The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-25
SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION.

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The lawyers for the accused officers,
Messrs. Grant, Fromme and Foster,
were unable to say this morning,
whether they would finish the defense
to-day or not. They thought 1t doubt
full II they should call all the witnesses
in the ante-room, but Capt. Doherty
and the two wardmen were to take the
witness-stand in their own defense.
1t has been the custom at Headquar-
ters for one Commissioner to conduct
the trial of an accused officer and lay the
testimony before the full Board for de-
cision, the decision being announced a
week or two later. q
Mr.. Wellman, on whose able shoulders
has benn thrown the work Of prosecuting
the police officers accused before the
Lexow Committee. said that at the close
OF the case he should ask for an imme-
diate decision, as the Commissioners had
all heard all the testimony and were in
the positio of ia trial jury, and would be
we'll prepared to deliver verdict then
as later.
As the law requires that notice Of
forty-eight hours be given to an accused
officer before he can be brought to trial.
day at the earliest.
Stephenson May BE Next.
Mr.. Wellman declined to say who would
be next, but rumor has it that it will be
Capt. John F. Stephenson, OF the Null
berry street station
Before the opening of the Commits
sioners' Court this morning there was a
wordy war In the hallway at Headquar-
tiers between one of the overweight young
women from Second avenue ana an I'M
dersized and weazen man Of the class
that haunt the lower-class dives in the
streets of the Bowery.
He wants to put something in. my
head" demonstrated the woman In
"He wanted me to say I was on the
stoop," she continued, waving her fat
arm Indignantly,
ness; and that the woman lied. He was
hustled into the anti-room In eviden,
fear of his bodily health, for the bis
Patrolman Louis Katz, who has no,
yet won his first stripes, was the hrs'
witness of the day, He testified that he
and srm the Platoen had received d.. orders TSr
rows house. get evidence on which tc
raid in and arrest all the women loiter'
Ing about the house, .,--
oSHsu pu' ohe
To II Patrolman KatZ replied that HI
heard these orders for the first tim'
sergt. Jacob Brown testified that HI
had heard Capt, Doherty instruct thu
platoon many times in this manner.
Won't Cross-Exnmine Policemen
No questions" said Mr.. Wellman, la
conically..
What! You you do not cross-examin
this witness?" asked Mr.. Fromme;
NO. sir; you may bring the whole o
the -Four teenth Precinct foce now If yO
IKE and shall not ask question.
Mr.. Grant fired up as he entered thu
room at this point. He asked that Mr.
Wellman's remark be stricken from thu
records.
Strike 1t out" said President Mar
TIN, and an early battle was thu
avoided.
Roundsman Michael ]. Cooney got on
question from Mr.. Wellman. He testi
ned similarly to his predecessors abou
Capt. Doherty's efforts, through hi
1quad. to wipe out Mrs. Thurow and he
really very hagrant establishment.
That one question was directed a
Sergt, Felix McEenna. the bald-headed
who excused himself for accepting Mrs
Thurow as bail for the inmates of tn
mouse on the score that he did no
know her character.
All the sergeants were on duty at tn
essk AZ one time or another when thes