The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-15
RATHER THIN STORIES.
But They We're Chilly Rat
tied by Jersey City
Policemen.
COMMISSIONERS DOUBTED THEM
How Rockford Chased a Barrel of
Flour All the Way to Secaucus
and Back.

Yesterday was trial day in the Police
Board and there was a big lobby.as usual,
when bluecoats are arraigned before the
Commissioners. Fortunately Tor the Of
tenders President Feeney was In an un-
usually aimable frame of mind, and the
mince pie. which buecoats feared would
give the President dyspepsia. and thus
cause him to make mince meat of them,
did not get in its deadly work until they
had all passed through the trying ordeal.
The humorous portion of the entertain-
ment was opened by Policeman Rockford
of the Sixth precinct, who is victim
OF the excessive use of "moxie."
rockford is the James Owen
O'Connor of the Department. Assuming
tragic air. and pugilistic attitude he
explained his failure to report until
three hours after return roll call, by
stating that he had chased man ma aihed
Kroll two miles. which took him mile
out of the limits Of Jersey City and
landed him in Secaucus
That zone of the finest" should run
Two miles amused Mr.. Feeney, aud ne
permitted Rockford to proceed. Sergeant
Holderer had informed Rockford that a
baker on his post had lost a barrel of
Hour. he directed him to overhaul every
wagon that passed him, and If he dis
covered the flour to place the man under
arrest. Rockford suspected Mr.. Kroll, of
Secausus, and having missed him while
discussing the condition of the atr: os-
phere with two young men commenced
the two mile chase that has made him
famous. Unfortunately for Rockford
Kroll testified that he was stopped by
Rockford and that he took ride to Sc
causus with him. and that he subse-
quently brought him back Rockford
endeavored to introduce rebuttal testi-
mony but it was useless. He was fined
fifteen days pay.
Policeman Mccormack, of the First
precinct, was The next humorist intro
duced. Mccormack one morning last
week lost his hat while in uniform, and,
after doing duty for an hour bareheaded,
aroused d policeman who lived in the
neighborhood, borrowed his hat, notwith-
standing the fact that it slipped way
down over his eyes, and kept right on
doing duty. His hat had in the mean
time been found and returned to the
station house, where he recovered it on
reporting
ASSAULTED BY RUFFIANs.
Mccormack in his nina took The Com
missioners to Mercer and Varick
streets, aud pictured himself as being
set upon by two burly rutfians, who dust
, ed the entire block with MIN. The ruff
fans both escaped and in the melee he
lost his hat, and, using his expression,
didn't know what in the deuce to do, SO
he borrowed a hat" His answer to a
charge of failing to report at a proper
time was that ne forgot what time 1t was.
He didn't know wnat in the deuce to do
about this either, but his mind was
relieved somew hat when he was informed
that he would be fined fifteen days pay
for losing his hat, and ten days for failing
TO rel t. Twenty-Five days in all. He
was aIso directed not to appear before the
Board again under warning of dismis-
SAL,
Chanceman Fallon fell off horsecar
and sprained his ankle so that he was
unable TO get his shoes on. This naturally
prevented him from reporting at the
proper hour. He was fined two days pay.
Policeman Murtha, of the Fifth Pre-
cinct. who enjoys the society of the Com
missioners to such an extent that he never
fails to put in an appearance on trial day.
was find ten days pay for not properly
patroling his post. He was also directed
to keep away or be broke"
Joseph Nevin, Que OF the new chance
men, was fined three days pay for not re-
porting for duty on December 4.
Policeman McManus was fined two
days pay for the same offence.
AN OASIS IN THE DESERT.
Policeman Keilr was improperly gr-
raigned for being absent without leave.
Keilt had reported sick by order of Police
Surgeon Nevln. u fact which had not
been noted. The case against him was
instantly dismissed
Michael Burns, the "Tin Soldier" did
not think it necessary to appear and
answer charge of not properly patrollng
his post. Charges will be preferred
against him for this offense also, and he
was ordered suspended until the next
meeting of the Board.
Policeman Harrigan, becoming con-
fused on account of numerous orders
given over the desk November IA, used
tiisrespectful language to Roundsman
Hopkins. He was fined ten days pay
and warned to keep away on trial days,
as he has answered to twenLy-six charges
during his ten years of service
Eoenezer Losey. of the Seventh pre-
cinct. was caught coming out of salon
by Sergeant O'Brlen. He was also found
of his post November 25; he did not prop
erly patrol his post December and De-
ceniber II; he failed to report at fire on
his post. To the last three charges he
pleaded guilty. hut to the first not
guilty. He was fined twenty days pay.
in explaining his presence in Biadley's
saloon, where he was seen by Sergeant
O'Brien, he used slang, and was becom-
ing disrespectful to O'Brien when Mr.
Feeney sat down upon him. He took the
rebuke to heart and endeavored to tell the
story ne nau invented IN II SLfai2hG IOr-
ward manner. This was useless, how
ever, and as result he was hued three
days pay on each charge.
CITY HOSPITAL CONTRACT.
Having disposed of the trials, the
Board awarded to John Herman the con-
tract for the construction of the new adj
dition to the City Hospital at the price
named in his bid, which was $500. He
was required to furnish u bond in the
sum of $40 900 to guarantee the faithful
fulfilment OF mis- contract. Louis II.
Broome will supervise the work for 31S
per cent. of the cost.
The resignation of Policeman NJ. T.
Maloney was accepted. Special police
power was granted to Bernard Bonner
and George Logan of the Central Railway
Company. A petition from the Erie Rail-
way Company TO have the same power
granted to Larry Fullem was referred to
Superintendent Smith.
For the arrest of the burglars, George
Smitn and Henry B. Howard, who plotted
10 kill Policeman Miller and escape from
the Fourth precincL station house, the
names of Captain McKaig. Detective
Hottie aud j. Salmon were ordered placed
on the meritorious roll.
A communication was received from
Counsellor Clarence Linn notifying the
board that Lawrence OSrien, owner of
the mouse on Grove street, which has been
usetl rs station house. would bold the |
city responsible for the rent of the place |
until November 80. 1892 In The COM
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