The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-08
DO NOT NEED PR|EN.
Commissioner Murray Says the
Board Can Do Without Him
Plenty Of Other Witnesses Against
Police Capt. Devery.
Proposes to Find Out Whether the
Accused Pantata Is Ill or Not.

1t has at last been determined who
will appear as counsel for Capt. Will
lam S. Devery. before the Police Com
mssioners tomorrow, but It is not likely
that the trial will go on then. At least,
not II the PHYSICIANS certificate will save
the Captain from trial.
Abram 1. Elkus. OF Col. Il. c. James $
office, will appear for Devery. Mr..
Elkins is the young lawyer who pre-
pared the defense for Capt. Devery in
his recent trial for criminal neglect of
duty in the Court OF Oyer and Terminer,
when he was acquitted.
Mr.. Elkus will submit to the Police
Commissioners tomorrow afidavits
signed by Police Surgeon Charles e.
Nammack. of % East Twenty-fourth
street street. and 5!, Capt; peyerys family ply;
Ill to appear for trial for several days.
Should the Police Commissioners con-
slider this sufficient excuse the trial
Ward Man Edward Glennon. charged
Jointly. with Capt. Devery with bribery
and other unbecoming acts, this morning
engaged Lawyers Friend & House to
missioners, and they will be ready to go
on at any time the Commissioners see
lie StOTy mas Deen tOlu tDdt CndTleS
Prien. one Of the complaining witnesses
against Capt. Devery and Ward Man
Glennon. had disappeared week ago
and that his whereabouts was a mys-
Prien was the first witness to "squear'
before the Lexow Committee. He
charged that as the keeper of a disor-
dse e rs week. haBsys street. aany
mulcted of $500 Initiation fee" by Capt.
Devery and Glennon. and that ne paid
ton In carrying on his disorderly house,
1t is said that Prien has been induced
by the friends. of Capt Devery to alb.
Police cemmissiOner Kerwin was sit.
ting In Judgment on the usual Wednes.
day police trials, and had nothing to say
Commissioner Murray said. however:
has disappeared or not: It cannot mat:
ter much, any way. He is a principal
witness on one charge, but we can get
o GeF s a nGf If
charges of either OF them. or one-tenth
of their allegations are proven to be
true, It will be sufficient. We can go
"As to Capt. Devery,,s illness: We
ana ~ propose ..r, to !. A find i. o., out
There has been good deal Of fast-and-
loose playing in the matter, and Capt:
Devery might at least have informed
the Commissioners of his situation.
Twenty-eighth street, Mrs. Devery said
| this morning:
"The Captain is still very Ill in bed in
this house. He hasn't run away, but
| cannot say whether he will be able to ap-
pear at Headquarters tomorrow or not
He is very Ill. Too i'll to see any one
the doctor says"
Then Mrs. Devery quietly but firmly
l nln ha door a n N st further in.
DR.. Ambrose W. Becker. of S.a West
Thrty-sixth street, spent about two
Devery was va very, very sick man.
When asked what his ailment was DR.
Becker said:
prostration, which is aggravated by Z
complication OF other ailments. He II
certainly unable to leave the house. lie
alone being subjected to any such ordea
I'm my, estimation Capt, Dever!
should not attempt to leave his, hous'
for some time to come. Any undue ex
sits%sn witt e. v ths bas %s res msht be
Police Commissioner Martin. whel
asked whether he had been informe,
to-day as to the condition of Capt
D TT Is now now lso o'clock and 7 hav
heard nothing yet" He lntimated, how
ever, that a report on the Captains con
dition was forthcoming from Police Sur
geon Nammack and might be presente'
to the Board meeting this afternoon.
Acting Superintendent Of Police con
lin said he knew nothing about the dis
appearance of Prien. He had not keeI
asked for help In finding him nofsdi
rected to make a search for him. In
spector Mclaughlin was not at Head
quarters.
Lawyer Frank Moss. OF the Park
hurst Society, who was reputed to hav
gone In search OF Prien. is in the Cats
Kills with his family