The evening world., 1893-12-01
OEVERY IN COURT.
Accompanied by Inspector Will
Jams and a Bondsman.
Peter Gerard Stappers Ready to
Bail the Accused Police Captain.
Long Csnsultatlon Held with SUIT.
Byrnss.

Police Captain William s. Devery, who
hurried back from Chicago to confront
his accuser on four indictments. charR-
Ing with criminal neglect Of duty ap.
peared ut the brown-stone court house
ut 80 this afternoon
lie was accompanied by Inspector
Williams. who has charge of the dis
trict In which the Eldrdge street pre-
cinct Is located. and Peter s. Gerard,
Stappers. who was on hand to offer bail.
Capt. Devery arrived In town from
Chicago last night. He had gone there
few days ago on three days leave Of
absence. and returned to the city In re-
spouse to summons from Supt.
BY rnes.
District Attorney Nicpll had fixed upon
S'WO ball. and Capt. Devery was on
hi, TO plead to the indictments against
ne Court OF General Sessions, and gave
Capt. Devery refused to make any
noticed In the office of District Attorney
Nlcoii; and was closeted there for u
long time.
The indictments presented by the Grand
Jury charge the Police Captain with GRIM
mai neglect OF duty In his failure to sup
press pres, four dlsorderiy houses in his pre-
called 10 them by Capt. Wishart and the
other agents OF DIR. Parkhurst's Society
FOR orr the Prevention Of Crime;
The charges 81 Or. Parkhurst's men
are that Capt. DcNery reported to the
Superintendent of Police that no such
places Of evil resort existed in his pre-
clnct. and that the agents Of the Society
produced proof sufficient to convict the
proprietors in the Court OF Special Ses-
| sions. and OH which they were convicted
and punished bv heavy fines.
h.. al IN IN tor .l4fa 10 ,IxlA
punishable with year In the peniten-
tinry, or $3.50 fine, or both,
Dr. rnrkhurst spedKs jubIlantly of the
situation. Capt. Devery Was the moving
agent in the prosecution of Chief Agent
Charles w Gardner. Of the Society,
who conviction has been reversed by
the supreme Court General Term and
his discharge ordered.
DE- Parlihurst has been after his scalp
FOR a year or more. lie says that he Is
confident of Capt. Devery's conviction.
AS Devory's bondemln. Is II real-estate
operator He lives at 34j West Twenty
eighth street and qualified in much uars.
tAan the S,tDO necessary.
The Captain appeared at Police Head
Quarters quarters TINS mSrninS and after con-
Inspector Mclaughlin.
went into Inspector WlIlamss Office.
After Capt. Devery, had .been in In
he and the Inspector went to see Supt.
BNrnes. A short conference took place,
after which inspector Williams and
capt. Devery went back to the formers
office.
Commissioner Shcchan arrived at
Pole" Headquarters about noon and
went into Bvrncs's office. few min
utcs later Commissioner McClane Joined
them.
An Evening World' reporter saw
capt. povcry in the corridor, but he de-
clhcd 10 say more than as yet he had
not been to She DistriCt-Attorneys Office
To- give himself up. but expected to 20
there this afternoon.
About 1880 Inspector Williams and
capt. Dcvuiy again went into Byrness
office whore nearly an hpul S conference
took plac" between them.
capt. pOhcrty was at Police Head
quarters several times this morning He
spent IA" greater part of his time in
lusp, ctor Williams Office.