The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-16
RIGHT MULLINS.
Parne1l Feeney
Commends Him for As
sisting a Lady In
Distress.

The Police Board met yesterday after
noon Policeman John f. Murphy was
charged with entering u liquor saloon on
This case was laid over, the witness being
absent.
The charge was preferred by Michael
Cleary, a peddler, OF No. 400 Monmouth
street, who failed to appear be-
fore the Board yesterday. Muir
ply arrested Cleary some time
ago for peddling without a license. and
Cleary took this method OF revenglng
himself. Policeman Frank Monahan en-
tered q plea of guilty to a charge OF alb
sence without leave and offered sudden
illness as an excuse for not properly pa
trolling his post. H. was fined two days
pay. Zimmerman kenny was chargeu.
with violation Of the rules in en-
tering d while on duty.
This case was laid over. Policeman
Green WAS charged with attending O ball
while on duty. He proved that lie was
called IN to suppress a disturbance. Inc
charges against him were dismissed.
Policeman McDevitt, charged with not
properly patr0lling his post. pleaded
guilty and declined making q statement.
He was fiued two days pay. Policeman
Robert Miller was charged with violation
OF rules in entering u candy store while
on duty and in not taking the shortest
route to his relieving post. He entered a
plea of guilty and was fined two days
pay.
RIGHT YOU WERE, MULLINS.
Policeman Dennis Mullins, charged
with being absent from his post, pleaded
in extenuation that he a distressed
female on the street. She WAS suffering
from rheumatism. Aman named Harley
WAS summoned as a witness, and he
proved to be quite ~loQuaci0us.
President Feeney said:-"You did right,
officer. Whenever you see u respectable
woman in distress take her home" The
charges against him were dismissed,
The resignation of Policeman McDoug-
all was received and accepted. McDoug-
all was appointed about two months ago.
AT the last meeting of the Commissioners
he was fined ten days pay. Charges
were also pending against him when he
resigned.
Al invitation to attend the BAH of the
High Chief Rangers of the Order OF For
~esters, which will occur on October "a,
was received and accepted. The applica-
ton of Q. Nespehall for special police
power was granted.
RESOLUTIONS BIZ KELLY N BENSON.
The following resolution presented by
Commissioner Kelly was passed:-Re-
solved, That the clerk be ordered TO adj
vertise for proposals for lighting the
streets of the city by electric light, gas or
oil. commissioner Benson offered the
following resolution which was also
passed:-'Resolved, That Policeman
Mullins be transferred from the Fourth
precinct to the Second and Policeman
Sturges be transferred from the Second
to the Fourth.
The quarterly report of Chief Murphy
was next presented. It showed the total
number of arrests during the past quar-
ter to be 1909; the number committed,
Ee0. Afcnknr,4.1 LQ@S. fSntIN,l no, A<ytrn1itnd RI
o6; fined, 800. The report stated that the
number of dead bodies found to
be Ha42, s.-.of which Is were claimed;
the number of persons found sick, So; the
number of accidents. 40. The value of
the property lost or stolen was S4,C12, OF
this a quantity, valued at 1920, was re-
covered. More thar half of the people
arrested were American born. The next
greatest number OF one nationality were
Irish and the mex German.
After the report was ordered received
the Board adjourned.