The evening world., 1894-08-24

Eleventh Precinct, a copy OF which h
kept himself. This was to- counterac
Mr.. Wellmans contention that as sooi
as he got in the precinct Cross had ina
list made to WORK from in systemati
scheme of extortion.
FIX senator McClelland at this poin
Asked that it be entered on the recort
THAT when Alice Ryder was asked u
( identify one OF the men who visited IN
Schubert house in the evening two year
ago, and said that Capt cross locke
more like him than any one else IN IN
room Capt Cross was in fun Captain
uniform. and the only. man In the room
who wore the golden shield OF captainoy
and that his cap bearing the inscription
| Captain" was on the desk before him
Henry Wendg, plumber, at II lIelan
| cey street, was next called tn tontradic'
Mr. Weliman who te4ttted that he did
! plumbing In Mrs. Schubert's house IN
| The Summer of 1872 and that 1t was then
open and doing business.
Hess Objects to Rulings.
Wendig said that he was employed by
| the owner OF the house to do all plumb
ing there; Mrs. S:hubs,t as lessee pny.
| practically deserted and that Mrs. SC ~
iert put OF payment OF the bill and he
Lad to call and dun her Tor the bin sav.
on her she cuud do no business, and she
couldn't pay the hill.
II objsrt"' said Mir. Wellman.
COLLECTION sustained President Mar.
tin promptly ruled
This brought Mr.. Hess TO his feet. He
complained that the Board invariably
ruie1 with Wellmsn. although he had not
stated any ground Tor the objection,
He saiu It seemed 10 b. enough for
the Court that Nj. Wellman had OBJ
jected, and. indeed. sometimes the ruling
been uttered, and ce.iainly before the
President could possibly obtain the
opinion OF his fellow Commissioners.
Well the ruling has been made was
Mr.. Wendig said he had been sub
poenaed. hrst to 20 to Mr., Wellman's
otiice, but when he was asked to tei, VIVA
,od to hin Mr. BY MI we s,r.nor rsE
IN the row that followed Wellman
said he was honest. whereat Hess re
torted:
"If you are honest IN this prosecution
Won will move that these defendants be
discharged and the charges dismissed"
Applying the ThuInbscrew.
MIR. We.lman, you know you have
been apply ing the thumbscrew process
to all these witnesses You have coaxel.
,hreatsned sna Lone ,o Syeryih'nE h to get
l have received complaint from reput.
able merchants and business men. who
have been subjected 20 this intimidation
is concerned ali sffidsvii was offered -
him for Signature. He declined TO sikn
Another was Drawn and he refused
to sign that, because It did not accord
with the facts nor with, his statement.
Then he was told that II he didn't sign
they'd have him iown again, and would
lie isft tbe stand and MI. Hess called:
capt. Adam 4. Cross"
man sixteen Years. and he told q he
TSen SI h. I I't the Eleventh Prtclntt.
lie said the station, vas in rldridse
30 1892. to March I. 1898. a period OF ten
months and ten days.
~ has a population OF 10000, repre-
ions OF the earth" said the captuin.
at Is q very important precinct. Its
people are ignorant, q great majority Of
them foreign born and having little sym
and customs, There are Nihilists. An
archi5ts Socialists and all other polti-
cal creeds represented there;
:! think the best and most ef,cient and
faithful men In the pepartrnent. l was
nobly and Loyalty sustained by all.
During my ten months In the precinct
zoe, and you have seen them all here as
witnesses.
During those ten months could never
for day post nor .man eIs
thlrty-six for night posts: II some times
happened that had only two men FOR
day posts, the remainder OF my short
force being engaged In the courts or on
yet We made between 1000 and 5000
arrests during those ten months and
ten days" added the Captain. proudly.
Cross's Report to Williams.
The Captain said that he transmitted
to Inspector Williams April u, 1892.
list OF suspected policy, gambling and
a. Ss Th1h b hsa found
predecessor. Then he had his officers
visit all the suspected places. and after
wards, on. May l6. 1892, he made. re
places, the name Of the reputed owner
Or proprietor. the owner OF the building
and the agent, janitor and other facts.
sb mSe report iSs 2, May IT, iss2 he sail
puted dlsorderiy houses and seven re-
puted houses ~ designation.
In October Capt. Gross reported that
mouse OF assienation In the precinct.
cleansing the precinct" said the captain.
but was e en ony 81. and s' gst ssy.
| Has doing we'll, when was transfcrrei
10 dnother precinct March !, 1893
capt. Cross has been dubbed odd
Methodist" by his afrectionate fellow
ofncers because of the careful manner
with which he performs his duty. He
was armed for his trial cap pie with
questions he replied:
Il made four raids in April, twenty
one in May, fifteen in June, nine in July.
eleven In August, ten In September,
seven In October. nine In November.
nine In December, twelve In January
and nine in February, ll6 in all. In ten
months. Then | was transferred.
NO. was not transferred at my own
REQUEST. ! never knew why l was trans
ferrcd.
''of the Ils nouses raided I secured
the conviction of the keepers In ninety
lve cases. to say nothing OF the 6S5 in
mates.
The housekeepers of others were dis
charged and some OF the cases are still
pending. There was total OF SIPS In
hnes collected from these people, and
sentences aggregating four years, one
week, twelve days imposed. 49,.
During that time ! also made @"7
excise arrests and arrested 2s7 women In
their skirts: raided 81 gambling houses
and 275 prisoners secured"
Says Mrs. Schubert Lied.
Regarding Mrs. Schubert, Capt Cross
said:
That woman was nuisance and
dangerous, She came to the station
house 10 see me several times. She saw
me few Zines. The first time I put
my, eyes upon her | was afraid of her.