The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-10
BOARD OF POLICE COMMESSHON
ERS.
TOfieial Proceedings

[Ofieial Proceedings.1
Regular meeting of the Board of Police
commissioners, held in First Criminal
Court room, Friday. October Is, 1897.
Present-AH the members.
Minutes of last meeting approved as
printed.
PRESENTATION OF coMMUNIcA-
TIONS AND PETITIONS.
Commissioners, etc, We're received and
disposed of as follows
Communication from Chief of Police
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Jersey City, Oct. Is, 1897.
Hon. Board Of Police Commissioners
Gentlemen. would respectfully inform
your honorable body of the death of Pa
trolman Charles Woberson, Fourth pre-
c1nct, who died on October 10, 1897. De
ceased entered the service October 81,
1897. He was a good and faithful officer.
Very respectfully,
BENZ. MURPHY.
Chief of Police.
TRIALS.
The Board, on motion. proceeded with
the trials of officers against whom
charges had been preferred, as follows
Patrolman Christian Bruene, First pre-
cinct: charge, neglect of duty.
Patrolman NJ. Faherty, First precinct;
two charges, one of conduct unbecoming
an officer and violation of the rules, one
of intoxication and conduct unbecoming
a gentleman.
.Patrolman John Nugent, First pre-
elnct; charge, neglect of duty.
Patrolman John Rodgers, First precinct;
charge. in~toxication while on duty.
Patrolman Ellis Dodson. Second pre-
cinct; three charges. two of neglect of
duty and one of wilful disturbance of or
ders.
Patrolman Dennis Mullins, Second pre-
cinct, three charges of neglect of duty.
Patrolman ]. P. Mccarthy, Second pre-
cinct; charge, neglect of duty.
PatrOlman Louis De VouSney, Third pre-
cinct; charge, absence without leave.
.Chanceman George Conklin, Fourth pre-
cinct; charge, neglect of duty.
Patrolman Nicholas Clemensen, Fifth
precinct; charge, neglect of duty.
Sergeant John j.. Quinn, Sixth precinct;
charge, absence without leave.
Patrolman John Whalen, Sixth precinct:
charge, conduct unbecoming an officer and
gentleman.
Patrolman Jacob Golden. Seventh pre-
cinct; charge, neglect of duty.
Patrolman John II. Reddy, Seventh pre-
cinct; two charges of neglect of duty.
Patrolman Frank Regain, Seventh pre-
cinct; charge. neglect of duty.
The Board having heard the ~pleadings
and testimony in each case retired for
elaboration, and on reassembling sem
fenced the accused officers that We're
found guilty, as follows
Patrolman O'Brien, found guilty and
sentenced to be fined two days pay.
Patrollman John Nugent, found guilty
and sentenced to be fined one days pay.
Patrolman John Rodgers, found guilty
and sentenced to be fined sixty days pay.
Patrolman Ellis Dodson. found guilty
and sentenced to be fined three days pay.
Patrolman Dennis Mullins, found guilty
of all the charges and sentenced to be
fined three days pay.
Patrolman J. P. Mccarthy, found guilty
and sentenced to he fined two days pay.
Patrolman Louis De Noursney, found
guilty and sentenced to be fined three
days pay.
Chanceman George Conklin. found guilty
and sentenced to be fined one days pay.
Patrolman N. Clemensen, found guilty
and sentenced to be fined fifteen days
pay.
Sergeant John J. Quinn. found guilty
and sentenced to be fined six days pay.
Patrolman j. H. Reddy, found guilty of
first charge and sentenced to be fined two
days pay; second charge, laid for further
guidance.
Patrolman Frank Regain. found guilty
and sentenced to be fined n days pay.
The charges against Patrolman M.
appearing.
The charge against John Whelan was
laid over until next meeting, witnesses
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented and referred to
the proper committees as follows
Newman Mission, kindling wood Fourth
Precinct. October, So; the United Gas
Impt. Co.. supplies, September. $40; the
Evening Journal Association, advertising,
September, SIS. The United Gas Impt.
Hospital, $3.50; a. G. Dieteille. SUPPLIES,
September and October, s35. n; M.
Marschner, repairs, Seventh Precinct. $40;
r. H. Weaver. repairs to iiagpole, First
Precinct, October, So.