The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-15
TWO ~UNFORTUNATES.
Policeman Coyne Dismissed
From the 5 Force and Ser
geant Barney" Wade
4as 81 Heavily Fined.

RAJ 1ff~EM
James Coyne. a policeman of the Greg
DRY street station, was dismissed from the
force by the votes of President Abernethy
and Commissioner West al a meeting of
the Board yesterday afternoon. Commits
sioner Feeney voted for Coyne's retention.
The charge ON which he was broke was
lodged against him by Eugene J. Nc
Carthy. q real estate agent of Montgomery
street. 1t was alleged by the complainant
that he saw Coyne in the saloon at Grove
and Grand streets playing cards while in
full uniform.
Coyne's contention was that Mccarthy
was drunk. in fact ito such an extent that
he had to assist him up the steps of his
house in Grove street. Coyne also assert
ed that he had heard that Mccarthy had
frequently declared that he would get him
(Coyne) into trouble. A point which
weighed heavily against .Coyne was that
the night after the first hearing of the
Mccarthy charge he reported from his
box one hour late.
Coyne took his dismissal coolly. He has
served On the force fifteen years and in
THAT time has made many clever arrests.
He was one of. the most intelligent men on
~tS AOASO dti0 " 4lkduy yCd1S ~ ACSdlN-
ed as one of the best and most trust
worthy. During the last year he has been
before the Board repeatedly. He has the
sympathy of nearly every patrolman in the
department..
Sergeant Barney Wade, another of the
star men of the force, was up before the
Board. The Sergeant was recently trans
ferred from the hfl district ITO the Greg
DRY street station. Two days after he was
down he vas taken sick while out patrol
ling. He drank some "Gammontown"
whiskey for cramps and in the language
OF the people of that quarter 1t put him
out Of business" 1t tangled the genial
Barney up to such an extent that he re-
turned to the station house n entered
on the books that he lac visited the sew
eral posts. AS a matter OF fact he had
not been near them, but he didn't know 1t,
In fact didn't care. He was accused of in
toxication and making false entries on the
blotter.
A splendid record only saved him from
dismissal. He. has been or the force NINE
teen years and has served so honorably
that in all that time he has been before
the Board on only n other occasion. He
was fined thirty days pay. The Commits
sioners disliked to impose the. fine and
Chief Murphy was as sorry about 1t as
Chancernan FMarasch, one of the new
men, distinguished himself a few days ago
by beating and knocking down an inoffen-
siye. aged italian. fagpicker. He was fined
five days a for his freshness.
Thomas Murray. another new man with
a pull" was up for trial. He disappeared
from the Foye place station ON Decem-
Der 2 and did not appear there again until
nine days had passed. He did not report
sick to the Captain or ask to be excused.
but he did report daily at George Ban
mons saloon. BannonLe enjoys the distinc-
ton of having had Murray put on the
force" No decision was arrived at in his
case. Under the law governing the de-
partment Murray must be dismissed if he
is found guilty Of having remained away
five days without reporting sick or asking
to -bes4excused in the meantime. His
chareesEof remaining on the force are trit1-
ing unless his hacker Bannon saves him
John Wiffatns, of Athe Sixth Precinct,
was fined three days pay for not patrol
ling his post properly.