The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-23
HOARD OF POLICE ON MISSION
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tOficiais ProceedingsA
lCOntinued.f
The Grand Jury of the April term cali
ed THE heads of the police departments of
TINS county before them and gave them
70 understand that TIE sale Of Iiquor on
the Sabbath day shotfd be stopped. Or
derS We're accordingly ISSUED from this
oince fpr a strict enforcement OF the law
against the sale Of liqlfqr on Sundays.
Large details were made In piani clothes
lover one hundred men eash Sunday and
sent QUITO arrest all they could find SELL
ing or exposing for sale liquors or beer.
h wasfkept up for over three months;
one hundred and seventeen saloon keep
ers or their bartenders were arrested and
all OF them but ten We're convicted.
Ihose arrests, however. were nearly all
MADE the first few Sundasivafter the cru
saue began; the SalodHlkeeperS quickly
louhu out their rlghtfto prevent a police
oiucer FORCING an entrance into their
places OF business without. a warrant.
And as evidence TO procure a warrant
couldI one be got by an officer witnessing
q sag OF beer or liquor. IL was only nee
guard at his door and admit no one but
those he knew were his trienos in order
TO violate the law with safety from ar
rest. a society of gentlemen who be-
lieyed in the enforcement of the law for
Inc prevention of the sale of liquor on
sundays We're organized Turing the per-
lod; they hired professional detectives
from adjoining cities, and some Of their
own members acted as amateur detectives
20 eaten vdolators of the Sunday liquor
ance Of the police and the activity of
Inc society and its agents the sale OF
l q continued, at MP time was it
Afully one-half were doing business de-
spite our best efforts to stop them. 1
gave TINS matter my personal attention
known to our business to enforce The
law, and to satisfy myself whether the
s ss q l.quor on Sunday could be pre-
report that the law as AT present on the
ssatute BOOKS cannot be enforced in this
GRIMES AGAINST IN In
Ther' were ll20 persons arrested for
Ibosel crimes. amongst taem were six
Tor murder and six for mslnslaughter: ten
Tor indecent assaults upDn women and
thfrty-eight for robbery en- the iehwsv
A remarkable falling off of the latter
crime has taken place recently owing to
ime NUMBER That have been brought 70
GRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY.
OIL persons were arrested for crimes
more free from house breaking This year
q any similar period for many years.
No srSdl ropperies have occurred in our
tlty. Inere We're but two that amounted
70 between five hundred and one Thousand
collars; two between three hundred and
TOUR hundred; four between three hundred
ana seventeen between one and two hun
nred uoHars. The remainder were all be-
low one hundred dollars. The amounts
quoted are those given by the owners of
the lost property. Professional safe bur-
glars made US a call once n were cap
'ufea &c %e + FR aftsr their fhssTf first visit.
FWenty-seven fugitives from Justice
from other States were apprehended in
TINS city and returned to the States from
where they fled.
Eighteen persons who committed crime
IN the city and fled to Other States were
captured and brought back for trial.
THE CONDITION OF THE FORCE.
1 am pleased to be able to report that
the discipline of the force is excellent. the
oincers and men are working in harmony.
all aiming and striving with each other
70 mold up the good reputation of the de-
partment for efficient police work. There
mas been no evidence of disobedience or
characterization, and those who have been
guilty of wrongdoing were few, and the
offenceS charged We're quite minor. The
SIX pa1trolmen whom You gentlemen
MOUNTED on bicycles have given good SER
vice, not alone in supervising fast riding.
but by doing all kinds of police duty. The
extent of territory a man on a wheel can
cover over that of a mar on foot makes
him more useful than three men who pa
troll dismounted; the theory that a police
man on a wheel can do any kind of police
duty that a man patrolling on foot can
has been proven to be correct. l would
suggest that two more be mounted on
wheels this spring.
L would also suggest the mounting of
three more men on horses, to better
protect the outgoing districts. You will
pardon me for again saying that the pa
troll force is entirely too small to give
proper protection to u citizens, when it
Is realized that there are but one hun-
dred and four night posts and ffty-two
DAY posts in this city, some idea can be
formed of the extent of some of our
posts, n what could happen and a po-
lice officer not see it.
Al! the cities in this country of a pop
ulatioE near to ours have a larger police
force. The city of Newark has twenty
1T not for our excellent electrical appli-
ances and the amount of extra duty inn
posed upon our men when on reserve, we
Wouid not give the protection to life and
property that we do.
The Detective Force-This branch Of
the service has maintained it's reputation
Tor efficiency and have done their part
in the good work of the department the
past year. Their knowledge of the GRIM
mai classes has prevented many crimes
iby. the arrest of professional criminals
tective force have secured 210 wears of
conviction during the past year. 1870 of
which were got by the five men at head
Deaths During the Year-sergeant
Michael ,Conlon. Sixth precinct, died
july y; deceased died of consumption,
ca4sso by a cold contracted by chasing
a thief into the meadows and getting
Wet pp TO his waist; he was quite a
young man n gave promise of making
a valuable officer; deceased had been Z
years N service. Patrolman John Dew
lin, FlISt precinct, died on July 6: de-
ceased was an excellent officer. and made
many gpod arrests during his nine wears
of servire.
In concluding this report 7 fake
pleasurel in thus publicly express-
ing my thanks to you gentlemen
Tor your official courtesy and hearty sun
port given me in the discharge of nv din
ties. without which it would not be pos
siDle TO accomplish successful results.
1t IS also with much pleasure that / com
mend to you the officers and men for their
f~aithfulness to duty, and their readiness
to obey all calls for extra service when
required.
! am, gentlemen, very truly yours.
BENZ. MURPHY,
Chief of Police.
Grimes and offences for which persons
were arrested
Assault and Observation-Disclosures. II:
First precinct, 238; Second precinct, 234:
Third precinct, 3d.; Fourth precinct. 81:
Fifth precinct, as; Sixth precinct, 81: Sew
enth precinct, AZ. Total, 844.
AtrOcious assault and battery-Head-
quarters, 10, First precinct. AZ; Second pre-
cinct. 81; Third precinct, II; Fourth pre-
cinct, "A; Fifth precinct, 8; Sixth precinct.
4; Seventh zFrec,nct, g. Total, III.
Observation-Disclosures, L; First precinct
8; Second Necinct, 8; Third precinct. &.
Fourth precinct, d; Fifth precinct, /: Sixth
precinct, 0jlSeventh precinct. 4. Total. "a
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