New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-26
DEVERY'S DEFENCE BEGUN.
c1ENNON. THE EX-wARDMAN. TAKES
THE STAND.
49,, ,..,,,-crop WILLIAMS ALSO A wITNEss-TEs-
rIMONY INTENDED TO DlSPEoEE NIX"
cr.cprsr~s STATEMENTS.


sEAGRISTs STATEMENTS
tn. defence in the trial Of Police Captain Devery
beyan putting in their case yesterday when 'ne
criminal Branch OF the Supreme court ope"eu
Colonel lanes made the opening address
Tina frs, witness called was william HisSH'-
botham who Is in charge OF tNe e4e'''0 -
EQUITABLE Building He told of the immense qua
tlty of dust that got into the BUILDING "hei ="
Seagrist WAS tearing down the building at brodu
~ and Pine-st and said that on May I, 1871 ne
nvcn, IN the Old Slip Station and complained nc
WAS Informed that everything possible "ou'u oe
done and half an hour later an Improvement was
noted. - do
Thomas j. Madden detective sergeant Nv"
tailed At Police HEADQUARTERS. but In May, bsf' VII"
-, o,l,e. ,,a. wardnan under Captain DeVery,
u,as asked about the letter of complaint from MI
Mcintosh which the defence aAcse Is inc
shown to Mr.. Seagrist as Complaint eo'ie ''D"
Superintendent Byrnes. He said that Oh t.'e gag
the letter was received at the station iron" MI "
In,osh il was handed to MIN by Captain DeVely'
and he was told 10 read IT, after when he wa" "
tora II 70 the signer and then to Mr. SeasrlSt
AGAINST whom the complaint was made he went "
both and gave Mr. Seagrist the letter 10 reao' .es
him at the time that the nuisance must pe "
Mr. Seagrist told him he was doing a" "e go
hut promised to use extra precautions 10 Keep WV"
:, e.. 1>,s witness knew Glennon as pa'roi-
80 hrt could net remember seeing MIN co'is
patrol duty In UNIFORM .A .ook
Edward G. Glennon, Devery's wardman' then 'ooN
the stand. a., coor.st mr.
10 denied having ever told either Mr. Seagrst oi
h,s clerk. B!sse that they would have 10 see Oap-
tor Devery The first time he met Mr.. Seagr.s', &c
s,id WAS early on the afternoon OF May H. VINO"
can,s,n Deyery sent him to inform MT Seasi''' '
he must abate the nuisance as complaints HaI ~
receiyed from people in the Equitab.e anu 800 a.
n,,,d,ngs He then remained only hve minutes ..e
saId Ts was accompanied by Policeman h'ei n'l
- tho same command EX-Surrogate ho''luS, oi'T
tho special prosecutors. asked MN II ne % Ia no
"a CAPTAIN Devery about the case anu "e saw "
had. 49,. a., Cit, s,a,ion told the
game story as Glennon ABOUT the can niiIe, ~"
Seagrist on May H. when Giennon , ~ "a ~ 20
tain Devery's message to the effect that lHe "u'S"
must be abated q, ,,u,;,re uas the next
niece He was called after long consui'at.on
between the accused man counsel; ii ~ and
on Nav 9 1894 he visited the GA sap station az -
~ Cantain Devery with him 10 the hre on lllg
tSIvde Line Dier where he Che wltnesS) ieiIial'i
Nth o'clock To get the fire they Were oD'sen
10 walk and Il took from twenty minutes 10 iI' "a,
hour Devery was with him until 0 CLOCK. ne shl.
While there he saw Joseph f. McHilI eN,F ~ -
"WnCiii was the next witness. He left the IRE De
ortmant last October but had distinct recollection
Of the Clyde Line pier ire he also rem, ,p,ir
baving seen both Inspector Williams ana 'aP'a"
Devery there as late as $3.50 O'CLOCK ,.auoa
Sergeant Thomas McCCrmacK, WHO We ~
.t he Old slip station in May. lsai testihed ihat
Cantain Deyery left the station on April IL ana re
never saw him again until May .. lie dli Not hnow
There the captain spent his vacation, for ne NAG
and then adjournment was taken until "'S HUI"