Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-22
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NEW YORK LETTER.
Gotham's Remarkable Police scandal
The OUTLOOK for the International
Regatta.
(From our Special Corrcspondent)

Regatta.
(From our Special Corrcspondent)
New York. Aug. 19-Tho chief matter of
interest here this week is the shaking up
among the police officials. some of whom
are accused of ConniVinE with the law
breakers, especially the gambling fratern-
ity and the pool-room keepers. and one Of
them has already been tried and sentenced.
Others are awaiting their fate with fear
and trembling.
Deputy Police Commissioner Devery,
who is thought to be handand glove with
the Tammany police, and may yet be
found guilty, has been quietly enjoying a
vacation at Saratoga, but returned yester-
day to hold police court. He denies the re-
port that he intends to resign. and says
he means to stick, although they have
been trying to get him out for ii year or
more.
The following incident, which occurred
while he was holding court Yesterday. will
give some idea of what manner of man he
is:
At one part OF the proceedings he
made some remarks, which impressed all
present as being significant at this parti-
cular time Patrolman Hessan. of the
Tenderloin precinct, was called up to an
swer charge of conversing with a woman
for an unusual length Of time on the
street. and was caught and reported by a
roundsman.
Didn't you see the roundsman COM
ing?" asked Deverv
No sir" said Hessian.
Didn't the young lady see the rounds
man.
NO, sir"
she should have seen him and tipped
you off. Tips are very plentiful now, you
know" and laugh went about the room
Then Uessiar tried to explain that he
hnI hat no
man was wrong.
"Don't be tin soldier" said Devery
Stand up-have nerve and take your
medicine like "A man. Don't try and escape
by blaming the roundsman You were
caught with tho goods on you. Tell the
young lady to look the other way the next
time you meet her and tip you off when
she sees the roundsman, and remember
that when you are caught with the goods
on you, you want to know nothing. You
are fined ten days pay for not beirg
tipped
When Devery ceased speaking he look
ed squaroly at the reporters. smiled
slightly, while broad grin went about tn =
room.
The advent of Tipton's yacht, shamrock,
II, that came into port the other day, IS
another incident that has stirred up rip
pl" of mild excitement in town. Those
who are competent 10 judge pronounce her
a very neatly built craft. and Pre- dictlonS
are already Ventured that her gallant own
or may succeed this time in Uniting" the
ctp that has been so long coveted by our
British cousins. The real exc Element will
matcriulize later On. when the race comes
off.
Inc interest of hOrsemcn has recently
bcen intensified bv the wonderful perform
anrc of the horse. C'resc.us. tEat has won
q record of 2.o9i. and which was brought
here the other day to trol With Fire Com
missioner ScnnnnIrs horse The Abbot
which has "A record Of 2 03h The race
drew thousands of peonle To Conev island
THURSDAY ubo we're however disapnoint
ed because the record was not only not
lowered h,t not maintained The two
minnie horse may com. s-Suc dav in the
future but at nresent even se-desh ma q
IFS limit of endurance, hut O9i, ne COM
narod tn tho oll . 40 pait half n century
AFRO. is "A wonderful achievement.
. m, N, .rAou, that could not find ulace
in the race-course or thot did not have tho
g Ia nav tho Dri 90 NJ admission betool<
themselves to the nurlieus of Ccnev Island
v,b.ro tb,,. on iovod tbemselves ouita "a
woll or ot least as we'll as tho circun,
stances would hermit II is the same ola
Conov exceut mat .outwardlv ar least II
ie far eleanor than II was a vaor ago Ru+
tbcrn Is tbo Same hur,v-iurrv Of So
called am,,samonts me same motIov
crovvds mo Same chean ebov,s restaur
ants bathing-housos the Same "Chute-
tbc-chutcs and wbirI. about railways
making a sort of agglomorotod nanden,on,
inn, Of .ver,.tbirr IN the wa, 81 roi.o and
confusion mat can he ,p,pIned
rho latest rovoItv ar The Island &c an
affair c,llod tho "I o,,n,b, I ,,,,,,, ., -, hih
consists of one of those ratIwavs that ru,
mn hin md dovr da1o II, tbo cn,Irso ~
which tho oar turns a comnIota summer
SAINT but mol,os tho revoIution Ga ouic,,-
lv tbat tho orcunnnts ore beld in ia, COW
trifura1 force NovertboIess nnc ar two
have other becn thrown ont mr. ver5
othorvis. Injured nv the ex,itoment ~
tho ,idn and an attcmnt v,.v rondo -
cloeo n mn nv tho nolico but tho o,,ners
and the 81, oups,' is stiu running and me
inarulnr mart of II Is that the cars are