The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-18
POLICEMEN ON TRIAL
Patrolman Faherty's Aeeusers
Did Not Appear Against
Him Delinquents Con-
yieted and Fined.

Commissioners Feeney and Weststransr
acted the business of the Police Board
at the meeting yesterday afternoon, and
also tried charges against several police
men.
Acting Chief Langes announced in a
communication, the death Of retired Ser
geant Robert Jelly of the Second pre-
cinct.
Warden Osborne submitted the follow
ing report of the City Hospital for the
month of July.-Number of patients rec
naming July /, 6St admitted during july
ls4; number treated during the month,
PIG; discharged cured, l06; discharged inn
proved, 80; sent to county institutions,
10; died, IL; remaining August !, Sc; NUM-
Der of surgical dispensary cases treated,
ITO; medical dispensary cases treated, 100;
eye and ear diseases, Sl3; ambulance
calls, 6S; prescriptions filed, 1,7S4.
A resolution offered BY Commissioner
Feeney was adopted, instructing the
Chief of Police to cause a rigid enforce
ment of the law passed by the last Leg
i~slature, entitled An Act for the better
regulation and operation of street rail
roads" which requires the placing Of
, ~ hAAS =
for the protection of employees
Patrolman Michael Faherty, of the
First precinct, was, called for trial on a
charge of ~assaulting a young woman. the
case having been adjourned from time to
time on account of the failure of the
complainant and witnesses for the prose-
cution to appear. The same occurred yes
terday, the complainant not appearing
and only one or two of the witnesses
did. Lawyer Donellan, who appeared for
the accused officer, made an earnest app
peal for a dismissal of the case. He
said the officer had been at all times
ready for trial, which had been delayed
by the neglect of those who made the
charges to- s-ubStantiate them, and it was
unjust to the accused to have such a
stigma longer imposed on him. Commits
sioner Feeney was in favor of dismissing
the case, but on motion of Commissioner
West it was again laid over until the next
meeting.
Patrolmen Frank Kelly and George
Lurney of the First precinct and John J.
Enright of the Fourth precinct were
charged with neglect of duty in not send
ing in reports from signal box at proper
times. Kelly Claimed ne WAS SiiSu6Iu a.
the time. searching for a colored man,
as ordered through the telephone, who
had committed atrocious assault and
battery. Lurney pleaded guilty and made
no statement. Zach was fined one days
pay. Enwright was charged with two
failures to report. He attempted to dis
pute the correctness OF the telegraph
taps, which was produced in evidence to
show that no report was registered at the
time he claimed. He was found guilty
and fined ten days pay.
Patrolman John Whalen of the Sixth
precinct was charged with conduct UNI
becoming a gentleman and policeman in
using abusive language to a citizen at
Palisade avenue and Franklin street.
The complainant not appearing, the
case was laid over to the next meeting.
The charge against five patrolmen OF
the First precinct of neglect OF duty IN
not properly protecting a house on Grand
street and allowing it to be robbed while
fine family was absent from the city, in
~yestigated9 at the last meeting and iald
over. was dismissed, Commissioners Fee
ney saying tina he case should never
have been brought before the Board, as
the facts only justified a reprimand from
tho "a ptqjns r X.