The evening world., 1894-08-22
Al Many as Ninety.two Discr-
derly Houses Were in the
Precinct.
THE WITNESS AN Ex.coHylcr.
Charges Have Been Preferred
Against Many Other Com.
manders.

The trials of Police Capts. Devery and
Cross, ex-Ward Men Glennon and Smith,
and ex-Ordinance Man burns. were In
their concluding stages to-day.
As Capt Devery II still III ut his home.
and his old ward man, Edward Giennon,
refuses to defend himself because OF his
inability to compel Capt. Devery to ap-
pear as q witness. The proceeding u
somewhat sinpllaed. and all day ysster-
DAY was devoted to the defense Of Can't.
Cross and ex-ward Man George smith.
the prosecution having closed.
In the Devery- Glennon and ths burns
cases the trial was stu with the pruse-
cution.
Mr.. We,lman says that no Efforts ars
being made to get IN Indictment a. pres
ent against Capt Stephenson or any othss
Captain.
Next Tuesday there will probably -
another round up OF police captains
and their.ward men before the Commits.
sioners.
Capt. Stephenson win have counpanS
when he is arrligned for trial. and his
feLow-defendant will be tried with him
on charges similar to those against Steph-
enson, backed up by the testimony OF
reputable business men and merchants,
VINO claim that they have been bed by
the police for the privilege of numbering
the Sidewalks with goods. bridges. 'sxids''
ana the like.
Mr.. Osborne, Mr.. Carothers, Pat
rick" and the female stenographer at
Mr.. Wellmans office are busy preparing
cases against three or four captains on
this sort OF charges.
just who these captains win be Mr..
Weliman declined to state. In fact. HI
said he did not know.
The first witness called to-day was the
Rev. William Hamilton, of the Adams
street Methodist Episcopal Church.
The reverend witness testified that he
was pastor OF the Memorial Church, o.
hlvington street. In the Eleventh Pre-
e GIN from ISL to 1884 WHICH coyersd
ministrations In that precinct
II called upon Capt. Devery about .
year ago." he said, land drew his at
several houses near my church In Al
len street, specifying the houses.
The Captain made no reply. Three
and told the Captain that ins itI had seen
woman come out Of one Of these houses
and take a drunken man into the place
"Capt. Devery said: That's = very
unlikely story. Amy man who ID look
ing for that sort Of thing can hnA
Then the Captain turned upon me
better to break up these houses and
drive these women into the tenement
THAT was the last effort I made.'
Old Joseph Levy. the mote shRver,~
as he characterized himself was re-
called TO the stand by Mr.. Hess In be-
Smith. to cont.pue with his book OF
accounts and cheek book, in contrayen-
ton OF the testimony OF Rhoda San
Mrs. Sanfard had testified that she
borrowed from him the 500. which she
paid to Ward Man Smith for Capt Cross.
never borrowed dollar from him; but.
on the contrary. she was SO hush with
money during the administration Of Capt
Gross 10Th that oas before srt they due
given to Mrs. Fanss In payment for the
business at "a Bayard street, he having
shaved these notes for Mrs. Fauss.
AIR. Nellman made the point out OF
this that Mrs. Sanford must have been
making money In Bayard street. and
that therefore the. house was running
have been protected by Cross.
Mr.. Levi mad drawn up copartner-
ship between Rhoda and Billy Hoyt, =
the old no.s-broRer declared that he
didn't know whether Sanford 4 Hoyt
had made the 81. 900 on Bayard street Or
in the Mount Vernon road-house. y
Mr.. Levi was sure OF one thing only,
that he never leaned $500 or any other
sum to Mrs Sanford; but that she de-
posted her savings with him for safe
The Rev. Hamilton returned 10 the
stand at this point; but as a witness for
p Dee -Giennon trial hayinr besn s
dropped when old man Levi left tas
stand.
MIR. Hamilton remembered that Capt
and the Inmates were arralgned In Es-
sex Market Court. Mr.. Hamilton MAS
subpoenaed as witness In those cases
and to the clergyman's stating the gen.
eral condition OF the precinct before aud
after Capt Cross took command. and
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