New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-04
OEVERY CUTS LOOSE AGAIN.
HE HANDS Up" WHAT HE CALLS A
HOT ONE" FOR ]. c. sHEEHAN.

| Devery in the chaste language of the Four
| Corners Club last night at q mass meeting at
| Twenty-fourth-st. and Eghth-ave. across the
street from the Sheehan mass meeting handed
UP hot one" to John c. Sheehan. whom he is
lighting for the leadership OF the IXth District.
II told those people" said Devery. who had to
swallow half bottle OF vsseiine lubricate his
overworked throat that if they didn't quit send
ing out their scurrous and b1asphe-mious and
vile circulars that I would hand them up a hot
one. The men that wrote them circulars sayin I
was responsible for gamblin an houses of Ill re-
sort nypocrites cutthroats and sneaks Now
here's a hot ONE
"Heo-ray fur you Bit - " Bill do you renen-
Der when you arrested me-? q Bill, have you got
the price of carfare In yer cloze2'
All these tender remarks made while 'BiII"
was preparing to 'hand up his hot one 70 Shee-
han. After swallowing a tumbIer of water and
pulling up his left coatseeve. Devery continued:
There a while Byrnes was superfn-
tendent of police and Sheehan Commissioner
by the name of Lucy McCarty. One day she was
robbed of S5,0n0. Byrnes found out who was the
guilty man. and wanted to lock him up for rob
berry. Did he do it, No. he was stopped by the
Commissioner Police, John c. SheeEan that
white winged angel of purity"
"Hooray; give it to him, Bill, shouted several
That a clean cut case of robbery" continued
Devery. The chief tried the guilty man
and stopped by his Commissioner. Let Byrnes
tell the truth about that particular case. an let
Sheehan deny it. They say I'm on the toboggan
an when I hit hades I'll think it's the red light
district. The only toboggan I'm on is that I'm
comm down them felleTs good an plenty. May
Lowry Munzinger and other shinin' lights OF the
Pequod Club 10 know where l got 1t. Well.
know where they got it. an l guess kin stake
em to half a dozen good things before
this game is up. Let Sheehan deny the state
rnent ! made tonight. I'm a responsible man Let
them sue They've got good libel case against
me all right If l amt told the truth I'm right
here all the time. but they're not here hope
those gentlemen won't worry any about what
I've got or where 1 got it, II they do 1 can shed
some light where they got theirs. Goodwin
enough to say that Devery would be the last man
in the race at the primaries. l always go light
crpples and feeble minded people. Goodwin is
too weak for the people of this district. Let me
tell YOU if the Sheehan the Goodwin men win
an You'll get the 'Howdyr When Goodwin used
come up 10 the pump an touch me for three
where got it. He always took it and put it in his
pocket Now the issue in this campaign is: Has
Dir. sheeEan done anything for the people Of this
people Of this district? Louis Munznger has got
JOB that brings him in SIS 900 year If that was
fetler9 see standn' down there would be gettin'
a thousand dollars apiece; but that amt the way
Prior to his Speech Mr. Devery was asked in
regard 10 his misstatements about the Rev. Mr.
= amt got nothn, TO say about him. respect
his cloth an his profession said Devery quickly
and soemnIy. AN Amt got nothin' to offer on
"But he says ven misrepresented him and speel-
fed wherein you had blundered." said the reporrer
Now, | amt soin TO discuss Mr. Paddock I'm
through with him said Devery. turning a shade
The other speakers the Devery meeting were
William E. Ryan who until recently was a Shee-
drick John Walsh. George W. Albright and ex-
Congressman Ryan