The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-04
MORAN'S FALL.
Will Drunk He Was
Robbed Of Shield, Club
and Overcoat.
LOCKED IN A CELL BY OFFICERS.
A Brother Policeman Found His
Shield %Later-Too Drunk to
Plead.

Edward Moran, a policeman attached
to the First precinct ~stationhouse, Is
locked up in a cell in his own station
house. charged with being drunk and
disorderly. He is attired in a police uni
form, but his shield, club and rubber
coat, which ne wore when on post, are
not on him. The coat and club are prob
ably now in the possession of some of the
hoodlums on Essex street. III shield
was found by the policeman GU the adj
joining post, aud is now in the possession
Of Captain Farrier.
Moran has been a patrolman for about
two years. His record has not been of
the best. On several occasions he has
been arraigned before the Police Board on
charge, but he never made as serious a
"break" as he did early this morning.
FREQUENTED A ROOMS.
When Moran went on duty last night
he appeared perfectly sober. He patrols
Essex street in the lower portion of the
city. The street Is noted for sugar houses,
tenements and low groggeries. OF the
latter Moran was a great fr%equenter.
Last night was an unusually stormy one,
and Moran, although provided with u
rubber coat, and several grocery sheds
spent most of his time at the bars of the
different grog shops on his post.
The consequences was that at midnight
he was in a Infamous condition. He saw
a crowd of young men standing on q cor
ner, and in a mandlin voice ordered them
away. Noticing that the policeman was
drunk they began to guy" him. He
threatened to lock them up and they re-
piled that they would lock him up. He
made a lunge for the crow and one of
the a stepped aside and pluc1ng his
him up. In the scuf1e that followed it is
supposed that the policeman was devested
Of his club, rubber coat and shield.
From that time until two o'clock Moran
wandered aimlessly about his post. He
imbibed more liquor, and was soon in a
beastly s5ate of intoxtcatfon He had a
big revolver In his hip rocket, but. al
though disposed to be quarrelsome, he
did not attempt to use it.
ARRESTED AND LOCKED UP.
At two O'Clock Moran entered the First
precinct station house. Sergeant Kelly
was behind the desk. Moran staggered
and had to grasp the railing in front of
the desk to prevent himself from falling.
Sergeant Kelly was disguised. and, with
the assistance of a brother officer, they
carried Moran to the patrolmen's room.
There it was found that his rubber coat
club and shield were gone. Moran was
SO drunk that Sergeant Kelly had NO
alternative but lock him in o cell. He
was booked as a regular prisoner, and
with his police coat as a pillow was soon
fast asleep in a cell.
About a hour later the policeman on
the adjoining post to Moran's brought
in Moran's shield. He found it near The
box which Moran is supposed to ring up.
The rubber coat and club have not yet
been recovered.
Moran was not arraigned before Police
Justice O'Donnell this morning, although
his name was on the police return from
the First precinct. Prisonkeeper Alex
Watson did not have the heart to arraign
Moran in full uniform with tine other
prisoners. Moran will probably be rep
rimanded, q action on his case taken at
the next meeting of the Police Board