The evening world., 1894-08-09
NAY TRY A CAPTAIN.
s7Wellman Says One Will Be Called
to Answer Wednesday Next
Martin lust as Positive in Stating
lust the Contrary.
Illness OF Accused Policemen the
Vogue Levy Suspended.

question of Capt Devery's Illness
brought on curious state OF affairs
i, which will need good deal of explana-
ton. Three accused policemen are
La be put on trial Wednesday next. Mr..
wcllman says one Captain will be called
to the bar. President Martin says fve
sergesnts and no Captain will be placed
ON trial. Edward Man Levy has been
suspended.
Policeman Edward Glennon. the ex-
ward mar OF the Eldrdge street squad.
! Who was Jointly charged with Capt. Will
a., am 8. Devery with ffty-six crooked
~, acts while they were In the Eleventh
Precinct, appeared at Police Headauar-
-, tiers, ready for trial. promptly at 10
o'clock this morning
Sbne OF the Commissioners had yet
+, afrIved., and Complaint Clerk Peterson
officially notified the lawyer that the trial
'tef Capt Devery and ex-Ward Man
Ciennon had been indefinitely postponed
4 because OF the illness OF Capt. Devery.
who. according 10 the report. OF Police
: surgeon Nammack. Is seriously III with
congestion OF the brain, and Ia and Will
: be mentally incapable 10 defend himself
s7or perform the duties OF a police captain
Tor month 10 come.
Then Giennon. who is not under sus-
First Precinct. to which he was trans.
y tered 1lonS with the Captain: .,,u
2 Sept. TO- Those on the inside say the
T Po'ics Commissioners will bluff along
until that time. when "ofiicial courtesy"
81 them from trying any more OF The &C.
VI Commissioners Murray and Kerwin are
OF Things Tine former declared
/. essen, 10 The trial "' of IAN any of Of
Lexow Committee was in session be fore,
although ;he Tammany Commissioners
we're In favor OF doing so. Tn say hey
Wiz oppose the trial of any one by the
hoard during the coming session OF the
Lexow Committee
Perhaps Capt. Max Schmittberger. OF
. the Isnderloin. VIII be used as the next
~. Capt. schmittberger had a fainting At
Tuesday night ana was taken home in
! turn from the West Thirteth Street sta.
(. tion yesterday morning, but to-day
sergt Halpin appears as acting cap
tain In the Nineteenth Precinct reports,
and Capt. Max is reported on the sick
list by Police Surgeon John ii. Dorm OF
b. West Ninth street,
The reporters for the morning papers
were told at Headquarters last night
that DR. Stephen O. Cook, OF III West
Twelfth street. President OF the Board
~ Capt schmittberger at his home, lis
East Slxty-hrst street. yesterday, and
= that the Captain was very III, with n
3 high fever. and would be for at least
II happens, however, that DR.. Cook
~" has been on a vacation with his family
y and viii not be home Til next Monday.
. =. Or! Dorh tod an Evening World
=. reporter this morning that he had just
- ne said, had overworked and an abcess
III the back which developed ten days
ago had grown worse In consequence.
The Captain had congestive chill and
:. SUPP. Byrnes returned to his desk this
si.amcrnink, and at II o'clock President
:" IN consultation.
> ys7,1as meeting of police surgeons was
'sa called for noon to-day at Headquarters
FOR the appointment OF a committee OF
three surgeons to Investigate Capt. Dew
ergr case. and at Capt. Devery's home
.. Mr.. Devery said that the Captain was
iS VERSA and that DR.. Ambrose w. Becker
-ioof $50 West Thirty-siXth street, would
Z apply for permission to remove him from
&c When, the Board of Police Surgeons
-fnet they were confronted with a notice
that the Police Board had in executiv.
80 session rescinded Its resolution directing
enthe hoard '"Of Surgeons to appoint q
. committee OF three of their number tC
"6 examine and report on Capt. Devery's
81 rather crustiiy: 1--WE appointed no com
= Inittee. I ami in sole charge OF Capt
case. ! alone am responsible
- After two hour5' cioseting the confer.
ence between President Martin. Commits
"a noner Murray and Prosecutor Wellmsr
1nd supt Byrnes broke up. Prosecution
Menman said with much candor to ar
"1sEyening World" reporter who asked
80 capt. schmittberser was to be mex
's{ I'VE shall not put any sick captain oil
but we shall put a captain on trial
the charges will be formulated to -da
,: anu ths trial WV begin nexI WedneSda
- pat ir VIII be a captain. l am not try
y ling .subordinates now"
- With equal candor President Martin
said 10 the same reporter In his private
''y Mice two minutes later: "Supt 5yrne
mas been directed to get In shape tn
n changes against the five sergcants o
the Fourteenth Precinct and they vii
y lhe submitted to us this afternoon. Th
{ gerseants viii be put on trial Wednes
day morning. We are not going to tr!
~ any captains at present"
=. when the I reR%orter told told, Mr., Marti
= BIN they We're going to put Captain
. for which President Martin is famous
he said: II have told you we are goin
70 try fy n,a s,srgeaTh,s we are not yoin
10 o'clock Wednesday morning.
Commissioner Martin, further an
bounced that the Board had suspende
- vial for bribery the jury disagreed las
week, Without pay until further notice
Levy har been doing duty on tn
:, .n,cuntpds squad.
THE Aye sergeaiits referred to by Con,
missioner Martin are John w. Jordan
- Esi!S NcKenna. Hugh Clark. g. c. Lie
70 .bsrs aro G. A. Patterson.
49,. They are charged. and two or thre
admitted at the trial OF Capt. Dohert
that they accepted Mrs. August Thurow
n NOliI+ Burns and other disorderly hous
7. Keepers as bail for the inmates OF thei
hotises arrested In the Fourteenth Pre-
- cine. Clark has been on duty at Head
~ quarters OF late and the others. exceptin
. ~MoKenna and Jordan. have been seal
teRed In different precincts.
They are all under suspension now
and have been stree the Doherty trial
There 10 also Mrs. Throws testimon
that, on occasions when she gave bal
,. Tor her girls, she left. by previous ar
rsnEement. IS bills on a shelf benin,
: the sergsants' desk. as bribery for IN
favor.
Charges against the hve Sergeant
were Ned by Supt. Byrnes at LIS p. NJ.
The charges against the sergeants file
by Supt Byrnes were like this:
II, Thomas Byrnes. Superintendent o
f3tate Of New York, hereby charg
4 Bergts. Hugh Clark. George c. Lieberf
James w. Jordan Felix McKenna an
Charles A. Patterson and Patrolmel