The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-26

apathy of Doorman Charles Solomon OF
the First precinct. i'll the present contest.
Solomon is secretary OF the hudson
County Forestry Association aud is one
of the moguls In Pythian circles. Beslde,
he is popular in police circles and de-
serving member of the department
Sergeant Finley, who astonished the
spectators bv his magnificent Jump to
second place on Saturday makes q leap
of 507 points today, giving him total OF
T35, and leaving all competitors far IN the
rear, so far as today's race is concerned.
Tine Sergeant's strength develops from
several sources.
crediiable score, however, and PATROL
man Coyne has leaped over the heads OF
twenty competitors who were ahead OF
him to third place. Fitzhenry, whose
friends are steadily supporting hlm,
still holds his own. Cummings has evi-
IDENTIFY held off for breathing spell. De-
tective Hottie OF the Fourth precinct
makes his first bow in the arena today
1t is not at all unlikely that before tie
contest Is ended, someyody's whiskers
will be minus some of its golden strands.
NcGovern also appears as a popular can
didate from the Fourth.
SPACE will not permit the insertion OF
all the numerous notes that accompany
the patches of coupons received daily
Most of them are OF serious vein. but
occasionally there Is one received from
some ioculRr friend of an individual
candidate. Here is one received this
morning.
EDITOR NEws:-
Here seven %.
That's luck for "Spike.''
To the Public!
Recognize talent and votefor Spike Hennessyi
the actor.
By goshl
"A MEMBER OF THE Profession.
One vote has been received for James
Lsvins, chanceman who resigned from
the force some months ago. None put
those who are in active service as ruiz
fisdged memb bers of the Police Depart
ment are eligible in this contest.
SKETCH OF THE CANDIDATES.
Detective Michael Egan. who again
headed the list on Saturday, was appoint
ed TO the force on May l. 1870, but was
removed for political reasons May 2, 1871.
He was reappointed in 1877, and has since
been a faithful member of the depart
ment. He has made friends in She sew
eraI precincts to which he has been as
signed. At present he is doing duty in the
Fifth, where he has made friends. Down
town, where he spent number of years.
he made valiant friends, who are work
ing for him iu the present contest. Dur
ing his career as detective he has made
a number of important arrests. 1t was
he who ran down and captured number
of scoundrels of the Bridge gang who
attempted to outrage Mary McDonough
near the Jersey avenue bridge some half
dGZen years ago and sent each one or
them to prison for eight years.
Patrolman Albert Cummings, who
stood second in Saturdays poll, became O
member OF the department in 1854. He
had been on the force scarcely month
when he arrested burglar for whom
the police had been searching for three
months. The burglar had in his posses
sion at the time of the arrest lot of
valuable ''swag" he was escaping with
from the home of the late Fire Chief,
Heury Farrier. For the past four years
he has belonged to the mounted squad of
the Greenvllle section. He is well known
all along Ocean avenue, and the thous-
auds who delight in Sunday afternoon
strolIs through New York Bay Gene
tery, ard lind occasion to cross
Arlington avenue, as we'll as those who
drive along that favorlte thoroughfare
know how faithfully he performs his
duty. He is u member of number of
Greenvills organizations. He is married
and lives in West Bergen.
Sergeant Fipley'S sudden bound into
the arena startled some Of the gladiators.
At the conclusion of;Saturday's fight he
stood No. 8 among the champions. The
Sergeant is methodical man. He's as
regular as an eight-day clock. He is at
all times attentive TO business. He ls a
man with pronounced opinions; but he
never tries to enforce them upon
others except to offenders. And so far as
his business with them is concerned it is
attended to in his quiet. but effective
manner. He was appointed police SER
geant on October II. 1875, and assigned to
the First precinct where he did desk duty
for four or five years. Since then he has
been modestly, but effectively perform
ing mis- duty in the Fourth precinct. He
is a temperance and church man and his
a host Of friends in st. Patrick's parish.
He might easily be distinguished from
all other members of the force by his full,
but weli-kept red beard that is now rap
idly turning white.