The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-10-11
Chief Donovan Of Hoboken
Has Been a Policeman
for Twenty-Five
Years.
CELEBRATED BY A BANQUET.
Governor Albeit Presents 4 Dia-
mend BadgePr Prominent
People Present


Ing handsome diamond studded badge
was presented to him by Governor
ALBEIT on behalf OF his admirers. The
banquet was arranged by James P.
Layerty, Mayor Stanfon's private score
tary, and g. A. Seide.
The rooms were profuseIy decorated
with smilax and evergreens and in an
aIcove was Cramer's orchestra. While
the banquet was IN progress the orchestra
discourssd low, continuous music and
the effect was very pleasing. Shortly
after nine o'clock all OF the guests had
arrived. Governor Able tt had the seat
Of honor 1t the head Of the table. On the
Governors right was Chief Donovan and
on his left Mayor Stanton. OF Hoboken.
THE GUESTS.
Seated around The festive board were
the following guests chancery Clerk
Allan Z. McDermett, Prosee utor Win
ield. Judges AL Hoffman and E. Pax
ton. County Clerk Dennis Mclaughlin.
Police Commissioner John F. Feeney-
Justice Davis, Corporation Attorney r.
Hudspeth, Judge w. d. DAILY Register g.
B. Fielder, Sheriff McPhiilips, General
Heppenheimer director Brugeemann,
Leon Albeit, Or, Surrogate James
0'Neil, Police Commissioners Coyle,
Daab. Utz aud Kaufman OF Hoboken. @.
A. Seide, James p. I4ayertY, Presideng
Russ. OF the Hoboken Board Of Educa-
iion, Captain Helms. Captain SCHNEIDER,
Lawrence Pagan. foreman Of the Grand
Jury. Con- Donovan, Nicholas Crusius,
Corporation Attorney Minturn. City
Clerk Martin v. McDermott. City Treas
nrer James Smith, Collector Of Revenue
Thomas Bowes. 6. Walbaun, Capt.
Hayes, o. Krieg, John g. Carr. Chief Nc
Neil, Of Beyonne: Inspector Coniin, Of
New York; Mayor Patrick Gleason. OF
Long Island City, Charles Unreln. A
Iaenman. G. Herman, Col. Erlenk0etter r
]. Braumstein, Mayor Simon Kelly, OF
Weehawkens J. 0sterndorf, Chief Little.
of Elmira; superintendent Smith, OF Jer-
sey City. Juhn Collins, A. 4. Costello. J.
Bullwinkie. a. Kremer and Superin-
tendent Brown, OF Newark.
The menu cards were very elaborate;
on the inside was a photograph OF the
Chief 10 full regalie, and on one side were
the figures 1866. and on the other 1881
After the elaborate dinner had been en-
ioged flash light photograph Of tbs CON-
paDy was taken and the photos VIII be
distributed as mementoes OF the occa-
siod.
THE BADGE PRESENTED.
Governor Albeit presented the badge 90
the Chief and eomplimented him on the
excellent record he had made. When be
pinned the sparkling token on his breast
there was great applause. TheChief very
feelingly replied AMI said that be would
ever cherish the happy memories the
badge would bring forth.
Toasts were then IN order. Mayor
Stanton was called upon TO respond to
ssIhe City Of Hoboken.v The Mayor
made an excellent speech. He dweit on
the progress the city had made in the past
few years, and he pointed with pride to
its excellenG financial standing. Prose
cutor Winfield, General Heppenheimer
and others responded to toasts, and it WAS
past midnight when the festivities were
at an end.
The badge which was presented to the
Chief is very handsome and is valued at
S400 It is of gold. In the centre clus-
tered around the State coat of arms are
seven one-quarter caret diamonds. Be
meath the coat of arms are the figures
's25'' formed by one-six caret diamonds.
BIS LIFE
The life IF the Chief has been an event.
full one. He was born in Aoboken fifty
one years ago. When young man Of
twenty-six he WAS q carpenter. He was
an athlete and had longing for police
work. Al that time James Davis
was Chief OF Police of Ho-
boken. On September 20, 1866, Fred
B. Ogden. who was Mayor at the time.
appointed Chief Donovan. The force at
that time consisted OF fourteen men
The young mans good work at once
made him noticeable When be was APP
pointed Chief there was a great deal Of
smuggling going on. The local Enel chants
complained thai liquor was smuggled
from Bremen. The energetic young
Chief at once went to work to break up
the gang. He learned where they stored
the goods, and one day when a steamer
arrived he concealed himself at the rem
1oxvor1a and xyoifed He eiNfaa EarrS
of liquor brought into the place The
kegs were received by q bury sailor.
When the Chief attempted TO ar
rest him the fellow drew revolver, but
was disarnled. The gang was broken up
A few years later several Bergen
county citizens appeal to the Chief to aid
them In arresting horde of burglars
who were operating there The Chief
went 10 work and arrested Oswald and
Doc Bruenstein, notorious criminals,
and they were sentenced to hfteeni years
in States Prison.
Shortly after this gang OF river
thieves began operating in the harbor.
After working the piers in New York and
BROOKLYN they commenced TO operate
along the water front. They cut holes
in the Bremen dock large enough 60 per-
NIT bale of silk TO fail through. Chief
Donovan locked up Shanahan, the leader
of the thieves. and recovered all Of tine
OtD&t IL q Q41EtA1CAAe OA& - go otASRe8 Afof "
York
1t was in July. 1888, that Chief Donovan
made one of his most important captures.
The Chief was standing at the corner of
Newark and Hudson streets talking TO
Mayor Timken when he noticed a man
dressed in 'longshoreman's clothes run
ming towards him at full speed.
AS the fellow neared him, the
Chief recognized the features Of
Pete Emerson, aiins Bsnjo Pete, motor
ious thief. The Chief triDped him up.
Emerson fought desperately, but was cap
tured. Donovan did not know what
Emerson had done at the time. Emer-
son said he mad had fight with a long
shoreman.
AN IMPORTANT CAPTURE.
At the station house the Chief learned
what valuable prisoner he had caught.
Tx Policeman Nugent, the Manhattan
Bank robber, and Red Farrell had fol-
lowed Cashier Smith of the Grange Bank
from New York Smith had 8 large
amount Of money in a satchel, which ne
had drawn from bank In New York
The plan Of the two trio was 20 fol- ow
the cashier into the train, aud rs IL WAS
about to start. Nugent, who had q piece
OF lead pipe wrapped in an old newspa-
per, was 70 hit Smith on the head. and
Emerson Yves TO grab the satchsI Then
The cotluaes were TO lump fence and get