The sun., 1901-08-11
DEVERY HAS NO OPINION
on Any Subject. while He's at Pis ~
-"Flash In the Pan." Says Farrell.


SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. 1o.-If anybody
on Manhattan Island or elsewhere has
important business with william 8. Devery,
Deputy Commissioner OF Police, he will
have no difficulty in getting at Mr.. Devery
at the United States Hotel. The big
Chief arrived here on Last Thursday, ao-
companied by Mrs. Devery and their two
daughters. The family has two Of the
finest rooms at the United States, imme-
diately over the dining room and overlook
ing Division street.
The Deputy Commissioner has been at
tho races every day since he arrived and
has hobnobbed with his particular friends.
tho Hon. John r. Carroll and the Hon.
Mr.. Devery at the track this afternoon and
said: -Howdy- When asked whers he
was stopping the Deputy Commissioner
shrugged his shoulders and said;
-Oh. In Saratogs. wsnt 70 keep under
cover a. much as possible. 20 the news
papers will not get after me. am having
my play spell, you know. and want to
get as much fun out OF 1t as possible
at dinner Mr.. and Mrs. SEXTON. When the
dinner was over and the big chief stepped
into the hotel Office to light his cigar, the
sun man asked him what he had to say
about the Par kh urst exposure OF the use of
police wires TO tip Oh the proprietors
Of poolrooms when it should be
necessary for them to prepare to regel
Devery said: Il do not want to talk about
anything. haven't any opinions on any
subject. am on my vacation and want
to have all the fun can. would be glad
TO have you come over and sit down and
chat with us, but Official business Is for
bidden subject In our circle
Mr.. Devery then, went out on the front
porch OF the hotel, where he joined his
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Sexton and spent
pearancss he seemed undisturbed about
anything and appeared to be hugely en-
joying several stories that Commissioner
Sexton told.
At the races this afternoon Mr.. Sexton
occupied a box with Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll
freq ent visitor to the box was Devery's
and Sections particular friend, Frank
Farrell, who, according TO common re-
port, is Interested In few poolrooms him
self. Mr. Farrells colt Blues, which
won the rich Trayers Stakes and
after the victory Farrell was heartily con-
graduated by Carroll and Sexton. Far
rell was asked tonight what he thought OF
the arrest Of Whitney and the Parkhurst
disclosures. With smile and a shrug OF
his shoulders he said: 'Oh. that. wont
amount To anything That Is simply an
other fash in the pan, got up to give the
reformers a little excitement during the
dull season In town.
Mr.. Farrell Il stopping at the Grand
Union, whore also are Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sexton. In former years
Devery has always stopped at the Grand
Union. just why he decided TO separate
himself from his boon companions this
summer has not yet been explained, May
be IL was for the purpose Of being nearer
members OF the Sullivan family. Little
Tim Is at tho United States and several
OF the fashionable young women there
are OF one mind as TO the quality OF Little
Tins beauty. They have come to the
unanimous conclusion that he ia the hand
soonest man at tho hotel II not at Saratoga.
There appears to be nothing weighing
particularly heavily tonight upon the
minds Of the big and little Tammany men
In town, and II a warrant In out for Devery
IL Is quite evident that none Of the braves
yet has any intimation OF Il. THE Sun
man undertook to tell the Deputy Com
missioner that there was a rumor that oLs
OF his detective sergeants was on the way
TO Saratoga 10 place him under arrest,
but the big Chief" would hear none of it,
With a smile and sweeping left hand gesture
he said: -Tll bet il IL Interesting. but
don't want to hear any news about any
thing just let ma go away and spend
Quiet evening with the folks"