The evening world., 1894-08-10
IS IT CROSS OR
MCLAUGHLIN?
Indications that One or the
Other Will Be Put on
& Trial Wednesday.
MARTIN NOT RUNNING THINGS
"What Wellman Says About
These Trials Goes" Says
Commissioner Murray.
ELEVENTH PRECINCT CASES.
Witnesses frsm That District Being
Examined by Counsel for
tho Prosecution.
ELEVENTH PRECINCT CASES.

There seems to be a very distinct mis-
Understanding between the Police Gem
missioners as to the next step In the
police trials, forced on the Board by the
revelations before the Lexow Committee.
President Martin told '"rhe Evening
world" reporter yesterday that no cap
tain would be tried until after the nre
accused sergeants OF the Fourteenth
Precinct, Capt. Doherty's old command.
had been tried. and that they would be
placed on trial next Wednesday.
10 back UP this statement all the re-
porters were treated to copies Of the
charges and specifications against these
sergeants.
But MIR. wellman as positively said
that a captain would be put on trial
and not the sergeants, inumating that
he had bigger fish to fry than subor-
dinates.
Commissioner Murray was. In horse
parlance. "hot under the collar" this
morning. when a reporter approached
him and asked II It was settled that
the. accused serseants would be the next
mot by any means" said he. MY
understanding is that the matter Of
slecsing who shall be next t.I placed non on
trict-Attorney Wellman. He might de-
eide to place any OF the accused Cap.
tains on trial. and the Board could not
S very ,, well 90 otherwise than submit to
but, suggested the reporter, Pres.
ident Martin annoupced yesterday that
the Sergeants would be called for trial
THAT may Be SO. and it undoubtedly
is So" replied the Commissioner. but
nevertheless; n Mr.. Weli ,I concludes Ls
/ think there Ia considerable
misrepresentation concerning the matter.
tins announcement makes 1t obligatory
next ne mt think i it is N; Wellmans de-
pos: ara hs . that
member Of this Board will interpose an
Mr.. Osborne. assistant to Mr.. Well.
man, was .'astonished that President
Martin should have said that no Cap.
tain win be called for trial wednesday
In substantiation OF Mr.. osborne's as
tonishment It may be mentioned that he
has been engaged for the last two days
including to-day, In the examination OF
Ssaiass inspector sas e MeEauFhn 's
time Captain In that precinct: Capt
Adam A. Cross. now In the Fourteenth
Precinct, and Capt. Devery..
said Significantly that he was after
is a special protege Of supt. Byrnes. The
man that V eve, lived" and the Commits
are know, to be very much strained
and IL Is quite possible that the bigger
game" to be hunted next Is the superin
tendents staneh friend. Inspector Bill,
Mclaughlin.
Capt. Adam Cross is a protege OF Gov
Nlnx vat hA tnn to trN lad t,, IA
accusations of the dive-keepers OF thu
Eldridge street bailiwick.
A man close to Mr.. Wellman assured
I.alghiin would not be tried. Tha,
would leave only Adam Cross. OF the
Eldridge street police. for Devery, II /,
Another ching that seems to ,ndicat,
that the Eldridge street cases are mo-
IN innocuous desuetude Is the anxiety OF
the prosecutors about the, witnesses
vital Importance in the cases agains
Deyery. Mclaughlin and Cross. Messrs
Wellman and Osborne affect to be in
In possession Of positive proof tina
special officers have been engaged 70
several days In locating Charles Prien
once onS Of 9,t the dye at Is Bayard stree.
keeper, who claims she paid $500 initia
ton fee and $50 a month bribery 10 tn
ruling Captain.
Rhoda Sanford has been located fl
Paterson. and promises to return L
New York when she Is wanted.
Charles Prien was not so easy TO find
He was located in New Jersey yesterday
however, and was induced to return L
this State lie is now in Brooklyn. an
he will not get another chance to leav
the state, ii the vigilance OF expert
enced policemen can prevent il.
Whatever may be in store for mex
week. the i've Fourteenth Precinct ser
Eeants against whom charges of bril-
cry and OF receiving bail from a vel
known disorderly-house keeper wer
hled yesterday. have been notified to aI
pear Wednesday morning before IN
Police Commissioners for trial. Sergti
Jordan, Clark. Lieber and Parkerso
have retained Friend & House, an
Sergt. Felix McKenna the bald head
ed, has engaged Samuel ". Adams I
defend him.
Mr. House said this morning that h
clients would admit taking Mrs Truro
as bail, but would prove the falsity
her claim that she put s. on a she
for the sergeant each time. especIall
as there was no shelf 10 put II on
the time
Mr.. Wellman has gone to Southam,
ton. His assistant. Mr. Carrothers. say
that he may, II certain event occur
return to the city tomorrow.