The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-17
DRAGGED FROM HER Bed.
Mrs. Newman's Charge
Against Patrolman Ke1-
1y Investigated.

Inc Police BOarQ yesterday AFTERNOON
met in the Aldermanic chamber to try
number of derelict policemen and trans
act small batch of routine business.
The trial of Patrolman Kelly, Of the First
precinct, brought out curious story.
Kelly was charged with making an un-
lawful arrest and with conduct unbecom-
ing an officer. 1t was attempted to prove
also that he demanded money to release
the prisoner.
Mrs. Augustine Newman, who lives in
Steuben street, near Henderson, appeared
as complainant. She cannot speak a
word of English. Inspector Lange acted
as interpreter. She merely identified
Kelly as the patrolman who entered her
house at one O'Clock in the morning,
station house. The story is best
understood from the testimony of
Mr.. Adolph Greenwauld, a boarder in the
same house Greenwauld, in broken
English, declared that Kelly came into
his room while he was in bed asleep. He
was awakened by Kelly, who stood over
MIN in full uniform, with a club in one
hand and lamp in the other. Kelly or
dered him to lie still or he would club
him. Then the patrolman Went into an
adjoining room, which separated his
room from the hallway. He heard Mrs.
Newman and the policeman scuffiing
1t seemed the policeman was trying TO
handcuf Mrs Newman. He called out to
Kelly that If he wanted to arrest
the woman not to make so
much noise about it. as he wanted to go
to sleep; but afterward hearing some dis
pute, which he declares was demand on
the part of the policeman for ten dollars
to let the woman of, he got out of bed
and went to the hallway. BY that time
Kelly had Mrs. Newman outside the door.
Mrs. Newman asked him for loan of S5
to pay the policeman to let her off Kelly
marched off with Mrs. Newman, and
man--who is but a myth, so far as Mr..
Greenwauld's testimony is concerned
advised him to either fork out the IS or
go back to bed, as he, too. might be ar
rested.
Kellys story is quite different He said
Chief Of Police Murphy had ordered him
to investigate the story that Mrs. New
man was in the habit of brutally assault
ing her ten year old son, newsboy, every
time he returned home late at night with
unsold newspapers. The woman offered
them money to let her go, and he refused
it.
The Chief had seen the boy on the
streets at midnight during the coldest
weather OF last winter, and the boy al
ways gave as an excuse that he was afraid
to go home to his mother till he had sold
out his stock. Kelly said he had been for
sometime trying to get a case against the
woman. Recently he followed the boy
home at one O'Clock in the morning, and
saw the mother knock the boy down be-
cause he had not disposed of all his
papers. Then he arrested her. He him
self proposed to make charge of assault
aud battery against the woman, but
thought he would prefer to let some soci-
ETY. for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren take the matter in hand.
fylisf Nf11rrhu c11hatantiQta6 KQllvsg
statement SO far as they applied to him,
and is of the opinion that Greenwauld,
overhearing the conversation, jumped to
q wrong conclusion. Mrs. Fitzhenry. a
neighbor, also testified that Mrs. New
man often beat her boy. The matter was
laid over till the next meeting.
TOOK wHISKEY FOR THE PAIN.
Patrolman Fitzhenry, of the Second
precinct, one of the most conscientious
men on the force, was fined twenty days.
pay for becoming intoxicated on the
Fourth of July. It was Fitzhenry's first
charge. He had not touched drop
of liquor in nine years. Nearly all the
men were on duty long hours on the
Fourth. Some one exploded Il large fire
cracker in close proximity to his face and
piece of the burning she'll struck him
in the eye. To deaden the pain he took
two drinks of whiskey and it went TO his
Patrolman Whalen pleaded guilty to
disobedience of orders and neglect of
duty. He was stationed in front of the
Academy of Music the night of the High
School commencement exercises and in
structed to keep the graduates coaches
in line. While dealing with an obstreD-
erous driver several other coaches broke
line and filed up ahead of those who came
first. He also failed to report for roll call
on another occasion when he was called
to settle Hudson street scrimmage. He
was fined three days pay.
Patrolman James Hunt, of the Second
precinct, was fined one days pay for alb
sence without leave. Patrolman Louis
Fisher, of the Second precinct, was fined
three days pay for not properly patrolling
his post.
IT'LL BE FIVE DAYS HEREAFTER.
Chanceman James Levins and Patrol
men William Dawson and james Col
| lohan, all of the First precinct, were each
| fined two days. pay for not appearing in
court against prisoners. President
Feeney said the penalty hereafter for the
offense would be five days pay.
Ex-Policeman William Cooper sent in
communication to the Board insisting
upon reinstatement as patrolman, as he
| had been acquitted in the Court OF GEN
eral Sessions of the charges of larceny of
| flowers from Florist John Reid, of Green
vile, an offense for which he was recent
ly dismissed by the Police Board. The
| Board did not relish the tone OF Cooper S
| epistle. and insisted" that it be filed.
Captain McKaig, of the Fourth pre-
cinct, asked the Board to investigate the
refusal of DIR. Stranghan to attend the
case of Thomas Donahue, of No. 130 Cor
nelson avenue, because the case was out
side of his district Donahue was lying
| in critical condition when the City
Physician of that districtwas summoned.
| It seems the boundary lines had been re-
ce ntiy changed. 1t was referred.
The managers of the Reed Whisper
Phone Company asked permission of the
Board to place its phones In the station
houses to ascertain their efficiency, and
with view TO furnishing the depart
ment with them should they prove salts
factory.
The request of the Board of Aldermen
that the Chief Of Police be allowed to
furnish the Excise Committee with list
of grocers who are selling malt liquors
without license was referred to the Chief.
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