New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-16
DEVERY on THE FIGHT.
CHIEF OF POLICE MAKES ANOTHER LII
DICROUs EXHIBITION OF HIMSELF.

DICROUs EXHIBITION OF HIMSELF
NJ Moss-Is Mr.. Ely present? no response)
Mr. Carroll. the Clerk Of the General Sessions.
with some papers? CNo response Not here yet?
Chief ". 5. Deyery recalled
NJ Moss-Mr Devery under the present condi-
tons the conditions thai have obtained since Won
taken special cognizance Of athletic clubs. hasn't
o-IAcensing them? Ayes. sir
Q-And watching them Ayes. sir
Q-And have you. as Chief Of Police. taken an
-Q-Haye you been directed to do 50 by the
Q--You have done it Of your motion, have
o-And you have attended personally quite
nrmbsr Of contests that have occurred in the
Q-why did YOU attend personally? Why did
you not commit that 10 the inspector? A.-Wen,
Q-You considered II Of sufficient Importance 10
attend 10 II personally? A.-Yes IN large affairs
ofthese matters: as you have stated. and as facts
nd hold them 10 accountability A.-Yes sir.
On each case OF a contest. is the inspector,
Q-And the captain Of the precinct? Ayes.
Q-And a force Of men besides? Ayes sir
Gaze YOU familiar with the provisions Of the
lw reg6r riding prze-fghts and pugilistic contests
YOU ha,e looked ~ il, / suppose? Al am fami-
CIR 81 matters. Wen in that particular are
sdd t Sf sf 6Cdes AYs SO Sailed which
Q-VLat &c you understand contestants may
O. new how fer they go in fs;ic contests
and not violate the law A stipulated number
o. rounds a finish, where there is no bru-
HIS IDEA OF BRUTALITY
Dwell then. the law does not stipulate the
number OF rounds. does II? A-No; boxing contests
with four-ounce gloves in certain kind Of build
ing
o-Does the law say four-ounce gloves? Al
think does
o-You are familiar with the law you say? A.
You just hand me the law. and will read 1t
for you
Ono, I am asking you? A-well. I can't
hemorize all these matters 10 suit you
V-But you said you quite familiar with
H. and that IS why ask you; is It five
ounce glove. Go answer
Q-What do you say about that? A-You will
ind IL there
Q-WeN. do you know? CNo answer)
DO you know whether II is four-ounce OF
hve-ounce glove? A-CAfter deiberation) Four
ounce glove ! am pretty near positive Of that
Q-1es' and what do you call brutality? A
Well where there is any punches IN clinches or
where men do not comply with the referees re-
guest, or in any way where it terminates in slug
gng Of any description
Q-What do you mean by slugging-punching-
hard punches? A.-Punching in clinches punch
ing IN breakaways
,SS~Do you know whether any of the Commits
y y31 ting events? Al couldn't say that They
.S-Have you not asked Mr.. Sexton about these
sPVrtIng events? Al have
No s sI4 he not talked to you about 'hem' A.
,.Q-DO you know whether or not he is interested
:" one Of the clubs? Al DO not.
clXt-Ihas ne never spoken 10 you about one OF the
9-No conversation? A-No. sir
SLOW many or these events have you attended
t tossn you have been Chief? A-PerhapS half
.eT;Haye you interfered in any one of them?
9-Well have you? Al don't think have
WIZ any Of them? A.-No. sir.
ssS..These fights have occurred in large buildings
s91neraly haven't them? Ayes. sir.
,.S-with thousands OF people present each con-
'esu A-Yes sir
A-Yes sir. I believe they did. I amt sure.
HE GOES IN WITH THE DEADHEADs.
,S:-weu. you know there was box Officer A
9-You know there is a ticket ONCE? Ayes,
price al You have en never Pf see3 Re% a pay a
S-Have you paid? Al have not
lNvfou have gone In as an oncer OF the la"f
.,Q-And whether you have paid not you as
Xo OF not, because The whole event Is uh H
,,9-But you must have had reports from your !
nov whether people going IN are paying or no.,
M; price has always been charged Al 90
Q.-Don't you know that an admission price was
Charged for the recent affair between Jeffres and
fltzsmmons, in Brooklyn? A,-There may nave
Deen; don't know anything about IL -. -
Q.-Don't know anything about II? A-No, sir;
.Q-And you have made no inquiry on that sud-
!eet? A.-No, sir ,,. 49,.
,,S-Had no reports from your suoordlnates ABOUT
..so.-Dont you know that tickets were selling all
the way from IS 10 S25 for seat there Al 90 |
not.
ro.-And you have never heard they were? A
,Q-You are entirely ignorant OF any fact A.
don't know, Of any monetary consideration what.
koever: didn't see any money pass; didn. Know OF
any tickets being sold: don't know ahypooy "no
bought them -,
Q-Do you know whether there was a prze %, OF
Snether there money at STAKE oet"eeh H'e