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Chiefs Office. Police Department.
Jersey City, Oct Is, 1897.
Hon. Board of Police Commissioners
Gentlemen-For about three weeks Of
this month the Second precinct
each week by sneak thieves.
who operated in the afternoon
sence Of the occupants. For the purpose
Of catching the thieves and to prevent
these crimes if possible, Captain Kelly
Rad them ea1 p Of RRi lis prec met in plain
clothes during the afternoon. with the
result of entirely stopping this kind or
ture OF nine professional thieves from
the city of New York.
l take pleasure in commencing to you
lowing named oficers:=
Detective Michael Clark, for the cap
ture of a forger, who had uttered a lot
of checks on our citizens.
Patrolman JOIN w. Murphy, Second
precinct, for the capture of a burglar
ON his post; Patrolmen Thomas Doo-
ley, Second precinct, and John Whalen,
Sixth precinct, for good judgment dis
played in the arrest of a man who had
atrociousiy beaten a man to death.
Patrolman John Donovan, Second pre-
einct, for keen perception and sound
judgment in the apprehension of five
thieves and two of their female friends,
who We're in their company. This officer,
while off dut and in plain clothes, saw
TWO men and TWO women together ana
from their appearance and actions Judg-
ed them to be thieves and followed them
till he got assistance from other officers,
when he arrested them. At the station
house, over one hundred dollars worth
of stolen property was found in their
possession. a few DAYS later o o1
and followed them until he got help,
when he arrested them. These men are
professional sneak thieves: and one of
them was identified for robbing a house
in Fourth street, a few days before this
arrest.
Mahoney, Second precinct, for the clever
capture of two sneak thieves whom they
picked up on the street solely on their
Judgment that they were thieves: They
have since been held on two complaints OF
entering and larceny.
Patrolman A. NJ. Gallagher. Fourth pre-
cinct, for great bravery and good marks
manship. This officer while on post was
called upon to arrest a man who had shot
at his wife and son. The man was in the
house with the doors fastened; the officer
got through a window and attempted to
make the arrest when he was set upon
by his prisoner, who had a loaded revolver
and snapped it twice close to the officers
head, and Gallagher believing his life to
be in danger fired to disable his prisoner
and wounded him in the hand. The pris-
oner refused to surrender, and still con-
tinued to snap his revolver at the officer
when Gallagher again hred and wounded
his prisoner in the other hand, thus COM
pletely disabling him. 1t was found that
the prisoners revolver had become dis
abled in the scuffle with the officer, other
wise Patrolman Gallagher would have
been killed by this desperate man.
Your obedient servant,
Chief of Police.
Communication from Clerk of Board of
Finance enclosing resolution directing
Comptroller to transfer balance to credit
Of account of Committee on Hospital and
Dispensaries to credit of Committee on
General Claims Account. Filed.
trict Assembly 1877, Knights of Labor, re-
questing Board to instruct the Chief to
enforce the law pertaining to vestibuling
of trolley cars. Received and referred to
the Chief, with power.
communication from treasurer of the
Evening Journal Association, declining 10
give the requested by resolu-
ton of October IL. Filed.
Petition of Albert Lossee and others re-
questing to have special police power
granted to Daniel Murphy, on their prem
ises, on Jersey avenue. Referred to the
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented and referred to
the proper committees. as follows
Pay rolls of Police Department. October,
SIS, 294.36; pay roll of Police Justices and
court clerks, October, s616.66; pay roll of
sick and pensioned officers, Octobep
5000. Referred to Committee on Salar-
les.
Coughlin Bros, coal. to Third precinct.
October, $92: Coughlin Bros, coal, to Sixth
precinct, October. $14.55; Coughlin Bros,
coal, to Emergency Hospital. September,
SO; Alex Watson, meals to prisoners, City
Prison and First precinct, October, $121e5;
Peter Began. meals to prisoners, Third
precinct, October. $96.60; Charles O'Neill.
meals to prisoners, Fourth precinct, Oc-
tober. $41-10; Benz. Murphy, incidentals,
August to October, s6S.S2; S. B. Brewster.
clipping horses. October, $35; F. b. Jones
Geo.: supplies, August to October, S21;
p. A. Pyle, h~orseshoeing, Fourth precinct,
October, s.; j. Shellenberger, supplies, Oc-
tober. $3.50; The Gamewell Fire Alarm
q " N n n u IN cin1n1 x-c+A Aa2
Der, 1896, $500; The Gamewell Fire Alarm
Company repairs, sigma system, Sep
tem6er, $50; " ". Farrier, repairs.
rier. repairs, Third precinct, October,
$l4.56; Bruckman & Hauck. repairs to
wagons, First, Second and Third precincts,
e. A. Pyle. repairs to wagon, Fourth
precinct, October, S54.0S; J. F. Clarke,
printing and stationery, October s4S5; s..
f. Swezey, groceries TO Hospital, Oeto-
Der, S223.60; Fred Schober. meat TO Hos
pital. October, $l97. 40; Samuel J. Blakey,
green groceries to Hospital. October.
Hospital, October, S32.40; N. Y. Condensed
Mix Company, milk to Hospital, Octo-
Der, 81; J. c; Hickingbotham. milk to
Hospital. October. 27.1S; NJ. Abernethy.
medicine to Hospital, part of October.
$3.50: F. B. Jones & Co. supplies to Hos
q Hauck. repairs to wagons. Hospital,
September and October, S1S2.90 the J. c.
News, dUN6l llSllS, OCTOBER, SZS.tu, D.. G-
Marx, supplies to Hospital, October, S42:
E.. A. Pyle, h~orseShoeing, Hospital, Oc-
tober, r$2.5 so: j. Shellenberger, supplies to
Hospital, October, $S9.96: W. w. Farrier,
repairs at Hospital, October. $65.27: w.
w. Farrier, repairs to stable, Hospital,
October, 5000.
AUDITING CLAIMS.
The following claims having been re-
ported correct by committees TO whom
they were referred and resolutions pre-
scented. ordering warranth on City Treas
urer by the following vote. the yeas and
nays having been ordered and e
YeaszAl the members.
Committee on SalarieS:-
Payroll OF department, SIS, 294.36; payroll
of Police Justices and Court Clerks. S616.-
&c: payroll of sick and pensioned. $685.
Committee on General Claims
Newman Mission. s.; the United Gas
Impt. Co, $40, $200.55 and $500; the
Evening Journal Association. SIS and
$3.50: A.. c. Dieteile, $S5.21 and $3.50; M.
Marschner, $40; r.. H. Weaver, $3.50 and
s.; w. w. Farrier. So. $50. $293.4G. S35.
1852. S14.56, S65.47 and S90.O1. Jersey Cycle
Co., S29.S0; John F. Clarke, %1.S5,
Coughlin Bros, s92, sl4.55 and SO; Alex
Watson. $121.05; Peter Began, $41.10; Benz
Murphy, 1882; S. E. Brewster, $35, J..
Shellenberger & Co, $5s. $50 and s39.96 r,
a. pyle. S., s54.0S and $3.50; F. B. Jones &
Co, 81 and $50; Brinkman & Haick; $500
and $1S2.90; Fred Nuger, $11.65; The Came
well Fire Alarm Company, $500 and $50:
A. A Smyth, $31.52; NJ. Abernethy, $n.4
and $3.50; j. McAusland, $4S-S1; A. E.