The sun., 1900-12-31
NO ORDERS ABOUT DEVERY.
Croker Has Not spoken SO Far a. Tammany
Men Can Find Out.

Chief Devery was not accessible TO re.
porters yesterday, although from time 70
time he was at the Four Corners. pulling his
fat black cigars and apparently doing u heap
Of thinking The Chief is not out yet and
there Is apparently no telling when he will
be out. II Is a mo quarter fight between
Devery and York. As far as car be learned
Mr.. Croker has not been called in TO settle
the trouble yet A grent many Tammsny
mon believe that Commissioner Sc xton has
appraised the Boss Of the situation. and is now
waiting for a decision. Devery does not
believe that the Boss will go back on him.
II any answer has been received from MIR
Croker il is being kept a secret No one
could be found yesterday who had heard
OF any word from the Boss outside OF tho
letter received several days ago by Lewis
Nixon. which is said TO have related ex-
clusively TO Mr.. Croker's health
When Devery Is retired the belief is that
II will come with great suddenness With
out any fourishng of trumpetS tho board
will go into session. and If the necessary
unanimous vote cannot be secued. three
Commissioners. York. Sexton and Ahell,
will vote for a resolution to retire the Chief,
aud the resolution will then be sent down
town for the Mayors approval There 10
little doubt II three Of the Commissioners
are allowed TO vote to retire Devery. that the
Mayor will approve the act There will be
board meeting to-day called primarily
for the purpose of promoting some ilfty
roundsnen 70 be sergeIntS, and IL Is not inn
possible that SON" action Will be taken on
In the meantime the Brooklyn politicians
are angry over the delay in retiring Devery.
Although they deieated Devery in the matter
Of the transfers Of Deputy Chiefs Mclaughlin
ard CLAYTON, there l. another sore point that
they haven't beaten him in; and as Ions, as he
10 n ~. fhovh n M ad ha ,,uh-
by street machine is very angry over the send
ing to BROOKLYN Of l3spect3r Kane But
once he cannot help them again The power
Of the Chief to send inspectors where he
EleaseI is not Questioned 40 one can bring
knowing how uncomfortable il is To the
Brooklyn crowd 20 have Kane lowering around,
Devery is not likely 10 please them In the
In the. meantime the brooklyn crowd are
.ad to be d",ns "r"rythi,HS in thes nower %
sssis se.arni iGiSgs dSys ago % pcuty eSqf MSians}n
called Kane before him and said that man
hSd s TcnH SHfn o a @ m hS ~
time, and that all N. skill Of the local Eoiice
sa% SO Used 70 % d"dcns Brooklyh p"iicsmen i was was
eHnlsinsd that i was H;eles. 70 ,o; sGnd my
and and said S he would hold him personaliy, re-.
fpnnSibls LOT MN name Int NWo UT tllftr
OF the men he had brought over from Man
haitian with him on the trail Of the bookmaker
and finally located him in WillouGhhy street
restaurant But the bookmaker and his
friends had the tip and gave Kane's men the
afterward developed TINT the man vas tho
pcttiest kind Of n gambler, and that he takes
only TWENTY-FIVE and 1fty-cent bets. md that
no attempt 70 .stop hin, has ever been made
The idea nf putting police officer Of the rank
OF inspector after so petty q lawhrcakcr was
regarded by Kane as an attempt 20 humiliate
say that Kane was sent after the bookmakcr
with any serious idea OF having him catch
him