New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-24
SISTER TURNED FROM DOOR
BROTHER TWICE REFUSES TO LET HER
SEE FACE OF DEAD FATHER.
VARIED CAREER OF JOHN DEvLIN-AFTER sERV-
ING TERM FOR ILLICIT DIsTILL1NG HE
MAKES A FORTUNE OUT OF GAS.

Mrs Charles J. Human. wife Of a tobacco mer-
chant at No. 300 Pearl-st., Manhattan, was twice
this week turned G-ay from her brothers door N
Long Island City. ERE she had gone 10 take
last look at the T. OF her father, who died on
Monday. When she went to the cemetery and
placed a wreath her fathers coffin as It was
being lowered into the grave the simple token was
snatched away at the order of her brother ana
thrown aside
John Devlin was widely known character locally
some twenty years ago He served term In me
penitentiary for selling Illicit whiskey, and aiter
ward made fortune as a contractor ana tnIousH
manipulation Of the stock of a gas company Up
TO FIVE years ago Mr.. Devlin lived with his daugh-
ter Mrs Human. in a handsome home at No 10
Decatur-st At that time she became inVoIVeo IN
a dispute with her brother, George Devhn' over
some property and II resulted in an estrangement
of the two families. Mr.. DevHn took up his home
with his son al Nc S57 Vernou-ave.. Ravenswood,
Long Island City.
Mrs Human knew nothing Of her fathers ILL
ness or death until told Of the latter by friend
on Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Hinman at once
started for Mr. DevIn's home in Long Island City.
When they reached the door they We're ordered
away and told return. The Following day
Mrs Human made another effort TO see her tather
before he was buried. According TO Mrs Human.
as soon as she and escort entered The GROUNDS
Of her brothers. home five men rushed out and car
ried herself and friend bodily into the street IN
the midst of the trouble her brother appeared with
a large dog and told her that it was her father
wish that she never enter the house.
MI Devlin's funeral held on THURSDAY. MIS-.
FIfnman DID not dare to present. but instead
bought a green wreath and went TO cypress Iils
Cemetery. During the service az the 49, ~,
Hinman stood in the background AS the coHI4
was lowered into the grave she pressed Loi ~
and dropped the wreath IN IT. IheHN sue "a .,
of the threw the nuinDle token d5l.
the order Of her brother. Mrs, Hlnnah i o'oA7N
down by the occurrences of the Week, ,o,+
John Devlin born in the tlttn MaG y, the
sxtv-six years ago. AS boy he WorheI ~ ii,,io;+
NAVY Yard and afteTward engaged IN Lhe I..; ;e
uhiSkev trade in the Fifth Ward. A1ter seIN ms
one wear in the peutentary he was paruoheu "
President Johnson. Mr.. Devlin then dlu d SIeaI
deal of work in grading and paving the bIoofHls u
the Standard Gas Company In lSe4 ne oGG itt
the controlling interest in the Equity Gas L-if
Company for 81 900. After considerable HtSa lIuil
he established the validity OF the Char VI ~ ~.
company, and sold his interest in the company ~
Benjamin I. Trask for SN~VV. ,.z. r,o,,ar
I)evlin The latter sentenced 10 nine year ;
and six months in Sing Sing Prison. LanieI sa!u
that ne had been unable to get money from > olil
VINO ne alleged indebted 10 him Johh :
story of the alleged debt was That az the Ile VI
bis trouble with Federal officials he decided all or
his property to his mother, and that on her ued'
she wilied It back 10 him. ~,
One day while seated in restaurant IN VIII
lou9hbv-st. Devlin openly accused a Democrat
who is now high the circles of the party or ac-
cepting bride from him of 5000 me Jen 4I
denied assertion, and the next day DeylA
brought a check for s. 000 into the place with What
purported TO be the Democrats Endorsement on the
back. The who was accused declared that IL
a forgery.
II is understood that Devlin left all of his money
protest the will when il is presented for pro-