The evening world., 1894-07-14
SEVERAL CASES COMPLETED.
Commissioners Trials of Accused
Policemen Begin Next Week.
Many Witnesses Interviewed by As
sistant District Attorney Osborne.

Assistant District-Attorney lanes w.
osborne. who Is helping Mr. Wellman pre-
pare tn" cases against the police OH
cials. who are To- be tried before tho
Commissioners. was busy in his private
Office THIS morning examining witnesses
who had been called to corrJborate the
testimony given before TIA" l.cNow Com
mittce.
Mr. Wcllman Is in Southampton, l.. L.,
today and will not be back In town until
Monday. 1t was learned that cases
against seven or eight OF the accused
policemen had already been suhatan-
italy completed and the charges fcImu-
lated. 50 that when the Police Com
missoners hold their meeting next
week they win be- ready to be presented
for consideration
Whether the charges against all the
officers VIII be presented at the SAM"
time ur not has not yet been decided, but
as this ~ tn" usual custom, 1t may be
followed. In that event the Commits
sloners will have IL IN their power to
select which case they viii take up irst,
although they will be guided liir.ly in
the matter by Mr.. Wellman's Judgment.
Mr. Osborne was asked THIS morning
If any particular case had been suB-
gestcd as a starter. ana he said that 20
far as he knew the question OF which
officer would be tried first tad not yet
been decided. He thought II i'npIobabl"
that any more arrests would he made
before the trials began, ana said mat
ex-Ward Man Campbell would not be
arraigned for pleading before the middle
of next week. Now that he was Under
5000 bail. there was not much dagger
~
Nothing more definite has Yet been
learned In regard TO the whereabouts
Of eX-Ward Man james Kelly. OF the
Church street station who was found to
wanted 1t IL understood, however. that
steps have been taken to secure his
arrest ana eXtradition,, II. as is believed,
he took passag. ioI England on one of
The case against Kelly is stronger
than that against any of the other ac-
ncsses as to his collecting hush
money" and accepting brides Is sup"
ported by documentary evidence In the
shape Of Box Maker Patrick Ryan,s
check hooks. stubs and return vouchers:
1t l. now believed that Kelly received
the tip that he was being investigated.
from friends who had been lingering
around III. District Attorney = Office.
ana who interpreted Mr.. Ryan's pres
rncc there as n danger signal and adj
vised the edward man To make him
self scarce. 1870,
have been prepared were suggested by
| Mr.. con and that his advice In the
matter was followed by MIR. Wellnan.
| Mr. Con however, VIII not acknowledge
| this He and his assistants are SIN
hard at work In preparing new evil
| denCe to be submitted to the LeaoW
! Committee when II reassemb'cs in the
! Fall Mr.. Gom remarked this morning,
| that II the work kept piling in as it
| had since the Committee adjourned he
| was afraid he would have to give up all
! idea Of taking the vacation which he so
! much needs.
| He il going to try and make up for this
! however, by deNo;iug his leisure mo-
| mnuts to cycling, over which he IL very
| enthusiastic. He is thoroughly up with
| the times in the matter of wheeling. and
| l. now having an Al "scorcher" built IL
| orled by "A wcll-known uptown ma
| ChiniSt
With "A twcnty-pouni wheel and all
! the latest improv tnts in the way OF
racing tires, handle bars well down. rat.
trans, toe-clips and "A scorching saddl,
/ the senior counsel OF the LeXow Com.
| n.ittee will soon b. leading the locaI
cracks IA wild race along the Riverside
drive or out among the suburban country
| lanes.
II do not see anything In the recen,
! Developments Of the commissioners in
yeStigation." said Mr. Golf this morn
| ing, (which would point to the neces-
! sity Of calling the Senate Committee to-
| gether before the date, Sept. TO- to which
| Il adjourned"