The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-23
resume business" Mr.. wellrnan thun.
dered.

resume business" Mr.. wellman thun.
Many Raiss, Few Trials.
shlndler said the. Judge didn't. ask him
and Mr.; Hess stuck q Knife under Well.
The District Attorney had charge Of
tell Judge Cowins hi, business either. .
witness again he GOT Il on the record
suspended Mrs. schuberts sentence,
her cass was in ma the hands ,S Of s.. R!,.
Attorney who asked him II the place
was closed, and the DistrIct-Attorncy
made no objection to the suspension
To Wellman's next attack the police
man returned a Roland for his Oliver.
MIR. %ellmsn asked In how many cases
he had furnished evidence to the Dis
And In all that you did. were only
| two OF these cases brought 10 the Dis
trict-Attorney?" ne demanded exult-
antly:
II didn't say that. said the D!strict-
Attorney had broush, only two TO trial.
! There are several Of Capt. Cross's
Of cases are trieJ IN Special Sessions.
a recess was then taken.
why Hts business Wa. Had.
Cross defense would not be concluded
to-day, the Burns trial was adjourned
until tomorrow.
John schacfer. who was in the grocery
business In 1892 at Bayard and Chrystie
streets testified after recess that Rhoda
Sanford bought her groceries dt the
store, and SO did tho keepers OF tho
seven other houses in that block.
After the raids the business was bad"
said the grocer Those houses did not
use quarter OF the goods after the
raids that they, d. before. The places
out and 1t was dark. | got disgusted
and wanted to sell out in March. 1893
About that time business commenced to
Guentiy raw men go to these houses and
ring the bell hut nobody let them in. SO
they went away"
Mr.. Wellnan. who cross examined
III kept no books. although h,s sales APP
proximated $500 week. Mrs. Sanford
traded on pass book. and Schaefer
said he never kept any account with
her except that in her own pass book.
Those people sometimes pay their
DIS better than some people who are
Mr.. IIeas. with an insinuating snecr.
The groce" said that he never lost II
cent In his dealings with these people,
and he had six OF those on fnyurd
street between the Bowery and Chrys-
tie street for customers
Mr.. Hess read the names OF a dozen
other serReants, rourdsmen and patrol
men who served under capt Cross. and
sail they were all witnesses who would
substantlate tho testimony OF those al
ready sworn AZ to the activity Of Capt.
and to the efficiency OF the cdptains
methods In driving out the social evil
Mr. Wellmsn said II two OF them
were sworn he would concede that the
others "A
Roundsman Arfken testified that lie
patro!led Bayard street every night, and
by direction OF capt. ,''ross he took
been rhldeJ, and Rhoda Sanfords and
all the others were apparently closed. |
There we're no lights: the shutters were
he found the doors locked and saw other
fsil.
Mr.. WelIman and Commissioner Shet-
han spoiled the effect OF this testimony |
In answer to their questions, Arfken |
said that hs paced Bayard street every |
night for TWO and nalf or three years |
and had never seen nan gain entrance
TO Rhoia Saaford'a. although all New |
York knows to-day that for some years
1t had been one OF the most notorious
resorts In this nausea Ing district.
Patrolman Cornelius Sheehan also tes- |
tined that there were no signs OF actir- |
ny about the ilayard street houses after |
tho raids and until Capt. Cross was
u
testimony skyhlEh by adding that the |
lights hadn't been there In two or three
years for which Mr.. Wellman thanked
him
Patrolman John Maynard. who pa
troIled Chrystie street, said Katie schu-
bcrt,s place was rs silent and cheerlcss
as p ,nG ,I1 "f Tin ,ns raids xs.ss
chant Hendricks charge that he re.
ported to capt Cross while he was at
Kelly had levied blackmail upon him,
and that Cross had failed to bring
Kelly TO justice.
Keese said he went with summons
but keny was not at home. This shows
that Cross took the (lrst step towards
bringing Kelly to book.
NJ Hess put IN evidence the. record Of
u. three days prior to Hendricks visit
to Capt. Cross, showing that Capt.
Gr osa had at the time no control over
i i, claimed that Kelly had already
left the state. and that this is wing
G 1 ga not send for the complainant,
Lawyer Friend T--tiac..
Emanuel NJ Friend. of Friend &
House, was the next witness, IL was
counsel for Mrs. Schubert wien she was
under indictment under the charge,
MI, Frieni appeared for Mrs schu-
bert before Judge Cowlng. and Assist.
ant District Attorney Townsend assent
ed 10 her discharge Uricr suspended SEN
tence.
Schlendlsr had made affidavit that Mrs.
Schubert had removed from the premises,
and Mr. Weltman sGii that he was glad
to admit that the District Attorney never
assented to suspension OF sentence, cX-
cent On an aftiiavit
We'll, I'll testify that the affidavit was
true, and Mrs. Schuber; had moved
away" said FrienI.
This cleared the way for the defend
ants, and at 80 o'clock. George smith.
the eA ward man on trial. was called to
the stand.
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