly
house during those months. N
Charles Hendricks, produce commits
sion merchant at LOG Duane street, tes-.
| tilted heavily against Capt. Cross.
While Cross was at the Leonard
street station" Hendricks testified, II
got q sidewalk notice from the Corpora
ton Attorney. and I was fined IS for
obstructing 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
fhatr I said yes Then we will send
Kelly to prison. he replied. You come
when i send Tor 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
at present he had disappeared from view.
and all his efforts to discover his hiding
place hal been fruitless.
Flank Lietfie. who was janitor OF the
houses IA and lag Chrystie street. testi-
fed AZ to the character of the resort
kept at ~ Chrystie street by KAts
Schubert doing the reign OF Capts. Cross
This Completed the case against Ward
saliie White was called as the next
trial before the Commissioners.
sallie said she WAS now Respectable
woman, living at % West Third street,
Eleventh Precinct she was chambermsid
at Katie Schubert's parlor house, IA
Chrystie street.
nf a as n sns .ss aag m
doors resembied those OF a corner
drug store.
IL ran Id, about bout the same n,,s a. all OF
whereat Mr.. Hess vehemently objected
In behalf of Capt. Cross that the ebony
haired Miss White had not qualified ~
well anyway, everybody got in that
came along" said Miss White.
Mr.. Hess questioned Miss White closely
borne and the statements taken from
She said that she was sent for SEQ
ond time, and Mr.. Osborne told her:
That statement you made was no
would be no good in court, and tore
Than that. You have been lying.
Then a second statement was taken.
What did they tell you about
"Wsli. they gave me !, once ana q
once. but the man who subpoenaed me
told me II told the truth about Capt.
money than I could earn In six months.
THAT man told me: IT you. tell the
truth as Mr.. Osborne wants to hear it.
The woman typewriter in Mr., os-
truth as Mr.. Osborne, wanted 1t she
WV" what IT, did M. Osborne say about
locking you upY" asked Mr.. Hess.
mir. Osborne told me that he wanted
Mr.. Osborne objected and flushed.
Mr. wellman also objected. and Mr..
Hess said to the latter:
II told you yesterday. Mr.. Weiiman.
but I would not vouch for all your Of
fce." Then he asked the witness to 80
:;Mr. Osborne told me he wanted a
new statement and said:
"'If you go on the stand and tell q
story like the. first statement You win
get locked up
Then to Mr. 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"
ibid Mr.. Osborne tel, you that Mrs.
the door to let in the Captain and ward
man when you told him you did not
know Capt Cross or Ward Man Smithr'
Mr.. Hess asked. ~
sallle assented and said that they. told
her she lied when she said she did not
know the character Of the house.
Eyes, and Il was q lie. wasn't ltf'
blurted Mr.. Wellman. who was getting
"Aold on. Mr.. wellman." interpossd
Hess; II am not dons yet" go
wait TIL fEet At her again. III SHOW
that shs hA Aee1 IN disorderly HOUSES
"Ah' Hvt Y your witness and ysu