The evening world., 1894-08-25
ONE MORE
CAPTAIN.
Stephenson viii Be the Next
and Last 10 Face
the Music.
Then RE-EhTER Mr.. LEx0W.
His Committee Will Soon Sit
to Continue the In
vestigstion.
NO DECISIONS THIS WEEK.
Grand Jury May Yet Be Asked
to Find. Some In
dictments.
NO DECISIONS THIS WEEK.

The Police Commissioners have agreed
not to render their decision in the trial
Of Capt. Adam A. Cross and his old
ward man, George Smith. until the
trials of Capt. William 8. Devery and
his old ward man. Edward Glennon.
and Patrolman James Burns have been
finished.
The trials of these officers have been
adjourned until Tuesday next. As
there 10 no defense in the cases Of Capt.
pevery and Edward Glennon. the con-
clusionof their trials will be reached
early on Tuesday. but Lawyers Friend
ana House are doing battle In defense Of
Burns, and, as the case is still with the
prosecution. 1t is probable that the
Burns trial will not be concluded before
Wednesday.
Meantime. Capt. John T. stephenson's
trial will be postponed. perforce.
Mr.. wellman. counsel to the Board Of
Police, has stated that Stephenson would
be tried alone, and as he, as well as the
Commissioners, are averse to goinS on
with the trials while the Lexow Senate
Committee Is In session In the investiga-
ton of the Police Department. 1t Is not
At all likely that any other Captain will
be called upon to meet charges after
Stephenson.
Mr.. Wellman's assistants have been
investigating charges against at least
four other captains. however. and Re-
corder. smyth. though he announced
yesterday that no other criminal cases
would ever be tried In the brown-stonss
to discharge the August Grand Jury,
and II Is believed that some of the cases
Of alleged bribery, extortion and other
snd aheF poss
will be called to the attention OF the
Grand Jury during the coming week.
Among the captains whose offlcial acts
have been under the scrutiny OF Messr6.
Osborne and Carothers In Mr.. Well
mans ONCE are Capt. Thomas F. KILL
lea, of the One Hundred and Fifty-sec-
West Forty-seventh street station; Capt;
echmittberger,. Of the Tendsrloin, and
formerly q the steamboat SQUAD. and
Capt. William Strauss. OF the East Six
ty-seventh street station.
Mr.. Osborne declined to state to-day
whether either OF these officers had
been accused Of offenses nor whether
ether Of them before The Grand jury. ' :
Mr.. Wellman Is in Southampton. and
win not return to town tn Tuesday,
Police Commissioner Murray was the
he was going out of town before noon.
AFTER ten days In the complicated
trials of five accused officers / am COM
pletely tired out and unstrung need
rest, for l have 100 cases of accused pa
trolraan on my calendar for trial next
Monday" said Commissioner Murray.
There was a rumor on the street that
Gen. Kerwin would side with Comm. s.
sioner Sheehan, and vote for acquitta
In the case Of Capt. Cross. Commits
sioner Murray said he had heard no eX'
preston Of opinion from either of the
other Commissioners.
should the Board split. 1t would 'hans
up" the charges against Capt. Cross.
sort of Scotch verdict of not proven
The Captain would retain his Cap
taincy. and thus be In the same position
that a divided Board left Inspector VIII
Jams on one or two trials.