The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
CAPT.DEvERY WORSE?
Report that There Is an Alarming
Change in His Condition.
Or. Ambrose Becker HurriedIy Sum-
m0ned to His Bedside.
Charges May BE Preferred Against
Other High Officials To-day.

1t was reported in the vicinity of his
residence, 1913 West Twenty eighth
street. this morning that the illness Of
Police Captain William S. Dcvery. Of
the Old slip station, had taken an
alarming turn during the night
Little or no information could be had
at the house, but an "Evening World"
reporter learned positively that the Cap
tain's condition. was not at all i'm
proved, and that Mrs. Devery sat up
with him all night long.
| 1t was also learned that neither Po-
lice Surgeon Nammack. Drs Fisher and
Hamilton, the physicians specially de-
sgnated by the Board of Police Com
missioners to examine Capt Devery and
report on his condition. nor Inspector
| tonlin had called at the Captains resi-
| denCe last night or this mroning.
The report that the SICK Captain had
| grown worse received substantiation at
1890 o'clock this morning, when Dr. Am
street, his family physician, received a
hurry-call by messenger from Mrs. Dew
cry TO come at once to Capt. Devery's
bedside.
| President James J. Martin. OF the Police
| Commission, and Supt. Byrnes arrived
at their Offices at Police Headquarters
early this morning to dispose OF the two
days accumulation of routine business,
| preparatory to taking up and disposing
| Of important matters in connection with
police trials. which were mapped out. 1t
was said, in the executive session of the
| Board last Thursday.
Numerous messages were passed back
and forth between the Presidents and
| Superintendent offices, bat there were
no in dications of the Board coming to-
gether to take action upon the case Of
Capt Devery or any other matter until
| after the arrival of Assistant District
Attorney eWllman at 1o.45 O'Clock.
| Supt Byrnes refused to discuss the
probability of charges being. preferred
against any other Captain, but limited
| that some important action in connec-
ton with the police. trials might be
taken at the special meeting of the
Board announced for II o'clock.
President Martin also refused to talk
| about the business likely to be taken NJ
and disposed OF to-day. Asked II any
other charges would be preferred agains
nodiied t2 appear, for trial "Wednesday
II don't feel that ] am at liberty to
speculate upon what the action Of the
| Board Will be. / cannot say anything al
| this time as to any new charges. but
can't tell but what there might be some
further developments later In the day"
Mr. Wellman was asked by an Even
| ing World" reporter upon his arrival at
| Headquarters as to the probability OF
| charges being preferred against one or
more of the Captains accused by wit
nesses before the Lexow Committee
There probably will be charges pre-
| lefrbu dSlIlSt one anu all OF tne
| captains who have been publicly ac-
| cused Of extortion blackmail and other
offenses and infIactions of the law and
police rules.
II believe the whole matter will be
cleared up to-day. ! can't see any rea-
son for further delay Everything Is
ready now and this preliminary work
can just as well be disposed of to-day
| as later on"
"rhen II is a certainty" asked the re-
porter, that new charges will be pre-
ierred today"
~ think So" said Mr. wellman, Gin
fact am almost sure. There may have
something arisen since Thursday after
noon, TO occasion some little further
An Air OF suppressed excitement pre-
vailed about Police Headquarters
throughout the morning. Everyone
seemed to suspect that some important
development was imminent. and conse-
quently all We're on the tip toe Of eX-
pectancy; There was OF course, no end
of speculation as to the probable action
| of the Board to-day.
| The concensus of opinion, privately ex-
pressed. seemed to be that charges would
b. preferred against Inspector McLaugh-
perhaps Capt. strauss. The reasons
given were Invariably the same, as here
tofore announced, namely, the accusa-
tions OF LeXow witnesses.
Mr.. Wellman u few days ago prac-
tically admitted that charges would
| soon be forthcoming against Capt.
| Cross. IL IL, therefore, accepted as a
| foregone conclusion that Strauss will
| be placed upon the rack very soon, per
haps before the trials of the five ser
| geants and two edward men. now un-
| der suspension, who have been served
with notice to appear for trial Wednes-
| day.
| Another eason that seems to strength
| en- the suspicion that charges would be
| preferred against some one to-day, was
| that after "A short conference with Supt.
Byrnes, Mr. Weliman accompanied the
Superintendent to Preside2t Martins
| looking documents, As TO Just what
those documents were no one not In the
confidence of the Commissioners, Mr..
| Wellman or Supt. Byrnes, seems TO
be willing TO hazard guess. They
might have been charges against ac-
| cused officers or they might have been
| something connected with cases in the
District Attorneys Office or Mr., Well
| mans private practise. Whatever was
| contained in the large bundle 1t seemed
| to excite great deal of inte."st, and
| the policemen and others standing about
| the hallway, stared at the black cover
ing AS II they could 1athom the con
| tents,
| rive at the appointed hour. President
Martin and Commissioner Murray and
| kerWnl, with Supt. Byrnes and MIR. Well
| man, went into executive session al lilo
Mr. Osborne. Mr.. Wenmln's assistant.
| emerged from the office after Il long siege
| win a typewriter inns m sFulnS, SAID 10
ain Evening World" reporter:
| We'll, We Will have Il trial calendar
! Wednesday at Police Headquarters, just
as | tod YOU. The papers have gone To
| the Police Commissioners. ! teleEraphed
| for Mr. Nelmau this morning, ana We
| shall have trial OF importance Wednes-
| day"
| MIR. Osborne refused To say what cap
tain or CAPTAINS would be urTaigncd
| however. because. as he said, II was
| possibl. that there would bs NJ an
nouncement At Headquarters to-day.
| In the event of IA report from the
police surgeon that Capt Devery had or
| had not sufficiently recovered 10 stand
| trial on Wednesday, the new cases
would be held back, of course, for Mr..
| Wellman has been exceedingly careful
not to give the accused captains warn
| ing till the necessities OF the law com
.The greatest difficulty We have TO
| contend with" said MIR. Wellman. SIS
| the disappearance OF witnesses. and !
| don't propose 20 give the accused otficers
| time to spirit them away"