The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15
POLICE CHANGES.
Patrol Duty to Be Assigned
Men Who Have Had
Snaps Six Years.
GOSSIP ABOUT THE FORCE
Won't Make "Hello" Expert
a Bicycle Cop Robinson
to Have Long Post.

The advent of the new Board of Police
commissioners April "a will bring with IL
many changes. The department will be
practically reorganized. Those who have
long enjoyed sinecures under the present
Board OF Police Commissioners will be
assigned to precincs duty. The change
mas already been anticipated by thoss
connected with headquarters who are
more than willing that Democratic Off
GERS take the sinecures. They are not
10th in saying ito the victor belongs the
spoils.'
Those who will feel the change about
headquarters are Sergeant Harrington.
detective Clos, William Robinson. Herr
bert Sniffen, Health Officers Benjamin
winters, Daniel Killburn, William Vail
entine and Roundsman Fred Herring,
Court Officer Chris. Bruene. Sergeant
Michael Walsh, who presides at the desk
during the night, will be allowed to retain
the berth, he being a Democrat
Patrol duty for William Robinson will
be, new departure in the business for
him. He was appointed to the force as
chanceman several years ago and was
assigned to duty as clerk. stenographer
and typewriter in Chief of Police MUIR
phys office. There are many applicants
for the position held by Robinson, but it
is thought by many that with Chief MUIR
phys influence Robinson may be held
over for at least a year or until some
other officer can learn stenogsaphy and
typewriting.
Inspector McKaig, this morning, in jok-
ing over the matter, informed Robinson
that he would be assigned to post No.
ls, in the Second precinct. This post Is
the longest in the city and extends from
the Erie Railroad tracks to the city line
at Hoboken. Officers who suffer from
overweight are assigned to that post by
Chief Murphy. They soon find themselves
in prime condition.
Robinson is not overburdened with flesh
and his friends fear he will not be able
to stand the strain of such arduous
duties. In anticipation of being put ION
the street" Robinson is taking long BIZ
cycle rides and it is rumored that he is
becoming an expert in the use of Indian
clubs and dumbbells.
Sniffen has been SO long at the tele-
phone that it will be almost as great
novelty for him to do patrol as 1t will
for obinson. Sniffen is an expert wheel
man, but it is safe to say he will not be
put on the bicycle squad. person who
is supposed to know explained it thus
He has been at the hello business so
long that he would mistake every bicycle
bell for call and respond accordingly.
1t would be a shame to put him in a po-
sition where he might be embarrassed It
is rumored that the telephone girls are
circulating a petition which they will
present to the Democratic Board asking
for Sniffen's retainment"
In the case of Sergeant Harrington,
who has only been doing desk duty since
the appointment of Captain Cody, the
change will not be felt. Sergeant Har-
rington had been doing duty at the Sew
enth street station and was at the time
OF Captain Cody's appointment He was
at that time spoken of as candidate and
possibility. He has many influential
friends who are working hard to keep
MN IN the place he now occupies.
The only advantage of being at Police
Headquarters is that the hours are regu-
lar and there is no night duty to be done.
The position is a clerical one. Chief
Murphy has expressed himself as pleased
by the duty performed by Harrington.
The newspaper men, who have to look
for the police news during the day. have
4ound MIN obhg1ng and courteous. He is
perfectly impartial and gives out NO
beats" He treats all alike.
Another change spoken of is that OF
Headquarters detective ''Bob" Pearson
who, it is said, will be sent to celeryville.
Pearson has little garden patch of his
own down on the West Side, and he wants
to go to Greenville to learn the art Of rais-
ing celery and other choice reltshes.
Rumor has it that Detective Frank
Bennett will be brought to Headquarters
to work as the partner of Detective Mich-
ael MeNally.
No more will the sweet Teuton tones Of
Court Officer Breune be heard in the First
Criminal Court after April "a. 1t is said
that the wishes of the court crowd will be
respected and that someone who can talk
with Celtic accent will be given the
place. The man who does duty in the
court in the morning is sent in the after
noon to keep stray dogs and kids off the
grass of City Hall park. He has the big
gest snap in the department.