The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-02
HoBoKEN POLICE AND POLITICS
A Secret Society Said to Have Been
Organized by the Men.

Organized by the Men.
What may eliminate in a disagreeable
row has cropped out in the Police Depart
ment of Hoboken, and it may not be long
before some sort of an explosion will be
heard. For twenty years there has been an
organization among the policemen called the
Police Mutual Aid Association. 1t was
purely a benefit society. In case of a mem
ber's sickness IS a week was paid him, and
in the event of the death his benefi-
rciary received 500. Captain Hayes
is a member. 1t has been the
ambition of the society to include all of Ho-
boken's policemen in the society, but these
nave each year been kickers who would not
joia Up to a G + short time ago there were
fifteen or SO of these who would not go in.
u Captain Hayes got at the men and con-
WINGED some OF them that membership in the
association was a very good thing, and
about half Joined. The half dozen left are
firm, and will not go in the band, they de-
glare. They can see no advantage to them
selves. 1t is on account of action they nave
taken that the trouble has come to the sur
face. These d~isgruntled people have decided
tina they were being imposed upon. So they
circulated a paper on the quiet among the
members they were pretty sure of and have
secured names for a Police Mutual Protec-
ton Society. 1t is said they have a sufficl-
ent number enrolled to organize imm edi-
ately. The purposes of the organization are
not beneficial but political. 1t will be the
object of the new society to exert all the in
1uence they can gather to defeat any politi-
cal man running for any office who would
not be acceptable in the position according
to their way of thinking. There is only one
thing that would seem to smash the expec-
tations of the new society, and that is, that
the Captain, acting under orders, will not
allow any member of the police force tc
affiliate with a political club. 1t is thought
that the meetings can be conducted IN pr.
vata, and that no one will be the wiser
Members of the Mutual Aid Society deny
that any society such as has been described
has been organized, but the inf TmatioI
printed here is given as absolutel reliable
Captain Hayes said that if sucn a society
were formed he would know Of it and woulc
not allow it to continue He scoffed at thu
idea, and said it was ALA fabrication
Items from Hoboken.
The Hobpken Liquor Dealers Association viii
t mee Assembly nsTa meq Rooms, Hudson Street e. tafi The Associa
ton meets subject to the gaH Of the Executive Com
upon the grocers in the eity'who sell liquor withouf
a license. The Committee will make a report OF th'
fore the attention Of the License inspector. III,
liquor dealers declare therefre many grocers wbc
liquor In violation of the law They are determined
Az III ACAt AtCEAIE " kO ol1oOA ~ -
given upon safe authority. a resolution viii be pre-
sented appointing a Janitor in McCarthy's place al
| No. 2 School, the appointee not to be a member o.
McCarthyis family. which excludes his wife. The
| Trustee who will introduce this resolution says 1t b
within the power OF the board to pass 1t, and hs
thinks 1t will go through upon a majority vote.
Life Saver Kelly plunged into the Hudson river a.
Sixth street yesterday morning and saved a MAI
| from drowning. He does not know the name of TIL
rescued. Kelly says he held the mans head In tht
airuntil assistance came, This makes Kelly's thirty
fourth life saved.
jimmie Moore will begin his duties as Recorder
Clerk next Monday morning. Miss Grace Var
the Recorder so ably during the past two mouths
finishes today.
Fred Wiesand, Robert Priemann and Mary Prize
mann, of No SU7 First street, were arrested las
night charged with having assaulted John Sns itn o
No. .26 Garden street as he walked past their hous,
on thursday night. The two men Thought he wa.
somebody else and hit him to settle accounts wild
thai person. Mary was not concerned in II save al
a looker-on- She was discharged and the men wer
| held Tor further examination this morning by thu
Recorder. They will be held for the Grand jury ii
bail.
An election of officers OF tho Hoboken Quar.ett
| Club was held last night. Adolph Lankeripg wa
| only contest was etweenNii,am Stammbarser ans
| L Schrenvogel for Financial secretary, Mr.. stamm
berger being chosen by a few votes. These were tht
officers Adolph Laundering
Vice President. c. Reipaeh; Recording Secretary. q
| A. Krumnow; Corresponding Secretary, j.. Zefgler
Financial Secretary, William StammbcrEer; Iavesti
gasor, Il. Harrassj Leader. William G. Herbert
| J. A. Schwartz; Board OF Directors. A. Lankerfng, 4
| A. Krumnow H. Kuhl, L. Pfeiffer, II. Hartass. c
Reinach. L W. Hraba, Il. Mehl, Edward stendtuer
f. A. Csten-