The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-22
REPARTHH TN HOBOEHN
Janitor Sullivan Treats the
Board of Education
to Drunken
Wit.
HE WILL BE BOUNCED.
Remarks Ironically That He Sleeps
in Barn and That it Is No
Business of Russ What
His Business Is.

Patrick Sullivan, the janiJor Of the
Hoboken High School, was tried before
dereliction ofduty last night. The janitor
was drunk and succeeded in turning the
investigation into roaring fever The
members of the Board when they asked
Mr.. Sullivan civil questions were insult
ingly answered, and Mr.. Sullivan used
profane language
When Chairman Harksen raped for
order the meeting room was crowded,
which happens very seldom except when
something of Importance is about to be
transacted. Conspicuous in the loKAy
was Counsellor w. S. Stuhr Of Sen@e
Investigating Committee fame It WY
said he was engaged as counsekefo Nh
Sullivan but he did not appear Gshcialiyl
as Mr.. Cannon, his assistant, acfJd IN hisN
stead
At the last meeting of the Executive
| Committee of the Board, Mr.. Sullivan
was cited to appear and answer charges
OF dereliction of duty In moving away
| from the city without notifying the
| Board. The janitor had changed his resi-
dence to Harlem, but since the trouble he
| has hired a furnished room at No. 176
| ing in New York.
| After some routine business had been
| transacted, Chairman Darcey, of the Com
mittee on Teachers, Salaries and School
| Government, started the ball rolling. He
| said in substance that Mr.. Sullivan was
! guilty of violating one of the rules of the
| Board in moving away from the city
without notifying the Board. Mr. SulIi-
| van was then called. He was accom-
| panied by his counsel No one had
i M W mn N
| influence OF liquor and so every one was
unprepared for what followed.
LIVELY RETORTS.
| "When did you move away from this
city, Mr.. Sullivan" asked Trustee Dar-
cey.
ION the fourth of this month";
| "Did you notify the Board. =
| II did not think it was necessary. There
| is nothing in the manual to that effect y
! At this juncture Mr.. Cannon inter-
rupted by saying that there was no rule
of the manual which Mr.. Sullivan had
| violated. He said that Mr.. Sullivan
moved away from the city because DIR.
| Rue, a physician, had ordered u change
of air for his sick child. A letter from
| Dr. Rue was offered in evidence. 1t
! stated that a change Of air was advised.
1 but that New York was mentioned. Mr.
! Cannon also stated that he could prove
| that Mr.. Sullivan had arranged with 4
| truekman to move the family effects
4 l.
arrangement was made on the day he
moved away.
! Thus far the examination had been
! tame enough, but it was the calm which
| precedes storm.
What were your reasons, Mr. Sullivan,
.The health of my family" was the
reply.
You did not think it worth while to
notify the Board?"
mo; what do care for the Board
| (Sensation.) Anyway, there was nothing
| in the manual which says should notify
| the Board"
"Did you ever look at the manual2''
/ "Yes, before you ever thought of be-
| coming q member of this Board.
Now be- careful, Mr.. Sullivan. Or
other charges will be preferred against
! YOU"
Il defy you"
you know you insulted me on one
1 previous occasion"
Mot during school hours''
DO you intend to move your family
back again?''
/ mo, sir; not for the whole school
house."
when did you move backs'
ssWhen it suited me-"
Have you slept home every night since
you have lived in Harlems"
mo. not always"
Did you not sleep in the school
housest
NEVER WAS PAID FOR IT.
Eyes, and 1 never got paid for It. 2
| Trustee Russ then got the ianitor in
tow. Mr.. Russ Is a counsellor.
/ is that fiat house in which you live
in Harlem?' Mr.. Russ asked.
| mo, ir's barn." Q4aughter.)
What business do you transact over
there?''
s'That's none of your business y (Sen-
sation.)
do you carry on junk business
there!" asked Mr.. Russ.
Whats that? | can't hear you. I
guess will move my chair up closer to
you. Now fire away
/ Mr.. Darcy interrupted by saying
"Mr. Sullivan, i think you are not
sober, and / think that it is disgraceful
that the Board should continue this Coz
sWeI," retorted Sullivan. with
drunken leer, you can stand h. Of q
lot more than I can"
On motion of Mr.. Russ, Sullivan was
ordered outside of the railing and q few
witnesses were examined. The truck
man who moved Sullivan testified that
he had arranged to move the effects back
to Hoboken on September |. DR.. RuQ
! testified that he had been treating one OF
SulliYan's children for malariai fever.
Mrs. Sullivan asked If q change OF air
would not be beneficial and he said 1T
would. There was no mention made OF
Harlem.
Mr.. Cannon then briefly reviewed the
testimony and said there was nothing IN
the manual which Justified the proceeds
ings.
On motion Of Trustee Russ the Ex-
ecutive Committee adjourned to report
at the next meeting and the regular
order of business was resumed. It it
thoroughly understood that whatever
might have been Sullivan's chances for
retaining his position, his disgracefuI
conduct last night destroyed them. and
there is no doubt of his dismissal.
''Tom" Kehoe, OF the Third ward, viii
PROBABLY be tho next janitor.
Rain Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, April %. 1890. = Weather
indications for twenty -four hours for
Eastern New York, New Jersey and
Eastern Pennsylvania:-Fair rain We'd
! nesday night; stationary temperature;
, southerly winds.