New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-24
CHTTRCHTLL LAYS TT TO DEVERY
DEpOsED ACTING CAPTAIN DEFIANT DECLARES HE WILL
.PUT 1T Up" TO CROSS
e SPIRITED MEN TO DEFRAY COST OF PURI
CHARGES FOR CHURCHILL
HE IS TRANSFERRED-SAYS HE HAS
BEEN MISREPRESENTED BE-
FORE PARTRIDGE.

II was made plain yesterday that something
more than the temporary closing of fourteen
dens of vice in the precinct of Acting captain
Churchill was intended by the raids winch IN
spector Cross directed in the precinct on 1ues-
day evening. Churchill was sent TO soa'
district as a desk sergeant District ATTORNEY
Jerome announced that charges would be maze
against Churchill. He praised the work Oh IN
spector Cross. and said that the RAIDS were
made on good legal evidence There was COM
rlA+a evidence against seventeen other places
in the precinct. he said, but the police assigned
70 the raids were not able to handle more pris-
oners readily. He said he had co-cperated with
1,snactor Cross Charges against Churchill,
the District Attorney said. would be based part
l on the raids in the precinct and partly on evil
dence collected about places not included IN
the raids.
Churchill said yesterday at the police station
in Fifth-st that he thought the raids IN MS
nrecinct had been inspired by DeVery, the
former Chief of Police He declared that ne
cid not think Inspector Cross would make ralos
at a place in First-st. and a place in East
Ninth-st
Adam Cross is a good friend of Deverys'
he said land I'll bet he didn't raid those two
places"
Churchill said he had d.-ected raids early in
raids were made on Tuesday night He had re-
norted the places later as suspicious. but In
spector Cross had taken practica! command OF
the nrecinct and had used his plain clothes men
for other work He said he thought Devery
had inspired Cross to make the raids. He de-
cIared that he once refused to consult with
Devery at the suggestion Of Inspector Cross
Then Devery threatened that he would ariVe
him out of the department He said he closed
I'D Suicide Hail." of which McGurk. DeVery S
personal friend. was the proprietor.
IT think" Churchill said, that Cross is try
ing TO carry out Deverys threat 10 turn me
ont II is strange that Cross, who mas peeh
insnector of the district five years and was dls-
missed from the force for fragrant neglect OF
DUTY when he was captain here, has Just neen
able TO discover that the precinct was IN bad
share. when. in fact. the dens OF vice have peen
running here for at least ten years.
Churchill said Cross had put him in bad
light before Commissioner Partridge ana MS
men in plain clothes have been reduced to five
As late as Tuesday. he said, Cross had denied a
request for an extra detail of men to watch the
dens of vice in the precinct He said that
Cross had been allowed 10 run the precinct ana
Cross was responsible for its condition
..If Cross puts it up TO me. I'll put 1t up TO
him - Churchill declared. "I meet every
charge"
Churchill went to Police Headquarters and
had an interview with Commissioner Partridge
in the afternoon. Then he went TO the Criminal
Courts Building and had short talk with Dis
trict Attorney Jerome.
Mr. Jerome said charges would be pressed
against Churchill IF Churchill can put 1t up
10 Cross in the same way he said, we VIII
proceed against the Inspector.
Commissioner Partridge allowed 1T to De
known that he had been consulted in the ar
rangements for making the raids When asked
WHY the raids had been confined to Churchilfs
precinct he replied:
We'll. we couldn't raid the whole town"
Are you preparing to do something IN other
precincts?" H..
Late in the afternoon Commissioner partridge
announced that he had transferred Churchli
to the Morrisania precinct as desk sergeant
had transferred Captain Dean from the crane
Central station TO take Churchills place at tne
Fifth-st. station and had transferred SergedH,
Hamilton from Morrsania to the Grand Centra
station as acting captain. ,
Ibid Churchill ask to be transferred! was
asked.
He did not" was the Commissioners en-
phatic reply. o.,-,;,,.s
precinct on Tuesday night were arralgned al
the Centre-st. court yesterday. mere Weft
ninety-three women and ffty-slx men, all OF
whom had been detained at the police stator
az Union Market over night. Justice Mayer. OF
the Court of Special Sessions, who issued the
warrants for the raids, sat as magistrate 'e
hear the cases when they were called. lnspec
tor Cross was in the court TO watch proceed
ings District Attorney Jerome was in the cour
a short time and left two of his assistants lC
see that the evidence against the keepers OF TN
dens of vice presented in proper form. he
advised the discharge of all prisoners who were
not accused of keeping the places at whch th'
raids were made. The men and women VINO
were arrested in the houses and did not belons
there he said had been sufficiently punished b.
Imprisonment. ...
Justice Mayer took the District Attorneys ad
vice and discharged all the prisoners excep
the keepers of the houses. The latter ne heic
IN $500 bail each for trial on SATURDAY Ihe1
all waived examination and gave ball.