The evening world., 1894-08-13

r CAfT. ADAM n. ChobS
The charges against Capt. Cross are
similar 10 those against Capt. Devery,
and they refer to his alleged acts while
IN command Of the Eleventh Precinct.
Eldrldge street station.
The Captain has been summoned to
appear before the Commissioners at
Police Headquarters at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning for trial.
The warning of 1.-THE Evening World"
that the public would not be besuiled
by fake" afraignments OF captains
known to be too Ill to appear for trial.
nor by the trial of sergeants and other
subordlnates to kill time. seems to have
been needed.
Mr.. Wellman premises that from now
on to q finish he will keep UP the trials.
and will call captains to bar In prefer
oLce to subordinates until every Captain
or higher Official accused before the
Lexow Committee has been brought TO
book.
men, George smith and James Burns,
are accused, and they, too, have been
summoned to appear and stand trial
with the Captain. ,,oa Cant
also charged both Capt. Cross and his
yard men with SorTa In ths tae Wss OF
So each agreeing TO give them police
projection" In carrying on their unlawful
Adam A. Cross Is a relative of Coy.
il, 1855. lie was GRADUATED from the
State Normal School. ct Albany. With
f from, In. xlbshy Law School III 1875;
| He WAS admitted to the bar and entered
The once q Bitdseye, Cloyd a Baylis,
us and served under Captain. now
TWENTY. ninth or Tenderloin Precinct.
Rttr SsasIs. he read the Bibie great
deal. He originated several aphorisms.
Never hit a man unless you are sure
"A poiIceman's club is not a bludseon.' %
- warrant to arrest Is not a warrant
V KIM" . ;,
Patrolnan Cross made good record
70 double-quick time. making sevetal
vi. sih being brain my s and gentleman
Gross Became 4 round.msn Sept, q,
ita, and sergeant Jan. ., 1884. He stood
H6l In his examination for captaihcy,
And got his golden, shield Dec: :. 1890
WIN mFnb6l lyOHeTtts WIN udH
Just been dismissed in disgrace; Man
schmittberger and Thomas Y. McAvqy
Who has since been promoted TO an In.
As sergeant Cross ran down Or. Nc.
Il win.
His first command was the west
Thlrty-seventh street station. As a
hitting Sisters of Charity to visit tn,
station on pay day and importune tn,
policemen for aims.
He wss at the Eldridge street station
aler Mclaughlin became On Inspector
Smu while IN command In that precinc
,ssn any other Captain ever did in tn
II PRESIDENT Martin and Commissioner
%Mray and Rerwin, in executive SEES
ion ,s at Police Headquarters this morn
n r ms, approved of the charges asains
u sS t,,.C Cross and his ex-Ward Men Georg
IN I Inn. and James Burns. and fixed til
in9 e 81 trial for next Wednesday morn
. u" AZ 10 o'clock.
% SSss p Capt, William S. Devery and hi
wedn.mssssns Glennon. on the calendar "a
nr Ls~ y Emanuel M. Friend, of tn
ee,v ssa,e9non, said that his client had RI
10 H sn formal notice from supt. Byrne
II ipesr for trial tomorrow informing
wife - probable that Capt. Devery, ii
received similar notice, an - ''"uS' "a
physIclas%e Becker; Capt. Devery's famii
The Cant.is ald to-day that he had visite
Satth H., condition was much improve
dillon no Tor ne t,,s would gd not be IN III eol
pd 9IT Becker also said that m tSe rs yes
~ hamiltoss surgeon Nammack and Dr.
; mitted NJ S ana Fisher had not been a,
itrictt Becker had given Mrs. peyel
Captain oers to permit no one to see Ii
ses nt ''n,s for The trial Of the ave a.
hccu, oTp NO ward men who we
dis9rierlyv bsecreptnp straw BALI fro
P reslsncS Cap phefyy Pf IL the n Fsu sfrer
ron at rn Sss sfep Changed to tO.mo
6 ss,',9 mis- Pcrnns 's stsied e That ptel
ard rsSue 1sst,sIn a p defend Capt Gro
s ssSd ioT not e sn&t ne day on trial
MS reason fer abkInR 4