New-York tribune., 1900-12-14
POLICE TRIALS NEXT WEEK
CHARGES AGAINST CROSS AND HERLIHY
PREPARED BY EX,JUDGE oLCoTT.
TEE OF FTEEN-oRGANIZATIoN
MEETING CALLED

inspector Cross and Captain Herlihy will be
placed on trial early next week. Ex-Judge W. NJ
X oloott who employed special counsel
10 prepare the charges. has practically completed
his work. and the charges. Il learned yester-
dsv VIII be filed either to-day tomorrow Judge
Olcott has taken extremely great care IN drawing
I'd his case. and has personally examined no fewer
than 10 witnesses After the hling OF the charges
two days must legally elapse before the accused
officers can be placed on trial. and. as Il is the
desire OF the Police Board dispose OF the matter
with little delay possible, q IS expected that
the case win come up for hearing some time in the
coming week
Il was announced yesterday upon the authority
OF ". II. Baldwin, jr-, that the four vacancies on
the Committee OF Fifteen had been filled and that
among the four new members were two representa-
fives OF organized labor Absolute secrecy was
msintsined as TO the identity OF the men who have
been chosen but II was reported yesterday that
the two labor men who viii be included are william
= oBrien. OF the Granite Cutters Union and A. J.
Smith, president OF the Central Federation OF
Labor From the same source Il was learned that
since Bishop Potter had expressed himself in favor
OF labor being represented on the committee Pro-
fessor Charles sprague Smith who president Of
tire Peoples Institute is brought into close touch
With the labor organizations. was asked by his
colleagues on the committee 10 consult with labor
leaders As result OF those conferences Il Is
understood that Messrs. oBrien and Smith have
been requested 20 serve.
Members OF the committee VIII to-day receive
notices issued by Jacob H. schin. calling upon
them 20 attend a meeting TO be held at the office
OF George Foster Peabody. No q Pine-st.. on Mon
Cay at o'clock The organization OF the COM
mittee VIII be perfected and permanent chairman
appointed. The members will also map oct plans
for the prosecution OF The work which has been
committed 10 them.
The Rev. W. d. p Bliss chairman OF the Com
nittee OF One Hundred of the Civic Federation.
when seen yesterday al the Bible House. where he
opened headquarters. said:
understand certain labor men have been spoken
of as possible members OF the COMMITTEES Of Fifteen
i am not certain II would be wise OF labor men TO
tives ot labor 70 have place on the COMMITTEES
they should be real laboring men. and not takers
Two iabeTers think il viii Be iieglt for he conc STe
nittee OF Fifteen to induce any real big labor repre-
sentarives TO serve on It,
R. Fulton Cutting. president Of the Citizens
Union. replying 10 inquiry yesterday said Il was
TOO early talk about possible cooperation be-
tween the Union and the Committee Of Fifteen 'I
presume" ne said. that the Committee Of Fifteen
snd the Citizens Union are identical I have no
doubt that as the campaign becomes more active
This Will be demonstrated in a practical way. The
committee. understand its purpose. does not
aim at the suppression OF Vice but at the sup
preston OF the system which fosters #"
WITNESS SAYS HE Is PERsEcUTED.
Paul L. Klopstock. who appeared before the Tam
many investigating committee at one OF its recent
meetings on behalf Of some East Side societies and
declared that certain dives and disorderly houses
were running wide open after the Tammany inves-
ugators had officially declared the red light dis
trlct clean. said yesterday that he was being
bounded and persecuted ever since he had appeared
before the committee and had been in daily receipt
Of great number OF letters threatening his life
As result OF this he intended he said 10 leave the
CITY ana go 70 Cleveland, where he had relatives.
nnIll his zeal had time TO be forgotten Among
other revelations he said that number OF dance
halls had been used for parties at which bows and
girls hold high reVei until the small hours OF the
morning. He made certain tions IN this
rsgaro % the committee. and yesterday Il appeared
thar Assernblyman Leon Sanders Of the XITth Dis
trict has become Interested. II was said that nv
Sanders is drafting bin 10 be introduced into the
Legislature providing for the licensing OF dance
halls and placing restrictions on them.