The sun., 1903-04-01
LENA SCHMIDT FACES CROSS.
SWEARS he ADVISED HER WHEN
TO OPEN A DTSORDERLY HOUSE.
Ex-sergsset Churcirin Also . witness
Against the Inspector. but Doesn't
Revea Mucl-Crosa Denies Having
, Known the woman or Jake Wolf.


Against the Inspector. but Doesn't
Reved Much-CrOss Denies Havina
Known the woman or Jake Wolf
Srhe most interesting witness at the trial
Of Inspector Cross before Deputy Com
missioner Ebstein at Headquarters yester-
J day was ea-Sergt. James Churchill, who was
,, ecting captain Of the East Fifth street
La station and was dismissed on charges pre-
feffsd ny Cross.
Churchill is very bitter against Cross. and
~ 1t was expected that his testimony would be
vstartling.. To the surprise Of every one. he
occupied the stand for less than five min
utes and told nothing new save that when he
hrst met Cross the inspector was driver
on Bleeciter street horse car.
The rest Of his testimony was much the
Z, sarne as he gave at his own trial before Col.
Partridge. with the exception that an at
tempt was made by the prosecution to bring
out the fact that Inspector Cross was more
or less friendly with one Jake Wolf, whose
Eame has been mentioned before during
the course of the trial.
Churchill said he had heard that Wolf
had told persons in the district that Cross
had him (ChurchilD high and dry While
he was on the stand Churchill glared fercely
pliment.
Churchill also told of having seen Cross
with Wolff and two women In Luchow's
restaurant, In Fourteenth street.
Lena Schmidt, who at one time ran dis
orderly house in Stryvesant street, was the
next witness. She has been convicted on
this charge, but sentence has been sus-
pended.
The woman testified that she had known
Gross for eight years. having first met him
v.ha h.x nj nj of N hsfFx
station.
Her direct examination brought out the
following testimony
q How did you come to meet b him ii then, e q
Q, Did you describe to him the sort Of house
wanted Taea to Keep sS 9onr or Ave girls the there a
Q. What then? A.. asked what the
ohance was for opening house on First
Q. What did he say to that' A, Not First
street He told me to yait until things
% What nsxts A., opened the house on
Stuyvesant street and ran 1t until May. 1901.
Tho witness then testified TO the character
of the place she conducted, and on cross
examination told Of what she had done
since. She said she ia now living In
Yonkers.
Several other witnesses were called, all
of whom testified as to the condition OF
the district when Inspector Cross was in
charge.
Assistant District Attorney Morgan an
nounced that in all probability he would
rest his case to-day Counsel for the de-
fence asked for two weeks in which to pre-
sent their side, but Deputy Commissioners
Ebstein refused to grant more than a week
II was said yesterday that Inspector Cross
would take the stand in his own defence.
At the close OF the hearing he dictated
the following statement:
never saw Jake Wolf In L1chow's or any
other restaurant in my life. nor did ever dine
with him at any time or place. Neither did
! ever see that Schmidt woman In my life
ST any time or at any place. and the first time
that saw her to my knowledge was when
r She took the witness chair to-day.
= The Schmidt woman made this reply:
Gross u liar Goss knows me AZ well
m know him. ! could have told the name
Of ths sergeant who was at the station
hoiise when ! called there and also the
name OF the man who sent me had they
.asked ma to tell.