The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-09
Chief MURPHY HON0RED.
His Official Family Presents
Him at Dinner With a
Silver Service.

Chief of Police Benjamin Murphy en-
tertained his official family al dinner at
the Hotel Washington on Saturday even-
ing last in celebration of his twenty-hfth
anniversary as a police officer. Covers
were laid for twenty-four in the rear
dining room. AT seven o'clock the fol-
lowing arrived and were received BY
Chief Murphy: = General Abernethy.
President OF the Police Board, Commits
sioners West and Walters, former Com
nlissioners TiIden and Feeney, Police
Captains Cox. Farrier. Newton, Kelly.
McNulty and Nugent. Health Inspector
Benjamin, superintendent of Telegraph
Foley, Warden Osborne of the City Hos
pital, Colonel Robinson, clerk of the
Police Board, Police Surgeon John Nevin,
Chief of Police Donovan, of Hoboken,
Police Justice John Nevin, Chief of Police
Hopper of West Hoboken. Chief NC
Neil, of Bayonne and Police Justice
Potts were invited to be present, but were
unavoidably absent. The tables were
beautifully decorated with flowers. A
large basket of Gala lilies and Ameri-
can beauty roses stood in front OF the
hest. At each plate was an envelope
containing a menue card. printed on
aluminium, with a red, white and blue
knot on the upper left hand corner. A
small American flag for a decoration was
attached TO each card. When all were
seated the CHIEF babe them welcome.
When the cigars were passed General
Abernethy presented the Chief on behalf
of h;mslf and those present, with a case
of siiyerware, consisting of seventy-three
pieces, in a polished oak case with brass
handles and. brass corner pieces On the
top of the case is a silver plate inscribed
Presented to Benjamin Murphy. Chief OF
Police, Jersey City. in ommemoration OF
the twenty-five years or efficient service,
by his comrades and friends. May Z, 1898.
Chief Murphy was entirely unaware OF
the intended presentation until he saw
Captains Kelly and Cox carry the heavy
case to the table. In response to the re-
marks of General Abernethy, the Chief
said among other things that he was in
the same position that the Spanish COM
manders at Manila were in on the morn
ing of May l, when they discovered Com
modore DeWey's fleet in the bay-he was
surprised. He then related the police his
tory of Jersey City for the last quarter
of a entury. told of its Improvement n
what had been accomplished to make the
force an up to date organization, for the
protection of life and property, and the
apprehension of criminals. He spoke OF
the future of the police in this city, and
said that amongst the sergeants and
r0undsmen of today is material for the
future commanders of the force that
can't be excelled in America. He declared
that the training that these subordinate
officers are getting, under our present
up to date police system Will make them
fir to, meet any emergency that is pre-
thanked his guests for the handsome
present. and hoped at some future time to
nave those present partake of a dinner
served by Mrs Murphy. when the useful
articles just given could be used.
Speeches were made by all present.
The party broke up in time for the Cap
tainS to get to their stations IN time to
turn out the night platoon.