The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-06
OEVERY and
CLENN0N n, KIT.
Their Trial Will Begin Before
the Commissioners on
Tlur,day.
IS SEPARATE CHARGES MADE.
Bribery, E1tortion ard Conduct
Liable to Cause a Breach
Of the Peace.
$500 D0WE.-.S50 PER MONTH.
W ereabouts of the Accused Cap
tain Not knoan at the Old
Slip station.
$500 DoWk...s50 PER MONTH.

1t was definitely known to-day that
Police Capt. William F. Devery will be
the next to face the Commissioners on
charges of bribery and corruption when
he was commander Of the Eldridge street
police station.
All the charges have been prepared.
They have BEEN approved and signed by
Commissioner Martin. and on Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock he will be called
for trial.
When Capt. Devery. who now COM
mands at Old slip station, stands at the
bar Thursday he will find beside him
Ward Man Glennon, who was Jointly
charged with extortion In every one Of
the ofrenses alleged.
Ever since the conviction Of Capt. Do
herry. Supt Byrnes has been at work
on the charges against Devery and
Glennon. He went over every scrap Of
the evidence taken before the Lexow
Committee. with the result that he found
fifty-six separate cases of blackmail and
extortion alleged to have been practised
on the keepers of disorderly houses.
In Capt. Doherty's case there was
really only one complainant, but against
Devery and his ward man there are at
least half a dozen, and every instance in
which they received money is made an
individual separate charge.
The charges OF bribery date from the
time the Captain took hold of the Ell
bridge street station. Sept. %, 1898. and
according to the charges, the keepers of
disorderly houses paid the Captain either
personally, or, through his ward man.
q sum of $500 down and $50 per month.
The evidence given by Henry Hoff-
man, who kept disorderly house at
1870 Allen street. Is made a basis for the
first series Of charges. Devery and his
ward man are charged with receiving
s5vo from Hoffman and $50 per month,
The second series Of charges are made
Prien, who kept the disorderly house
2S Bayard street. Devery and Qlennon
are charged with receiving $500 from
him and $50 per month.
bert, Of ia Chrystie street. under Mr..
COTS cross-examination. that she kept
q. disorderly house there, ANOTHER series
his ward man She paid the same
amount and had the same agreement
Other cha rges are made out OF the svi.
denos given by CAR dl.o Werner ar. Of ID
paid $500 down and $50 per month for
protection.
Rhoda Sanford, of 20 Bayard street, Ia
made the complainant in a lot Of other
charges. She had entered into the same
agreement.
The fifty-sixth and last charge does
house 1870 l-2 Allen street. This charge is
the same as the others.
The charges take up forty-four pages
Of typewriter matter.
outside of the specific charges OF
blackmail and bribery there is gen.
eral charge OF conduct unbecomins an
officer, dereliction OF duty and conduct
liable to provoke a breach OF the peace:
An Evening World" reporter called
at the Old slip station this afternoon
to see Capt Devery.
The sergeant at the desk said that
the Captain WAS off on sick leave: that
he had been of since the twenty-eighth
OF last month, and that there was no
one about the station who knows what
his particular ailment was, where he
was nor when he would be likely TO
return.