New-York tribune., 1919-06-21

to make it up. There have been huge
estimates Of what he spent on various
things. Yet during his life there prob.
ably was no one else who knew how
much he had made or how much he
actually held at any moment.
he went into the real estate business
after he had been legislated out of
office and coined gold from that. On
several occasions he bought fine es-
close to 100000 each. lie bought the
New York baseball club and kept it for
a hobby, saying he had no intention
of making money out of it. He simply
wanted to own it. His fier in politics,
after he left the police, probably cost
small fortune in itself.
On August 81, 1894, Devery was dis
missed from the Police Department on
charges growing out Of the Lexow
Investigation. A trial was had before
the Police Board during his absence.
He reported sick at the time, but the
board, despite the protest of his law
missed him. He was reinstated by the
courts on July 10, 1895, and after be-
ing kept under suspension for several
months longer he was restored to duty.
Again Helped by Courts
In the latter part of 1896 the Board
OF Police, of which the late Colonel
the Society for the Prevention of
Crime the evidence which it had ac-
cumulated concerning Captain Devery's
administration in the 11th Precinct and
caused to be formulated a complaint
against the captain. This covered the
entire period Of his administration.
The case was called for trial in Feb
ruary. 1897, but Captain Devery OBJ
tanned from the Supreme Court writ
soners, from trying him, principally
upon the ground that the board was
no longer bipartisan. The motion was
argued, but never decided, SO that the
temporary stay held, and the board
was judicially prevented from taking
testimony upon the accusations. which
really led to the appointment of the
Lexow Committee.
When Devery was reinstated at the
command Of the Appellate Court, he
was assigned to duty in the West Har-
lem (125th Street, precinct, where he
kept quiet and waited for Mr.. Van
Wyck's administration. After the
change in administrations he was soon
made inspector of police, and then
deputy chief. Deputy Chief Cort-
wright, who was in command of the
Borough Of Manhattan, being pushed
into the Borough of The Bronx, so as
to give Devery the more important
precincts.
Removed by Seth Low
Devery's connection with the Po-
lice Department led to the election of
Seth Low as Mayor in the fall of 1901.
Mr.. Low in the campaign pledged him
self to the removal of Devery as Po-
lice Chief if the people elected
him, and one of his first acts was to
cause the removal of Devery.
The overthrow Of Tammany in the
Mayoralty election impelled the Tam
many leaders to throw Devery over
board. The Tammany executive com
mittee in December, 1902, dropped him
from that body, although he was the
executive member from the 9th Dis
trict. He made thunderous protest
against his elimination and at once
began to fight Murphy and his friends.
For short time there was trium-
virate control in Tammany, the power
being in Murphy, Daniel F. Mcmahon
and Louis F. Hatfen. Devery made all
three ridiculous for year by charging
that the Tammany organization was
run by "Sport," "Two-Spot" and
"Joke"-meaning Murphy, Mcmahon
and Haffen.
Devery's characteristic vcrbiage kept
the town laughing for a year or two.
Once outside the breastworks politi
cally, he stung his old running mates
in Tammany Hall without hesitation
and frequently.
II fine you ten days. pay for not
gettin' tipped off," said he while he was
Police Commissioner to patrolman up
before him on trial. "I want YOU to
distinctly remember" he continued.
that the first duty of cop is to get
tipped off. I amt complainin' about
your looks or your general record, but
you don't know how to get tipped off,
an that's what Pm fnin' you for"