The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-28
O'DONNELL ON TIE BENCH
The First Day as Stilsing's Sue
cessOr-DaVis Must Wait.

Michael J. O'Donnell entered upon his
career as Police Justice and
Samuel Sulsing's successor In the
First District Police Court this
morning. Justice O'Donnell had al
ready accustomed himself to the sur
roundings during the recent illness OF ex-
Justice Sulsing When he took his seat
this morning il was with the grace and
ease born of expe rience.
Justice Kimme rly, whose court room is
not yet ready for occupancy. was seate d
on the rostrum short distance from Jus
tice O'Donnell, catching pointers.
There WASN'T the usual throng OF po-
| licemen inside the rail, for the arrests
| last night were few. The two uromlos
| of the detective bureau. Dalton and Nor
! ris, sat inside the rail at one side OF the
| gate. On the other side sat Detective
| McCauley, stroking his new beaver.
The two heavy men Of the detective
| force. Mcbride and CT irk, were near by.
/ The court officers, clerks and afew police
men were on deck.
The new justice lost no time in words
/ he went right to business. Michael
| Moncha was put under $500 bail to appear
| before the Grand Jury on charge OF
stealing Il big plate of lead from the yard
of the sugar house.
| John Russell, laborer, charged with
1 drunkenness, was discharged with
warning. Charles Wood, eighteen years
old, was arraigped with James Reilly,
Paul Stein of No. 191 Newark avenue, and
William Kiskadden of No. 1893 Newark
avenue.
"JAcKY" AS GOOD CITIZEN.
The famous "Jackyn Lyncn was the
complainant against Woods. Woods is
| one of "Jacky's" drivers. "Jacky' yes
terday found a large sack half full Of
| bundles of teas and cofees hidden away
| iu his stable. Woods confessed TO him
that he had taken them from some gro
| GERS wagon in the street.
"You see, your Honor" said Mr..
| Lynch, half dramatically, Il thought IL
my duty IS a good citizen to have Woods
! arrested
The Others were arrested by Detective
Clark on information received from
| Woods The goods have been claimed by
| Grocer John Coyne Of No. lSS Wayne
street, who says they were stolen from
his stable.
STOLEN LAMPS.
Arthur Parkins, a bright well dressed
| lad of fourteen years, in knickeroockers
/ and a white necktie. was the Dext prs
| oner. He is one of three boys who have
been arrested for stealing the brass hang
| ing lamps from the cars on the Pennsyl-
vania Railway. Over seventy OF these
costly brass lamps have been stolen with
4 in the past few weeks from empty cars as
1
i avenue yards to the depot. One OF the
boys by the name of McDermott was com
| uirted for trial on the same charge few
| days ago. Another companion IN crime,
| Thomas Grace. of No. IL Brunswick
| street, was committed for trial yesterday
| by Justice Stilsing. Parkins refused 10
make any statement.
The Italian junkman, Vito Roselio,
| whose establishment is In Centre street,
near Grand. was held in $500 bail as re-
| ceiyer on strong evidence discovered oy
| Detectives Dalton aud Morris.
Nicholas Marsh, arrested yesterday for
assault aud battery on his wife, laughed
while he told the Judge that his wife was
drunk and fell against table aud then
| had him arrested for assault and battery.
| His twelve year-old daughter stood before
| the Justice crying bitterly as she corro
borated her fathers story. Mrs. Marsh
did not appear III Court. The Judge dis
| charged the father.
| Two hoodlums by the name of Davis
| and MeDermott were the last prisoners
arraigned. They got thirty days as va
| grants.
JUSTICE DAVIS MUST WAIT.
Justice Davis did not take his seat In
the Second Police Court to-day. There
was not the slightest foundation for the
Journals mistaken statement that ne
| would do So
The law is explicit in making the term
of office of Justice Wanser expire April
| 5, ana until April Justice Davis will not
act as a Police Justice. The Board Of
| Police Justices recently held a meeting
| and this question was decided by law
yers The Board, however, was anxious.
| il such course was legal,
| that Justice Davis should begin
| his office duties at once
| because il was feared that Governor Alb
| bett would sign the bill permitting q
police justice 10 appoint the clerk to his
court before Justice Wanser's term ex-
! pired, which would permit Justice Wan
ser to appoint Republican.
sured the Board of Police Justices that
| the bill will not be signed until after JUS
tice Wanser's term of Office expires, and
| then Justice Davis can name his own
| CLERK. THIS official will be Assem- blyman
| A. J. Boyle.