The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-08
HOBOKEN POLICE WAR.
Recorder McDOnOugh Gratifying
a Small Spite Against
the Force.

The Hoboken police and Recorder Nc
Donough have never been on the best of
terms. Lately collisions have been fire.
quent.
The first occurred a few days ago.
Captain Hayes and the Recorder were
the principals. Albert Gunther q lock-
smith on Newark street, told Captain
Hayes that his seven year old daughter
had been maltreated by John Labello. an
Italian shoemaker, sixty five years old
living next door to him. The captain
made an Investigation and satisfied him
self that the charge was unfounded.
Meantime the story reached the ears Of
Recorder McDonough. He had City Ply
siclan simon examine the child and on his
report, issued warrant for Laeello and
sent it out to the desk at the police station
to be served. An attempt was made to
serve it, but Labello had left for parts un-
known. Then the Recorder had his inn
ing. He expressed himself in strong
terms about the discipline of the police
and said that It was through their neglt-
gence that Labello escaped.
Captain Hayes, though he did not be-
lieve Labello was guilty, realized that It
was his duty to have the warrant served.
He put two of his best men detectives,
Good and Nelson, on the case. and in
structed them to catch the Italian az oil
hazards.
For three DAYS the detectives were on
Labello's trail. Labello was well sup
piled with money, and it was no easy task
to capture him. The detectives traced
him 10 West Hoboken, thence to Newark.
from Newark to Brooklyn, and last night
they caught him Ia tenement house on
Willow avenue, near Weehawken. He
had several articles packed up aud aD-
parently was about 10 90 on some long
journey.
There was great rejoicing In the depart
ment over the capture. Captain Hayes,
however, said to me this morning: Now
Labello Is captured. but fail TO see how
he can be convicted. do not believe him
guilty. Labello was sent to the County
Jail this morning.
ROW NO. 9.
This morning there were q couple more
clashes between the police and the Re-
corder. Owen Quinn Is one of the newly
appointed policemen. He is young man,
and fearless. He has one Of the hardest
posts in the city. About 1l:40 last night
he saw q gang OF young men sitting on
| the stoop in front of the dance house at
Third and Adams street. They had a
can of beer between them Quinn went
over and hit the can with his club knock
| ing it into the gutter. The gang at once
| started to do up'' the policeman. Two
of them had a keg raised and were about
to bring it down on his head when Police
m en- DAWN and Kennedy hurried up
and grabbed the keg as it was
about to descend. Several of the
gang ran away. The police arrested
Lawrence Linskey, tnirty-one years ola,
of No. 122 Sixth street. and Lawrence
Butler, of No. 220 Adams street. A large
crowd followed the policemen and their
| prisoners to the station house, and there
| the policemen recognized two more or the
gang, Edward McMahon, twenty-two
years old, of No. 112 Madison street, and
Robert Doran, of No. 176 Clinton street,
and they were also arrested.
This morning the Recorder expressed
the opinion that Policeman Quinn was q
fresh policeman. and that he had no
right to knock the can of beer into the
street He believed, he said, that all OF
the young men were hardworking, re,
spectacle young fellows. he lined
Linsky and Butler IS each and discharged
the other two.
Captain Hayes differs with the Re-
corder about the young men being re.
spectacle and hard working. he says
| that they are members of the old Fifth
street dock gang, and that their immu-
nifty from punishment will make them
bolder. The Captain is very mad.
NO. 8.
The Recorder expressed himself In re-
| lation to another case that came before
him this morning. Harry IorpeY, VINO Is
something of a Dugilist, and Edward Far
rell, went into Adolph Peppers concert
garden shortly after one O'Clock Sunday
morning. Torpey and Farrell got into an
alteration with some Germans and
Torpey hit one of them knock,
ing him through one OF
the windows of the saloon,
Mrs. Pepper, VINO was behind the bar
screamed, and in short there was a
great deal OF excitement, during which
Torpey went into Philibert and Gaeyer's
billiard parlors directly opposite and sat
down. In a few moments three police
men and great crowd followed him in.
Torpey made some show of resistance and
Policeman Mike Murray. 1t Is alleged
hit with his club. The Judge tnougn'
that Murray had no right to use his club
aud said that the proper thing for the
policeman to do was to advise
whoever made the charge to procure q
warrant for Torpey's arrest. However
the Judge fined Torpey and Far
rell $50 each, and Torpey will also have te
answer on a charge of assault and battery
on Policeman Murray.