The evening world., 1894-08-11
CAPT. DEvERY
DEFIES Them.
Refuses TO ALLOW the Police
Surgeons to Examine
Him,
he MY Be NEXT TO Be TRIEO
Physicians Sent by the Commits
sioners Not Allowed to
Enter His House.
SURPRISE At HEADQUARTERS.
Board to Hold a Meeting Monday t.
Decide What Action to Take
in the Case.
SURPRISE At HEADQUARTERS.

To add to the complications in the
case of Police Capt. William 4. Devery,
who Is alleged to be too Ill to be tried
on charges of bribery and other unlaw
ful acts, he now stands charged with
wilful disobedience of the orders of his
superiors, in violation of rule ISL of the
Police Code.
when the Board, in secret session,
Thursday, rescinded Commissioner Muir
rays resolution of the day before, the
Police Board sent two well-known
physicians to examine the Captain and
they were incontnently repulsed by
Mrs. Devery.
Ispector Conlin accompanied them and
told Mrs. Devery that they had the
proper authority, but ii was no go. -
Police Surgeon Nammack, who has
been in charge of Capt. Devery during
his illness, told him that he was disobey-
ing superiors and violating the rules. but
it was no use, and after second visit
the physicians gave it up, and reported
in writing to President Martin.
The Board had to make a new rule be-
fore they could send other than police
surgeons to see Capt. Devery They
made the rule in that secret session OF
Thursday morning. They had to rescind
Commissioner Murray's resolution direct
ing the Board OF Police Surgeons 20 ex-
anime the sick Captain before they could
enact the new rule.
The new rule empowers the selection
by the President of the Board on resolu-
ton of physicians not In the employ OF
the Department to examine any sick
officer" when Il is deemed proper.
This rule was made expressly TO cover
Capt. Devery's case. Drs Allan McLane
Hamilton and Edward ID. Fisher were
selected by President Martin to go to
Capt. Devery's house at o'clock yester'
day afternoon and examine him.
They visited the house, 1868 West
Twenty-eighth street, and rang the bell
But Mrs. Devery refused to let them in
although Inspector Conlin had accom-
panied the physicians and read to hei
the new rule and the authorization oil
the visit. which read as follows: ga,
Allen Mcl.sne Hamilton, NJ d, q East Twenty
ninth street; Edward D. Fisher, M. D.. A2 wss
Dear srs; by authority of tho Board OF Polio,
Commissioners OF the city OF New York. ! hereb,
designate and appoint Allen Mclane Hamilton. N
and Edwats Fisher. nj, D. nD TO sI'% %o
Niton and fitness Tor trial on charges now pending
against him.
your earliest convenience and to send repor
to me - Tri,ing Very rsspeetfl,ly, r. ., p,,,o.
Mrs. Devery said her husbands life
Vas dearer to her than all the rules II
The visitors Withdrew, telling Mrs
< council of war was held. in which
President Martin took part AS re
who had had charge of Devery, VISITED
tho house last night and explained I,
me Captain the new rule, and the or
CI> IN to submit to the examination.
~, Drs. Hamilton and Fisher, backe'
by or. Nammack and Inspector Conlin
were again turned from the door at
They submitted voluminous report
Y President Martin. and in announcin
10 DE beJ press M acton ar Is pianly
Violation OF Rule 151 of this Department
nd he is liable to dismissal for It, Their
~ be- a special meeting of the Boar
Police Monday to take action on II
ssha mean time there will be nothin
c certhfr done in the cases Of the othe
ltule l5l is as follows
whenever any member Of the force Is absei
W., S',oLnt Of sickness, injury or disaOllii
i nnnh Is eisned or simulated, or when It sris
tLtfssNT Indulgence Of appetite or other ba
or II ih improper. Illegal, or immoral practice
cesim.n, s.S member shali faunulehuy ny col
dec.I",N false statement or otherwise seek
The n,s0 or nislead the surgeon in relation
bis ,sse, or II the member shall not remain
eont"tr surgeon, or II he refuses neslects
shall n - lhc instructions Of the surgeon.
m "a Ie Hlhle to charges nf conduC. GnbeC OmlI
mis- ant may he tried, convicted and di
rom the force, otherwise punished.
Prss,, CnH,les Il, Nnmmack's report
men, 'tht Martin gives 4 detailed stat
Tn' ut The experiences of IN" InspectC
DR. y, n1A'grg. II is Is the only rcpo
cry, '"nlmiclC has made regarding De
Inn, Ise since the famous "lS-sym
as report of Wednesday last, 1t
HI lion lam NEW YORK Aug II. 1894,
II Of P %IinoA j. Martin. President OF the Boa
elf az ~ accordance with Instructions from you
that ~ Nommlssioner Murray. ! hereby rept
the .cS' Ue Captaln William s. DeYery, while
On tn, iift' was visited by me at sl5 a,
oeloel Il ~ ana agalu on the same dA'o at
~ ! visited Capt peyery and v