The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-16
DELINQUENT POLICEMEN.
Reprlmands and Fines of from One to
Thirty Days Pay Inflicted by the
Board.

Reprimands and Fines of from One To
Thirty Days Pay Inflicted by the
Board.
The Police Commissioners met as a
trial Board yesterday afternoon. The first
delinquent to face the music was Patrol
man John Quinn, of the Gregory street
station. He was charged with conduct
unbecoming an officer on two occasions;
He called a peddler obscene names, ana
then prefixed equally vile adJectlves TO
Sergeant Carols name. l..
He plead guilty to both charges, ana
was fined thirty days pay. In p%ronounc-
ing Judgment in the case, Mr.: Feeney
said that Quinn's previous good reputa-
ton and the fact that he las been sus-
pended some time tended to tighten the
penalty, but he warned the culprit that II
he came before the Board again he would
be dismissed.
Patrolman Jacob Bergman, Of the
Grove Street station, was charged with
not reporting for duty on July 4 at the
proper time. He plead guilty, but SAID
that he had been in the habit of reporting
at half-past eleven o'clock, and when he
was ordered to report at half-past seven
he misunderstood his orders, thinking it
was the old hour.
He was sentenced to be reprimanded by
the Chief, and in pronouncing sentence
Mr.. Feeney remarked that hereafter the
lowest penalty inflicted by the Board
would be a fine of one days pay.
Patrolman Thomas Logan, of the Grove
street station, plead guilty to not being
at his relieving post on June ID, II said
that he waited at the post thirteen min
utes after his time for leaving (the rules
require him to wait fifteen minutesl and
her left expecting to meet his relief on
the way. Mr.. Logan will be reprimanded
by the Chief.
William Kingman of the same station
was charged by his captain with being
off his post. Kingman claimed that he
was OF his post all the time, and on ac-
count of the large territory it embraced,
and the fact that a portion of it was on
noisy streets, he did not hear his captains
whistle.
In answer to the Commissioners ques.
lions, he said that with the exception of
two years he has been on the force since
1871, and no charges have been brought
against him since 1875. Captain Smiths
charge against him was dismissed.
Chanceman Dwyer, of the same station,
plead guilty to not being on his reliev-
ing post and made no statement. He will
be repFimanded by the Chief.
Patrolman John Reddy. of the Bergen
Hill Station, was charged with being off
his post on May IA. Com missioner Ben
son called up Roundsman Walsh, the
complainant, and asked him what reputa-
ton Reddy bore, Upon being answered
by the roundsman that it was excellent
he moved that the charge be dismissed.
The motion was carried.
Patrolman Robert Mcdonald, of the
Webster avenue station, was fined three
days pay for not Reporting to the station
house on time.
John Reilly, patrolman of the same
station, was found guilty of not being
found on his post and not reporting to
the station when told to do So. He said
that he had to cover two posts and it took
him two hours to get around. Besides he
had had trouble on his post. The Board,
however, found him guilty and the Chief
will repremand him.
WILLIAM DELANEY, Furnishing Undertaken, car
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