The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-28
|OH, 50 GOOD HOBOKHN.
Chief Donovan Says Green
Goods Men Do Not
Grow There.

Police Commissioner William Utz, OF
Hoboken. was conspicuous by his abb
sence last night from the meeting OF the
Police Board. At the last meeting held,
Utz introduced resolution calling upon
the Chief of Police to tell the Board
whether he was unable or unwilling I'd
suppress the green goods swindlers. This
Chief submitted his reply last night, but,
unfortunately, the bombastic William
WASN'T present to hear i1 read. He will
have the pleasure of reading the gist Of
II in his favorite paper, The JERSEY CITH
NEWS, this evening.
At the meeting last night two COM
municatlons were received from the
Board Of Health, the first asking the Com.
missioners to detail five men as Sanitary
officers under the direction of the Board
of Health. The other requests the Cons
missioners to issue instructions 10 have
the police prevent the dumping OF gar
hage in the lots throuChout the city. The
latter communication was referred to the
Chief with power.
Refunds of pay were granted as followss
Officer Fenton, three days; Hughes, three
days; J. Kenny. seven days; Delaney.
three days.
THE CHEF AND GREEN GOODS.
Chief Dvnovan's communication In
answer to Commissioner Utz's green
goods resolution was then read, as fol-
lows:-
In answer to this resolution, will say
there is no such gang OF swlndlers in this
city, and further, that am both willing
and able to suppress such business or any
other such business. or any other
swindling or illegal business that may be
introduced in the city"
NO swNDLING HERE.
The Chief then Went on to say that some
H<rr
rested, but since then, till November 81,
last, thsre wasn't a single case of swind-
ling in the city. He related the arrest of
the men on Willow avenue then, and OF
their discharge by the Recorder. An
other arrest occurred November 70, but
the swindling was done in New York and
no case could be made out against the
man.
AFTER these transactions" the Chief
wrote, II ordered that a strict watch
should be Kept on these people, and to ar
rest them at the first opportunity"
A detective was especially placed on
that work. and he Investigated every tip,
but found no swindlers operating in the
city at all As to New York newspaper
articles, the Chief said that raids had
been committed in neighboring city by
Comstock and his men, and that the New
York papers placed the matter in Hobo
ken, bnt TIE JERSEY CITY NEWS les peo-
these men We're caught. The Chief said
further that it was reported that some OF
the green goods swindlers had passed
through the city. This, he said, he could
not prevent
HOW HE WILL DEAL WITH THEM
"But if they show any intimation OF
violating the law" he wrote, ''it is my
duty and the duty OF every police officer
to arrest aud bring them before the
proper court of Justice. arraign them and
haye them punished as the law directs.
This is exactly what would do and what
| would be most anxious to do, If could
find such people or their like / would
only be doing nay duty as police officer
and that is what l have always done and
intend to do. without fear or favor while
l occupy the position of Chief OF Police
of this city.
81 directed Captain Hayes to make an
investigation as to these green goods re-
ports, which he did, and reported to me
that he failed to find any trace of them
In the city. That he frequently visited
their supposed haunts know to be fact,
and need not tell your Honorable Board
that if he could find or detect any viola
tion Of the law in that or any other ille-
gal business, that there is not any officer,
/ win say, in the country, that would
sooner nrresb them than Captain Hayes.~
Rad NoKNowLEDGE OF TREM.
Attached to the report OF the Chief were
statements Of Mrs. Lotus, janitress Of
1903 Willow avenue. when the green
goods men swere arrested, who said thas
two men leased the store, saying they
were contractors; that she never saw
countrymen enter the place, and that
since last November they have not been
there.
Dennis Hurley, who keeps cigar stors.
at No. 521 First street, says he lets out
letter boxes, but as soon as he heard that
one of the men who hired q box was q
swlndler, he put him out. He said he
was annoyed by detectives watching the
place.
Mr.. Winkle, saloon keeper on Eighth
street and Park avenues said that couple
of men did frequent his place who, the
police said. we've green goods men, but
they only came in and drank as other
customers do.
The communication was received and
ordered spread in full on the minutes.
Ernest Meyer and Deitloff Plain were
appointed special policemen.