The evening world., 1894-08-13


The charges against Capt. Cross are
similar to those against Capt. Devery,
and they refer to his alleged acts while
in command Of the Eleventh Precinct,
Eldridge street station.
The Captain has been summoned to
appear before the Commissioners at
Police Headquarters at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning for trial.
The warning of THE Evening World"
that the public would not be beguiled
by fake" arrangements of captains
known to be too Ill to appear for trial.
nor by the trial of sergeants and other
subordinates to kill time. seems to have
been needed.
Mr. Wellman promises that from now
on to a finish he will keep up the trials.
and will call captains to bar in prefer
cree to subordinates until every Captain
or higher official accused before the
LeXow Committee has been brought to
book.
Along with Capt. Cross, his late ward
men. George Smith and James Burns,
are accused, and they, too. have been
with the Captain.
The same witnesses who accused Capt.
Devery before the Lexow Committee
also charged both Capt. Cross and his
ward men with corruption. Ii was al
legged that he took from the keepers OF
disorderly houses a monthly bride or
$50 each, agreeing to give them police
protection" in carrying on their unlawful
traffic.
Adam A. Cross is a relative of Coy.
Flower. He was born In Albany. July
State Normal School. at Albany, with
honors. and studied law, graduating
from the Albany Law School in 1875.
He was admitted to the bar and entered
. ha ~ q
40 Broadway, this city.
He was appointed policeman Oct. 16.
1873 and served under Captain, now
Twenty-ninth or Tenderloin Precinct.
Patrolman Cross was dubbed Chap
lain" because he read the Bible a great
deal. He originated several aphorisms.
Among them are these:
Never hit man unless you are sure
you can down him"
"a policeman's club is not bludgeon."
to kill
Policemen. remember you are men"
Patrolman Cross made good record
in double-quick time, making several
with being, brainy, and a gentleman,
and was called the Adonis."
Cross became a roundsman Sept. 2s.
9761 in his examination for a Captaincy,
and got his golden, shield Dec, $, 1880,
along with Michael Doherty who has
JUST Dttn UlSTllSSeu III ulSkTdCt, MAX
Schmittberger, and Thomas +. McAvoy.
who has since been promoted TO an In
spectorship.
As sergeant Cross ran down Dr. Nc
Gonigal, the slayer Of pretty Annie Good
win.
His first command was the West
Thirty-seventh street station. As a
Captain he forbade the practice OF per-
hitting Sisters OF Charity TO visit the
station on pay day and importune the
policemen for aims.
He was at the Eldridge street station
after Mclaughlin became an Inspector.
and while in command in that precinct
made more raids on disordery houses
than any other Captain ever did in the
same period OF time.
President Martin and Commissioner
Murray and Kerwin. I'm executive ses-
sion at Police Headquarters this morn
ing, approved OF the charges against
Capt. Cross and his edward man, George
Smith and James Burns, and fixed the
time OF trial for next Wednesday morn
Ing at 10 o'clock.
The Board also decided To place the
case OF Capt. William T. Devery and
his Ward man. Gleason, on the calen-
dar for this same day.
DR.. Becker, Capt Devery's family
physician. said to-day that he had visited
the Captain this morning and that the
patients condition was much improved.