The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-21
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS. -
Regular meeting of the Board of Police
Commissioner held in First Police Couri
Room, Monday, Nov. 10, 1898.
Present-President Feeney and Commits.
! sioner Van Keuren.
Absent-Commissioner Kelly.
The Board On motion proceeded with
trials of officers against whom charges had
been preferred, as follows:
Jacob Bergman, patrolman, First precinct;
charge, failure TO report at signal box.
John Dougherty, patrolman, First pre-
cinct; charge, neglect of duty.
Michael Faherty, patrolman, First precinct;
two charges, one of neglect Of duty and one
of conduct u~nbecomming an officer.
Thomas Cannon, patrolman, First pre-
cinct; charge, neglect of duty.
John ]. Murphy, patrolman. First pre-
cinct; charge, failing to report at signal box.
Joseph Nevins, patrolman, First pre-
cinct; charge, failing to report at signal box.
John Smith, patrolman. First precinct:
charge, not properly patroling post
Hugh Pendergast, patrolman, First pre-
cinct; charge. failure to report at signal box.
James Fallon, chanceman. First precinct,
charge, absent without leave.
Thos. Dunegan, patrolman, Second pre-
cinct; charge, neglect of duty.
Charles Council, patrolman, Third pre-
cinct; charge. absence without leave.
William Connors, patrolman, Third pre-
cinct; charge, absence without leave.
John ORourke, ~chanceman, Third pre-
cinct; charge drunkenness.
William Hamburg, %patrolman, Fourth
precinct charge intoxication.
David Hennessy, patrolman, Fourth pre-
cinct; two charges of neglect of duty.
John Engels, roundsman. Fifth precinct;
two charges of neglect OF duty.
A 7. Cummings. patrolman, Fifth pre-
cinct;; two charges of neglect of duty.
VIM, II. LANCE, Captain, Seventh pre-
cinct; three charges, one of neglect OF duty
and violation of the rules and two of
neglect of duty.
Henry Wilshusen, Sergeant, Seventh pre-
cinct; charge, conduct subversive of good
order and discipline of the force.
Andrew Sheridan. roundsman. Seventh
precinct; charge, neglect of duty.
John Hunt, patrolman. Seventh precinct;
three charges, one of conduct subversive of
good order and the discipline of the force
and two of conduct unbecoming an officer.
Alanson Crawford, patrolman, Seventh
precinct; charge, neglect of duty.
Alexander Gallagher, %patrolman, Seventh
precinct; charge, not properly patroling
post.
The Board having heard the pleadings
and testimony in most of the cases, decided
to lay the cases not heard over until the Goth
inst, at two o'clock PM. and deferred
the sentencing of those tried to a future
meeting.
Minutes of last meeting approved as
printed.
COMMUNICATIONS AMI PETITIONS.
Communications, etc., were received and
disposed of as follows:
Communication from Superintendent of
Police, informing Board of suspension of
officers pending the investigation of charges
preferred against them.
Filed.
Resignation of Chanceman J. O'Rourke
accepted.
Communication from Health Inspector,
requesting to have Patrolman Ed. Sturges
detailed to Health Department.
Granted.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
BY President Feeney and adopted:
Resolved, That Sergeant Finiay. Fifth
precinct. be transferred to Fourth precinct,
and Sergeant Harrington from Fourth to
Fifth precinct.
BY Commissioner Van Keursn and
adopted.
That when we adjourn it be subject to the
call of the chair.
On motion the Board adjourned.
G ?. ROBINSON.
Clerk.