The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13

but that he would not be in tit con-
dition for. trial for fully month yet
DR.. Becker also said that the reason
Police Surgeon Nanemach and Drs.
Hamilton and Fisher had not been ad-
mltted to Capt DeverN's house, was that
he Dr. Becker) had given Mrs. Devery
strict orders to permit no one to see the
Captain.
The time for the trial OF the flve SER
ssnss sPd .DtS wara ra@ sn b Sn9 rem
under Capt. Doherty IN the Fourteenth
PRECINCT, bias been changed to to-mor-
row afternoon at o'clock.
Col. George Bliss, in a letter to Presi.
dent Martin this morning. stated that he
had been retained to defend Capt: Cross
and requested that the day. Of trial be
fixed for not earlier than Aug, %. He
explained as his reason for asking for
the delay that he was in ill-health and
required a few days rest before enter
The charges against Capt. Cross are
four in number, and worded exactly
r TIE thp Ge G is c T1en capt Doher'y was
First legal. offense; second. neglect
of duty: third, conduct injurious, to the
public peace and welfare; fourth. con-
duct unbecoming an officer OF the police
fore
The charges are accompanied by forty
six specifications. There are twenty-one
Man Burns, and forty-six against ex-
Ward Man Smith. From the specifica-
| tons II may be inferred that Smith
figured as apt. Cross's confidential man.
The Witnesses upon whose allega-
| tons the forty-siX specifications against
Cross and Smith are made. are Katie
Schubert, Charles, Prien and Rhoda
Sanford, all of whom were dlsorderly
house keepers of the Eleventh Pre-
cinct. while Capt. Cross was in COM
mand there. and each alleges that they
privilege OF doing business, and month
| ly sums for protection from molesta tiol
by the police.
The charges against Burns, with TWEEN
Frven Carl Werner s tfa%s sa "fsS
Evelyn Bell and one fitzpatrick
All OF these Witnesses, with the excep-
ton of Fitzpatrick, aver that while con-
Quoting disorderly houses in the Flew
enth Precinct they paid blood money
Fitzpatrick alleges that some time ago
Burns. who was then patrolman In
the Old slip station under Capt. now
Inspector Mclaughlin, attempted to
, !syy 0'aekma'' fro" him in the sum of
Fitzpatrick at tho. time had the con-
tract for the erection of building In
necessary for him, In the course of the
work, to occupy portion of the street
for material and also to erect a
commoda ton OF pedestrians. Burns, he
alleges. approached him and demanded
$50 for what he termed police Ii
cense" for erecting the bridge.
alleged to have said, ''and we can make
no exception in your case"
Mr.. Kilpatrick's reply was that he
could spend his money with the news
papers In exposing the attempted black
mail The next day some Of his work
men were. arrested by Burns, who paid
another visit later, and, he alleges, re-
peated his demand, but with no better
result.
Fitzpatrick was continually hsrrassed
by Burns and was several times arrested.
The affidavit OF Mrs. Katie Schubert
house at IA Chrystie street she paid
$500 to Capt, Cross for the privilege OF
conducting her establishment for one
year from that date, April 20. 1892. The
money was paid, with the provision that
she should also pay monthly stipend
police interference which she alleges
was guaranteed by both Capt. Cross
and Ward Man Smith. The 80 a month
was paid regularly down to Feb 90 1893.
General charges against C"oss and
smith for permitting, Mrs. schuberts
ness, April 20 1893, are also made. 1t is
charged that both the Captain and
ward man knew the place was being
conducted contrary 10 law; that they
made no effort to perform their duty
and suppress IT, but. on the contrary. al
OF its character, and accepted bribe
money for doing so.
Prien alleges that April 20, 1892 while
conducting the den at % Bayard street
he paid $500 to Capt. Cross for immunity
from arrest for a year. and also paid $50
legation OF the other witnesses are sim
liar