The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-15

pearance at that time" said O'Sullivan.
Next day Capt. Devery was suffering
from thirteen serious symptoms; had
lapse of memory and would be too III
FOR trial for a month.
O'Sullivan testified that DR.. Becker
was with the Captain at the time Of his
visit.
Devery Was Surprised.
My Cod, didn't expect this SO
s sepTsa Capt Deyes exclaimed when
am in?'
He asked DR.. Brecker for advice, and
signing would put upon him any respon-
sibility,
DIR. Becker. said. You are not in con-
dition to be tried
Then asked Capt. Devery to sign
receipt for the papers.
1T was three-quarters Of an hour be-
fore 1 could get the Captain to sign.
He said he had trouble with his head
left" ' ~ VII" "e "nen
Mr. wellman next called Louisa schill-
Ing. shy and frightened girl Of seven
teen years, dressed all in white.
proprietor Of the Atlas Hotel at Rocka-
way Beach, where Capt Deverys family
were spending the Summer:
THE Captain came down Saturday and
remained over Sunday" said Miss
How did he look and act the Saturday
and Sunday, Aug. and 81" asked Mr..
Wellman.
".ast as usual. They left for good
Monday, Aug. 6.
Inspector ConIin's Experience.
on the two occasions when he escorted
Drs. Hamilton and Fisher to the door
of the Devery house, where they were
denied admission.
hA
but would not allow him nor the ply
sicians nor Surgeon Nammack to enter.
DR.. Allan McLane Hamilton corrobo-
rated Inspector Conlin's testimony. Po-
lice Surgeon Nammack sat by and lis
tened while DR.. Hamilton. with the skill
of recognized expert In mental and
nervous diseases. dissected his thirteen
drew the Conclusion that the surgeons
report was much more alarming than
the condition II described.
"The symptoms described by DIR. Nam.
blood to the head said DR.. Hamilton
"a condition the result of excitement,
strain or worry. but not such condi-
tion as to unfit the man for business.
Capt. Devery go on. He said that 1t was
plain the Captain was longing for trial,
and IL not tried now. 1t would be i'm
had already left the country, and it was
Then the Commission denied Mr..
Elkins's motion for a postponement till
Col. Edward c. James got back from
Japan, Nov. =, Commissioner Sheehan
voting in the negative because, as he
mo court in chistendom would refuse
a postponement in a case Of this kind"
Tehn Devery and Glennon were or
dered to the bar. whereupon Frederick b.
House asked for postponement for
Glennon on the ground that Glennon
needed Capt. Devery's testimony In his
defense. and the Captain was too I'LL to
appear as Ya--witness. This was denied,
Commissioner Sheehan again dissenting.
McLnushIin TO BE Tried.
In explaining his dissent from the ac-
ton of the Board, Commissioner Shee-
han exploded a sensational bomb. which
implied that charges were being pre-
Laughlin. Commissioner Sheehan said:
II dissent because It appears that
when Supt. .Byrnes saw Capt. Deyery.
and when the papers were served. he
was sick man. As to Mr.. Weilman's
away, thing there could be no harm
In that direction, for the same witnesses
who appeared against Devery will be
used against Capt. Cross and against
Inspector Mclaughlin.
II was o'clock this afternoon when
all the motions were disposed of, and
then recess was taken, the hve trials
to be taken up after luncheon.
Then Capt. Cross, the lawyer-police-
man. advanced and asked for postpone
had been left without counsel by the
Illness Of Col. Bliss: that he had had no
time to examine and prepare a defense
against the forty-six charges, partly be-
cause he had been detained as a witness
at Headquarters all day yesterday.