The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-15
last EDITION.
DEvERy'S
TRIAL ON.
Although Absent, Ills Case
Proceeds With That Of
Capt. Cross.
GLEhNoN,' SMITH AND BURNS
Accused Captains Edward Men
Also Placed on Trial by
the Police Board.
INSPECTOR M'LAUGHllN NEXT !?
Commissioner Sheehan UnIntan-
tisnaIly Bstrays the Intentions
Of His Associates.
INSPECTOR M'LAUGHLlN NEXT ?

Police Capt. William 8. Devery and
Patrolmah Edward Glennon were or
d.red 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
mand of the Eleventh Precinct, Ed
ridge street station.
This was In spite Of formidable am
davits signed by Ora. A. w. Decker and
Frederick Peterson and Mrs. Devery,
presented by Lawyer Ahram I. Elkus. on
motion for an, adjournment.
Capt, Devery was not preseutsin the
rial 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
jointly accused with Capt. Devery,
MAS in court
and went into executive session to
prepare their decision in the cases Of
Sergts. McKenna, Clark, Liebers, Jor-
dan and Parkerson, tried before them
Capt. Adam A. Cross, also summoned
for trial at 10 o'clock this morning
came to court at that hour. carrying a
little leather satchel, like a LAWYERS
could not maintain his natural happy
mien. He was plainly nervous.
Cross without Counsel.
Il am without counsel" he said. Col.
George Bliss is too Ill to appear, and he
has returned my papers to me-"
As counsel appear for accused police
tssy Of the commissioners, the absence
Of his lawyer made no difference to the
Board or Prosecutor wellnan.
Mr.. Wellman said jocularly:
Bliss at Lenoxdale, Mass, Monday. that
the trial of Capt. Cross could not be
postponed because Of his sudden illness
and violent remedies
In response, Mr.. .dartln got a letter
last evening saying that Col. Bliss had
adding that the Captain couldn't get
seemed funny. inasmuch as we got this
has his papers,"
Capt x Cross Ss se %ssS to the trial
Eldridge street precinct, George Smith
and James Burns. VINO are to be tried
fintiy with the Captain.
Devery's Case Called.
The Commissioners called the case OF
Capt. Devery at 1l.O5 o'clock.
A9ram Elkus. counsel for Capt Devery
read certificate from DR.. A. w. Becker
20 West Thirty-sixth street Capt
Devery,s family physician, reciting the
story or the Captains Illness
DI; Becker stated that he had been at
had ese capt IT Revfry since ASE and
SmU asti Aug; n, and that DIR. Nam
we're present.
,mpT Peterson Joined DIR. Becker in ar
stmdavlt stating that the captain was suf.
conHas. from cerebral neuresthenia, oil
uuTnaSs s of the brain. and that he wa,
H He 10 Transact the duties Of his office.
Vus i9E him to leave the sick-room.
mia ashSSther affidavit was read from An
in v n IDeyery, wife OF Capt. Devery
missions snlsh IS she says that she refused ad
aJyirsh 4 ~ and Inspector Conlin on thu
no one , 81 Dr. Becker, that she must lie
MI rs visit her husband,
save h RSvery hu. SlS her from best IT, I,
'1Ii In e., Of REPRESENTATION, ant
rat her affidavit she added that she did
The pb torm her husband of the visit o
and IN LuS seilt Dy the fOilCe BOARD
On ne knew nothing about II.
thai ,hnese af1davits Mr.. Elkus aske,
'ne Trial be adjourned.
supt' Byrnes n witness.
n ton cWs,eliman, in response to this mo
The Sneu supt. Byrnes as a witness
called 1ouperintendent testified that h
Can't BSn Capt, Devery Friday. Aug.
appear very told him he was too III I
notified Trial and the Superintendent
called for nim that his case would b
fectly ought Capt Devery looked per
as havina urai He had been reporte
the SUNG npaes, Summer complaint, sal
the men MN two days before paying Of
all rich, a his station and he SCENE
Capt. Bsv then When 1 spoke OF thu
him" De''ry said his head bothere
compisimnss ri Michael o suliiyan, of tn
he seryeaI Clerks once, tesfified tina
a. his honIIne papers on Capt. Devery
Capt aug e., at 40 in the Afternoon
self. III. pSseyery came to the door him
N showed me into the parlor.