The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-19
DA LTON FALLS SOFT
Only Fined Five Days Pay
For Letting Hyer
Escape.
FRANK O. COLES KICK,
Policemen Must Leave Political
Clubs and Desist from "Offen-
siye Partisanship."

At the meeting of the Board OF Poll ce
Commissioners at three o'clock yesterday
afternoon a lumber of officers were ar
raiRned on various charges before the
regular business of the Board was attend
ed to-.
All the Commissioners were present and
the first case called by President Feeney
was that of Detective William Dalton,
who allowed Embezzler John Hyer to
escape from the train while bringing him
buck from San Francisco to this city in
January. There were W charges against
the detective, one of negligence aud the
other of disobedience of orders in not put
ting handouts on his prisoner.
Dalton testified that during the trip he
had been ill and that on the night of
Hyer's escape he was feeling particularly
badly. He was unable to remain III bed
and lie did not handcuf Hyer to himself
because he did not wish to drag him
about the cur. and simply putting hand
cuffs on Hyer's wrists would have been
useless,
Hyer. who has been out on bail since he
gave himself up, said that Dalton was
very sick on the night that he escaped
and that he had watched his chance and
u IL L jill 1LoLh l(dLSod . DSt u
He put them on seci city, and as the trai n
slowed up for Alliance, OHIO, he raised
the window and let himself to the ground.
Hyer spoke highly Of the detectives
treatment of Mrs. Hyer and himself dur
ing the trip.
When the Board had considered the
case President Feeney told Dalton that
as respected the charge OF negligence.
the Board considered his conduct due to
an error of Judgment. and considering his
illness at the time had decided to dismiss
the charge. On the second charge me
detective was fined five days pay. me
Commissioners were disposed TO be leni-
ent with Dalton on account of his record.
He has been In the department twenty
one years, during which time only seven
charges nave been brought against h1m.
THE SCIENTIFIC RoUNDsMAN.
Policeman John Kenny of the Fourth
precinct was charged with not having re-
ported at the proper time over the new
telegraph system. He said that he had
reported at $40. but The tape showed that
he had not reported at all for that hour,
and he was lined thirty days pay. This
Is the first case i'll which the telegraph
system has been operative.
James Mccormick OF the First precinct
was fined thirty days pay for being ab-
sent from his post. Mccormick has been
before the Board on charges four times
within the last few months and has Just
finished paying off d thirty days fine.
Officer O'Rourke, of the Fourth Pre- :
cinct was fined TWO days pay for conduc t
unbecoming an efhcer.
Officer Sturges, OF the Seventh preclnct.
was fined five days pay for being Off
Patrolman John Waters, Of the Sixth
precinct. was fined thirty days pay for
being trunk while on duty.
Denuis Walsh, Of the Second precinct.
loses his pay for two days for being OF
post.
Joseph P. Finan did not patrol his post
and loses five days Day.
A number of cases for slight offences
were dismissed.
FRANK COLES GRIEVANCE.
AS the first regular business was COM
munications, the Clerk read one from
Frank O.. Cole, who desired to know
when he could go before the Board II
prefer charges against superintendent
Christopher 2. Smith, for the treatment
which he alles he received from the
SUPERINTENDENT, while q prisoner III
Headquarters on the 18th instant.
The Board decided to hear MI. Coles
charges at three p. N. next Friday.
A communication from Police Surgeon
John j. Neviu recommended That Patrol
man Alexander Finley of the First pre-
clnct be retired on half pay. The com
munication was referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole.
A resolution offered by Commissioner
Kelly for the reinstaJement OF William
Boyle as patrolman at the Pennsylvania
ferry was adopted. Boyle resigned from
the department seven years ago.
A resolution that The Police Aid Soci-
ETY. be authorized 10 get up an excursion
for July was also adopted.
GET OUT OF POLITICS.
Before adjourning President Feeney
stated to the Clerk OF the Board hat he
wished to call Superintendent Smiths
attention to members Of the department.
who figured in political organizations and
clubs, These men, he said, must sever
their connection with political Tubs.