New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-22
POLICE BOARD STUBBORN.
COMMISSIONERS APPARENTLY INTEND
TO SUSTAIN DEvERY.
BELIEF THAT CROKER WILL ORDER THE
CHIEF ovERTHRowN-MEETIN TO BE
HELD TO-DAY AT WHICH REso-
LUTON MAY BE VOTED on.


LUTON MAY BE VOTED on.
Thick clouds of silence almost entirely concealed
yesterday the agitation Of the Police CommssioheIs
over Bishop Potter's charges One or TWO hl.Ie i's
In those clouds however. gave fragmentary ou. m
-a..,p1 pin,nses OF what is going One OF these
riffs was made by Commissioner Sexton he oroAe
his usual rule. which is to say nothing iof pUO" Is
ten and declared positively that ne hao not aeHeu
Chief Devery 10 resign and neither mao any 80
Commissioner so far he knew. This dlsposeu Vi
,ha reno-t that Mr. Sexton had Joined President
York in demanding the Official head OF the ohIet'
The report never gained much creoence' a"' "N'
Those who know Mr.. Sexton say that he IS as 10Y a.
70 his friends as Croker is reputed TO De- Ciiiet
Deyery is Sections friend we'll as Croker s sex
TON thinks Devery has been model Chief from tne
Tammany point OF view. and Sexton has al along
been the real power in this Police Board hess anu
Abel like putty in his fingers. and sexton mas
only allowed York to be president Of the Boaro IN
order II is said to satisfy York's vanity ana 10
have him serve as q scapegoat for the puoics ois-
approval Of the Boards policy.
ABEL BLOCKS ACTION,
Another little rift in the cloud OF silence was
made by Commissioner Abel yesterday. when aIter
President York had waited for hours for him 10
attend a specially called meeting of the Board
Abel sent word that he too busy 10 attend.
This made quorum impossible. since Corunlls-
siouer Hess is sick at home, and also MADE IL
Impossible for York put Sexton and Abel on rec
ord regarding the resolution TO remove DeVery'
which York wants the Board 70 adopt or reject
President York would express no opinion lot puplI-
cation regarding Commissioner Abells course OUT
{, Was nIain 10 see that he angry. Commits
sioner Sexton had a long private talk with Fres-
fdent York and another with Commissioner Aoe4l,
in separate rooms, after which 1t was announced
that meeting Of the Board would be held TO-
day Il is believed that the Board VIII sustain
Chief Devery against President York on the Ques-
ton Of removing the Chief or suspend.ng Inspec-
tor Cross and Captain Herlihy. and that DeVe!y
will not resign. II is reported that DeVery mas ooo
one or two OF his friends that he will see YORK
in hades first but the Chief himself "oulo say
nothing TO reporters yesterday.
A SIDE LIGHT ON HESS
Even Il Commissioner Hess should recover MS
health and attend the Board meeting to-day II is
m, thought that he would side with President
York Commissioner Sexton called on Mr. Hess on
Tuesday night and his manner yesterday seemed
70 indicate a certainty OF Hess support ness IS
The Republican who Acknowledged before the
Maze, Committee that he voted 10 Gust Chief NC
cullsrh and seat Devery because Mayor Van Wyck
told him 10 and he wanted the salary Of Com
missioner too much 10 risk the danger OF removal
that would arise If he did Tot carry out the or
ders Of the Tammany Boss given through the
Boss's puppet the Mayor. No public spirited &C
ton can be expected from Hess. This leaves
President York at present alone in demanding Dew
ery's removal
Nevertheless runors are persistent that Devery
Will be removed and also several police captains
who command fat precincts, including Thomas,
Of the ''Tenderloin and Diamond. of the Fifth-st
station These rumors are based on the belief that
when Croker has had time TO learn the exact
nature OF the awkward predicament into which
Bishop Potter has thrown the police and the Mayor
nv his mastery tactics in putting upon them the
INNS Of finding out whether his charges are true
or not the Tamnany Boss will order Sexton
Abel and Hess to throw Devery overheard. Dag
and baggage. That they would obey cannot be
doubted, but whether Croker would issue such an
order is open TO argument
BISHOP PoTTER's COURSE ADMIRED.
The clever and yet dignifed manner in which
Bishop Potter avoided the trap set for him by the
Police Board when they invited him to lay his
evidence before them and prosecute his charge that
Captain Herlihy insulted his clergy when the cap
tain was asked to do his duty, aroused mudh ad-
miration yesterday The Bishop CURLY reminds
the Commissioners that it is their business, not
his discipline the police and enforce the laws
He also deftIy exposes the sham that the Com
rnissioners need his evidence by reminding Presi-
dent York OF his own unreserved and remarkable
admission. in which the president Of the Police
Board said recently: 1T stands to reason when a
vile place is running openly day after day,
that the police captain OF the precinct is getting
some consideration for letting this thing go on
If President York knows this what need Of out
side evidence? The truth is that had the Bishop
furnished the evidence and had the Board engaged
outside counsel TO prosecute. blame for failure
convict Cross and Herhy could have been laid
other doors than the Boards. The Bishop how
ever offered TO send the aftdavits supporting the
charges to the Mayor If the Mayor asked for them
At the Mayors Office yesterday all information
that point refused. Bishop Potter de-
clined TO see reporters all. The Bishop will
speak tomorrow in ST Pauls Chanel
Broadway. Fulton and Vesey SIS. on God and the
City" 1t is expected that in his address he will
Say something interesting in connection with the
l present crusade.
THE QUESTION OF COUNSEL
President York has expressed a wish to have
Edward " Shepard and W. II K Oicott prosecute
Herhhy and Cross. Corporation Counsel Whalen
said Yesterday that the Police Board has no power
10 employ counsel I have received no such re-
quest yet. Mr. Whalen added but If the Board
asks for counsel outside the Law Department !
see no reason FOR not granting the request es-
PeOiSiE q my department IS very busy present
WORRYING ABOUT EVIDENCE
NJ Marley Piatzek q member of Tammauv's
pulHcauoh committee OF FIVE, had conference
yesterday with a representative of the FIebrsn
Educa tional Alliance regarding moral cor6,,,,.
on the East Side. He obtained list of bouse.
complained OF as dsorderly and also examined rbz
eVloehce winch the society has collected 70 sun
port the complaints Mr. Platzek told a Tr,h,,@,
reporter tnat ne was not yet ready to talk for puh
Hcaton about what he had discovered FIs mi,
report 70 the full committee first. John w keller
another member OF the committee said:
We er have not vet heard from Bishop Potter. ant
Bishop intends TO help US look for vice nT i IN n
pei US to go out and look for it BY ourselves '0l
matters are now We can do nothing until the ne1
Pubic meeting Of the committee. next FriSs,
We are in hopes that by that time Iare n N11Sn
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