The evening world., 1894-08-23
WELLMAN'S
new BOMB.
IutimateS that Ward Men
Had Lots Of Silver on
Monday Nights.
MADE WEEKLY COLLECTIONS.
Tried to Get One Of Capt Cross's
Witnesses to Make Such
Admissions.
THE ATTEMPT WAS A FAILURE.
Sergt. McAdam, Like All the
o hers, Stands by His
Chief.
THE ATTEMPT WAS A FAILURE.

Assistant District-Attorney Wellman
said this morning, Notwithstanding the
expressed view that Capt. Adam a.
Cross had practically met the accusa-
ton against him, that although he had
some witnesses in rebuttal, he did not
deem it at all necessary to call them.
The Cross-Smith trial was In its last
stages when shortly before IL o'clock
siergt. McAdam. of the Eleventh Pre-
ret, was called to the witness stand
ana testified how diligem Capt. Cross
had been in the discharge OF his duty.
on cross-examination, however, Mr..
Wellman fired a new and highly explo-
eve bomb. 1t was like this:
Sergeant, how much silver was there
IN the basket on. the sergeant's desk
each Monday night when you were
there under Capt. Cross?"
None" replied the Sergeant.
What! Isn't 1t a fact that the ward
men came in every Monday night after
tley had made their rounds collecting,
with their pockets SO full of the silver
they could hardly walk? And wasn't
1t sent out to be changed into bills?"
II don't know anything about any
sHSh thc octBedHt dHSWeTeu.
90 Is there a single disorderly house
running in that precinct to-day"
No, SIR
So, it. Is possible to suppress these
houses under Capt. Cortright? Under
an officer who has his heart in his bust
ness, as Inspector Williams puts it2'
L suppose so."
And If they were not running under
Sspt. Cross hbw did it happen that
We'll, Capt. Cross made nine raids
Cortright," replied the sergeant.
Laughlin, Deyery and Cortright com.
bined, which President Martin promptly
ordered stricken from the record.
Mr.. Wellman demanded an answer
and the Sergeant was silent, although
Inspector Williams testified yesterday
that disorderly houses were OF mush
room growth, and that they, whenever
there was q change OF captains in the
precinct. these houses resumed bushes.
with new holiness,
Dietrich w. Dakel, who was a detec
tive under Cross and who is now retired
after twenty years service. testified fol
Schiendler got the evidence on whief
Capt. Cross made the raid on Katie Schu
bert'S house and that of Rhoda Sanford 8
The raids were made May 80 and May
10, 1882, respectively.
The witnesses told the processes EN-
ployed by him as an officer detailed tc
detective duty in civilians dress in hi.
enorts to get evidence against disorderlS
houses
He gave details as to how the stool
pigeons, usually a confirmed crimina
or jailbird like yesterdays witness
Nathan, and over whom the police hole
a Damascus sword, performed the Worl
assigned to them, because they do no
dare offend the police.
The officer, he said, always hoyeret
near near, so that the stooi-pigeon could no
play falsely, and when the pigeon ha'
obtained the necessary evidence, war
rant was obtained on his affidavit, AM
me raid followed. Confronted by tn
pleaded guilty and paid heavy fine.
-. After the raid, and Capt. Cross mad
il6 OF them" went on the witness, IN
instructed us to keep sharp lilkout ant
see that these houses did not open III
again"
We were called upon to investigat
every communication received by tn
capt. Cross was transferred to anothe
precinct just on the eve of wholesal
raids for which he had been preparing
As for, the Hhode. sanfords and tn
schubert houses, / made careful inspec
uon OF them nightly; tried to gain a
t n iru myself ana sent stool pigeon
saw men ring the bell, get no re
Spouse and go away They were 81 raT
t ser1 and prospective customers an
closed up so far as business was cor
eerned. My EFFORTS as we'll as the sto,
pigeon to get in failed.
schubert pa az the dia ESn syer see Mr.
saw her. once about two month
Iitef ethe raid OF May 20. She aske
i in tS Sap 6., cross, and talked with hi
Ton Just as the Captain was savlni