New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-01

near her in full uniform. and said he looked
more like one OF the TWO men IMAM any IMAM
she In the room. IT,
As to the Sanford woman Mr.. Sheehan salu.
she had confessed "a perjury. and there was no
mony of the witness Hendrickson. intended TO
show a guilty knowledge by the captain OF .he
transactions of Kelly in the Fifth precinct MI.
Sheehan declared that he had been satished win
the captains explanst ton. For those reasons ne
would vote NO on the motion to dismiss cap
tain Cross.
MIR. MURRAY TELLS HIS REASONS.
Commissioner Murray SAID that the testimony
of the Ryder woman was, to his mind corroo-
grafton Of Mrs. Schubert's testimony MIS-
Schubert had sworn that she paid TO captain
Cross $500 in bills OF sma denomination anu
that the captain had asked. with sarE Ta az ~
laugh, IL she purposely had got siha'i o, un,rv
order 70 make the roll large for him TO carry,
The Ryder woman had testified that she coumteu
$500 in small bills. which made large ron, NJ, NJ
Sanfords testimony. Mr.. Murray saio hau 80. ,
corroborated by her account book Whch idu ~
been in her possession alter IT mad peen stoiel
from her by agent Of the Lexow CoIiiilt,.ce,
The entry &C $500 in the book at the Tune "hen
Captain Cross in the precinct was d co
roboration of her testimony mat IL stoou III
payment Of money to Smith for the captain ny
grocer's book also showed that she had pought
supplies for a number OF persons al her nous
at a time when Captain Cross and his witnesses
had declared that her house was closed
p The action Of the captain at the time when ne
was informed by the witness Hendrickson OF me
payment of money TO Kelly Mr. Murray saiu,
was also an indication Of guilt. inc captain ma, hau
sent Kelly to fix" the natter with MI Hen
Erickson A captain who was innocent OF any
such transactions would have taken pans 10 m
vestigate the complaint made by Mr.. Hendrlck-
SON For those reasons, Mr. Murray salu ~
woud vote 10 dismiss the captain. although
Cross had shown himself in many respects TO
be an able police officer
THOSE SIGNIFICANT ENTRIES.
Mr. Sheehan then said tn the entry &C sooo
, in Mrs Sanfords account book appeared to nave
been written with a diffe. ent pencil and al a
later time than the other entries in the book.
ard 1t was not in her handwriting. Respectable
witnesses had testified that her house and similar
houses in the precinct had been kept as nearly
closed as possible when Captain Cross was IN
the precinct and IL had been proved that the
captain was unusually active in the attempt 10
suppress such places. -,
lieve that Csrss is more worthy Of commenda-
ton than OF condemnation"
Commissioner Kerwin then voted TO dismiss
Captain Cross. and Major Kipp wrote ID r. on
the papers. The letters meant Dismissed the
Force
Three Of the Com; 1issoners voted TO dismiss
Policeman George Smith. Mr. Sheehan again
voting mo for the reasons expressed In the
case Of Captain Cross. IT.
When the roll was called on the motion to DIS
sioners voted YEA" Mr. Sheehan explained
that he voted that way in the case of Burns be-
cause he believed the testimony OF Mr.. ALI
patrick The Commission then adjourned .
Captain Devery had kept himself hidden in his
home at No 1853 West Twenty-eighth-st.. dur
ing his trial. declaring himself as too I'll TO see
his family. and the house closed against
reporters who went there late yesterday AFTER
noon.
WHAT CROSS HAD TO SAY.
% Captain Cross g.eeted number OF reporters
at the police station Of the Fourteenth frecihc'
and betrayed no surprise at the ACTON Oh 'he
Commissioners. His friends said at the time OF
his trial that he knew that two OF 'he Co'Nin7-
sioners had determined in advance to break him.
but after his defence there was said to be some
hone for a disagreement In the Police BOARD III
his case When he was asked yesterday II ne
intended to make an appeal to the courts , j. i''
reinstatement he replied: "Of course Will
~ did not anticipate the Judgment Which 'he
Commissioners have given, ne salu. pecau a
thought that the class or witnesses places. ~
tho stand in nv defence had fully disproVed inc
charges against me. want to say also 'hat l
feel grateful to newspaper men who nave si.e =,
me such fair treatment during my triai' iha' 10
Ne nackcd up hi. thnps at the station ana
left 1t before p m AZ that hou. me, cent
John wiegand Of the Ninth preclhce wa sei, IN
10 the station in Fifth-st. TO take COMMAND IN
tho Mace of Cross. as acting captain, by oruei
OF Superintendent Byrnes sergeant Iios ban
who has been acting captain III a ,,e continued In
conomand there In all Of the police stations
in the city the notice of the dismissal OF .ns
captains and three eX-ward men was ie"0 '"''
evening.
THE FLIGHT OF KATIE SCHUBERT
wuAr MR.. wEy.LMAN HAS TO SAY ABOUT IT
THE IExow COMMITTEES PLANS.
...,s,ant Dlstrlct-Attorney Welman said yester-
aay thai he was surprised by the sudden departure