The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-14
no BREAK DEVERY I?
Police Beard Gould Act on that
INSTRUMENTATION Charge.
|Mr. Wetlman Says That's lust What
the Accused Captain Wants.
Trials Of the Five sergeants May Be
Postponed To-day.

Police Captain William S. Devery has
placed himself at the mercy of the
Board OF Police Commissioners by his
characterization In refusing to permit
he physicians, Drs. Hamilton and
Fisher. to examine him, In obedience to
he order of the Board.
They may dismiss him from the De-
artment for this offense. Even should
us family physician, DIR. Becker. certi-
tomorrow morning, when Capt Dew
EYs trial Is called, that he is too Ill
b appear, the Board has the power to
break him then and there.
VIII they do it?
That Is the question that was being
lscussed by little groups Of bluecoats
athered at Headquarters to-day, either
answer minor charges before Com
Missioner Sheehan, who was sitting in
Judgment. or 70 appear as witnesses
efore the Commission.
Francis L. Wellman, who is pushing
be prosecution Of the accused captains
ind higher officers. says that is just
that Devery wants.
Capt. Devery wants the Commission
rs to dismiss him for INSTRUMENTATION,
that he can escape trial on the grav-
charges Of bribery, and other criminal
lenses" says Mr.. Wellman.
Mr.. Wellman stops here. Only by his
bne can Il be guessed what his Views
re- But his tone says plainly that he Is
opposed to letting the recalcitrant cap
Whsiher. NJ, wellman controls or
Ollce Board is another matter. Presi-
ent Martin has refused to discuss the
ubject. Supt. Byrnes says he doesn't
now anything about l.. Commissioner
be Board will do until tomorrow morn
.ffiedT H for t laR'' De'e'' case Will ''
The charges against Devery are
cEgd up BY cloud Of mSsr
ath, that Devery while In command In
adridge street committed some OF the
host astounding acts-acts which,
roven before jury. would send him to
II the allegations are true, William s.
pevery collected a handsome fortune in
|ide OF year from the violators OF the
law, and In return for II granted them
Eontinuance of their nefarious business.
seems hardly possible that the Police
Board will permit him to escape BY dis
nlssal for the comparatively small Of
ae opuienee gathered In his alleged
Mr.. Wellman visited Police Headquar-
tss at 1890, and was Immediately, closet
private sancfum. Mr.. w Gilman declined to
discuss the case of Capt. Deyery, and
eefused to say whether the trial of the
I've sergeants formerly of the East Fifth
areet station would go on this after
Frederick h. House, Of Friend &
House, counsel for Sergts. Liebers,
Ciark, Parkerson and Jordan. said this
morning:
4 don't see how the Police Board can
Borce us to trial this afternoon. Rule
by which all trials are governed.
ss distinctly that notice Of trial must
served two days before the day Of
nsi counting the day of service. The
sfgeant to-day until yesterdays meet
Il shall object to going on to-day. 1
, %sli also demand that the sergeants be
right which the law OF the State gives
my defendant"
The trial or trials of the sergeants
VII involve the examination Of nearly
Iial Of Capt. Doherty. and that would
mean that, even II the sergeants were
a tried together. the trial would extend
VT several days, forcing q long post
capt. pevery.
r; Wellman has been exceedingly
We tetul not to let any one find out who
Isss 70 be called to bar next until the
S Hss moment from the two days notice
slippery, and he does not want to Civ,
he r rieInds of the accused time to spiri
"s WITNESSES away.
HSaPt, Cross, the Adonis," visited
a Hluarters this morning. He wor,
nnifnFnl q ND N on
eonso,ned no fear or worrlment Of hi.
hear,W,ntce. He greeted acquaintance,
sav naturally. but he declined t.
nal WORD about the charges OF crimi
n m6s. He said he had heard nothin,
sell vt rom Col. George Bliss, his coun
taks VINO me has written that he Is too i'll I,
W Crosss defence tomorrow.