The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-25
ONE MORE
Captain.
Stephenson Will B. the Next
and Last TO Face
the Music.
Then RE-EATER Mr.. LEXOW.
His Committee Will Soon Sit
to Continue the In
vestigation.
NO DECISIONS THIS WEEK.
Grand Jury May Yet Be Asked
to Find Seine 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 9. 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 IL no defense in the cases Of Capt
Devery and Edward Glennon. the con-
ciusionof their trials will be reached
early on Tuesday. but Lawyers Friend
and House are doing battle in defense OF
Burns, and, as the case is still with the
prosecution, It 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 going on
with the trials while the Lexow Senate
Committee Ia in session in the investiga-
ton of the Police Department, 1t IL 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 stone
Court-House In City Hall Park, refused
and 1t IL believed that some OF the gases
OF alleged bribery, eXtortion and other
corrupt practices charged against po-
lice captains and other police officers
will be. called to the attention OF the
Grand Jury during the coming week.
Among the captains whose official acts
have been under the scrutiny of Messrs
Osborne and Carothers In Mr.. Well
mans office are Capt: Thomas Kilt
lea, OF the One Hundred and Fifty-sec'
ond street station. and formerly OF the
West Forty-seventh street station; Capt
formerly OF the Steamboat Squad, anc
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
charges would be preferred against
either of them before the Grand Jury.
Mr.. Wellman is in Southampton, and
will not return to town till Tuesday.
Police Commissioner Murray was the
only member of the Board to appear al
he was going out OF town before noon.
After ten days In the complicated
trials Of five accused officers i am com
pletely tired out and unstrung. / need
rest, for have 100 cases OF accused pa
trolipan on my calendar for trial next
Monday" said Commissioner Murray.
There was a rumor on the street thai
Gen. Kerwin would side with Comm g
sioner Shcehan. and vote for acquitta
in the case OF Capt. Cross. Commits
sioner Murray said he had heard no ex
precision of opinion from either OF tn,
ether Commiss oners.
Should the Board split, II would "hans
up" the charges against Capt. Cross, {
sort OF Scotch verdict of mot proven.
Tho Captain would retain his Cap
taincy, and thus be in the same position
that q divided Board left Inspector VIII
fam0 on one or two trials.