The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-19
POLICEMAN DRUNK
Disturbed a Salvation Meet
ing and Assaulted a
Citizen.
ARRESTED BY OLD ABNER WELSH,
Kept in a Cell All Night, and Sent
Back Today Unable to Get a
Bondsman.

Chanceman Albert Schaeffel, thirty-three
years old, of No. 179 Pine street, was led this
morning from cell, where he had spent the
the Third Criminal Court to answer to two
charges, assault and battery and 'drunk.n y
He was the prisoner of Abner Welsh, the
old roundsman of the Fourth precinct, who
has penchant for arresting disorderly pa
trolmen. Schaeffel is new man on the force.
He has only been wearing the uniform for two
weeks. Patrolman Reidy, who has covered
the post which includes Bergen avenue above
Communipaw avenue for a number of
years, has been sick for some time Schaeffel
was sent to take his place last night. Corps
No. 2 of the Salvation Army, at Bergen
avenue and Union streets. is on the post.
Shortly after eight O'Clock Schaeffel went
there to preserve order. He didn't appear
very drunk, but the heat of the room af-
fected him evidently, for he acted in dis
orderly manner there for some thirty min
utes, alternately walking up and down and
taking seat when requested by the ushers.
At about $50 o'clock he left the hail. much
to the satisfaction of the Salvationists.
What he did after he left the Army meet
ing was told before Justice Kimmerly this
morning.
ARRESTED BY THE RoUNDsMAN.
The first witness called was Roundsman
Welsh He testified that citizen entered
the station house and complained that an
officer was drunk and acting in disorderly
manner on Bergen avenue. In few min
utes a second citizen complained that a
drunken patrolman had beaten him with his
club. As soon as Sergeant Solomon relieved
him of desk duty, about ten minutes after
the second complaint was made, Welsh has
tened to Bergen avenue He found Schaeffel
on Patrolman Beatty's post at Bergen and
Communipaw avenues He was surrounded
by crowd of people who were attracted by
his actions. 81 saw how the thing would
terminate, said the roundsman, $50 /
placed him under arrest and brought him to
the station house."
CLUBBED CITIZEN DUNN.
James Dunn Of No. 236 Bergen avenue,
man who complained of being dubbed,
W., ext called to the stand. He testified as
folh ss:-He was sitting at home writing
some letters when his wife and other mem
bers of his family returned from church.
They told him there was a drunken police
man on Bergen avenue. A few minutes
later his son came in and told him that there
was a policeman. brandishing his night
stick in one hand and his
gas'N ln the vestibule. Mr.. Dunn
went out to investigate The policeman was
not in the vestibule, but Dunn found him at
Bergen and Communipaw avenues trying to
pull the patrol box He was so drunk that
he could not do it, so Dunn pulled it for him
and closed the box The patrolman thanked
him and walked across to his own post,
which begins at the opposite side of the
street. Mr., Dunn stood on the corner for
several minutes and was talking to friend,
Mr.. Merritt of No. N Atlantic street. Mr..
Merritt had gone TO the station house and
complained of Schaeffel. Schaeffel crossed
the street. and accosting Dunn, said -
sYoure the - that reported
me-" He then hit him with his club. Dunn
said that he is black and blue from his left
shoulder to his elbow from the effect of the
blows
sCHAEFFEL'S STATEMENT.
SchaeffeI said that he was standing at the
box at twenty-five minutes past nine o'clock,
and was getting ready to pull it, when Dunn
came along and told him he was drunk and
not able to pull it. He reported, closed the
box, and then pushed Dunn with his club TO
get him away He didn't hit him at all, and
Dunn did not touch the box. He said that
he was not in the vestibule, and the reason
that young Dunn had said he was there, was
that he had chased him off the corner. He
said that previous to ringing the box he had
been in the neighborhood of the Salvation
Army keeping the toughs off the corner
Judge Kimmerly held him in 5000 bail to
await trial on the charge of assault and bat
terry He couldn't get a bondsman, SO he
was sent back to a cell He asked to be al
lowed to go and look for bondsman, but
his request was denied him.