The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-16
POLICE R%UFFIANISM.
Feeney Will Have None Of It
Ryerson Dismissed For An
Assault.

At the meeting of the Police Board
yesterday afternoon, Patrolnlan John
Ryerson, a young man who was APP
pointed on the force last November, and
whose previous record was against him,
was arraigned charged with striking and
abusing a citizen and was dismissed from
the force,
II was trial day and only two other po-
licemen besides Ryerson were arraigned.
They were Chanceman Joseph Hennessey
of the Second precinct aud Patrolman
Thomas Toner of the Sixth. Both were
charged with being off post and a plea of
guilty was entered in each case. Toner
said he went across the line or his post TO
talk to a brother officer. AS his record
In the Department is first class, the COM
plant against him was dismissed.
Chanceman Hennessey was reprimanded
by President Feeney and fined TWO days
pay.
THE ASSAULT.
John Wilson Ut No. 694 Newark avenue
was the citizen who charged Ryerson with
beating aud abusing him. According to
Wilson's statement he met the policeman
shortly after midnight on the morning OF
January IA. Wilson was with a man
named Waldron. They had been to II
"~wake"and Wilson acknowledged taking
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drunk. He asked the policeman where
they could find u restaurant open. The
policeman, who was on Bergen avenue,
directed them to O place some blocks
away. Shortly before three o'clock the
policeman met them again and asked
them If they found the restaurant. Then,
according to Wilson's story, Ryerson,
without the slightest provocation, came
over, struck Wilson with his fist in the
face and, with an oath, said, Il will brain
you. you drunken bum" Wilson said il
it had not been for his friend the police
man would have dubbed him. Waldron
c~orroborated Wilson'S story and the
policeman was sworn.
81 was standing at the cornero OF Bergen
avenue and Montgomery street at about
five minutes to Que O'Clock on the morn
ing of January H." the policeman testi-
fed, when Wilson and the other man
came along. Wilson appeared to have
been drinking, and they asked me II the
restaurant, corner of Montgomery street
and Harrison avenue, was open. l told
them | thought it was. AT twenty min-
utes to three O'Clock 1 was standing
in front of Johnson's Stationery
store. on Bergen avenue, when
Wilson and Waldron came along
They were talking loudly, aud as
they passed me, Wilson said something
about a policeman not doing his duty.
and began to abuse me for telling him that.
the restaurant was open. l went over
aud told him to keep quiet. Waldron
said, Officer, Iul take hin along with me-
| followed the pair, Wilson talking loudly
all the time, until the corner OF Bergen
avenue anu Montgomery street was
reached. Then Wilson said, III NIX you.
Tll see the Commissioners l never
struck him or called him a vile name"
BAD RECORD.
In answer to questions by PRESIDENT
Feeney, Ryerson admitted that he was
before the Board before on a similar COM
plant and had been indicted on one occa-
sion. He called two witnesses, a Mr..
Elliott. a t~elegrapher. and q brother
policeman. Both testified that Wilson
was drunk and noisy, but neither of them
had seen the policeman strike him.
The Commissioners, after q long de-
liberation, decided that Ryerson was
guilty, and he was dismissed from the
force. The sentence was a surprise, Q
tears welled in Ryerson's eyes as he LETT
the Board room.
Superintendent Smith reported he
deatl$of PatrolmAn George Smith and
statec that Patrolman Thomas Hopkins
of the Sixth precinct had been placed on
the retired list owing to general debility.
PatroIman George P. Kennedy sent In his
resignation. Charges of drunkenness
were to nave been preferred against him
at the next meeting.
The Commissioners smiled when Clerk
| Robinson read a communication from
| Patrolman James Feehan of the First
precinct stating that be had lost his
monthly warrant. BY giving a bond for
double the amount Ut the warrant, Fee
han will get a duplicate.
The following policemen were assigned
to the Sanitary Squad, TO report 10 the
Chief of Police and Health Inspector
Surrey and Oxlev, First Precinct; F. ].
Murphy and J. Dalton, Third Precinct;
r. Miller, Fourth Precinct;J. Kimmerly,
Fifth Precinct; j. Hogan, sixth Precinct,
aud A. Sturges, Seventh Precinct.
L have been a sufferer from catarrh for
years. Having tried a number of remedies
advertised as "sure cures'' without obtain.
ing any relief, l had resolved never to take
any other patent medicines, when a friend
so with great reluctance, but can now testi-
B fy that after using it for six weeks / believe
myselfcured 1t Is a most agreeable remedy
IAN Invaluable Balm.-Joseph Stewart, GA
Grand Aye, Brooklyn.