The evening world., 1894-08-23
LAST EDITION.
CROSS MAKES
A HARD FIGHT.
Many Witnesses Called to
Show the Captains
Efficiency.
EVERY CHARGE IS DENIED.
Flat Contradictions Of Every
Statement Made by the
Prosecution.
RUB AT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
OF All the Cases Brought Before
MIN Only Two We're
Tried.
RUB AT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
Assistant DisnNsAuorny wellmar

Assistant DistxfseA ttorny Wellman
said this morning, notwithstanding the
frequently expressed view that Capt.
Adam A. Cross had practically met the
accusation against him, that although
he had some witnesses in rebuttal. he
did not deem 1t at all necessary TO call
them.
| The Cross-Smth trial was in its last
stages when shortly before II o'clock
Sergt. McAdam, of the Eleventh Pre-
c'rct, was called to the witness stand
and testified how diligent Capt. Cross
had been in the discharge of his duty.
on cross-examination, however, Mr..
Welman fired a new and highly explo-
sive 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 . kaet that the ward
men came in every Msnlay night after
they had made then rSuDds collecting,
with their pockets 30 f>sA OF the silver
they could hardly waIA? And wasn't
it sent out to be changed INTO bills?"
I don't know anything about any
such thing" the Sergeant answered.
10 d Single mousse
running N that precinct to-day?"
No, SIR"
So, it Is possible to suppress these
houses no under Capt; Cortrignt? Under
ness, as Inspector Williams puts it?'
suppose So.
:" And II they were not running under
Capt. Cross now did it happen that
Capt. Cortright had to close tnem?"
Well Capt. Cross made more raids
and and got more convictions than Capt.
Cortright," replied the Sergeant.
Mr.. Hess aided that it was in evidence
that Cross made more raids than Nc
Laughlin: Dexery and Cortright COM
ordered stricken from the record
Mr.. Wellman demanded an answer,
and the Sergeant was silent, although
that disorderly houses We're of mush-
room growth, and that whenever
there was a change of captains in the
precinct. these houses resumed business
Dietrich W. Dakel, who was a detec-
tive under Gross and who is now retired
he said eSaf 'e snd for
Schneider got the evidence on watch
Capt Cross made the raid on Katie Schu-
6erts house and that of Rhoda San.
fords.
The raids were made May 80 and May
IT, 1892, respectively.
The witnesses told the processes en-
ployed by him as an officer detailed to
detective duty in civilians dress in his
houses.
He gave details as to how the stool
pigeons, usually a confirmed criminal
Sf a 1ailbird like yesterdays witness,
nathan, and over whom the police hold
Damascus sword. performed the work
S Sssis ned to them, because they do not
The officer, he said, always lowered
near, SO that the stool-pigeon could not
Play falsely, and when the pigeon had
necessary evidence
rant was obtained on his affidavit, and
VIII wiz RAD Followed. Confronted by the
pleaded guilty and paid a heavy fine
lie Aitcr the raid, and Capt. Cross made
no OF them, went on the witness, he
Instructed us to keep sharp LOOKOUT and
&c mat these houses did not open up
We were called upon to investigate
yery communication received by the
Ssptain, most OF them anonymous.
Napt Cross was transferred to another
eSlnet Just on the eve of wholesale
us iSr which he had been preparing
II sctAAs for, the Rhoda Sanford and the
tio nuoert houses, l made careful inspec-
en on OF them nightly; tried to gain an
to t rv srd myself and sent stool pigeons
ana get In also.
snons saw men ring the bell. get no re-
gers an ana go away. They were stran,
S Setrned My efforts as we'll as the stoo
pigeons to get in failed
MT Dakel, did you ever see Mrs
SGIniuoert at the station-house?
attar saw her once about two month!
for reT C the raid Of May 80 She asked
in tHapt. Cross, and talked with hin
tlon she main office. l entered the sta
ev dsIIvSt as the Captain was saying
had Idie IaIy his reply to something sh,
tha, SSid; You go back there and keel
prison mouse closed or will send you tt
fuiIw iS conversation was reported NOR,
~ py Two former witnesses
abont Neilman has said a great dea
nessa. ,pelng unable to hold his wit
sHs "a said one OF the lawyers to-day
Eer. mas complained that his witnesse!
AVA Deing approached and spirited
and H. ne mas told the Commissioner
two ~ ne newspaper-reading public tina
EVe,U1i, ms witnesses. Charles PrIen an,
intIuSend BEL, had been frightened O
\ 10 90 TO Europe. Nov
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