New-York tribune., 1901-07-19
DEVERY SILENCES PRIEST.
HE SAYS HE WILL RECOMMEND DIS
MISSAL OF DRUNKEN POLICEMAN
WHO DISTURBED PICNIC


About fifteen witnesses men and women.
crowded into the trial room at Police Head
quarters yesterday, TO testify IN the case Of
Policeman Henry W. Woody, who charged
with getting drunk while detailed to a picnic
of a Staten Island Sunday school on June %.
He assaulted and arrested a young man. held
up one of the picnic stages with a revolver, and
fell asleep in the road. The Rev. David JUNIOR.
of Huguenot, and many others. testified that
Woody had been drunk and had behaved in an
outrageous manner
Henry H. Thomas, the chief witness against
Woody. told how Woody had first assaulted
him at the picnic Thomas said he had heen
watching the children, when Woody had sud
denly turned and struck him with his flst,
knocking him down. Woody had placed him
under arrest and later let him go.
The Rev. Isaac Thomas did not see the as
sault, but said his a paralytic aSd
| feeble
Some witnesses testified that Woody had
been sober at the picnic, and Drs. David Cole
man. of Tottenviile. and Edward ]. Donlin. the
latter a police surgeon. said they had treated
Woody for malaria. Policeman Woody on the
stand said that on the day of the picnic he had
felt dizzy" Some one had struck him, and he
had thought it Thomas.
Father James NJ. Burns. of the Catholic
!
peared a witness Il saw Woody" he said
at O'clock and he sober I want to tell
you. Mr.. Commissioner, my reasons for coming
here. If this man trial a Methodist, he
wouldn't have been put trial here. 1t is be-
cause he is a Catholic Over in Staten Island
they hate Catholics, Tammany Hall men and
Irishmen."
NO, no, no. Father" nterposed Commissioner
Devery don't make that kind of talk here
Don't do it."
Mr. JUNIOR arose and declared that Thomas was
not a Methodist and it was not question OF
religion. Father Burns reiterated his statement,
and Devery pounded the desk in front OF him
| and said;
Father, We must have nothing of this sort
| here. Father, you must not lose your head"
Al this Father Burns left the trial room. Devery
then ems said; aid -, -, -. ...u-.
are run in this trial they will find out
that religion and politics don't count here rfsy
have no place here. Everybody will get the
justice that is coming TO him"
Commissioner Devery then turned TO Woody
and said:
Policeman Woody, you were detailed II this
picnic TO look out for the interests and welfare
OF the people there. You there to see that
/ none Of them were hurt. You there pro-
tect people. But what did you do? The first
you know it. You picked out a paralytic md
clubbed and thumped him with your stick. DO
you call that protecting people at a picnic? {?
Woody. l tell you you acted like brute |
am going to hold you on the second charge OF
assault and am going TO recommend that YOU
be dismissed
In the hallway there excitement after the
trial. Father Burns had waited outside. and
when Mr.. JUNIOR came out he repeated the re-
marks he had made about religious prejudice
A hot passage OF words ensued between the
minister and the priest.
You Methodists hate Catholics, Tamm1ny
men and Irishmen," shouted Father Burns.
Il a Methodist" said Mr.. JUNIOR
You never met me- before. How do YOU know
what l an?'
4 don't know what you are" replied Mr.
Burns. but I do know what the other man Is
referring TO Mr.. Thomas). and / know he hates
Catholics. Tammany Hall men and Irishmen
II this Methodist he would not have
been put trial
Finally the hallway was cleared
Policeman James F. Shaw. OF the Mercerst.
station who has a post in Washington Squa. =,
up charge preferred By c. F. Brown
ing, a magazine photographer, that he had ar
rested him and used him roughly when he at
tempted TO make a fashllght photograph Of the
people sleeping on the grass at 80 o'clock on
he had ordered Browning out OF the park. and
guage. Devery turning TO Browning. said
What right have you TO go into the square there
and disturb people sleeping on the grass with
your flashes and bombs? l dismiss this COM
plant"
Policeman Alexander Hourly. OF the Oak-st
station was charged by his captain with not
keeping peders moving fast enough in Park
Row Hourly fined thirty days pay.