The evening world., 1894-08-24

.' the prisoners. She must have seen me
A recess was then taken.
Looking for Conviction.
w pgrdiIns the recess hou, an Evsp d1Y
man and MIR. Osborne separately. and
each Indicated by his manner and
speech. that verdict OF guilty would
be reached In the cases OF Capt Cross
and Ward Man Smith. and demand for
their dismissal from the service would
be recommended.
-" 1t Is perfectly plain" said William
Trayers Jerome. one OF the counsel to
the Lexow Committee, that the Police
Board Is sitting only to break a certain
number OF their own men, and they viii
break Capt cross Ike the others. Tax
ing testimony is only formiiity.'
The Police Commissioners are after
Nndication," said another lawyer VINO
refused TO allow his name to be- used.
been hostile to the defendant officers
throughout these trials. and. laying
aside the question Of toe guilt or inno-
that sacrifice must be offered UP Tor
| that vindcution. Now, from remarks
iet drop by the parties TO this prDsrcu.
| ton, IL may he inferred that President
Martin feels that he has had enough
vhdicatlon, and that is why Mr.. wei
man announces to-day that capt. Ste
phenson wii be tried alone next week.
That viii MI in the time cIose np to the
return, Of tie l.exow Committee. and
'hsr f,a .hf f, p9iieS board gIll quit,
testimony. He declared that his pre-
cinct WIS much purer after the raids
made py him in Mag. and that he
had previously observed Mrs Schu-
| heris house, crossing through thrystic
street. nearly every day. The blinds. he
said. were closed. the narins signs and
awnings iad been taken down, the doors
and gloomy. His officers made daily re-
ports to him regarding all Of tits class
., houses: Including, Mrs. Schubert's and
as being closed and lifeless
Capt. Cross gave his explanation OF the
Hendricks charge.
Mr. Hendricks came to the Leonard
there" he said. He told me he had paid
a brihe t9r pr.teGtio4 to Kelly who hal
had been retired. told Nj. Hendricks
That ] knew nothing about IT, had
received no money. but " he would help
me- ! ,, wc9,a push Eel! t. pGnissnment
| make any trouble for Kelly, and would
| like to let the matter drop.
asked him to leave his. card and |
would send for Kelly. and then would
was away several days. When Kelly
returned ga he came to the statlSn
said he would go and see Hendricks,
and gave him Hendrlcks's card and he
went out.
Forgot Hrndrirkss Name
" heard no more about it, I had let
! Kelly have the card and could not re-
member Hcndricks'- nsme or address. |
ulei to find him. but failed md as he
! did not visit the station again he finally
dropped from my memory tili, read In
a pa per that Mrs. Kelly had testified be-
! fore the l,exow Committee that her hus-
M a a hn
This was the weakest spot Ia Capt.
| Cross dttensc. and tke CAPITA looked
trihc embarrassed as he told his story.
His tongue was very dry and the per
f fsre 0e"''' MS usually frank 0pe"
Didn't you consider that 1t would
h have been proper to- reEort to this De
sioner Martin asked.
Mtl Yea snd should hayG rIsportted
I had no Jurisdiction over him" VAS the
answer. II wanted Hendricks to prose-
cute him for bribery, but he objected"
weIIman Higgins the Attack.
Mr.. Wellman then began the cross
examination OF Capt. Gross.
He started with the afidavit OF Police
man Schienoler trat Kate Schubert had
moved away, and the nuisance had been
absted on which Judge CoWins suspend
Want that an,davit made, and
pended Kate sch"ber,s case S Secs sns
she had paid you $500 and was paying
you $50 Il month Tor protcctionY'' he
ASKED. .H +, .n,,,,,,,,u,, o.,
me penny and the officer tells ME that
he only intended to make a!ridavit that
the nuisance had BEEN sbated, and !
have been suspended In that court with
out any affidavit from my officers, just
the same."
Further talk revealed that the afi-
dsyt was made June g. and the woman
was released June II, whereas Mrs Schu-
bert and nd, Alice Ryder fixed the payment
raid was made May 20, which would fix
the date OF III. payment July 8.
Mr.. Weilman found that May ~ Capt.
Cross had reported TO Inspector Williams
that lH tlrystie street was a reputed
disorderly house while May 81 Mrs. Schu-
bert was discharged on suspended SEN
tsnce Oh SchIendler's aifidavit that she
The officer may have known ON May
q what id not learn till three or four
days after" answered the. Captain. 1.-THE
the affidavit before he signed it,
"Oncer Schiendl-r was hard work
ms, painstskins. conscientious police.
believe he was loyal then, so Tar AS his
inte'lisonce wouli carry him. You know
pr, minLr ia ab9n! suspended ,entenres N the
t'lSllCN- .NtlCIlfy ONCE man ! 40.
Especially at mat time" interiected
Mr.: Hess, az he recalled the campaign
Yes, but is that the loyal way TO
rsnppers, T.. {1h N smpnress,ng these
II believe he was loyal and conscicn-
tious"
But thI: is the woman who says she
gave you $500
When she said that she lied. and
think that you believe she lcl also"
said Cross,
give me the name II one ,v,rr per
son 10 whom You told nat Hendricks
ever visited you and reported that your
ward man Kelly had extortei brlbc
from him. Mr.. Welman asked.
Il don't know that 7 ever mentioned
1t to anyone. and | don't know of any
reason why should"
Mr. Werman proidci In his well-
known perststant style till capt. Cross
said finally:
Acted Like au Honest Wan.
Il think , have explained all this as
intellIsently and as freely as any man
could ] had on one side an unwilling
complainant and on he other an otncer
had retired from the bepAr. msnt on a