The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-16
RANKEST PARTISANS
Police Board Dismisses Fee
male Nurses at the City
Hospital.
QUEER REWARDOF MERIT
Delinquent Policemen Escape Pun
ishment Because the Force Did
So Well on Election Day.

The Police Board held an unusually
lengthy session last evening. Fourteen
bluecoats were ~arraigned to answer
charges, the greater number of which
We're trifling. After spending two hours
in hearing the cases against the accused
coppers, the Board went into executive
session and when the members reas-
sembled many of the accused officers
who have been before the Board at
nearly every trial day were enaking in
their boots. President Abernethy took a
great weight from their minds. however.
~when he made all of them line up in
front of his desk and in a sever man
ner told them that they had all been
found guilty, but that owing TO the splen-
did duty performed by the police gener-
ally on Election Day, the Board had de-
cided to suspend sentence.
TT work and efficient duty perform
ed by the police at the recent election"
he began. was better than ever hereto
fore. The fact that the Board is suspend
ing sentence this time must not be con-
sidered as an encouragement In neglecl
OF your duty. I take this occasion to
warn you one and all that If you appear
before this Board again the charges
% WHICH nave DGeH& pTaCllCdlly
today will weigh against you. 1 do not
propose allowing members of this de-
partment to be a~rraigned time and time
again without making them pay for It,
The officers who prefer charges are only
doing their duty and it must be remem-
bered that it is the intention OF this
Board to make this department as good
as any police organization in the United
States. The department commands u
hiEh position today and we propose keep
ing it up to the proper standard.
Sergeant Archibald. who had been
called upon to act as Clerk in the abb
sence of Colonel Robinson who is sick.
directed the accused officers to report
to their respective precincts and the
meeting room was cleared in short order,
DELINQUENT POLICEMEN.
Patrolman John Murphy failed to report
at a signal box, Christian Eruene failed
to appear in court against a prisoner,
William Dawson left his post 10 go to
the Academy of Music, Ebenezer Losey
failed to relieve officer Stuckey at The
nroper time, Edward Harrigan oversight
himself and was twenty minutes late at
roll call, Hugh Prendergast failed to
relieve his side partner at the proper
time, Thomas harrington neglected to
report on two occasions at the signal
box. John Fitzhenry was twenty-n1ne
minutes late at roll call. John O'Donnel
absented himself without leave, John
Mitchell attended a ball at a dance nan
on Beacon avenue Which was on NJ
post, John Enright OVERSIGHT hlLlsen
andfafied to report at roll CALL Daylu
Hennessey left his post to attend a nFt
after having been ordered not to 40 SO ps
Roundsman WEIGH, and James Cox at.
scented himself from DUR withont ieaE9
MORRIS AND DALTON EXONERATED
Afetr disposing of the blue coats the
board listeH Gsbia to ,a,r plsaslhg %as to- the
effect that the accusations against De
tectives Morris and Dalton OF having
AIDED green GOODS. men 10 carsg o OF
$50 and $50 monthly, had been exploded.
It appears that through Chairman Lex
ow. of the Lexow MT. Goli
and one Mr.. Morrow, the Chief succeeded
in getting Witness Apologize to come TO
this city to identify the men ne mad ac-
cused and also to sign complaints against
them. The afternoon Applegate was at
Headquarters the Chief called the entire
detective force before him. He asked
Applegate if he could identify Dalton
men closely and then declared there was
no one in line whom he had ever seen
before. This satisfied the Chief that the
charges against the detectives were
kIOulld1CoG, LIZ IL AASH,
doned further investigation.
The board accepted the Chiefs report
as satisfactory. The Commissioners pc
Heve the detectives. to haye been thor
oughly exonerated from all alleged con-
nection with creep g ge3asraI men wi,l,am
necessary changes in the telegraph SER
vice OF the Fifth and Sixth precincts,
which will probably be adopted. It ap
pears that the trolley wires are playing
havoc with the police signal system.
President Abernethy sprang a surprise
on the board by Offering a resolution
Ellen Regan, Katrina scully and Mary
Kyte. nurses at the City Hospital. In
explanation of the resolution he said that
it was his desire, and to give
hospital He declared that although
some of the dismissed nurses had per
formed their duties satisfactorily they
were unable to read the pulse ana tel
a patients temperature as nurses who
have passed an examination can:
CALLED IT AN OUTRAGE.
tuition In true Democratic spirit. He
characterized their dismissal as an OUT
a particularly rs it was in the dead
discharged had formed their duties
satisfactorily for - least ten or twelve
wears. He wanted the resolution referred
10 the Committee of the Whole, but Com
missioner West voted with President
Abernethy and the resolution was adopt
ed BY a strict party vote. After its pass
age President Abernethy took occasion
to explain that there was no reason why
the women dismissed should not pass ex-
sminations as soon as practicable and
secure reappointment. He said he was
ready to reappoint them all If they proved
themselves competent nurses.
The Police Surgeon was directed to ex-
anime all the officers on the sick list
and report their fitness for duty at once.
IT is believed that a few copper have
been shamming recently.
Henry Vatchkey presented a
cation to the effect that he would pay
81. 900 to the city for the privilege OF
removing dead animals from the streets.
Commissioners Feeney was about to advise
the making of a contract with Vatchkey.
Rhen that gentleman explained ne wanted
the city to pay him $1,000 for the work.
His offer waS referred and adjournment
taken.
SENTENCE DAY IN COURT.