The Jersey City news., 1899-05-16
POLICE SHAKE UP
Commissioners Transfer All
the Republican Cap
tains Today.
ORDERS ISSUED LAST NIGHT
Sergeants and Roundsmen
Patrol Drivers Share in
the General Shuttle.

Not in thirty-three years has there been
such a shake up in the Jersey City Police
Department as that which was caused
by the Police Commissioners last night.
The whole department was turned topsy
turyey by single order which was issued
to take effect at eight o'clock this morn
ing. The Police Board was in session from
eight o'clock last night until nearly mid
night. 1t was rumored when the Police
Board became Democratic on April % last
by the appointment of DR.. John D. Nc
Gill as Commissioner, that there would
be many changes in the department, but
nothing like what occurred was ever
dreamed of.
Just before adjourning the Board order
ed the transfer of the five Republican
Captains all but two of the Headquarters
detectives, all of the sergeants and
roundsmen and Herbert Sniffen, the tele-
phone operator, as well as the Republi-
can patrol drivers The complete list of
the transfers is as follows
Captain Cody, from the Webster avenue
station to the Gregory street station; Cap
tain Farrier, from the Montgomery street
station to the Oakland avenue station;
Captain Cox, from the Gregory street
station to the Communipaw avenue sta
ton; Captain Wohlleben, from the Oak
land avenue station to the Webster ave-
nue. station; Captain McKaig, from the
Communipaw avenue station to the Mont
gomery street station.
Sergeant Cannon, Sergeant Kelly, Ser
geant Hellmer and Sergeant McDevitt to
Gregory street station; Sergeants Buck
bee, Edwards, Haag and Duffy to Seventh
street station; Sergeants Reardon, Rein
hardt, Cummings and OBrien to Oak
land avenue station; Sergeants Solomon,
paw avenue station; Sergeants Hopkins
Wade, F1annelly and Tormey to Mont
gomery street station.
Detectives McNally and Doyle remain at
Police Headquarters All the other Head
quarters men go to precincts. Detective
Larkins of the Gregory street station,
Detective Bennett of the Ocean avenue
station, Detective Hottie of the Communi-
paw avenue station and Detective Clark
of the Seventh street station, have been
transferred to Police Headquarters. Of
the Headquarters men, Bumsted goes 10
the Second; Prescott to the Third; Gal
lagher to the Seventh, and Pearson to the
Fifth Precinct. Detective Douglass goes
from the Montgomery street to the Web
ster avenue station and Policeman Daniel
Lee. who has been doing detective duty
at the Webster avenue station has been
assigned to the same class of work at the
Gregory street station.
The following transfers of roundsmen
was made:-Higgins and Topin to the
Gregory street station; Richards and
Engel to the Seventh street station; Dris-
coll and Mackey to the Oakland avenue
station: Casey and Sheridan to the Com
munipaw avenue station; Ramsey and
Shober to the Ocean avenue station; Scott
and Noonan to the Webster avenue sta
ton and Closterman and Jackson to the
Montgomery street station. Ponceman
Sidney O'Donnell will take charge OF the
Police Headquarters telephone; Herbert
Sniffen will become a bicycle cop. Patrol
man Losey will take Patrolman Booths
place as driver of the First Preclnct
patrol wagon and Patrolman J. Donnelly
will succeed Patrolman A. B. Mcintyre as
driver of the Fifth Precinct patrol wagon
It is believed that Democratic Leader
Robert Davis is far from pleased at the
dismissal by the Police Board, yesterday,
of several patrolmen and at the general
shake-up. He refuses, however, to dis
cuss the matter. When asked his oplna
ion this morning he thought for mo-
ment and then answered.
II don't know much about the evil
dence upon which the men were dismiss
ed and / don't know all about the causes
of the shakeup. l have, therefore, at
present, nothing to say on the subject.
I may have something to say later on.
Captain Frederick Farrier, formerly OF
the Montgomery street station. leaves
small farm behind him. large patch or
ground in the rear of the station mouse
was titled under the Captains direction
and various kinds of vegetables and
flowers are now growing there.
Captain McKaig on entering his new
precinct this morning, was very much
surprised to find the farm in the rear OF
his office.
.I'll get some goo vegetables, If nothing
else,'' he told reporter of THE News
this morning. He expressed hlmseI as
being satisfied with his new nome.