The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-17
ABERN[IHY ON DUTY
Police Board Reinstates the
Indicted Patrolman--
Delinquents Tried.

The Police Commissioners at their meet
ing yesterday afternoon dismissed Patrol
man Richard Judge, of the Gregory street
station. from the police force. Judge
was before the Board yesterday on five
charges. four for neglect of duty ana one
for being absent without leave. On May
he failed to report from his signal box,
both on the early morning tour and en-
the night tour. On the night tour ne
could not be found on post either by Ser
geant Hopkins or Roundsman Ramsey. On
May he reported sick and went home.
Police Surgeon Nevin called at his house
and failed to find him at home. The rule
is that police officer who has reported
sick must not leave his home until he
geon. Chief Murphy sent word to Judge
to report to him on the morning of May
s. He did 50, and in the presence Of the
Chief and Inspector Lange. Surgeon Ne0ia
examined him and pronounced MIN We'll
and fit for duty. While in the Chiefs
office Judge remarked loudly enough 10
ness anyway; there is TOO much .nar5
work in it for me, guess II resign.
Chief Murphy ordered him to report at
once to Captain Cox. either for duty or TO
sign a resignation blank. Judge failed to
do either and did not report until two
days later when he was suspended Last
month Judge was before The Board on
Patrolman Rodgers of the Gregory
street station was fined three days for be-
ing absent without leave. He failed to
report for duty with his platoon on the
evening of May IL. He gave as his ex-
cuse that he thought it was his night GIL
Patroman Frank Mcmahon was fined
three days pay for failing TO- try the do2l
of store on Barrow street. The store was
entered by burglars the very night he
failed to inspect it.
Chief of Police Murphy sent the follow
ing communication to the Police Board
Jersey Citv Nav 16. 1895
Honorable Board of Police Commits
sloners.-
Gentlemen-It has become my un-
pleasant duty to officially notify you
of the death of two members of this
force, Patrolman William Allison.
Fourth precinct, and Patrolman Enoch
Perry Third precinct. Patrolman
Allison had been i'll for a long. time:
He was appointed on the first day OF
April, 1885, when he was 23 years DID,
Although but five years on the force
he had a good record and gave prom
ise of being a useful officer. Pafroi-
man Perry came into the service il
May, 1871 when he was Sc years old;
he has done duty in almost every pre-
cinct in the city; when in the First
had what was then the fighting post OF
that part of the city. One night he
who took his club away from him and
beat him with it. The officer, seeing
his life in danger drew his revolver
and mortally wounded one of his as
sailants. Perry has covered the New
ark avenue post in the Third precinct
for ten years, and was we'll known and
well liked by every person on that
street from the Five Corners to Sew
enth street The Department loses
good policeman by the death of Pa
trolman Perry
BENJAMIN MURPHY.
The letter was ordered spread in full
upon the minutes.
A resolution was adopted re-instatlng
Patrolman Henry Abernethy, brother of
Police Commissioner Abernethy, who was
indicted last year for the alleged robbing
of an Italian ragDicker The case never
came to trial and the indictment was
squaShed last week by Prosecutor Erwin,
the principal witnesses against Abernethy
being either dead or having disappeared.
The resolution which was short one,
read as follows:
ssResolved That Patrolman Henry
stated to duty, as of June 2Sth, 1897,
the date of his suspension.
The following resolutions were adopt
Resolved, That a warrant be drawn
on the City Treasurer in favor of Pa
trol1nan John O'Donnell, Third Pre-
cinct for $427.50, being the amount APP
propriated by the Board of Finance,
fiscal year 1896 1897. as extra allowance
sResolved. That the Honorable
Board of Finance be requested to
transfer the sum of S400. from the
amount of the Board of Health, to
the amount of the committee on Main
tainanee of signal system, for the pur-
pose of extending the metallic system
in the Fourth and Seventh Precincts.