New-York tribune., 1901-08-23
WHAT DEvERY CALLS A BRIBE.
HE SAYS HE WILL BREAK POLICEMAN
WHO WANTED TO PAY FOR ATTEND
ANCE ON BOY HE INJURED.

Policeman Michael Eagan, OF the West Thirty
seventh-st. station. tried before Deputy Com
missioner Devery yesterday a complaint made
by his captain that June 2s. while chasing a
crowd of boys he threw his stick and struck James
Elliott, Of No 5O1 West Forty-irst-st breaking his
leg.
The boy, who lnped into the trialroom on a
crutch, said he was watching a crowd Of boys
burning mattress when the policeman chased
them, and, throwing his stick. struck him the
leg. The policeman carried him to the drug
store, and attended getting him the hospital.
Il carried him to the drug store and sent him
to the hospital" said the policeman in defending
himself.
You doing the best you could for him?"
interrupted Devery, approvingy.
Yes and hunted around for his father. and
when told he was an orphan found his aunt She
was satisfied that did not intend TO hurt the
boy. l told her I would bear whatever the ex-
pense Of ca-irg for him would be-"
You tried 10 bribe her right away remarked
Deyery. There is plenty Of that thing going
around now"
II wasn't brbing her" stammered the policeman.
ours and rattlesnakes after you for that. You had
no business 10 make admissions Of that kind"
The policeman tried to explain that he had hurt
the boy accidentally, but was willing 10 pay the
denly changed 1t is a nod you ought to have in
L hod instead Of nightstick. and I'm going to
recommend that you be broke You might have
business to know that you should have had The
strap of your stick around your wrist. That boy
may be cripple for life.
You tell your aunt not TO take any money from
hinl,' said Devery 10 the boy. He has done you
enough injury already
Patroman Michael Regan Of the East Twenty
second-st. station. charged with intoXication.
His excuse that ne took whskey for a dog
bite. Both whiskey and effiCaCous.
The sergeant who took him to the One-hundred-
and-twenty -hfth-st station after Police Headquar
ters had telephoned the Information that there
a drunken policeman in Observation-Disclosures
tieth-st., was the complainant.
roundsmdn said that he took Regan to the J.
Hood Wright Hospital to have dog bite cauter-
lied The dog bite story interested DeVery, and he
recalled the sergeantS who had testified and asked
them about it. They said that Regan had com
planned of abrasion of his finger, caused by a
dog bite, and they had sent him 20 the hospital.
What would you do the first remedy II you
bit by dOg?" demanded Devery of Sergeant
Crowly.
4 think I'd go take a drink" replied the
geant, laughing.
You would be doing a good thing, under the
circumstances replied DeVery. If he took
little liquor about that time he might have taken
IL as an antidote Ilghtnt he, doctOr?' asked Dev-
cry. turning the police surgeon, who had tcsti-
fled
Yes, that would be a good thing
From this time on it was plain sailing for Regan
He said he his way home when man
called his attention to dog on wagon, which
swapping and biting at children. He went to
inVestigate and the dog bit him the finger. THE
chances of hydrophobia made the crowd excited
explained Regain