The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-15
NEW APPOINTMENTS

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of a number of men in the lobby who eX-
pected to be appointed on the force by
suspending the regular order OF business and
announcing promotions and appointments.
Chancemen w. K Wolverton, Louis Bet
tiger and Frank Z. Bennett, all republicans,
were promoted to patrolinen.
Charles A G. Mead, Edward J. OiConnor
and Christian Kayser were also made regu-
lar member Of the force. Thomas Ramsay
was reinstatad as q patrolman II Edward
e. Cooper, Victor D.. Kerr, Frederick Bluem,
Jr., and Robert Booth appointed chance
men.
1t became whispered about Police Head
quarters early in the evening that there was
to be a shake up of the captains. If a shake
I'D is contemplated it was postponed until
Commissioner Feeney could take part in it.
Communications were received from the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals asking that in future police officers
be compelled to use their revolvers in killing
animals. A complaint was made against a
policeman a few days ago who had dubbed a
dog to death. The society also complained
that policemen have not been giving it the
aid they should. Commissions Alternately
fathered two resolutions covering both re-
quests of the society.
SIGNAL IN GREENVILLE.
Chief Murphy called the attention of the
Board to the absolute necessity OF extending
the signal service system to the Fifth precinct
in Greenville. He declared that the precinct
was imperfectly patrolled, and that proper
protection was not given people residing in
that locality. The Chief also asked thai
seven more signal boxes be placed in the
First and Second precincts. He wants the
Board to nave a signal box on every night
post in these precincts. The communication
was referred for investigation. III Pardi-
bard Silk Manufacturing Company, OF West
Hoboken, asked that special police power be
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The petition was referred to the Chief with
power. j. w. Tllce, Emil Raleltrer, John
A. OBrien, Alex. Mccoy, Jr., George Walsh
| and Alex. Robertson asked to be appointed
on the force.
Warden Osborne submitted his yearly re-
port of work at the City Hospital. On May |
this year there were "A patients in the hos
spita1. During the year 1869 had been cnred,
Is discharged, 4 sent to County Institutions.
Six had died. No less that 1,442 prescrip-
lions had been compounded.
THE TRIALS.
Before taking up the trials of unfortunate
| coppers. it was decided that when adjourn
| ment was taken the mex meeting would be
had subject to the call of the Chair.
The most important trials were those of
Policeman Thomas Cannon and Roundsman
Dougherty. In the case of Cannon, Arthur
Houghton alleged that he was drunk, that
he struck MIN in the face. and that ne de-
Jn6n0eu money Ol HI lLGlldIl ldSplGhCis
Houston testified to all these charges, and
| had Silas Peck of Cork row corroborate
them. Captain Farrier, Inspector Lange
| and Roundsman Hopkins all declared that
he was drunk when taken to the station
house. Cannon produced just as competent
witnesses who testified chat he was not
drunk. and declared on his behalf that he
did not take money from the Italian. that he
merely took his his tin license, examined it,
| and handed it back to him. Cannon is a
democrat. He was dismissed at once.
The next case called was that Of Police
man Joseph Hafford. He is a newly APP
pointed republican. There were three
charges against him. The first was that he
| failed to report from his signal. He told an
| interesting tale of having been shot at
| and missed, (and he looked it, by a by a
| crowd Of hoodlums whom he followed for
| two hours. The second charge against him
was of a similar character. The third was
| one for which more than one man has been
dismissed. He was found asleep on his post.
| Being a republican and a new man, he es-
capped with being fined nine days pay.
DoUGHERTY'S CASE.
Roundsman Dougherty, who is now await
ing the action of the Grand Jury On charges
of assault preferred against him by his
wife, was informed that the charges of con
duet uDbecoming an officer against him
would not be acted upon until the Grand
| Jury had decided upon his case. Dougherty
is accused by his wife of having shot at her,
choked her and otherwise abused her. On
the day of his suspension from further duty
he failed to report at the station house. Ex-
| Judge Garrick defended this charge last
| night and succeeded in having sentence sus-
| pended.
Policeman John Conroy said he followed a
| suspicious man SO long that he forgot to re-
port from his signal box. He was fined six
| DAYS pay. Walter DAILY was fined five days
for being absent without leave; Thomas
| Dooley, six days for the same %offense.
| Chanceman Heniiessey was fined six days for
beng off his post, James McInerney was
fined three days and Michael Kavanagh five
| days. Frank Egan allowed a prisoner to go
free after arresting him. He was fined six
| DAVIS pay.