New-York tribune., 1902-02-19
DEVERY BUYS REALTY.
1T rs THOUGHT PURCHASES AGGREGAT-
ING S357.SOO ARE FOR HIM.
MAKES HIMSELF INCONSPICUOUS IN AN
AUCTION CROWD-MANY SALES AT
GOOD PRICES.

There were two or three interesting things in
connection with the sale of seventy-fve parcels
of real estate at the Real Estate Auction Rooms
yesterday afternoon. One OF these was the ap-
pearance there of William S. Devery, ex-Deputy
commissioner of Police, as bidder With him
was j. j. Byrne, who said to be his nephew
Byrne appears in the memoranda of sales as the
purchaser of properties on which Devery and he
bid a total Of 1857, 800. Byrne paid $50. .7SO the
10 per cent deposit required, and the auctioneers
fees Byrne, or, it is generally believed,
Devery will have the privilege of leaving as
much as 20 per cent of the purchase price on
mortgage. That is, the buyer of the properties
SET down in Byrnes name will be obliged TO
hand over S107340 on or before March II to get
possession Of the parcels
LIST OF THE PROPERTIES.
The properties which It is generally believed
were bought for Mr.. Devery. and the successul
bids, follows
No. SS1 sixth-ave., a five story stone front
store and apartment building, near Fiftieth-st.
$4,000
Nos. 151 and 1913 Eighth-ave.. five story and
extension brick fiat houses. north OF Seven
teenth-st S7j 500
No. Sol Tenth-ave., northwest corner Of Fifty
sixth-st.. a five story and basement brownstone
store and apartment building. $39,25O.
apartment building. $4,000.
Nos. go and 672 Eleventh ave, north of
Forty-eghth-st.. four story brick lathouses.
S26 400
No. 40 Greenwich-ave.. a five story brick fat
house, $l54OO
Nos. go and 23S West Thirteenth-st.. east cor
ner Of Greenwich-ave.. a five story brick nat
house. known as the Jackson, S6I75O
No. 116 East Fifty -ninth-st, east Of Park-ave..
a four story and basement stone building,
$4,000.
Mr. Devery apparently attempted TO conceal
his presence in the auction room. He stood well
back in the crowd and though he bid more than
once on property, it was done quietly that
few knew he in the room.
It was sometimes with difficulty that the clerk
of the sale could find the successful bidder when
II happened to be the ex-chief. on one
sion the auctioneer was about to put piece
knocked down his bid up again, when three
or four persons in his neghborhood indicated
that he was the bidder. Devery said he was act
ing for a friend. and pointed out Byrne as the
person meant. Byrne could not be found last
night at Mr.. Devery's home, where IT was re-
ported that he lived.
PEYTON ESTATE HOLDINGS SOLD.
To those interested in real estate the sale Of
the realty holdings of the Josephine L. Peyton
estate was of especial interest as indicating
the pulse of the market Every parcel was sold,
and the total footing Of the sale was S1.359350
making It one of the largest sales in long
time Every parcel brought good price.
Nearly all the parcels were improved
The auction room was well filled, and the bid
ding was as a rule lively.
The greatest amount of interest centred in the
Fifth-ave parcel, NO 363, five story brown
stone front and brick building, with three story
brick extension. This sold Tor $4,000 While
it was bid in by George r. Read it is generally
believed that it bought for B. Altman,
who has bought in recent years through Mr..
Read several adjoining properties. Another
parcel was Nos. l3O and l32 Duane-st.. which
went to Martin f. Greene for $4,000.