The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-25
ONE MORE
CAPTAIN
Stephenson Will Be the Next
and Last TO Face
the Music.
Then RE-ENTER Mr.. LEX0M,
His Committee Will Soon Sit
to Continue the In
vestigation.
NO. DECISIONS THIS WEEK.
Grand Jury May Yet Be Asked
to Find Some In
dictments.
THEN RE-ENTER Mr.. LEX0W.
NO. DECISIONS THIS WEEK.

The Police Commissioners have aRrse6
not to render their decision in the trial
of Capt. Adam A. Cross and his old
ward man, George Smith, until tho
trials of Capt. William s. Devery and
his old ward man. Edward Glennon.
and Patroman James Burns have been
| finished.
The trials of these officers have been
ad lourned until Tuesday next. As
| there is no defense in the cases of Capt
Devery and Edward Glennon. the con-
clusionof their trials will be reached
early on Tuesday. but Lawyers Friend
and House are doing battle in defense Of
Burns, and, as the case is still with the
prosecution, 1t Is probable that the
Burns trial will not be concluded before
Wednesday.
Meantime, Capt. John T. Stephensons
trial will be postponed. perforce.
| Mr.. WelIman, counsel to the Board Of
Police, has stated that Stephenson would
be tried alone, and as he, as well as the
Commissioners are averse to going on
| with the trials while the Lexow Senate
Committee is in session in the investiga-
ton of the Police Department. 1t is not
at all likely that any other Captain will
Stephenson. 9
Mr.. Wellman's assistants have been
| investigating charges against at least
four Other captains, however, and Re-
| corder Smyth, though he announces
| yesterday that no other criminal cases
| would ever be tried in the brown-stons
Courthouse in City Hall Park. refused
| to discharge the August Grand Jury,
and It Is believed that some OF the cases
of alleged bribery. extortion and other
| corrupt practices charged against po-
lice captains and other police officsS
will be, called to the attention OF. the
Grand Jury during the coming week
Among the captains whose official acts
Osborne and C2rothers in Mr.. Wei.
| mans office are Capt. Thomas +. KILL
| lea, of the One Hundred and Fifty-sec-
West Forty-seventh street station Capt:
Schmittberger, of the Tenderloin, and
formerly Of the Steamboat Squad. and
Capt. William Strauss. OF the East Six
ty-seventh street station.
Mr.. Osborne declined to state to-day
whether either OF these officers had
accused e,d Of oenses nor whether
either Of them before the Grand Jury.
Mr.. Wellman is in Southampton, and
will not return to town till Tuesday.
only member of the Board to appear at
Headquarters this morning, and he said
he was going out or town before noon.
After ten days In the complicated
trials of five accused officers am COM
pletely tired out and unstrung. / need
rest, for / have 100 cases of accused pa
trolman on my calendar for trial next
| Monday" said Commissioner Murray.
There was a rumor on the street that
Gen. Kerwin would side with Commis-
in the case of Capt Cross. Commits
sioner Murray said he had heard no ex-
preston of opinion from either of the
other Commissioners.
Should the Board split 1t would hang
up the charges against Capt. Cross q
sort of Scotch verdict of mot proven"
The Captain would retain his Cap
taincy. and thus be In the same position
that divided Board left Inspector VIII.
Jams on one or two trials.