The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-04
new PRISON
RULES.
Chief Murphy Gives Strin-
gent Orders for Guard
ing the Prisoners.
LOsEY DEPRIVED OF HIS SNAP
It Is Thought That the Escape
Of Ward Cost Him
His Post
LOSEY DEPRIVED OF HIS SNAP

| Patrolman Eleazer Losey, who has been
doing duty as patrol driver at the Greg
ory street police station, has been put
back on patrol duty and transferred to
| the Seventh street station. Patrolman
John Dorms, of the Seventh street sta
ton, has been detailed to act as driver
of the Gregory street station. has been
detailed to act as driver of the Gregory
street station patrol wagon. There is
much speculation as to the reason for this
change, which was made BY Chief Muir
ply.
Chief Murphy. when asked this morning
why the change was made, said:-"Downs
is a better man for the place Losey did
not prove satisfactory as patrol driver
The Chief would not go into details, but
1t is generaly understood that Losey was
transferred to punish him for his part i'll
the escape of Thomas Ward, prisoner
from the City Prison, on Sunday last
Luckily, Losey caught Ward before he
had gone far. It was said at the time
that the escape was due to the careless
ness of Doorman McComb, but it is un-
derstood that Chief Murphy investigated
the matter and found out that Losey was
at fault
Losey, it is said, instead of being in the
patrol drivers room was in the kitchen.
and was in the act of carrying a tray
loaded with food to some prisoners when
the escape was made. He had no bust
ness in the kitchen, and it is intimated
lhat in addition to being deprived of his
snap" job of driving the patrol wagon.
Losey may have charges preferred against
him.
In addition to robbing Losey Of his
place, the escape of Ward has had the
erect Of depriving the prisoners in the
city prison of many of the privileges
they formerly enjoyed. Before the
escape the prisoners were permitted to
roam at will through the corridors during
the daytime and were only locked in their
cells at night. Now they must be kept
locked up all the time. AS a result of the
escape Chief Murphy has issued the fol-
lowing stringent ORDERS
Regulations for the management and
control of the City Prison and First Pre-
cinct cells
sThe doorman who has charge of the
prison will be held personally responsible
for the care and safe keeping of the pris-
oners in said prison from O clock A. NJ.
until P. NJ. every week day and from
A. NJ to p. NJ. on Sunday.
sit shall be the duty OF the said door
man to continually keep all prisoners
locked in their cells except when taken
out for some proper purpose. Should it
be necessary to give a prisoner exercise
the doorman shall apply for permission
to allow the prisoner to walk in the cor
ridor.
Nobody but the doorman or an officer
sent from Headquarters or the First pre-
cinct shall be permitted to take a prisoner
from the cells for any purpose.
s.The patrol drivers shall not enter the
prison for any purpose whatsoever or hold
any communication with the prisoners in
the cells unless strictly on business or
by orders from the Captain or Sergeant
at the desk
s.The Captain Of the First precinct will
see that the keys of the City Prison are
kept at the desk from the time that the
doorn1an goes off duty until he returns,
and that no one enters the PRISON except
accompanied by an officer. Officers at
tached to Headquarters may have access
to the prison at any time on proper busi-
ness
when a prisoner is in the corridor or
when going up or coming down from
court the door leading to the kitchen
shall be kept locked. The said door shall
always be kept locked unless when actu-
ally necessary to pass from the kitchen
to the cells
1.-THE door leading from the patrol driv-
er's room to the kitchen shall be kept
locked except when necessary to pass
through It. The patrol drivers have no
business in the kitchen