The evening world., 1912-05-04
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
A FUGITIVE FOR
TRYING TO BR|BE
Detectives Fail to Find Michael
e. Devlin, Accused in Con-
demnation Case.
WAS FORCED TO RESIGN.
Complaint Says He Sent Com
missioner $3.50 to lnflu-
ence His Decision.
WAS FORCED TO RESIGN.

MichaA e. Dsviin. former principal
Of pu6ao School No. . and whose con.
duct - . commissioner in several con-
dsmnation proceedings for the oUsnfng
Of new streets In the Bronx brought
about the ensurs Of Commissioner Of
Accounts Raymond D. FosAck. 10 .
fugitive from justice. MaGistrats
Krcts In the Centre strsst Potos
Court. upon the application Of Distriot.
Attorney whitman on Wednesday 10
sued . warrant for ths arrest q Dsvfin
OF the ohargs ef bribery. The fact
that the warrant had been issued was
not made known until to-day. whom
Central once Detectives Williams and
Foye reported to Assistant District-At-
torncy Colnon that they had been
unable to ind Dsviin.
Tho charge against Dcviin n that on
Feb. :: last he attempted to bribe
James N. Donneiiy. Chairman Of the
Board Of Condemnation Commissioners
for tho acquiring q certain property
for me opening Of the Bronx boulevard.
Devdin wal formerly a member OF this
commission, having been appointed In
1905. He resigned in 1910. having been
removed a hort time previously by Jus
tice Downing Of tho Supreme Court a.
a commissioner in condemnation pro-
ceedings for tho opening Of East Two
Hundred and Nirety-second street.
GENT MESSENGER WITH Noru
CONTAINING 1850.
According to ths Information OF
which the warrant Cor bribery VA
based. Dsvlin. on Feb. n. ssnt Com
missioner Donns,iy the following letter
Dear Sir.-h regard to the 400
that has been due you for some
time and In regard 70 which I have
received notice through q mutual
friend, ! bag leave to state that I
sincerely regret that this should b
due % long . time without some
evidence In the way of a payment.
I inciose the sun of $3.50. and trust
70 Be able b give you the remaining
40 within the coming mooth. =
about the time II the puR1ioa0on q
your daal report.
You have been exceedingly eon.
stdsraks under the circumstances.
nut you doubtless understand q
fully and very kindly the oiroum.
stances which make the prompt pay
mont Of . debt Of this kind -
prompt a. We would like to have Il.
n ocours TO mo that you would
prefer to have the entire amount.
and II q u may be 70 arranged. It
would be convenient. however. to
have the present arrangement stand
but II II Is not - you would wish
to have II. kindly return the same
{ and I will endsavor to make the full
payment hereafter. possibly within
a month.
. The letter was not signed and On
closed W 500 bills and . go Dill, q
. well ~ . typswrftten list Of . numbs
: Of parcels Of property for condemns
; ton with the prices set on the Am
: In the preliminary report OF the %
gtnecrs In charge for the city.
memorandum explained that these Pal
cells ahould have been appraised st
"' ~: .nSsiop. had is.m delivered Il,
. Mr.. Donneliy's Office BY an America
3 District Messenger boy. Fifteen mdr
. utcs later the boy returned and aske
/. for an answer for the sender. n
> Donnsiiy asked the boy who had 81
. the message but the boy could not tel
poNNEutY REPORTED ING
DENT TO WHITMAN.
II at oncs tslephonsd TO the ON,
from which the messenger came" N
. Donneily told District-Attornsy VIII