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POLICE eovmssssoNEEs.
Iariaial ProceesMngs.l

EuH
Regular meeting Of tie Eoard St Police
Commissioners held in FIST Criminal
| Court room Friday, October Is, 1883
! present-Freaident Aberneshy ana COM
Observation-Disclosures waiter.
Minutes Of last messing approved as
PRESERVATION or coMMuNIcA-
TI0Ns AND PETITIONS.
Communications. etc. were received and
dss1esed OF as f0ilasYs:-
cnmmuniea ion from Ceief Of Police
Inferming Board of the death OF Csaaaee
man VIM p Johnson.
Ordered FLED
Communication from Chief OF Ponce
coaTaeEding officers.
Ordered spread on minutes.
office Of CHIEF Of Police.
Jersey CITY 9et. ". $50.
Hon. Board of Police Commissioners.
Geptlenenlf woG'd respectfully COM
mend to YOU the following named efsssfs
for Taertt0Fioas eold9et and womb recon-
mend that they he aive1l n2aoraple nsl-
tien Ky vaur EoaoraDlc bnay.
Patrolraen Coriess aHd Cornell, Second
precinct, for tbs capture OF two posi-
Office burglars vine had eoEnmltfeH a
crime AZ Arden. II. +. This arrest was
Taade on telegram announcing the rob
berry Of the B9StOfsice. Ihe oficsTS 3uaS-
meT4t proved correct and several a&a-
Gred dollars worth OF stolen property vas
found in possession of the there's. Aes-
ing Detective Peter Morris and f&5r0hnan
]. J. Murphy fur the capture Of q thief.
Pafrolman Murphy chased the thleI tQ
the end of the boat. where ne Jumped
everboard and the oEacer Without feEEaoy-
ing any part Of his uniform and at great
risk Of his life Jumped after him. Ihe
thief. however. escaped for the time peHg
int was finally arrested a few days later
from information and description given
Patrolrnan Murphy to Acting Detective
Morris
Patrolulan Florence Chummery. First
Precinct, for the capture Of q burglar ~
September %. Chulrery was on znast
about three o'clock in the morning and mo-
ticed a man going along with Sna9l;s
bundle. The officer o~verhauled him, and
not being satisfied with his story brought
him to the station house and proasrty
found in his possession proved to BE the
proceeds Of a burglary in. a store en-
MonIgornery street. Patrolmsn John
Costello, Fourth Precinct. for the GAP
fure or Henry Pickens. colored, wanted
Far Assault with intent to lSill. Piczers
had almost killed Sanitary 0ficer Fan
nelly by cutting him across the face 2lp
neck and also In the arm. after whicn ne
for the arrest Of Ptckirs- Costello. while
on post on Co1nr1uniraw avenue noflcsa
a man gong n the dlTs &c, E 1,s q a NsWaTN
tie description Of the party Wansea d9r
this cutting. The cfiesrs JudgInent
proved e re e9rrent IL raeAehs We II
Detective Michael McNally, for energy
and persistence when led 70 the capture
of Tobias WiiliaTlss tne G9iofeu lisal sAy
murdered Patrick Connolly On octoper i
with other detectives worked night and
dav through New York ard adjoining
elites for the capture Of this murderer
MeNaIly naaIly succeeded IN getting IN
Formation as to whereabouts Of his fugi-
five. This case is M evidence Of sIoeess-
full results that can be a~ceeTnpllsnea by
dogged persistence in Following Mp every
cIew which presents itself as to the COM
rnission Of crime
Your obedfent servant
BEN MURPHY,
Chief of Police.
Communication from secretary Eagle
Trbe Company reduesfing to have special
police power granted MatfheV Dngas1 AT
Referred 10 The chisf With powas-
PRTaENTAT4CN OF EL4AIMs,
r1ai,ns were presented and referred to-