New-York tribune., 1902-06-04
DETERY TURNS ON CROKER.
r-y-CBIEF CAN'T STAND FOR" THE WAY
TAMMANY Is RUN NOW.

z,-.,,,. Toa,-erv better known as plain BIZ
Devery, or Chief Devery. the large polieeliiaii
whose trials of derelict bluecoats were anout /"
rear ego full of Joy to press and pubhc-thls SAINT
..t,;II, Tle,-ery-gaye an interview sketch ar
-ist friend connected with The Evening Norid
on Sunday at his home in Far RockawaN, ana Ihe
vav he freed his mind about his former associates
in Tamunany Hall made the Tammany men sInile
end vince az one and the same time yesterday
Croker" said Devery,- referring TO the absent
chieftain lis playing both ends against the idaie'
He is trying Tammany Han py the wireless
telegram system. He can't. Tammany Hall Is
like that guy from Missouri You've got TO show
-rsr,-nanv Hall Why Tim Sullivan came along
and looked over the ground, and was SO disgusted
he went back to Hot Springs I'm a loyal member
of the organization. but can't stand Tor 'he ne"
way they are running things
.,-Sor- Charley Murphy is a nice sport he Is d
smart man, and keeps his mouth shut but Al
would take a bigger man than what Chariie
Murphy is 10 keep Tammany moving. Ihls talk
about Charley Murphy being leader, there nothi
into it -
.Hsw about Mcmahon and Hanen? peFerE "dS
asked.
They ought to be over skimming milk for
Croker" said the big eX-chef. " Dan McMahon
IS a twospot. He is the most ungrateful man in
poljtcs Dan gets into the contracting business,
cleans up pile and forgets his old friends. Haffen
is a joke.
These contractors" Devery went on. ARE try
ing TO run New-York. Mcmahon is getting like all
his rabbit tail whiskers. To hear Crimmins talk
you'd want open his coat to if he didn't have
wings But you bet that when the contracts are
passed out John d. has got his fists where the con-
tracts land, and IL don't cut any ice with him
whether Tammany hands EN- out not
There's contractors trust in New-York. The
email contractor is against the wall with his
tongue hanging out. He is losing his horses and
his carts and the men that worked for him are
OF Jobs. And the hottest hollerers for reform
the big contractors.
That reminds me Of this Fire Department down
here at Rockaway Beach. When l was in the sPo-
lice Department Chief Croker always knock
ing me and my men. but when there was an
emergency the police force johnny on the
spot It's different with the Fire Department
When this fire broke to-day we had no water
pressure There amt foot of city hose IN Rock
away Beach We get $500 A for the Fire De-
partment here. and have pay 300 of that TO the
engineer What do they expect the horses to eat
chestnuts?"
When Devery was asked for his opinion of the
Police Department, he said:
An I've got TO say is that Colonel Partridge is
a real nice old But he don't know the New
1ork police force. No man knows It that hasn
pounded beat behind desk and learned
everything in A may learn the clerical
end Of it. but no man can learn the men. That's
All I've got No learn the men.
ne got to be one of the men -
And what do you think Of Andy Freedman
sald Mr.. DeVery's questioner.
The former trial Judge held up both hands COM
51lssraI1ngly. and then laughed loudly and
~; Glthout putting his thoughts into words.
asked IL there any gambling in Far Rock
away, Devery said:
a. Toucl.in on am apperfsinin' IN that there oues-
hoIl. there amt gambling in Rockaway Beach
not 10 my knowledge"