New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-10
DEVERY NOT GUILTY.
NO WITNESSES FOR THE DEFENCE SUM
MONED BY COUNSEL.
COLONEL JAMES ADDRESSED THE JURY. AT
TACKING DIR. PARKHURsT AND THE 81
CfETY-THE VERDICT BROUGHT IN
AT 11:34 O'CLOCK

AT 1i:3i O'CLOCK.
The Jury before whom Captain Wllllam %
Devery. of the Eleventh Police Precinct, has been
on trial returned a verdict Of not guilty at 1874
o'clock last night. Judge O OBren discharged
the jury and adjourned the court
When the trial was resumed yesterday In the
Court of over and Terminer before Judge OBrien'
Captaln Devery was on hand looking cheerful.
Dr. Parkhurst was not in court when the proceed
ings began.
Colonel James addressed the court when the
trial began. lie said that since the adjournment
he had examined the testimony and came 10 the
conclusion that II was not necessary To produce
any witnesses for the defence. Il am content
said Colonel James. ito rest my case here ana
am wiling to let IL 60 &c the jury as II stahdS'
Colonel James then addressed the jury on be-
half Of Captain Dewey. He reviewed the cap
tains record and made bitter attack Oh ."e
Rev Dr. Parkhurst and his society ne a'So
smoke about the arrest Of Charles W. Garuh'''
one Of Dr. Parkhurst's agents. by captain
Deverv. and said the present charge wa' prous"'
in A spirit OF spite by the society. Inc n,, Prl
sonal records of the witnesses were '"e'i '"'1
I'm bv Colonel James He scored amateur de-
tectivos Whitney. Wishart. bennett ana Leiitl'ou
unmercifuy. and said they were not "o''"' -
credcnce. .-.., ,ho court
At this point Or. Parllhurst ontered .is o1oi ,i
ond took MS seat few feet away from captain
Devery. The latter looked the clergyman S'e""
lily In the face. v,.,,, addressed
Assistant Distrct-Attorney Weeks duo' uu'. '.|,t 81
tho iury on behalf Of the people when lhe % .Du,.
rn, ssernhlcd after recess. He spoke very pll'Vy
ahnu; tho attack made by DR. Parkhurst on tne
pistric,-A Attornev's office. when he salu ne III III
cIrdcd IL in the same completely win crlnle a
,hn police Department. Mr.. Weeks cohuiulrn .,I',n
h,. oel,in, the Jury to DO their duty as 'uHI.S
o., rlossIv and return a verdict in acooru WI"
the evidence. a ,,o tho evidence
ond the Jury retired at 3l5 O'CLOCK AZ Vi &
Iudge O'I,rien announced that ne was s,'S
20 simmer and would reconVene couir ~ 49,
oclock The Jury were then taken III CI" 7rho,,
~ cnurt officers and taken TO suppcl', 49, 49,
rn,urnc1 ,o the courthouse at o:"O anu WIZ
locked up in the jury room , o,,,r. and
A. o.45 Judge o. Brien reconvehea cou' GU =, c,ri ta,
at,nr nrder had been restored Court C&elh &
~,,nr,ch called the roll of jurors VINO hau s Jus
G,od into court The jurors came IN tor IiS' ~ -, =
ions The foreman asked the ques,loh i"l o,n- ooS
~ tho Jurors: WAS ii necessary Ior ,le P,Laro
cu,Ion to produce evidence to prove nm . ~ o.,
v,oa wIlful neglect on the part OF the deeilu
Iudon O'Rrien said In reply: "The lhdlc.l ~ u
u.,s f,r wiful neglect. but 1t remains lor CIV, s
s,.,,,jon 10 prove II by a prcpondcrahce ol
nn,.,dcrcc II there is any reasonaple douoI ~,
,.our minds AS 10 the defendants quit ne snJu'u
rr..oIve the benefit of the doubt Ihc JURY .n'"
retired for further deliberauon, ana AZ ll''f IL
turned with their verdict