The evening world., 1894-08-08
DEvERy GAINS Time.
. His Trial Postponed Because Of
81, His Serious Illness.
yYoISs Surgeon nammaek Says Ne
Has Congestion Of the Brain.
- Ii VIII Take Fully Month to Re-
store Him to Health.

= - The Board of Police Commissioner,
stSt n meeting this afternoon postponed
3 sfhe. TRIAL Of Capt. william s. Devery, OF
5fhS utd SLIP station. indefinitely, on ac-
seou1t Of his serious illness.
The trial OF Capt. Devery's former
Ward Man, Edward Glennon. who Is
Jointly indicted with him is In conse-
Qfcnce, also postponed. Il
Capt. spevery' Illness was officially re-
borted 10 the oBsrd of Police Surgeon,
Nommack. in the following communica-
-tisn;-s
NEW YORK Aug. 8, 1894.
Hon. James Martin. President Board OF Police:
SIR: on Aug. I, 1894 at SIS r. NJ, made
esteful physical examination Of Capt ,., W. :
: So Wsst Twen,y-eishth street. As result q
such 1&Amination md that said peyery Is unht
for d1ty by OF active congestion OF the
bnIn.sfhe subieetv. Symphonic Of this eondi i
,ion are: l. pain in the head with sens. Of iul
sesndly. such sleep a, is obtained be.
!. ing incomyls,. unreliable; q mental I,,: s,
Of IDEAS; s. inability to concentrate the attention
for /. prolonged period Of time; 8 bu..ins
< toms, eompisiI.d Of BY the patient without sus
Esss,,s es,s,ioss being pa. BY me- The t1..9.sH:
rsse, /. flushing Of the eoun,enance: 2, sunusion
OF the-eyes;.5, perceptIbie heat of the head; =
: srferies: s. some embarrassment Of speech; s.
muscular tremor; 7. irreyularity and rapidly OF
MY eonciusion. based upon hte results OF this
examination. would be that Capt. Devery is at
sues Of h,s defense or Of performing The dutie,
of Captain Of police, and that II will require
,rsfs s.,%eni ,sr s. ,as% Gn, 10
CHARLES T. NAMMACk.
Police Surgeon. First Precinct
wSesSer the Board M had not
procure the services of seine physician
not IN the employ OF the Department
TO- make an examination Of the Cap
he moved that three police surgeons,
Examine Devery and report forthwith.
Of Police Surgeons was directed to ex-
p sM,ns Ssp DsySsry and report to the
After the meeting President Martin
"Of course W, cannot try a sick man.
non trial until We hear from the Board
Cook o of III %ssf Tweh street snd s.
Sixth avenue, Is the Chairman, and
there are fifteen surgeons. He will call
& 2 The meeting will select a committee
Devery. assume that the y win do SO
on Friday probably. But DR.. Nammack"s
report looks to me like the result OF a
thorough and complete examination.
"As TO the charges against the Cap
tain and the trials, l cannot say what
!. we shall do until ] consult with Mr..
S MA nnve e,ms " III, %o Siv from rom
WIN meet me at headquarters to-mor-
o Ass'% % s spss.4 Of Col E. ~sss
his case Is called for trial. Mr..
E.kins Is the young lawyer who pre-.
pared he defense for Capt. Devery In
hIa rQCenf trial for criminal naRIact 0f
when he was acquitted, c. 49,,
engaged Lawyers Friend & House to
appear for him before the Police Com
missioneTs. and they will be ready to go
on at any time the Commissioners see
The story has been told that Charles
Prien. one OF the complaining witnesses
, Glennon. had disappeared week ago
and that his whereabouts was a mys-
Prien was the first witness to "squear'
before the Lexow Committee. He
charged that as the keeper of disor-
DERBY house at Is Bayard street during
+. the first week of Devery's captaincy
atlthe Eldridge street station, he was
wuictsd Of $500 Initiation fee" by Capt;
every and Glennon and nd, that at he paid
It 10 said that Prien has been induced
by the friends of Capt. Devery to alb
sent himself at this critical juncture.
Police, Commissioner Kerwin was sit
ting in Judgment on the usual Wednes-
DAY police trials. AMI had nothing to say.
Commissioner Murray said. however:
Il don't know whether Witness Prien
has disappeared or not 1t cannot mat
= ter much, any way He is principal
witness on one charge. but We can get
along without him.. There are four
other complaining witnesses. and II the
charges Of either of them or one-tenth
Of their allegations are proven TO be
true, II will be SUFFICIENT. We can go
On with the trial without Prien."
At Capt. Devery's house, 3S3 West
Twenty-eighth street, Mrs. Deyery said
this morning:
THE Captain is still very Ill in bed in
this house. He hasn't run away. but !
cannot say whether he will be able to APP
pear at Headquarters tomorrow or not.
He Is very iii. Too Ill to see any one,
the doctor says"
Then Mrs. Devery quietly but firmly"
closed the door against any further in
DR.. Ambrose w. Becker. of 32s West
Thirty-sixth street, spent about two
hours with Capt Devery this morning.
subsequently he stated that Capt:
Devery was "a very. very SICK man.
When asked what his ailment was DIR.
He is suffering from severe nervous
4 prostraton, which is aggravated by a
= complication OF other ailments. He is
certainly unable to leave the house, let
ssalone being subjected to any such ordeal
as a police trial.
"In my estimation, Capt Devery
should not attempt TO leave his house
for some time to come. Any undue ex
/ -citefnent at this time might be at
49, III 49, Q.