The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-02
CHARGES ALL READY.
Martin Considering Accusations
Against Doherty's Men.
,cevery Likely 10 Be the Next Police
\. Captain to Be Tried.
To BE Arfaigned on the Testimony
of Lexow Witnesses.

The charges against Police sergts
Ltehcrs McKenna and Jordan. Of the
Fifth street station, Sergt. Clark, OF
Police Headquarters. and Sergt. Parkin-
son, Of the East Thirty-dfth street sta
ton, Policemen Mallon and Meyer. capt
pohertys * ward men, are in the hands
Of President Martin. of the Police
Board
The President is tx Imlnine the charges
and will It is expected, make a state
ment Of the allegations against each
Of the accused officers to the news
papers late this afternoons
The charges are vouminous filling
some fny pages of closely type-writ-
ten foolscap paper, are said to contain
vast amount of legal verbiage. the
same as in the case OF capt. Doherty,
Mr.. Welmans object being, in so close
~ adherng to legal dCtion and rules,
to allow of no loophole for escape
through techniCality.
President Martins Office and was fol-
lowed moment later by 'hiet clerk
/ kipp. The Superintendent carried In his
hand large bundle Of typewriter
charges drawn up by MIR. Wellman
against the accused policemen. The
| President, Superintendent and the Chief
Clerk remained in consultation until Il
o'clock.
The Superintendent who was subse-
queutly seen in his Office SAID that the
charges we're SO voluminous that II
days before the substance would be
given to the press
President Martin denied that he had
theless. generally understood that they
had been completed and were to he de-
livered TO the President at II o'clock to-
day for his approval
tendent this morning and remained In
consultation with him fol- over half al
hour. The subject discussed, Mr.. Well
man Acknowledged was the charges
against the uficer named above. Mr.
Wellman said that all that remained
now was the approval OF the President.
World" It is probabls that me approval
Of President Martin will be withheld
until after a verdict Is rendered In the
case OF cN,Ward Man Levy; now on trial
In General Sessions Tor bribery.
President Martin refused to make any
satisfactory or intelligent answers to TIVE
or three civil questions proPouhded tt
inis morning reiative to the charges
Asked II he would give his approval with
out first reading the charges, he said h'
had not received them yet and would
not anticipate any OF his acts.
"Will YOU make the charges public /
they are delivered to you to-day"
II have told YOU all there Is to say ir
the matter. When | get ready to Civ.
the charges out you may hear Of 1t
Now, that's all there Is OF it said he
drawing his face up into a fierce scow
and turning his back upon the reporter
That charges of neglect OF duty VII
be preferred by Supt Rrrnes agains,
capt William $ bevery within the
next few DAYS. seems now certainty
This was one OF the special matters
under discussion between the Superin
tendcnt and NJ Weilman at Polio,
Headuua rters this morning
The complaint and charges have beer
, in the course Of preparation for two
weeks. and would have been presented
before this had not So much OF the Su
permit endent's time been taken up II
securing evidence against other officers
of the Department
The charges against Capt. Devery vii
/, he made chiefly on evidence given hefor
the Lexow Committee by Carl Verne
and Mrs. Sanford Devery Is now II
command OF the old slip station. Tn
, charges cover the period Of his offCia
. lifc when he had command of the FL
= bridge street station.
, II will be charged that he accepte
protection" money and looked afte
, the interests NJ disorderly houses in tn
Eleventh Precinct, much the same az
= was alleged that capt Doherty locke
i after the same, further up the east side
In the Fourteenth Precinct.
Although the Superintendent and tn
, Assistant District Attorney do not wis
q to discuss the Devery charges, II X be
> lieved that the presenting OF them I
the Commissioners is no further ava
: than Saturday.