The evening world., 1894-08-04
CAPT. NEXT?
Charges Formulated and Case
Against Him All Ready
Commissioners Also Ready to Pro-
coed Against Other Policemen.
Prosecutor Wellman Will Employ
Many Lexow Witnesses.

Although indications point strongly to
William s. Devery as the next Police
Captain who is to be placed on trial be-
fore the Police Commissioners, 1t would
not be a great surprise If some one of
the other precinct commanders was Sc
lected by President Martin for the sec
ond sacrifice.
Assistant District-Attorney Wellman's
time has not been solely taken up by
edward Man Levy's trial. He has paid
daily visits to Police Headquarters. and
on every occasion he has brought
bundle of legal-looking documents, con-
corning which he has consulted with
both Supt. Byrnes and President Mar
tin.
1T is not to be 'denied that the station
house blotters kept by Capt. Strauss
while he was at the Leonard street and
Madison street stations have been eN-
amined by Mr.. Wellman, and that he
has In his possession transcripts of the
evidence before the Lexow Committee
accusing the Captain. He has also had
the witnesses before him, and has prob
ably already prepared the charges
against Capt. Strauss.
The Devery cas-. was not taken up, 1t
is said. until the preliminaries in the
sStrauss case were completed. Early in
the week the blotter kept by Capt. Dew
cry while in command of the Eldridge
street station. was examined and COM
Lexow witnesses, The examination
and comparison have evidently been
completed and the complaint, II not nm
shed, at least drawn up. Mr.. Wellman,
when asked If this was not so yester-
day. would not deny it. He acknowl-
edged that there were complaints otneI
IMAM those against the fve sergeants
and the ex-ward men formerly associated ted
vita Capt Doherty in the hands OF the
Superintendent, but against whom the
COMPLAINTS were he refused to state pos.
i,ive.y. He partially acknowledged that
The Commissioners were ready to pro.
coed at any time with either the case OF
declared that work on the complaints
against other accused policemen was so
far advanced that most any OF the cases
msht be ready In very Sc Seeg Of a black
mail. and against whom the Commits
sOners viii pToGeed and ev1 inspector Mc e
Laughlin. All of them We're accused by
LeXow Committee witnesses. ana IRAN
scripts of the testimony against each OF
them have been made s from R tne nlru'eS
June . Charles Prien, who was sub
poenaed before the. Lexow Commi,ti'e %;
testified very postivIsIy, aS Ihat he az was
until recently the proprietor OF a Sihj
orderly house in Bayard street. He mao
kept it 70" six years. me J Gagrat' hal ~
time were Cassidy, Cross, Mci-aughlir
(now Inspectory, Devery and Cortrisht
A. fEst Prien testified. he paid s25 2
month. hut under Capt. Cross the ante
was raised to $50, besides payihs az
Imitation fee" after he was ra'ueo' VI
500
When Mclaughlin came into the pre-
cinct Prien swore he paid another N,
natiou fee of either S3Oo OF ~'oV a'u S''
McLsugblin Was succeeded by Devery
Prien was very positive That ns pS S
Deyery's ward man, Giennoi' Sy9' ,u'
ming his disorderly house, and that ,n w.
agreed to pay $50 a month for prot e'Itrr1S,
against molestation by the police. ~ ne ne
50 a month was not paid every month
for Prien was obliged to close up sooI
after DR.. Parkhurst began TO inEess ", Az
Capt, Devery's ADM Illustration OF anairs
police, besides some Christmas. present,
which the ward men invited MIN ts
make to the several captains, ana "hici
amounted to $40 or 500 a year. 49,
Others whom Prien said told him thes
""French Charlie" 22 Bayard street
Rhodas sanford ntiSi p "a Basyord street; Mrs
str1sshauer, 80 Bayard street, and MIS-
Badly, Jones, of so Bayard street
w MSrs khoda SANFORD another ow w' Eom
mhlttee, June 2, and who acknowiedee,
Il mat she had kept a dsorderly house
SnWll.ngly admitted that she mad pay
month to ward men. and in memo
s ssn' 10 $50 10 500 ys sna % asGsf:
sas implicated Deyery and Cross a di
pISstlvely against the others.
Emma Jones, another disorderly- hous
hNeeper Is another one OF MIR. Wellman,
Ra the. Ses. She kept houses at % and !
sI ne basement of the house No. 81 wa
Elected as polling-place by the Polio
Gh.in SSioners last election day.
aSturleS krumm, the principal witnes
SSsalnst EDWARD Man Levy, in Genera
HTeassSIlons, is another witness. He Is par
dearly bitter against Allaire. who, h
ior'dred, wanted ~ cents of every dol
NnINStle street
,boO'ner Witnesses who appeared befor
AMI T i''XQw Committee at different time
VIII 'Ssuhed against police captains, an
mo nave been or will be subpoenae
Mt' Wellman, are:
Gso rS. Eale Schubert. formerly proprietress OF
inSrrt,N house at IA Chrystie street, WI
each , &c Cross Devery and Mclaughlin
briypol whom she swears she paid 5000 for Il
S,MMttga n keeping open her resort Each oil
kous' obtains she testified. had called at h
Inn WIN ward man and accepted the mon,
nessa "'' hsriS In the presence of other wi
Mr Ssl,'s Thurow, on whose testimony Cap
psa1, ward Men Hook aud Meehan Suspend
ke.n. A. together with Serg'B, Jordan, NJ
he'd IT,, '"' o, lheOrs ana l'arkerton, Mrs Thuro
YEA N l"uae at 20 Second avenue Tor nli
w. :'' w,I a,roE, husband Of Mrs. Thurow. VII
iai acal about Devery aud CIosS'
h"dlady formerly proprietress .;