The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-15
The Board Sits as an In
quisitiOna1 Body and
Imposes Fines.
EFFECTS OF BEER AND .KIMMEL."
Reports as to the Condition Of Sta
tiOns and the Need of New Ones.

street station, was found guilty of being
off his post May 5; and was sentenced to
be reprimanded by the Chief. Two po-
licemen and himself swore that he went
into grocery store while in uniform to
get a IS bill changed. James Ryan was
fined one days pay for permitting q
truck to pass through the line of the
children's parade after he had been or
dered to stop all vehicles.
Cornelius Harney. patrolman of the
Grove street station, was fined one days
pay for going to the assistance of citizen
who was in danger of being assaulted. Cap
tain Smith swore that Harvey was off his
post about fifteen minutes on the evening
Of May rs. A clerk in the office of Collins
e. Corbin swore that he went to serve
some legal documents on a person re-
siding on Twelfth street, near Jersey ave-
nue., when glass dishes and other missiles
OF similar nature were flung at him.
He then went to Hamilton Park and APP
pealed to Policeman Harney for pro-
lection. Harvey went with him to the
house, and it was while he was on this er--
rand that the captain missed him.
For a similar offence on June 2, to
which he pleaded guilty, Harvey was
fined two days pay.
A KINDLY STRANGER.
Policeman William Griffen, of the
Grove street station, was dismissed from
the. force for intoxication. Captain Smith
and sergeant, testified that on thegeven-
ing of June 2 Griffen came to the station
house intoxicated The accused police
man.saidsthat that afternoon he directed
stranger to Pohlmann's Park, and in re-
turn for his kindness the stranger pulled
out flask and offered him drink. He
said that he did not drink until the stran-
ger informed him that the liquor was not
whiskey, but kimmel, whereupon the
policeman took very small drink.
The Chief will reprimand Patrolman
Hubert O'Rourke, of the Grove street sta
ton, for not being at the relieving point
of his post when required. Policeman
William j, Moore, of the Grove street sta
, ton, was fined three days pay for being
! absent from duty without leave on June q
He pleaded guilty to the charge and had
no excuse to offer
Patrolman John Kenny, of the Bergen
Hall station, was acquitted of a charge of
being off his post as there was a reason
able doubt of his guilt owing to the large
territory his post covers.
1T DID HIM UP.
Chanceman John Dunn, of the Fifth
precinct was found guilty of being intoxi-
Gated while in uniform, and was dis
missed from the force On Decoration
Day Dunn was detailed for duty at pic
~
the next morning, according to the testi-
mony, he appeared at the police station so
intoxicated that he could not walk
straight.
Dunn denied that he was drunk and de-
clared in a pathetic voice that he could
prove that the charges against him were
"a made up plan to do him up" He fur
ther said that he had been on duty all the
day and night before Decoration Day.
with scarcely anything at all to eat, and
he was well nigh exhausted. He further
said that he drank two or three glasses of
beer.
Several witnesses were called to sub
stantiate Dunn's statement. They all
swore that they saw him on the night in
question, and he was perfectly sober.
HE DRANK SO NICE.
One of these, Andrew Doffiedecker. fine
specimen of the Schuetzen Park picnicker,
said that he gave Dunn couple of glasses
of beer just the same as he would any
other policeman.
"Don't you know that it is very, very
wicked to give an officer drinksn asked
ex-Dominie Benson, the remembrance Of
his old pulpit days stealing over him.
'Oh but he drank his in such nice
way" replied Mr.. Doffiedecker
"How was thatsn asked Mr.. Benson.
''Did he go around the cornerf"
Eyes, sir"
MIR. FEENEY ADNTIREs THE TRUTH
A fine of one days pay was the extent
of the punishment administered to Patrol
man Frey of the Sixth precinct for enter
ing the hallwayo of a Central avenue saloon
while in uniform and drinking glass of
beer. This light punishment President
Feeney explained, was imposed because
Frey acknowledged the charge and told
the truth about it.
On the night of June Patrolman Park.
of the Sixth precinct, smoked cigar
while on duty. which was probably the
costliest cigar he ever smoked. He was
fined one days pay.
PAwEING HIS BADGE.
Young Thomas MailIey, a chanceman of
the Gregory street station, had u narrow
escape goa Muiea, the sslsood good natnrgsd saarge
little Italian who blacks boots in front Of
Coopers' Hall testified that he loaned
Mailley at various times 3d. rs in all on his
police badge. He also said that Mailley
threatened to whip him If he didn't give
him the money. Shortly afterward he
gave the badge to Mailley in order that he
might go on duty. Although this hap
pened some three months ago. Mulliga
did not get his money until yesterday,
Mailley came up smiling and pleaded
not guilty tothe charge; then he pleaded
guilty and produced an old carman's
badge which, he said, was the one he had
given the bootblack as security. Multi
ga could not swear that it was not, and
the Commissioners dismissed the COM
plaint.
A BUSINESS MEETING.
When these cases were disposed of the
Board settled down to regular business
Police Surgeon Nevfn submitted his re-
port upon the sanitary condition of the
station houses. The condition of the
Gregory street station, he said, is so mo-
toriously bad that it Is an outrage to con-
fine human being in it n single day, al
though Alec. Watson, the keeper, Keeps
it as scrupulously clean as soap and water
and whitewash can.
The Bergen Hall Station is not much
better The Grove Street Station is clean.
est and best kept, but its accommodations
for prisoners and policemen are not sufh-
cient. F.A e &ess
The Doctor suggests the removal of the
closets and sewer connections in the Oak
land avenue station, and says that the
other two stations are In fair condition.
CONFERRING POLICE POWERS.
Matthew Q'Rourke was given special