The evening world., 1894-08-08
DEVERY GAINS time.
His Trial Postponed Because OF
His Serious Illness.
Police Surgeon Nammack Says He
Has Congestion Of the Brain.
Il VIII Take Fully Month to Re
store Him to Health.

The Board Of Police Commissioners.
ut a meeting this afternoon postponed
the trial OF Capt. William 3. Devery' oil
the Old Slip station. indefinitely on ac-
count of his serious illness.
The trial of Capt. Devery's former
Ward Man, Edward Glennon, who II
Jointly indicted with him. is In conse-
quence. also postponed.
Can't. Deyery's illness was officially re-
ported to the oBard of Police surgeon
Nommack, in the following communica-
NEW YORK. Aug. g. 1926
Non Janss Martin, President Board Of Police.
e.ref1l pbssie.i .lsnins,ion Of Capt, ". S.
Dsvsry. Of the First Precinct. at his resl1.nct;
such examination md that said DeNery is unht
for duty By reason Of active congestion u tne
lion are: i. pain in the head with 3 Of full
ness or bursting; 2. INABILITY TO hetp
; sssndl in.o sSss ' SnI..si. 'G %ea
element slight in desree. som. Confusion
Of idsss; ). inability to concentrate the attention
ssi... p m sss head IN .ddon 10 the.. sSmp
toms. complained Of by the patient without tuE
objsctive evidences are present In Capt D-ysry'r
case: !. aushing OF the oouDtsnAnoe; 2. sunuHon
strong pulsstion in the carotid and temporal
arteries; s, some embarrassment OF speech, ..
muscular uemor: !. irrssul.rity ana rapidh' o.
Nv oopeiusion based upon h,e results Of this
examination. would be that Capt Devcry h At
present mentally Incapable Of directing the con
duct Of his defense ~ performing the duties
Of Captain Of Police ana 'ss, IN t ,ss,ore
him to health. Repeatedly snbru.d
CHARLES r. StMMtCk.
Police Surgeon. FirI Precinct.
Commissioner Murray inquired
whether the Board had not power TO
procure tie services Of some physician
not IN the employ OF the pephrtm mem
&. tain's condition. ,,..-
On receiving reply IN the I nesa,iTs'
otber ot ti,an Nammack, be selected to
examine Devery and report forthwith.
As q substitute for this the Board
Of Police Surgeons was as, directed reo, TO , sn
Police Board forthwith.
After the meeting President Martin
.of course W. cannot try a sick man.
We have. no desire to do 80. We can
do nothing regarding the Devery Glen,
non trial until we hear from the Board
Cook. Of III West Twelfth street and IS
Sixth avenue. is the Chairman. and
there are ffteen surgeons. He VIII call
o meeting for Tomorrow.
The meeting will select n committee
OF three surgeons to examine capt
Devery. ] assume that the VIII do 70
on Friday probably. but Or. Nammack' y
report looks to me like the result OF a
thorough and complete examination.
"As to the chargcs against the Cap
tain and the trials, ! cannot say what
we shall do until ! consult with Mr.,
Weliman' | have ,eceiyed word IRON
viii meet me at headquarters to.mor-
Abram I. Elklns, Of Col z: G; James.
Eikins is the young lawyer who pre-
his recent trial for criminal neglect OF
duty In the Court OF Oyer and Tcrminer,
when he vas vas acq Ednsld c,orr,o In.
engaged Lawyers Friend a House 10
appear for him before the Police Com
missioneIs, and they will be ready - go
on at any time the Commissioners see
The story has been told that Charles
Prien. one. OF the complaining witnesses
agains' Capt Devery and Ward Man
Glennon,- had disappeared week ago
and that his whereabouts was "a mys-
Prien was the FIRST witness to "squeal'
charged that as the keeper Of disor-
derby house at Is Bayard street. during
the rs r,I MEEK cf rI peveryH cae,a,ny
inuicted OF 800 Initiation fee" by Capt.
Devery and Glennon. and that he paid
mcn1n exsr ai h ss for
1t 2 said that Prlen has been induced"
by the 6fends Of Capt Devery to alb
sent himself at this critical juncture.
Police Commissioner kerwin was sit
ting In judgment on the usua, Wednes-
day police trials AMI had nothing to say.
Commissioner Murray said, however:
~ don't know whether Witness Prien
has disappeared or not. 1t cannot mat
ter much. any way He ~ principal
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 bc
true. II will he sufficient. We ran 60
Sn with the trial without Prien."
At Capt: Deyery's house, 3i3 West
Twenty-eighth street, Mrs Devery said
this morning:
"The Captain is still very III in bed in
this house. He hasn't run away. but ]
cannot say whether he will he able 10 APP
pear at Headquarters tomorrow or not.
He is very III. Too Ill to see any one,
Then Mrs. Devery quietly but firmly
closed the door against any further in
Dr. Ambrose W. Becker. of s2s West
rhirty-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.
Becker said:
prostration. which Is aggravated by a
complication OF other ailments He Is
certainly unable to leave the house, let
alone being subjected 10 any such ordeal
rs police trial.
I'm my estimation, Capt, Devcry
should not attempt to leave his house
for some time to come. Any undue eS.
element at this time might be at
tended with very bad results"
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