The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-14
SEVERAL CASES COMPLETED,
Commissioners Trials of Accused
Policemen Begin Next Week.
Many Witnesses Interviewed by As
sistant District Attorney Osborne.

Assistant District Attorney James w.
Osborne, who Is helping Mr.. " Gilman pre-
pare the cases against the police ON
| cials, who arc to he tried before tho
| Commissioners, was busy in his private
office this morning examining witnesses
who had been called to corrohorate the
testimony given before the Lexow Com
| mittcc.
Mr.. Wellman Is In Southampton. L. l..
to-day, and will not be back in town until
| Monday. 1t was learned that cases
| against seven or eight Of the accused
| policemen had already been Substan-
TALLY completed and the charges fcrmu-
lated, So that when the Fo'ice Com
missioners mold their meeting next
week they will he ready to be presented
for consideration.
Whether the charges against all the
officers viii be presented at the Same
time or not has not yet been decided. but
AS this is the usual custom, 1t may be
followed. In that event the tominis-
sioners viii have 1t In their power to
select which case they viii take up hrst,
although they will be guided largely in
the matter by MIR. Wellman's Judgment
Mr. osborne was asked this morning
II any particular case had been sug-
gested as u starter, and he said that so
far as he knew the quss ton of which
officer would be tried first had not yet
been decided. He thought it Improbable
that any more arrests would he made
before the trials began, and said that
edward Man Campbell would not be
arraigned for pleading before the middle
of next week. Now. that he was Under
5000 bail. there was not much danger
that re would attempt to gun away
Nothing more definite has yet been
learned in regard 10 the whereabouts
Of ex-Ward Man James Kelly, OF the
Church street station. VINO was round 10
wanted 1t is understood, however. that
steps have been taken to secure MS
arrest and extradition, IL. as is believed:
he took passage for England on one OF
The Ease against Kelly is stronger
than that against any Of the other ac-
cused officers, for the testimony OF VII.
nesses as to his collecting hush
money" and accepting brides is sup
ported by documentary evidence in the
shape OF Box Maker Patrick Ryan's
check books, stubs and return von sainni
the tip that he was being investigated.
from friends who had been lingering
around the District Attorneys Office
ence there as a danger signal. and ad-
vised the edward man to make him
self scarce.
Ii is understood that the cases which
have been prepared were suggested by
Mr. Goff; and that his advice IN the
matter was followed by Mr.. Wellman
Mir Con-. however. will not acknowledge
this. He and his assistants are still
hard at work In preparing new evi-
denre to be submitted to the Lexow
Committee, when II reassemb.es In the
Fall MIR. Iion remarked this morning,
that If the work kept piling In as 1t
had since the Committee adjourned. he
was afraid he would have to give up all
! idea Of taking the vacation which he so
| much needs.
He is going to try and make up for this
! however, 10y devoting hts leisure mo-
| mnnts to cycling, over which he is very
| enthusiast He Is IN Jroughly up with
| the times in the matter Of wheeling and
! is now having an Al "scorcher" built to
or,lod by "A we'll known uptown ma
chnist.
| with a twenty-pound wheel and all
the latest imprOv am"ntS in the way OF
racing tires. handle bars well dow n. rat
traps, toe-clips and a scorching saddle
tie senior COUNSEL of the I.eNow Com
, rIttec will soon be leading the local
cracks wild race along the Riverside
di i've or out among the suburban country
! lanes.
Il do not see anything in the recent
Developments Of the Commissioners in
| yestigatiOn." said Mr. Gon this morn
,rS, (Which would point to the neCes-
s.tv OF calling tho senate Committee to-
gether before the date, Sept. TO- to which
! it adjourned