The evening world., 1903-01-02
Chief Inspector Testifies at
Captains Trial that He Does
Not Consider Outsiders Get
ting Evidence Damaging.
GRANT IN CIVILIAN GARB.
Suspended Official, Against Whom
Similar Charges Have Been
Brought, az Well az the Captain,
Dotted His Uniform.

Further taking OF testimony In the
charges of neglect Of duty against Capt.
John 7. Stephenson. of the Mulberry
street station, for failing to close dis
orderly houses in his precinct. was con-
tinued before Commissions Ebstein in
the trial room at Police Headquarters
at 10 o'clock to-day.
The new rule OF Commissioner Greene
In su~sperdfns all officers who are under
charges or indictment resulted in the
defendant and Inspector Donald Grant
appearing In civilian garb at the trial.
Inspector Grants case will be taken
up as soon as Capt. Stephenson's case
Is finished, the charges against him be-
ing practically the Same as those against
the Captain, with the additional charge
made by Oapt. Stephenson.
Chief Inspector Moses Cortright was
the first witness called by the prosecu-
ton. He told of having been ordered by
Former Commissioner Partridge to lay
before Capt. Stephenson evidence he
had of dlsorderly houses in his precinct.
with the defendant and told him he
was going to send plain clothes men Into
his precinct. The Captain said he did
not believe they could get any evidence.
Stephenson Did Well.
On cross-examination by Judge olcott,
Inspector Cortright said he thought
markedly well in his three years work
in the Mulberry street station and he
did not consider 1t significant or dam
cInct, were able to obtain evidence
which Capt. Stephenson's men were not
able to obtain, because the latter were
known.
Cortright's testimony, and e~x-Judge o.
colt Immediately moved for a dismissal
of the charges on the ground that no
evidence S GXcebpt pit 81 ibG secret vice had bean
missioner Ebstein denied the motion and
the defense was opened by the calling
OF the defendant as the first witness.
Capt. Stephenson told of the num,er
! of arrests he had made since he had
| been commander OF the Mulberry Street
I station and that his instructions Were
frequent to his men to investigate and
report, to him any violations of the law
that they might find.
Witness said he found 1t very difficult
to obtain any evidence against, certain
| places by men of his Owl precinct and
that he had asked for assistance of In
spectors Cortright and Brooks n tina,
he had been forced to employ stool
| pigeons in an effort to obtain certain
evidence.
Admired His Inspector.
Capt. stephenson was cross-examined
by Mr.. Morgan after the noon recess.
| The Assistant District-Attorney tried to
bring out that Inspector Grant, as the
| afiuated with the witness in more
ways than one: Capt. Stephenson re-
piled to a question that he did not know
! what confidence Inspector Grant NAV
! have in him. but he considered him !,
good police inspector and had every con-
ldence in him.
Mr., Morgan brought out the fact that
two places in the precinct. In both OF
which Capt, Cannon made arrests,
were not included In the suspicious
places list, which was sent to the in
spcctor.
D'.trict Attorney jerome entered the
trial room and listened attentively to
the cross-examination. At one point,
ton to a question by Mr.. Morgan, Mr..
Jerome entered into the discussion.