New-York tribune., 1901-08-30
BEARDED IN HIS COURT.
DEvERY so ANGRY THAT HE ADVISES
LAWBREAKING AND BERATES
REFORMERS.

Patrolman Edward O'NenL OF the Trenorf
police station, goaded to desperation by coarse
and unwarranted abuse from Deputy Connp,is-
sioner Devery. who had fined him thirty daysA
pay openly dehed Devery yesterday at the DO
lice trials. told him he would not stand for.
the thirty days fine. but would "take it uu
higher" and then hurled at the Deputy Conn
missioner this defiance:
Il suppose II I'd stand for a shake down.
you'd stand by me. You have transferred ms
six times because refused to pay s25"
ONein promptly started to carry out his
threat Of going higher up" He went direct To-
District Attorney Philbin and told his story
how he had been transferred several times be-
cause he made an excise arrest and after re-
fusing 70 ray S25 to save himself from that form,
Of police persecution
One obscure patrolman IN the huge uetropol-
itan police machine is a small cog but being a
cog. and being suddenly out Of gear his re-
bellion is OF importance Just at this time whils
the goods being found on such men as
Devery. Gennon Cannon. Diamond, Bissert
Shells and Dwyer. With it's ignorant and blum
dering engineer, Devery practically from week
TO week coufessing TO rascality in the DEPART
ment il is little wonder that Tammany men are
becoming alarmed at the way the police ma
chine Is running
TRANSFERRED SIX TINES.
The records show that O'Neiu has been trans
ferred six times in the last six months There
is doubtless an ugly reason back of it ALL and in
his rage O'Nein yesterday told Justice Jerome
and District Attorney Philbin enough fully TO
confirm the suspicion that New-York's costly
Police Department is dominated by officials who
tolerate, if they do not encourage. absolute
criminaIity
After being called ioafer By Devery and or
dered out of Headquarters O'NeiH went TO the
Criminal Courts building with three witnesses.
and after first seeing Mr. PhiIbin was for half
hour coseted With Assistant District At
torney Cans. After seeing Mr. Cans. O'NeiH
went TO Justice Jerome's chambers and had
long talk with him.
When O'NeiH left Police Headquarters with
his three witnesses. he was followed 10 the
Criminal Courts Building and to Mr.. Gans's Of
fee and also TO Justice Jerome's office. by a
Central Office detective
O'NeiITs outbreak. following his fine Of thirty
days pay imposed by Devery. brought.
about by charges preferred by Elias HoIIander.
a Hebrew dealer in tinware and crockery. at
No. 3.SO6 Third-ave. HolIander said that on
Sunday. August II, at about $50 O'Clock in the =
morning he was exchanging some goods for a
woman customer, when Policeman ONeilI came
to the door of his shop and asked him if he did
not know he violating the law in selling
goods on Sunday. He replied to the policeman
in the neighborhood were open until 10 o'clock.
and that it was not 10 o'clock yet. He then told
his son to shut the door. and went on attending
to the woman. The policeman placed him under
arrest.
DEvERY IS SHOCKED
According to Hollander's story. which was
substantiated by his son and by the woman Gus
TONER the policeman rough with HoI-
lander and would not let him go into back
ar7ay ole
drew his revolver According to the police
mans story HoIIander. his and his wife
all set upon him. HoIlander with a pair OF
tongs and he had to draw his pistol in SELF
defence The woman customer admitted that
she had taken change for 50 from Hollander. al
though all of Hollander's witnesses had testified
that they simply exchanging goods.
O'Neiu swore the storekeeper told him that
he wouldn't go with him a prisoner, called
him a police thief. and said that he was trying
to shake him down" When he came to the re-
voIver incident. Deputy Commissioner Devery
interrupted ONeiu and demanded:
What time of day was this?''
The policeman replied that il was 10 O'Clock
in the morning.
They ought to- have taken you and thrown
you out of the window" shouted Devery. What
right have you TO go in there and interfere with
this trying to make his living?'
Why. I arrested him because he was guilty
of violation of the law in my presence said
the policeman.
What" shouted Devery again. Il think he
has good right to sell as any OF them
grOcers up there He selling dishes so that
this lady could eat make her little cup of tea
You went in there and interfered and pulled
these people out. using a revolver"
II was obeying orders from the station house"
replied the policeman
DEvERY SCORES REFORMERs
Then Devery started OFF of his trades
Il will tell you," said he. glaring at O'Neiu.
what they ought TO have done with you They
ought to have thrown you through the window
You will have enough to do. perhaps. in a day or
two. when Mrs. Nation and the rest Of the tin
soldiers that she has come here TO reinforce
try TO enforce the blue laws, without going in
and cloutins and clubbing man like this"
Il was not going TO be clubbed." replied O'Nefn
hotly
You ought TO make the fifth or sixth wing of
the partv that is starting to do this work.