The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-16
POLICEMEN ON TRIAL.
Sixteen of Our Own Finest Before
the Commissioners.

Sixteen derelict policemen were placed
on trial at yesterday afternoons meeting
OF the Police Board. All pleaded guilty
to the charges preferred against them.
In some Of the cases the offenders merely
remarked that they oversight themselves.
This complaint was so general In the
First precinct that President Feeny
looked at Commissioner Benson, and re-
marked:-
"The only way to put n stop to this is
to provide sleeping accommodations for
them at the station house" To which
remark Commissioner Benson replied:-
1T looks that way"
Patroiman Philip Landmesser, of the
First precinct. was dismissed from the
force. The complaint against him was
that he appe sred ut the station house in
citizens clothes on December IL suffer-
ing with delirium tremens.
Chanceman Bullard barely saved his
neck through the staunch championship
OF Commissioner Kelly. The charge
against him was that of being found In a
made the charge and said he therefore
could not vote either way in the matter.
III he could he would vote for Bullard' 3
dismissal. Commissioner Kelly wanted
him fined thirty days pay and Commits
sioner Benson wanted him dismissed.
Commissioner Benson was at last induced
to give Billiard another trial. He amend
ed Commissioner Keliy's motion by fixing
the penalty at forty-five days pay. Com
missioner Kelly accepted the anne endment.
CLAY KEENAN, ExoNERATED.
The charge of releasing prisoner fro m
custody. preferred against Clerk keenan,,
of tine Second District Police Court, was
dismissed, it having been shown to be a
justifiable mistake on the part of the
clerk. Patrolmen Walter Skiff. James
Colohan and John Hunt, of the First pre-
clnct; Reilly. of the Second; Kenny, ofthe
Fourth; McDermitt. of the Fifth, were
each fined two days pay for failing to re-
port for duty. Chnnceman Fallon. of the
First, met with the same fate. Chance
man Keilt, OF the First. was let off with
one days pay.
Chanceman Ernest Ullfers, of the Third
precinct, was fined twenty days pay for
being found asleep on his post and
Chanceman Tobias Holmes, of the Third,
was fined five days pay for being found
off post In a saloon. Patrolman Garret
Lomasney, an old member of the force.
made his first appearance before the
Board. He plead guilty to being absent
without leave and was fined one days
pay. Patrolman Robert +. Parks, OF the
sixth, was fined five days pay for viola
tion of rules and Patrolman John p.
Fenain, of the same precinct. was fined
five days pay Tor the two charges OF not
properly patrolling his post and failing
to report for duty.
TO WRITE THE DEPARTMENTS HISTORY.
Communications were received from
the Board of Finance notifying the Com
missiouers that $500 had been appropri-
ated for furnishing the new station house
q Foye place. Chief of Police Murphy
notified the Commissioners of the death
OF Patrolman George Franham, of the
Sixth precinct The Chief eulogized the
faithful patrolman's career and said he
mad ordered detail of policemen AS a
funeral escort
Special police powers were conferred
upon Luke Homan, Daniel Hopkins and
G. Y. Tulhill of the A A. Griffing Iron
Works, and permission was granted to
the Salvador Amateur Athletic Club to
hold colored boxing tournament in
Oakland rink next Tuesday evening,
under the supervision of the chief Of
police.
A. E. Costello. of New York, was
granted permission to publish history
of the department. The history is to con-
sist of 500 pages and one-fourth of the
proceeds is to be devoted to the relief
fund. Mr.. Costello is the author of sim
liar historys of the police ana fire deparr-
ments of New York which are considered
the best work written upon the subjects.