The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-07
In THEIR NEW QUARTERS
The Police Leave the Rock
cry on City Hall Place.
OLD HEADQUARTERS REMOVED.
How the New Rooms Are Appor-
d--Buildings Where Head
quarters Have Been Before.

The police departmen has crossed the
Rubicon and taken the first step toward
the handsome new building which they
confidently expect will some day replace
the old rookery at Gregory and Van Worst
Streets Yesterdayafternoon Headquarters
and the FIRST Precinct moved to the build
ing No, 146 Sussex street. which the Com
missioners have leased for six months
There were some persons Of pessimistic
temperament who with sinister smiles
declared that when the lease expired all
the building the department would have
to move into would be that same old
Gregory street rookery.
This did not deter Chief Murphy from
moving, however, and at two o'clock the
great event in the history of Jersey City's
police department took place.
Detective Bob Pearson was in the van
with two bare flag poles typical of the de-
partmentS barrenneSs OF established mead
quarters. Then came Chief Murphy
more dignified than ever. carrying his
new Posey coat on his arm. Col. Robin
son and Inspector Lange were not Tar
behind, each laden with some relic OF the
building they all thought they were leav-
ing forever.
: iJet6CtlN6S JOHU CiOS duu lollly lIdibOh
were part of the procession and then
came Captain Farrier of the First pre-
cinct and his men with arms FULL of cloth
sing. dot the captains thoroughbred
81 black and tan, went around III style
THE NEW HEADQUARTERS.
The new combination Headquarters
: and First precinct is on the north side OF
Sussex street, about half way between
Van Worst ana Warren streets.
1t is three story brick building, and,
- Ixr% %l1.1 Il ,orfv1a hna hnaJ
treated TO a new pair of wooden steps.
Captain Farrier has the front room on the
first floor, and the Office of the station
house is crowded into the rear room. On
the next floor Chief Murphy has his office
in the front and the Inspector occupies
the back room, while the fire alarm gong
is the most conspicuous object in the
small hall between.
The front room on the top floor is occu-
pied by the Health Inspector. The Build
ing Inspector is located in the back room
and the reporters are made comfortable
in the other room on this floor TO the left
of the Building Inspector. There is also
bath room on the floor.
The police are directed to take their
prisoners direct to the cells in the Grove
street police station and bring copy of
the record down to the new station. Prls-
oners who are able to furnish bail will be
taken before Justice Weed, and in some
cases they will be brought to headquar-
b6TS. JuSJiC6 DbllSLuE Will AOANt SOtAAo LIZA
the present in the old court. room.
POLICE HEADQUARTERS HISTORY.
~ The headquarters which looked so black
and gloomy to passersby lust night, first
came into the use of the city as city mar
shal's apartments. That was when the
city paid its city marshal in house rent
and fees, and Sam Ellis and his family
occupied the structure.
Nathan r. Fowler, while at the head
of the department many. years ago con-
1~i In in 10
Gregory street police station, which Cap
tain Farrier has made SO gay with prints
and cuts and trophies of war. During
Chief Champney's time the headquarters
was changed to the rooms in the City
Hail. which are now occupied by Mayor
Cleveland and his assistants. Ben Muir
phy was then sergeant Of police; but he
grew to be an inspector before ne left
there. Generally ZAP Howard, who is
now driving butcher cart at the. abat-
toir was in charge of the place, relieved
occasionally, however, by John Clos.
ssrhe boys' used to have more fun to
the square inch then than they have had
to the square mile since; and 'Al' How
ard was more likely to be the victim OF
their pranks than any one else.
His great point was that he slept about
all the time he was on duty. You couldn't
say of him as you can OF most men--that
they are quiet only when they are asleep;
for it was then he was noisiest. He
war whoop.
HOWARD AND THE TRAMP.
A colored tramp dropped into the place
one winter night for lodgings. Howard,
with his feet on one chair and his head
thrown back on another, was deep i'll
slumber in the back roOm bob" Beggs,
an old time Sun reporter-dead now, Door
fellow!--sat at the railing in the ante
room, and it was to him that the colored
.sgemmann made his application.
t'Why, certainly" said Beggs; fright
into the back room, sir.
And so the colored tramp passed
through the rail into the rear room, gor-
geous with tapestry carpet and furniture
of velvet upholstery. He drew two cush
ioned chairs together and pulling off his
shoes had disposed himself for a nights
rest, when the laughter of the on-lookers
outside aroused Howard.
He turned in aStoniShment upon the
colored partner of his luxury.
''You black rascal" he yelled, what
are you doing in here?'
.Dat IN none o. you business" an
swered the darkey
Howard sprang from his chair.
Cd you," he shouted, 'get out of
here"
..Get out N 'ere yoself," /" shouted the
unperturbed colored man. "Yom wife
trash watts too good to sleep wiv cullud
gemmanl Eff j is brack Use good right
to be tramp as yo' has. !"
Howard did not convince the colored
man that he was not a tramp like him.
self till he had thrown him into the mid
die of the street.
But those merry old times are over.
They went when mike" Nathan
became real chief, and Headquarters
went to the gloomy building that has
just been abandoned for something bet
ter.