New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-11
is CROSS TO BE THE NEXT?
TALK ABOUT THE POLICE 1HiAh''
A CAPTAIN MAY ZEE a DEFENDANT AT THE SAME
TIME AS THE FIVE sERGEANTs-

A CAPTAIN MAY ZEE A DEFENDANT AT THE SAME
TIME AS THE FIVE sERGEANTs-
DEvERY's ALLEGED ILLNESS
When Police Sereeants Clark Jordan, Mckenna,
L.ebers and Pa,kerson who are accused OF taxing
money from Mrs Augusta Thurow for permitting
her TO 90 bail for the women arrested al her as
orderly house in Secondst.. while Michael DoherV
was in command of the police at the F4fth-st. stu
ion are tried before the Commissioners on "ednes
DAY a captain OF police may also be called LOT t'i'i'
There was report yesterday that charges against
CAPTAIN Adam Cross were being prepared ana wou'u
he served to-day or early on Monday and that IN"
CAPTAINS trial would be set down for Nedhesda!
Also Assistant Dis;rict-Attorney WeHhlah' "i'V"
speaking on Thursday about the coming triai OF he
five sergeants said he was after 'DiegeT sa''e.
He was at Southampton yesterday. but it was sa'd
at his Office that he might be In the city lo' 9'''
time to-day. His associate Mr.. osborne was sald
10 have been busy examining the blotters of the
Eldridge-st. station for the time that captain O'oS
was In command there. IT is only necessar! u give
a cap.an forty-c!ght hours notice before placing
him on trial before the Commissioners, and captain
Cross has not been reported TO be H.
Captain Cross was in charge OF the Eldrldee-s''
souad before Captain Devery took command there
1t Is said to have been the intention of Mr. Well
man to try Cross after Devcry and use some OF tne
same witnesses in both cases. Those witnesses
testified that they had paid money for protection
called upon to pa money to Devery and his ward
man. Glennon George w. Smith was mentioned
as one of the ward men who was supposed 10 De
collecting money for Cross. When the pea oil SICK
ness was interposed to delay the trial OF De'ery
and Glennon 1t was natural for Mr.. Weilman 10
tHlk of changing the order of the cases ana 'ry
L. oss first.
l. was reported Yesterday that charges against
Cross would have been served earlier but there
was doubt about the genuineness OF Deverys III
ness Then two of the chief witnesses against cross
had left the city for time Ihey are C ma Is
Bayarc-st and Rhoia Sanford. whose house was
at No "a Bayards,. Both witnesses were sald 10 &,
have been found in Jersey City yesterday. ana II
was asserted that they would appear before me
Police Cehmiss oners when they We're wani leo 70
the Commissioners for tria! next week. 1t Is pre-,
sumsd that sme sa nS Ta u, the tine
The Police Commissioners have declined 10 eX-
plain wPy hs c 5ar % ee
anime Captain Devery and r52ort upon i n,S there
is reason believe tina; i was wise step to de
fer the examination for time DT Na1 nm v ery
was suffering from congestion Of the brain ana II
other surgeons had been directed to max an c IN
mediate examination they mght nave oee I'm ' Dr
strained by professional courtesy 10 SUSAN ,bnrbi
well to wait until there was time for some o. . 1ne
symptoms mentioned by DR.. Nammack to disap-
pear CAPTAIN DfyeTy waT saf TO 9e yes vest
day. and strangers were not PermteI 10 Se wnd
There was report that the commissioners "Vult
he asked TO permit his removal to the country 'Dut
no such request had been sent TO them Yesterday.
Police Commissioner Martin said yesterday after
noon that Mr. Wellman might present chalsTS
against any captain at any time. ana 'h1y ~ Ton
he acted on by the Superintendent ana tne 'oih-
nissjoners 1, was not true, he said, ina there
was any difference between Mr. Weihnan anu h'' n
ssN as to the order In which the trials shou.d De
called Commissioner Murray also asserted tha'
Mr. Wellman was the one TO deciGe Vhe,' 'nS az s
fains should be brought TO trial. 40 chai StS
against Captain Cross had been presented yesieT
day and the Commissioners SAD they u.n no' A"o"
who the next captain to stand trlai was