The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-17
NICE COPPER THIS.
Policeman Frank ZeWtroski
Tells the Police Board
He Won't Be Watched.
CLAD HE WAS BROKE
Erring Guardians Of the Peace
on Trial-A Greenville
Genius.
GLAD He WAS BROKE

Tit Police Commissioners met yesterday
evening and heard charges against dere-
net coppers. Frank Zewtroski,a recent Re-
publican acquisition to the force in the
form of a c~lanceman, was up on a half
dozen or more charges. He was broke.
On January 81 Sergeant Cody, who is
now doing duty in the Second Precinct,
went on the Polock's post and being I'M
able to find him blew his whistle repeated
~. Iewtroski turned up an hour later. He
was in a state of mind, and addressing the
sergeant said:-'T will not be a sucker for
the best 800 diving.
He punctuated his remarks to an even
greater extent than shown, but lack of
space prohibits a more detailed description
OF was said. Leaving the sergeant
he returned to the station house and
throwing his keys and shield on the desk,
declared that he wouldn't remain on the
force if he was going to be watched. He
was ordered back on post but refused to
go.
During the examination yesterday he
interrupted the proceedings by announce
ing that if he had to go before the Captain
and Board as often as he had in his short
term of service he thought it would be well
for him to give up the business.
Il thoroughly agree with you." answered
President Abernethy.
When asked why he refused to return to
his post when ordered to do so he made
the following explanation
Il was SO hasty and mad that if I went
back on my post I might have hurt my
self and for that reason I would not go
back on my post for any thing
The mans answer caused merriment,
and in the laugh which followed the COM
missioners Joined.
When brought up for sentence the ac-
cused copper was told by President Aber-
nethy that the Board had decided he was
not wanted in the department for the rea-
son that he appeared to have in his mind
a scheme to do duty as he pleased and also
to run the Second Precinct as best suited
him n his convenience.
Then I'm broke, am 70, he asked.
You are" answered the President.
We'll, ! thank you,'' was the cool re-
Joinder. Il expected it long ago"
Wei, you have 1t and should be salts
fec" answered President Abernethy,
slaughingly.
The Pollock retired apparently more
pleased h Disconnected.
Michael Faherty was fined one days pay
Tor being absent without leave. He at
tended the annual ball of the Davis Assoc
citation. He should have returned for duty
at midnight but the fun a just COM
menced he said and he forgot for the time
that he was SO poor that he had to work
at all. He was forgiven.
Chanceman Robert Pritchard went off
his post to tell his mother that he would
not be home at the hour he promised. The
commissioners said they would like to en-
courage such th-oughtfulness, but they
fined him three days pay for disobedience
of rules. just the same.
1t slipped Louis Bettenger's mind to pull
his box a few evenings ago. The slip cost
him two days pay.
Some weeks ago, when all the oil lamps
in the city were ordered out of use po-
licemen were directed to report how many
were lit IN their posts every night. John
H. Dunn of the Fifth Precinct found them,
at least SO he reported ell lit and furnish
ing unusually bright lights. AS a matter
of fact not an oil lamp had been lit in a
week. He escaped with a fine of three
days BAY. A man with such remarkable
sight is too good to punish severely, the
commissioners said.
Thomas Murray failed to report for duty
at the appointed time, claiming to have
oversight. He has oversight so often that
the commissioners said they would give
him ample opportunity to sleep by bounce
ing him If he appeared before them again.