The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-17
DELINQUENT POLICEMEN
The Board Pretty Severe but
Not Half Severe Enough
Bryant'S Bad Break.

The Police Board transacted a great
deal of business in a short time yesterday
afternoon. A full Board was present
Roundsman Lewis Mcintyre Of the Fifth
precinct petitioned for ten days leave of
absence without pay. 1t WAS granted
Coroner Parslow sent in the verdict of
the jury in the inquest on the death Of
Thomas Hines. who was run over by a
Grove street horse car under the D., L. &
W. bridge. The jury recommended that
more lights be placed there.
President Feeney thought that an cleo
trio light should be placed there, and the
| communication was referred to the Com
mittee on Lamps and Light.
John Costello, EleaZ ner Losey, John X.
Fredericks, Charles Bonnell. Dennis Sui
livan and Edward Moran were appointed
| chancemen. The first policeman called
| for trial was Patrolman Thomas Kelly OF
the First precinct Kelly was charged
with having entered the saloon of John
| Brandt, at No. 373 1-2 Montgomery street,
on the morning Of January IL and telling
the proprietor that he was chief of detec-
tives and that be would be compelled to
| close him up unless he paid SO There
were three charges against Kelly, con-
| duct unbecoming an officer, being in a
| saloon and not properly patrolling his
guilty. Brandt's name and the names OF
several witnesses were then called, but
they did not respond.
as there no way of compelling the
witnesses in this case to appear hereN
President Feeney asked OF Chief Muir
phy.
ayes; guess we can have them here at
the next meeting" the Chief replied.
Then the case was laid over.
The charge against Policeman John
Devlin was next taken up Devlin, it was
charged, was asked by Brandt if Kelly
was all right, and replied that he was,
and that Brandt had better see him. The
saloonkeeper then gave Devlin IS. Devlin
pleaded not guilty. and as the witnesses
in the case were the same as the previous
one this case was also laid over.
John Doherty. patrolman of the First
precinct, was charged with conduct un-
becoming an officer. Owen Sullivan, the
driver OF coal cart. sad that ne had MS
coat backed near the corner OF Grove and
Bay streets on the afternoon OF February
49, The patrol wagon ratified along, and
because ne did not get out of the way
quick enough Doherty, who was stand
ing behind, kicked him In the side.
Doherty pleaded not guilty to the charge.
He said that on the dav in question there
were two patients in the patrol wagon.
The wagon was in the car track and the
driver tried to keep it there, but Sullivan
would not get out Of the track. he did
not kick him, he said. Policeman Harms,
who was standing beside Doherty, did
not see any kicking. The Commissioners
evidently believed Sullivan, however, as
Doherty was fined two days pay
Patrolman Michael Burus pleaded
guilty to being off post in a Wayne street
bakery at ten minutes past four O'Clock
in the morning. The patrolman said he
went In the bakery to get couple Of
buns, 1.-TWO days fine, one da4y for each
bun,n called out President FeeneY and
everybody laughed. Patrolman John
Kenny was reported for being late at roll
call on two occasions. Both times he
was over an hour late.
"Now see here Kenny" President
Feeney remarked, you have been before
this Board at every meeting as long as
can remember. You are fined ten days
pay on both charges this time and want
to warn you to be careful in the future or
we will have to adopt harsh measures.
Policeman Peter Green Of the Fifth
precinct could not be found on his post
from 2:10 to 2:55 a. m. of January A. Ser
geant Hayne said that he searched all
that time for him. A young man named
Francis testified that he was with the
policeman from two until half-past two
O'Clock on that morning and over the post
with him. The policeman said that he
had been chasing sailors that morning
and that he had called Patrolman Cum
mings from the adjoining post. Not
withstanding the policeman's explana-
ton he was fined two days pay. Patrol
man Cummings Of the same precinct was
charged with being off post from
12:40 to 2:0S on the morning of
January IA. The patrolman adj
mitted that he had left his post
at the solicitation of Policeman Green to
help him get rid of some boisterous sail
ors. Cummings was also fined two days
pay. Patrolman Ryerson, of the Seventh
precinct, was charged with being off post
on the morRing of January q. Ee was
seen coming out of a saloon on Summit
avenue on that morning. Ryerson said
he was not we'll He was fined ten days
pay. The Board then adjourned.