The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-28
SENSE IN POLICE BOARD.
Commissioners Conclude to
Give Policemen Their
Vacations.
CITY WILL PROBABLY BE SAFE.
Annual Parade and Inspec-
ton of the Department
Will Take Place
June 9.

The policemen will have their vacations
this year despite the war excitement. Al
the meeting of the Police Board yester-
day the following resolution was passed
resembling the order recently issued that
all vacations be suspended until the END
of the war
be granted to the officers and men Oh
this department, subject to the call OF
the Chief of Police if exigencles arise
to require their services in this CITY,
Chief Murphy was given full power to
allot the vacations, which will begin on
June l.
President Abernethy explained hat the
announcement in the newspapers that the
police would get no vacations had been
a little previous, and that the Police Com
missioners had never intended to deprive
the men oftheir vacation. They had sim
ply postponed action on the matter to see
what the trend OF events would be. The
men would be given their vacations, but
they must always be within call of the
Chief of Police. so tina he can summon
them if needed on a few hours notice.
The Board decided to hold the annual
parade and inspection of the police force
on June 8. The parade will start at three
O'clock in the afternoon. Mayor Hoos
and the city officers will be invited to re-
view the procession from the steps of
the City Hall. The Board appointed Drs.
Neyin. Rector and Everett a committee
to examine Roundsman A. j. Welsh as TO
his ability to do police duty. He has been
unable to work for three months. He is
one of the Oldest men on the police force.
-, -, +tan 1raS raraixrad from
Van Houten Post asking that all veteran
soldiers and sailors who are members of
the police force be excused on Memorial
Day. The request was granted. Edwin
J. Jaccard petitioned for appointment as
p~atrolman.
The following communication was re-
ceived from Chief of Police Murphy and
ordered spread in full on the minutes
Chiefs Office. Police Department.
Jersey City, N. j, May q, 1898.
Honorable Board of Police COMMITS
Gentlemen-I take pleasure in COM
mending TO you the following named
officers. and would suggest they be
given honorable mention for good SER
vice performed by them:-Patrolman
James Feehan, Second precinct, for
the capture of two prisoners and the
recovery of $500 worth of silverware
M
road. This officer was not on actual
duty at the time he made this arrest;
the circumstances connected with this
case show the officer to have the best
interests of the service at heart. Pa
trolman John Mcclure. Third precinct;
Patroimen Devoursney, Third Pre-
cinct; job Reddy, Seventh precinct,
and T, j. Murphy, First precinct, for
the capture of four highWaymen who
assaulted and robbed a citizen IN the
public street while on his way home
from his work after midnight. The
action of all concerned in the capture
of this mob of desperate criminals was
commendable on the part of the four
patrolmen and illustrated the efficiency
of our service to a high degree. The
first officer on the scene witnessed the
assault and robbery. He gave an
alarm call that was answered by his
side partner and also by Reddy in the
Seventh precinct. Two of the crimi-
nails wer ~ecaptured at the scene of the
crime, one chased nearly a mile and
caught. When the prisoners arrived
at the station a general alarm was sent
out for the arrest of the fourth man.
Patrolman Murphy, on duty at the
Pennsylvania ferry, a short while af-
ter getting the alarm arrested the fugi-
tive from the description received from
his station through the signal system,
and found a watch stolen at the time
of the robbery on his person.
/ believe this to be the cleaneSt po-
lice job in some months.
Your obedient servant,
BENZ. MURPHY,
Chief of Police.