The evening world., 1894-08-15
last EDITION.
DEVERY'S
TRIAL on.
Although Absent, His Case
Proceeds with That Of
Capt. Cross.
blLNnUN, JMlln ANU DUIlNJ
Accused Captains Edward Men
Also Placed on Trial by
the Police Board.
INSPECTOR MCLAUGHLIN NEXT z
Commissioner Shsehan Uninten-
tionaIIy Betrays the Intentions
Of His Associates.
INSPECTOR MCLAUGHLIN NEXT 7

Police Capt. William 8. Devery and
Patrolmai, Edward Glennon were or
dered to trial this afternoon by the
Board OF Police Commissioners.
After examining several witnesses as
10 the mental and physical condition Of
Capt. Devery the Commissioners ordered
that the Captains trial proceed on the
charges preferred against him by Supt.
Byrnes on the complaints of a cloud Of
Witnesses that he took from them $500
brides and exacted $50 monthly blood
money" for permitting them to run dis
orderly houses, while he was In COM
msnd Of the Eleventh Precinct, Ed
ridge street ststion.
This was IN spite of formidable. am
davits signed by Drs. A. w. Decker and
Frederick Peterson and Mrs. Devery,
presented by Lawyer Abram I. Elkus. on
a motion for an adjournment.
Capt. Devery was not present in the
trial room at Headquarters. consistently
with the physicians affidavits that he
was too i'll to appear for trial. His ex-
ward detective, Glennon. however, who
is jointly accused with Capt. Devery'
The Police Commissioners gathered in
President Martins room at ~ O'Clock
and went into executive session 70 70
prepare their decision in the cases OF
sergts. McKenna, Clark, Liebers, Jor-
dan and Parkerson. tried before them
Yesterday afternoon.
for trial at 10 o'clock this morning.
came to court at that hour, carrying a
little leather satchel, like a lawyer
brief bag. He was very spruce but
= 6Hiep He WAS plainly nervous
Cross without Counsel.
II am without counsel" he said. Col.
George Bliss is too Ill to appear, and he
As counsel appear for accused police
officers. not by right, but by the cour-
tesy Of the Commissioners, the absence
Board ard or Prosecutor Welinan.
MIR. Wellman said jocularly:
President Martin telegraphed Col.
Bliss at Lenoxdale, Mass. Monday. that
postponed because of his sudden illness
and violent remedies
In response, Mr.. Martin got q letter
last evening saving that Col. Bliss had
adding that the Captain couldn't get
them before / o'clock to-day. This
seemed funny. inasmuch as We got this
letter yesterday; l am glad the Captain
Capt; Cross was followed to the trial
room by his former ward men In the
EldridSe street precinct, George Smith
and James Burns, VINO are to be tried
Jointly with the Captain.
Devery's Case Called.
The Commissioners called the case Of
Capt. Deyery at HOS O'clock.
,: Asram EIkus.. counsel for Capt. Pevery
read certificate from DR.. A. w. Becker
OF 92J West Thirty-sixth street, Capt
Devery,s family physician. reciting thu
story Of the Captains illness.
DR.; Becker stated that he had been at
lending Capt. Devery since Aug. 4. anc
mad called in DR.. Frederick Peterson II
consultation Aug. IA. and that DIR. Nam
We're present
.mDI Peterson Joined DR.. Becker In al
fuiaNt stating that the captain was SUI
eonnss from cerebral neuresthenia, o
III. 70 transact the duties of his office.
ons ne declared that 1t would be danger
Ano 1S nun to leave the sick-room.
ME Snf pey adayit ,, was read from ns An
mIssihn,ch she says that she refused ad
Na aSso1 10 Drs. Hamilton, Fisher an
sdvica o end Inspector Conlin on tn
no one Visit Vi; Or h., bSS"ker, that she must lie
saw rS Devery, dlj Ter best I
Char her, husband from tn
In her ssL INSTRUMENTATION. ar
not ne hlndavit she added thai she di
tbs Inform her husband of the visit g
and thss,s'Slans sent by the Police BoarC
On tSsIhe knew nothing about II.
thai ttSnese oftidavits Mr.. Elkus aske
'"e Trial be adjourned.
supL Dyrnes u witness.
ton ton cMomellman, in response to this mi
The ISS,,ed Sup;. Byrnes as witnes
called Superintendent testified that
Can IN In Capt. Devery Friday, Aug.
appear Every told him he was too iii
nct,6Ad '9r trial and the Superintendent
ealleI nm that his case would
Il tbo nor ,iial to-day.
fectlv "ODught Capt Dcyery looked De
as havimant ural He had been reports
the Suhasia Summer complaint" sa
the men MN two days before paying @
ali riTb, az his station and he SCENE
Capt men When | spoke OF hi
him Oe'ery said his head bother,
coSn nsImnsn Michael o Sullivan. OF I,
he Ierved Clerks once. testified Thu
a. bis hou.snse gapers on Capt. Deyer
street, AUS $50 West Twenty-eighl
Capt He. at $50 In the afternoon.
self Ii DSSsvery came to The door hir
s showed me into the psrlor.