New-York tribune., 1902-01-02
DEVERY GOES OUT IN TEARS
PARTRIDGE SAYS HE WANTS NO RAIDS
on TIPPED OFF" PLACES, BUT
ATTENTION TO DUTY.

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! Chief of Police, and issued order appoint
| ing Colonel N. B. Thurston and Major F. H E.
Ebstein his first and second deputies. Then
| Colonel Michael c. Murphy, who had been the
| figurehead, and William S. Devery, who had
been the ruling spirit at Police Headquarters
left the building as private citizens, shorn of all
| power and authority. There were tears in Dew
| ery's eyes he filed a protest with the new
Commissioner and went out. He had nothing
| more to say 'touchin' on or appertainin to-
his removal from office. All he had to say to
| newspaper men, and he said that feelingly,
| was, It's id cold day"
| Colonel Partridge two hours behind the
| time he nad appointed for taking command OF
| the Police Department He delayed at the
| Mayors office, and was not sworn in until after
| 1 o'clock and then he received an informal
| resignation from Mr.. York, the Deputy Commits
sioner of Police in Brooklyn, and he tried for
to have formal resignation substi-
tuted in order to avoid removing Mr.. York be
| fore appointing Major Ebstein Meanwhile
| Major Ebstein had gone to Headquarters to
| wait for his appointment, while Colonel Thurs
| ton remained with Colonel Partridge at the
| City Hall For nearly two hours Colonel Muir
| ply, Devery and few of their friends sat in
| the Commissioners room at Headquarters anX-
| iously awaiting the arrival OF the Commits
! sioner. They talked in low tones. and the at
mosphere like that a funeral Devery
| felt the suspense and asked his counsel Abram
| 1. Elkus, over and over again how he should
act and what he should say in presenting
protest that the lawyer had prepared. The pro-
| test declared that Devery the rghtful Chief
| of Police. and that the law which had legis-
| lated him out of office unconstitutional
! Colonel Murphy became impatient and said
! that he would not wait much longer if Colonel
! Partridge failed TO appear. The telephone in his
! office kept busy with inquiries about Colo
| mel Partridge.
| COLONEL PARTRIDGE WAS DELAYED.
| When the new Commissioner arrived he ex-
| planned the cause of his delay. Colonel Murphy
| then introduced Colonel Partridge to Devery
| and left the room.
Here's my protest" said Devery in a blum
| dering fashion. forgetting the instructions of
| his counsel and thrusting a paper into Colonel
| Partridges hand while the Commissioner
| was removing his overcoat Then Devery wiped
! the sweat from his brow, and sat down in the
| corner of the room.
Colone! Kipp the chief clerk received the
| new Commissioners certificate of appointment
and placed II file. He then called Senior In
! spectOr Cortrght who received from the Com
missioner order announcing the appoint
| mcnts of Colonel Thurston and Major Ebstein
! deputy commissioners. At last Commission
er Partridge turned his attention TO Devery's
protest and read it. Devery got up and. prompt
ed by his counsel, said:
"As member of the uniformed force I pre-
sent myself for duty"
You say you the Chief of Police said
Colonel Partridge and l say you are not. That
will be Cor the courts to settle"
You understand, Colonel Partridge, that we
are merely proceeding in legal way protect
Dcvery's rights" said Mr. Elkus
Il understand" said the Commissioner
Then he shook hands with Devery, who had
tears IN his eyes. and Devery and his lawyer
walked out.
All the inspectors and captains Of the force
had been summoned to Headquarters and had
been waiting in the trial room the third
floor. for hour. Commissioner Partridge
went to the room and read address to them.
1t in part follows:
SAYS THE PEOPLE WANTED A CHANGE
The circumstances which have brought us to-
gether officially are well known to you all The
opinion that municipal matters were not conducted
in the busnesslike way that they should be. has
been charged that in some departments there have
been gross eNtrava EanCe favortism and failure to
ment is one which has ben most sevrreIT w prjtI
rsed The dissa tisfa.tion of the ncoI'j e.
great that on November > last they declared that
The administration OF the city's affairs should be
As | understand the wishes of the people as ex-
pressed on last Election Day, 1t is that politics and
tmproper outside influences should be eliminated:
that the members Of the force should rely upon
collection Of money protection OF vice or for
special privileges should cease. and that the police
fore" should devote It's best energies 10 the per-
To go little into detail. | believe that the best
way to check the evils of gambling In its various
forms is to strike first at those places which have
for the longest time and in the most persistent
which are known to harbor professional criminals
and openly to encourage vice I'm its various forms
ana at dsordery houses notorious for rioting. de-
bauchery, and to which young girls enticed
and ruined. When such as these have been thor
oughy attended to. it will be time to consider what
1 do not believe in sensational raids upon gam
bling disorderly houses which have been pre-
They do not deceive the bubble II were a = IN IN
spector or a captain and a corps of detectivas
other than those attached to- this department should
come into my district or precinct and close np
places which notorious which had existed for
a long time and which had made attempt to
The people also expect greater vigilance In the
vention Of every description Of crime This can
only be accomplished by strict attention to duty
| expect you TO maintain discipline in your sew
eral commands by the exercise OF both Kindness
and frmness and to be fair and just to all not
allowing guilty men to escape them. The persecti-
ton of interiors by superors will tolerated
SHAKES HANDS WITH sUBORDINATEs.
Colonel Partridge remained in the room long
enough to shake hands with the inspectors and
captains. Then he went back to his office and
swore in Colonel Thurston first deputy COM
missioner. assigning him to duty at headouar-
ters in Devery's old office. little later he
swOre in Major Ebstein as second deputy and
directed him to go to Brooklyn and take charge
of the office made vacant by Mr. York Then
he removed Mr.. Kincaid. who had been Commits
sioner Murphy's private secretary, and appoint
ed Arthur L. Robertson as his secretary He
dismissed Miss Hickey, the stenographer in the
office. saying he might not have need of a
stenOgrapher there. Then he transferred to
various precincts five policemen who had been
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