New-York tribune., 1903-05-07
CROSS Plans TO FIGHT.
Jerome Does Not Think Courts Will
Reinstdte Him.

Inspector Adam A. Cross was dismissed from
the nolice force by General Greene yesterday
.s,e-,,oon. The dismissal was on the recon-
,,sndation Of Deputy Commissioner Ebstein,
-,-bo nresided at Cross's trial The trial lasted
aver six weeks. George ". Morgan the present
safe Superintendent Of Elections. being the
-,-osecutor Cross made a hard fight at the
.-s1 with the aid Of his counsel Abram / Eli1us.
cross was tried on charges Of conduct un-
hoco-,iag an officer and neglect Of duty" in
s.,7i,p 70 close many dens Of vice and pool
oor,s in the district east of the Bowery in the
.yo wears and more Of his command OF the
,,olioe in the district. He was found guilty on
both charges The announcement of his dis
,,fssal was made after General Greene had re-
ce;ved Major Ebstein's report, and had talked
NTH him about the case at considerable length
In announcing the dismissal OF Cross. General
Greene fled The following official statement:
80 C7-oss has been found guilty Of neglect of
5Trr and conduct unbecoming an officer, IN allow
hasee Ing ete and poolrooms within the limits Of his dis
tct when oy the 3b ISesDs rs he had Within his
-,ov,er, he could have enforced the law IN these
4e had twenty years experience as police
oflcer and his ability and skill are not disputed.
5anre and cannot be considered. 1t is suficient
ma NJ % .0 nSinE and RECOMMENDATION for sentence
are fnrmed. and the said Adam a CroSs Is nSIeDs
~
York
Al his home in the kenesaw apartments, NO.
100 West Observation-Disclosures last even
ing Cross refused TO talk about his dismissal
from tbe force or say what he intended to do
Immediately. Some of his close friends said he
vvou1d make a vigorous fight in the courts Tor
reinstatement
District Attorney jerome said last evening
when Informed Of General Greene's action IN ois-
hot
ret hack into the force. as he did once before
ae.er tainr dismissed The trial was conducted
,,i.b s,,cb care by Mr.. Morgan that believe the
,,,r-+e viii sustain the findings Of the Police
Commissioner.
cross came 10 this city in 1876 from Albany
his native place with the intention Of practising
law here. having been graduated from the Al
,,anv Normal School and the Albany Law
school. He spent nearly two years IN the Ia"
Office of Cioyd & Baylis, at No. 1IO Broadway
before he Joined the police force as patrolman n
,r october. 1873. AS a policeman he soon came
IA he regarded as q superior man in point OF
ability He was promoted 10 be a roundsnlan
;n 1852 q sergeant il 1884, and a captain in
7Soe IN the Iexovv investigation in 1894 he was
sr7irched badly. and in the same year ne was
,r.ad bv the commissioners on the charge OF
Matchmaking dens of vice in precinct east OF
The Bowery. He was found guilty and dismissed
from the force, but the courts Telnstaleo MIN oh
March 26. 1895.
The promotion Of Cross to be an inspector was
IN tbe recommendation of Chief McCunagh on
October 13. 1897 During the recent Tammany
administration Cross was in command OF the
district east Of the Bowery, which was IN d
shocking state on account of the dens OF wee
there He was accused of neglect IN permitting
rhe open Haunting OF vice IN the olsuic'' Liz cLe
psv Pohert /, Paddock leading the attack. Inc
Police commissioners placed Captain Herlihy: OF
he station in Eldridge-st-, on trial, ana ois-
Kissed charges against him, but refused 10 sc-
cent charges against Cross After CoilIIIs :
sio1er Partridge took Office at the oegIIlIilns ot
1set ,aar Cross obtained evidence against q
Isrqe number OF dsorderly resorts IN the pre-
c5nCr commanded by Acting Captain ChurchIIl'
= +F7e F9fth-st station and made a large num-
her of raids Then he made charges ssS-ILsc
CT1,,rchjIl who was tried and dismissed from
the force. -. o,. o5r,;n-
In spite of his activity under the new aorill- m
;z-~s-io- Cross was transferred from the ols-
r-ic+ F7e was temporarily in command bheIS -
+be SINE Of the riot attending the 1uI1era1 oI
-9sbri Toserh however and was placed on I4oa 81
- ro-.r7fssioner Partridge on chaTses VI
neglect OF duty along with seVera! Cdpco--.a. p
Commissioner Partridge dismissed lne O110 -
against Cross. . c--. hack IN the
z,g+-fc. eas+ of the Bowery after the charses oIl
which tbe inspector was dismissed st.eIss
had been prepared in the DlstIlCI t.1,a-
Office nv Mr. Morgan. The tTaIls1eI' -
Ms merely for the purpose OF e.IdDi-. I - D.
C-o---o5ssfoner 70 have the trial OF cross a. ,
- I5ss5ouar4ers Cross having been IN SI-e- :
of 2 district in The Bronx cross "@S
es soon as the charges were iiie0-