The evening world., 1894-08-08
TO EXAMINE DEvERY.
Entire Board Of Police Surgeons
to Report on His Illness.
Surgeon Nammack Says the Cap
tain Is a Very Sick Man.
II So, His Trial May Not Go On
To- Morrow.

1t has at last been determined who
will appear as counsel for Capt. Will
lam s. Devery. before the Police Com
missioners Tomorrow but 1t is not likely
that the trial will go on then. At least,
not II the physieians certificate Will save
the Captain from trial.
Abram I. Elkus, of Col e. C. James's
office, will appear for Devery. Mr.
Elkins is the young lawyer who pre-
pared the defense for Capt. Devery In
his recent trial for criminal neglect Of
duty in the Court OF oyer and Terminer,
when he was acquitted.
Mr. Elkus will submit to the Police
Commissioners tomorrow affidavits
signed by Police Surgeon Charles e.
Nammack. Of 20 East Twenty fourth
street, and Capt Devery's family ply
sician, saying that. the Captain Is too
III 70 aPpear for trial for several days sSp
slider this a SUFFICIENT excuse. the trial
In his report made to the Police Board
that Capt. Deyery. is suffering, from
memory, difficulty q speech; that. In Il,
pe s Pl the Re dutss Of Captain Of pol o.
lice, and that 1t will require at least a
month t. restore his health. ,.,,,,.,
vsRer she Board M had not po%er 70
not In the employ Of the Department
to make An examination of the Cap
On receiving a reply in the negative,
he moved that three police allfgeaGs.
other than Nammack. be selected to
s RfssFy s"a rO rsp ri. ne aoard
anime Capt, Deyery and report to the
Police Board forthwith; -,
jointly. with Capt. Devery with bribery
and other. unbecoming acts, this morning
engaged Lawyers Friend & House to
m sf and they will i'f be ready to GO
on at any time the Commissioners see
fit.
The The story has been tod that Charles
aennon sPa ds sxs5y Week aso
and that his whereabouts was a mys'
Prien was the first witness to, .saueal''
charged that as the keeper Of a Idisor.
the first week of De1ery's captaincy
ul sae 81 sSS initial ,a by Ne capt
onth even ater am That Tor pc protec S
II q ssIa that Prien has been induced
Ems fPa az & c e4Ptea ReE nnstaf N
Police Commissioner Kerwin was sit
day police Trials. and had nothing to say
II don't know whether. Witness Prier
has disappeared or not. 1t cannot mat
ter much, any way. He is principa
s SsnssS w II Se hhnse Sa we San
other complaining witnesses, and II n,
charges of either OF them. or one TENT
Of their allegations are proven eve ca to o. D.
on with the trial without Prien."
THenty.eightS street. Mrs. Devery sail
The s' Captain is still very Ill in bed /,
this house. He hasn't run away, but
cannot say whether he will be able to ap
sF at yels A. TSo nj to ses any
Then Mrs. Devery quietly but firmly
closed the door against any further In
pr, Ambrose w. Becker, Of 323 Yves
Thrty-sixth street, spent about tw
hours with Capt Devery this morning
b.Ser2yu he stated ssrv t sst m SsP
When asked what his aiiment was Dl
He Is suffering from severe nervou
complication OF other ailments. He
certainly unable to leave the house, lie
alone being subjected to any such ordea
as police trial.
In, my estimation. Capt. Dever
should not attempt to leave his hous
ior some time to come. Any undue es
element at this time might be al
Acting Superintendent of Police Cor
IN said he knew nothing about the dis
appearance OF Prien, He had not bee
asked for help in finding him nor d
sected to make a search for him. Ir
opector Mclaughlin was not at Head
hurst Society, who was reputed to haV
sUHhe IN search OF Prien, Is In the Cat.
Kills with his family.