New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01
DEVERY'S CLASSIC G|NKS
"Them Statues" That Made
Life a Pastoral Go Roaming.
so HE SUES A FURRIER
Best Chief Ever" Had Bought
Ten Town Lots to Flirt with
Thalia and Thalestris.

Persons who had the privilege in the
old days OF entering the house which
William 8. Devery occurred on the lower
West Side near Eighth avenue and the
famous pump. Will be prepared to believe
that he Is now lover OF fine art. When
big BIZ was ''the best chief OF police
New York ever had" as Mr.. Van Wick
was wont to say. he could tell Chinese
porcelain from satsuma ware, and he
had so much of that sort of stuff aboGt
his front parlor that visitors were afrail
old rose brocade SO they simply stool
before the white marble mantel and saz
admirirgly at the big portrait Of "Bill'
In his blue uniform. holding his cap, on
which the artist, with attention TO detail,
had painted the word chief"
Everything was In that parlor-teak-
wood tables with porphyry tops, ormulu
things and little Turkish tabarets that
would have made jealous the proprietor
Of the finest smoking parlor in the old
Tenderloin. Mr.. Devery knew what was
what then. Since he has quit being
policeman he has learned more.
Most everybody knows that Mr.. Devery
has been living down at Far Rockaway In
the summer time for years now and. IN
fact, his place there Is about one 81 the
best In the neighborhood. That Is one
reason why he appeared yesterday In the
Far Rockaway police court against Edgar
Lehman. who is furrter In West S2d
street, Manhattan, and has a regular
Iynr rxshf ah &c
well known, Is one Of the most exclusive
sections of Far Rockaway.
New Lares and Penates,
Mr.. Lehman did own a lot OF property
along Summit Drive, In the middle OF
which there was a fountain. About the
fountain there were statues. They were
not marble statues. but like those won
derful ones that they put up when Dewey
came back TO town and marched down
Fifth avenue. Mr.. Devery bought ten
town lots a-running and abutting along
Summit Drive. Just on eccount OF those
statues and the fountain, because In his
leisure moments. since he has quit think
ing OF things appertaining to police and
touching on politics. he has studied an
cient history and Greek mythology Those
statues appealed to him.
one day last week Mr. Devery arose
and looked out OF his bedroom window
over toward the fountain and the statues
that were wont to gladden. his eyes in the
early morning. The statues were not
there and the fountain was dry.
by heck" said Mr. Devery. without
those things this place will look like Gold
berg's deserted town. sweet Auburn,
where the Dannemora prison amt" Then
he went out to see where the statues had
gone. He had an idea that Galatea-like
they had come to life and walked away,
they were that natural.
And where do you suppose Mr.. Devery
found the masterpieces? They were sit
ting on the lawn OF the mansion which
Samuel Weiner. who is also a furrier,
has butt in Mott avenue. Mr.. Deyery
knew how they got there, he thought,
and straightway went for o summons for
Mr.. Lehman to come 10 court and tell
why he should interfere with a public
highways ornaments.
Chief Magistrate Otto Kempner, who
was sitting In the Far Rockaway court
yesterday. tdiu thdt SAi' bSfciS Saoc
was not q good one. and dismissed the
complaint. Mr.. Devery told his lawyer
to take It to the grand jury.
Some Classic, Believes Bill.
."Tll tell you about them statues, or
rather those, should say" said Mr..
Deyery later zone Of them was Thalla.
She was the muse OF pastoral verse Of
which have got 10 learn a LOT down
here. She inspired gaiety and was the
patroness of the banquet. Later she be-
came the muse OF comedy, and IL you viii
go over and take a look at her you Will
see some mack. her shepherds crook
and her wreath of ivy. But this amt no
comedy-it's going to be tragic.
"Then there was Thalestris, the Queen