New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-13
DEVERY "GETS SQUARE"
FINES NARRLNAN HEA VILl
FOR A IRLFLE.
ALSO HEAPS VILE ABUSE ON THE Man
WHO HELPED EXPOSE SHAKE
DOWN" SYSTEM.

Deputy Police Commissioner Devery yesterday
had chance to get even with Patrolman John
Marrinan, who was one of the witnesses III the
ONeiII trial on Monday The manner in which
DeVery took advantage of the opportunity Tor
revenge made some of the policemen in the trial
room gasp with establishment at what they
called his nerve" and caused some other per-
SONS to declare that Devery was the worst black
guard that ever held a position of power in the
Police Department.
Because Marrjnan had allowed his uniform TO
be soiled in dragging drunken woman Out OF
the gutter Devery fined him fifteen days pay
heaped abuse upon him in language that can
not be printed in newspaper, and bawied aIter
him as he drove him from the trial room:
Now go and get somebody to remit that me-
VIII you? You're dirty bum.
At the trial Of Patrolmau O'Ne on Monday
Morrinen testified that another policeman told
him he could get fine Of thirty days pay, re-
Gently imposed by Devery, RENTED by going to
see Edward Hirscb a saloonkeeper and friend
| of one of Devery's wardmep. Hirsch told hilfi'
Marrnan testified, that he represented Glenpon,
Devery's man now under indictment and that
the fine would be RENTED for $50.
Everybody in the trial room expected trouble
Yesterday as soon as Marrinan stood up before
Devery to answer a charge made by Inspector
Cross as to a soed uniform. Devery glared at
| the policeman, who cool and respectful.
Il had a drunken woman prisoner and she
soiled my clothes" explained Marrinan.
Did she put your clothes on?" asked Devery,
with a
mo sir. She was lying In the gutter and was
filthy"
NO matter how filthy she may have been. she
was cleaner than you"
Marrinan flushed. but kept his temper, and
Devery went on: That's no excuse to come
here with"
Then Devery turned to Inspector Cross and
demanded: Did you make an Investigations"
Cross said he told the policeman that his uni
form could not have been soiled that way and
that Marrinan admitted that he spilled some
! cough syrup on his clothes.
Then Devery broke out in a torrent of abuse
using language so vile to be unfit for pub
LEGATION, ending with the words: IN fine you
| fifteen days pay. You're bum. You're dirty
| filthy uncean and everything else.
Without a word in reply the abused police
man started to walk out Of the room, and Dew
cry shouted at him: Fifteen days pay. Now
20 and get somebody TO remit that fine. Will
! you? You're a dirty bum.
The outbreak shocked everybody IN the trial
room, and when Commissioner Murphy was told
Of what Devery had said the Commissioner ap-
| peared to be shocked. too.
| HE couldn't have made those remarks an
official" said the Commissioner. seeking wildly
for an excuse for Devery. He was just talking
| in his private capacity. The remarks certainly
| didn't go on the record"
| When told that Devery's words should Ne or
the record as they were uttered officially. Com
| missioner Murphy said: Well that matter
| will come before me later" He would not gay 4
he thought a fine of ffteer days pay was out
rageous for the offence charged.