New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-16

have declared that they cannot accept the 'es'i-
r,onv Of TIE Two women who were the cher Wit
nassos against the captain on his trlaL ana SO
e.ve decision IN his favor.
4 similar decision is given in the case OF
Go,rg, smith Cross's former ward man. VINO
v-,e tried with him and dismissed from Tie force
at the same time.
li docs NOT follow that Cross VIII lmmeola'eN
return Z, The department from which ne was as
missed as tho Commissioners may decide to nave
his case carried to the Court of Appeals; but the
decision # yesterday viii give hope and encour-
acenont to all Of the captains and detectives
who were implicated 10y testimony before the
1svov- Committee and later dismissed from the
force on charges Of corruption. Al Of them. even
r,rtajn Stephenson. who was convicted N
criminal court have planned 10 sue for reinstate-
ment.
TWO WITNESSES DOUBTED.
The ouinion Of the Court is written by Justice
Van Brunt and is concurred in ny the other
justices 1t begins by reciting the charges on
which Cross was dismissed, including those that
he received money for protecting the disorderiy
houses Of Katie schubert and Rhoda Sanford
when he was in consmand of the police station
in Eldridge-st 1t then declares that the defence
was not allowed to obtain Information about the
Two women when they appeared in the guise Of
d
same was true Of Alice Ryder. another witness
~ reviewing the testimony Of he chief witnesses
against Cross the opinion says in part:
Who, We come 10 examine the evidence % Katie
Schubert the principal witness for the prosecution.
We are conlIonted VIII n Id ma ,,rr,,rf ~ I 10
taking Of ,h.s money IN respect 10 Whlch ms WIZ
ness Schuhert has not given TWO dametricaly OF
edy by incoutrovertible evidence II would he i'm
- 20 through the testimony Of the witness and
fer 10 the humberless co4iradct,9ns whch 'he rec
10 only a few Of the more prominent examples.
which Will he sufficient t seems TO rs. TO show
o; o9' beef 'i's ''''''' N ~
AS - the testimony Of Alice Ryder. who tesi
fol that she had seen a man looking like"
Cross al Mrs. Schuberts house. the Judges say:
This was all the confederation there was o. ,he
vas ~holv usuffcient II amounted to no corrob-
Grafton A. all because upon the question of IDENTIFY
she must have testified falsely. as she saw the cap
tain a. DE station-house and was undoubtedly IA
q. liar wien mis- presence.
The ruling of the Police Board to prevent the
exposure Of the women's histories IS declared
proof that claim Of respectabty was All
sham ard A deluson. The opinion then contin-
The same ruling was made IN tle case Of Rhoda
Senford. who aid claim that she had reformed
and the even IN her case deYri,ed Of the
Sn eSne noI Of sh1Yns S s ar and me 6 %
t.o,r,
in ~ r,o1a, f@,n Itbod, gsrss - ., So -u5 M Nd de
raD1is m,on the testimony Of Nrs Scbnhert con-
e.,ing The captain with Smith Mrs Sanford
swears she never paid any money 10 the Captain.
tha' A.. her transactions were with the ward
j. appears nat the woman schubert is entirely un-
|o'tE o. tel lntie % l.t'i'g 20 comet me re-
rtori As 10 the charge Of falling TO- ranori ,hns.
drjr,v houses there VAS confiic OF tcstnnny
a~5 fferent conclusions perhaps might he drawn
the~ctr.m But IL seems probabc tina, tho Charges
l'r which me rela. .qr wa dismissed wer" as to ne
f sry1s rrff f r. o pf -Fsfr
o.. 5.,c. 55ond nlt Hrevrnt q reVer.aT - "Pon PA
e. lgn,oo nf me polce Commissioners conyict0g toe
iaat1r 0; ar infamous crime
Il is llDrnod on the part of the rolator that ,he
reason 'a- charge against Ke'y not pressed
was o"rars" p" had neei: reuieG from ne pole
suicea, ,l.a.o f,r enjre negec t. !n|estiga,e the
tha, :5e sa, We prononced because Of a con
Ncuon uIon ;a's charge Upon the whole case
Connie - ,''" '14t 'ne yuukni'n. Gi & ane lD''or
renstatcd. with costs
WARD MAN SMITH ALSO REINSTATED
q, ,L.
-" viz oi ceiu'i1n 70 renew the dismiss
o, George Smith. the former ward man If Can
iiln Gross the JYdyl. ,fva , daci,or T., Tho
sam, line r,..,
- reversing the judgment of the Police
-, .. t'I Ea 'ueilng that Smith be reinstatod As