The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-16
REFINING 7HB FINEST.
Numerous Policemen Tried
and Fined for De-
1inquencies.
EXIT SLUGGER JOHN HUNT.
Feeney's C%ommendable Severity
SUP erintendent Smiths
Report.
EXIT SLUGGER JOHN HUNT.
The Police Board met yesterday after

The Police Board met yesterday after
noon.
President Feeney and Commissioner
Kelly reported that the charges preferred
some time ago against Police Superin-
tendent Smith by Frank o. Cole had been
thoroughly investigated, aud that nothing
had been found to ~substantiate them. A
resolution, presented by Commissioner
Kelly, to dismiss the charges was passed.
Commissioner Van Keuren voted a loud
may" but subsequently changed his
vote. He explained that he had nothing
not think the matter should have ever
been referred to the Board.
GOOD RADIANCE.
A number Of delinquent policemen were
tried. Patrolman j, I'm Hunt was dis
missed from the force. Some time ago
ne was suspended for pumlneling Pa
trJlman Murphy in the patrolmen's loom
OF the First Precinct station house.
Charges were recently preferred against
Hunt by Captain Farrier for being found
OF his pest and failing 10 pull the box on
June "a. A few nights ago, when Hunt
tonne thai charges had been preferred
So hStttt aO tlO W. AOoTE
Ill full uniform, sober. and apparently in
possession of all of his facu ties. Chief
OF Police Murphy was behind the Sc :
geants' desk. Hunt quietly laid down
his shield and said he proposed to get out
OF the busipe IS. No resignation from
Hunt has reached the commissioners.
ALL GOT SOMETHING.
John Kenny, patrolman OF the First
precinct, for failing to. report for duty at
roll call July 2, was fined two DAYS paw.
Chanceman Joseph Nevins, of the First.
received the same dose for the same IT.
Tense. Patrolman Charles G. Bennell. of
Inc second, was fined two days pay for
not properly patrolling his post. Bennett
was accused with Patrolinen Thomas
Fltnnieau, John III. Mitchell and Frank
Reedy, of being in the engine house in
Sixth street when they should have been
on their posts. Bennell denied that he
was in the engine house. President
Feeney remarked that charges ought to
be preferred against the firemen for al
engine House. Patrolman Arthur P.
Eagan. OF the Second. was fined two days
pay for falling TO answer at roll call. and
for being absent without leave. His ex-
cuse was that he overslept himself.
WON'T CO." said MIR. FeeneY.
Patrolman William Manning, of the
Seventh. waa also fined two days pay for
being f1fty-ive minutes late when or
dered to the VII Ing Workers Mission at
Marion. His excuse was tiat it was his
day of. Patrolman John Ryerson, of the
Seventh, made a desperate effort to es-
cape punishment on w charges.preferred
against him by Captain Lauge. The first
charge was for beng found off post one
hour and eight minutes, and the second
OF being absent without leave on July Q.
Ryerson covers the main Marion post. He
acknowledged that he left one end IN
covered for about three hours, but SAID
he was anticipating u row at the other.
He Brought forward two witnesses to
prove that he was seen on duty at the
lime he was accused OF being off his post.
One OF the witnesses vas eleven year old
Frank Howard.
d You know where you'll go to IL you
swear on this book aud then tell a lie?"
asked President Feeney, as the Bible was
handed the boy.
The boy looked confused and partially
d~umbfounded for about ten seconds, and
then almost murmurel, HELL"
You'll do" said Mr.. Feenev.
Grocer Thomas Reedy also testified to
seeing Ryerson on his post at the time he
was accused of being off. but Ryersou
was fined four days. pay on the two
charges.
President Fesney STATED as a health
officer, that the garbage nuisance at
been abated and that the two receiving
basins at Sixteenth aud Grove streets had
been cleaned.
POLICE STATISTICS.
Superintendent Smith's quarterly re-
port for the term ending June 80 was
presented aud gave the following
STATISTICS =.
Number of persons arrested, 1,543; con-
vlcted, 1862; bailed. ia; fined, i'll; deliv-
cred to other authorities. "A; di, charged,
772; whites. 1,5l4; colortd, 30; with trades.
1854; without trades. Ito; males. 1888;
females, 205.
Amount of properly stolen, 81 008; re-
covered. $779: collected as fines, s557.
Number OF ambulance calls, 152. Num-
Der of lost Oh ldren, 140. Fire alarm calls
attended, 35.