The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
afternoon,
CAPT. ADAM A. CROSS.

tAfl. ADAM A. 'hpss
The charges against Capt. Cross are
similar to those against Capt. Devery,
and they refer to his alleged ects while
in command OF the Eleventh Precinct
Eldridge street station.
The Captain has been summoned 10
appear before the Commissioners at
Police Headquarters at 10 O'Clock
Wednesday morning. for trial.
The warning OF THE Evening World
that the public would not be beguiled
by fake" arraignments of captains
known to be too i'll to appear for trial,
nor by the trial Of sergeants and other
subordinates to kill time. seems to have
been needed.
Mr. Wellman promises that from now
on to a finish he will keep up the trials
and will call captains to bar In prefer
eLce to subordinates until every Captain
or higher official accused before the
Lexow Committee has been brought &c
book.
Along with Capt. Cross, his late ward
men, George Smith and James Burns
are accused, and they, too, have been
summoned to appear and stand trial
with the Captain.
The same Witnesses who accused Capt
Devery before the Lexow Committee
also charged both Capt. Cross and his
ard men with corruption. 1t was al
legged that he took from the keepers o. o.
disorderly houses a monthly bride OF
protection" in carrying on their unlawful
traffic.
Adam A. Cross is a relative OF Coy.
Flower. He was born In Albany, July
II, 1856 He was graduated from the
State Normal School, at Albany, with
honors. and studied law, graduate
from the Albany Law School in 1876;
\ eI..l .ar Il
the ONCE OF Blrdseye, Cloyd & Baylis
10 Broadway, this city.
He was appointed policeman Oct. 16
1878 and served under Captain, now
Twenty-ninth or Tenderloin Precinct.
Patrolman Cross was dubbed Chap
lain" because he read the Bible a great
deal. He originated several aphorisms
Among them are these,
Never hit a man unless you are sure
you can down him."
"a policeman's club is not a bludgeon.'
"A warrant to arrest is not warrant
policemen. remember you are men
Patrolman Cross made a good record
in double-quick time. making several
daring arrests. He was given credit
and was called 1.-The Adonis."
Cross became a roundsman Sept. %
1881, and sergeant Jan. 3, 1884. lie stood
1851 In his examination for Captaincy
and got his golden. shield Dec. s. 1880
along with Michael Doherty, who has
just been dismissed In disgrace; Max
Schmittberger, and Thomas +. McAvoy
who has since been promoted to an In
spectorship.
AS a sergeant Cross ran down Or. Nc
Gonigal, the slayer OF pretty Annie Good
win
his first command was the West
Thirty-seVenth street station. As a
Captain he forbade the practice OF per-
hitting Sisters OF Charity to visit the
station on pay day and importune the
policemen for aims.
He was at the Eldridge street station
after Mclaughlin became an Inspector
and while In command in that precinct
made more raids on dsorderly houses
than any other Captain ever did in the
same period of time.
President Martin and Commissioner
Murray and Kerwin, in executive ses-
sion at Police Headquarters this morn
ing approved OF the charges against
Capt. Cross and his edward man. George
Smith and James Burns, and fixed the
time of trial for next Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
The Board also decided to place the
case OF Capt. William 7. Devery and
his Ward man, Gleason, on the calen-
dar for this same day.
DR.. Becker. Capt Deyery's family
ply sician, said to-day that he had visited
the Captain this morning and that the
patients condition was much improved.