The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-17
DRUM BEAT BY GRAHAM
Policeman Dismissed for
Taking Part in Politics
Against Captain
Jack"
PROTECTING THE SICK FUND
Police Board Drops Officers
Who Report Sick When
Only Drunk.
PROJECTING THE SICK FUND

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Der of delinquent policemen at the meet
ing Of the Board yesterday afternoon.
The penalties in some cases were severe
and one man was dismissed from the ser
vice.
The trial of Thomas Drum, telegraph
lineman of the department, On a charge
of making affidavit to a false accusation
against Captain John Graham, and for
publication of the same in al election cir
cular issued with the purpose of injuring
him. adjourned over from the last meet
ing, was resumed. Lawyer Mulvaney,
Drums counsel. asked that the case be
further laid over pending action of the
Grand Jury, before whom charges have
been made by Graham. President Aber-
nethy said that the case a been thrown
out by the Grand Jury and the trial was
proceeded with. Superintendent McCul-
Tough, of the New York and New Jersey
Telephone Company. was called to refute
the statement alleged to have been sworn
to by Drum that Graham had Undermined
him and secured his position in the en-
ploy of that
Mccullough showed by his books that
the first day Graham worked for the com
pany was November. 1888, while Drum
struck and quit his employment there on
July 10, 1889. He testified mat Graham
did not take Drums place; that, when
wanted. men are employed personally and
not specifically to fit any particular
vacancy. Commissioner West remarked
that there was an interval Of four months,
lacking seven days, between the time
Drum quit and Graham was employed.
Chanceman Thomas Mailly, who is under
suspension. on charges, testified that he
saw the affidavit said to have been made
/. by Drum before Justice Hayes, but was
not present when it was mad 1t was
made in the clubroom at West Sid ave-
nue.. where he had told the justice to
come as some persons wanted to make
af1davits. He first went to Justice Gar
retson and asked him to axe the at
fidavit OF Drum TO pc USED IN a clrcuiar
purposes, but Garretson declared Tor the
reason hat he had done some business
party BART I 70 any mnd-slinging Witness saw
the affidavit after il was printed. but all
he knew Of its contents was what ne
position, taking food from his family. He
had nothing to 90 With that part OF me
circular, his portion. was the other part,
which charged Graham with beating a
trolley car man and holding a sinecure
IN the county. He didn't known that
Drum went to the clubroom expressly to
nav MS dIQudfll Ldh6l. oldD llCNSt o4o
him hes had made an AFFIDAVIT. Witness
took the circular to the printer, it being
given to him by the committee OF the
club.
IN reply to a question by Graham, who
asked If he did not take a written state
ment TO Garretson, Mailiy said ne did,
but he would not admit that he knew
what it contained. Drum repeatedly said
tina Graham seabbed on him and took
| bread and butter out of his mouth In
answer to President Abernethys ques-
a. 49, al = n "a \ IRA Gtpn iCA Mi
chanceman, but at that time he was sick
and off duty. He was chairman of the
campaign committee. of the Ninth Ward
| Independent Club, but did not read the
| circular issued until after it was printed.
| He went with Drum to take the afldav1t
but did not remain to see him make it.
Drums counsel moved for a dismissal
of the case. He said not a shred of cyl
dence had been produced to sustain the
charge. Justice Hayes had failed to
identity Drum as the person who made
| Drum made any affidavit or that any was
made. Under these circumstances he
should advise Drum not to take the stand,
as the violence was not sufficient to re-.
| refused to go on the stand, which closed
/ the case. His refusal, President Aber-
| nethy said, was taken by the Board as
evidence of his guilt and he was dis
missed from the department, the Presi-
dent saying that he, While a paid en-
ploye of the city, gave his entire atten-
| ton to matters outside MS province, TAX
ing part in politics and ~traducing a citizen
and attempting to bring him into disre-
| pute.
Drum has retained counsel to test the
action of the Board. He has been adj
| vised that the proceeding is irregular.
Patrolrnan John ]. Quinn of the First
precinct, was on trial on a charge Of US
ing vile and indecent language to William
Fitzgerald in Germans saloon. No: 1856
| washington street, on the night of De-
cember q, Fitzgerald testified that
~latter's two brothers-in-law, and against
| one of them, Cunningham, he made the
vilest threat and charges: Then turning
his wrath upon Fitzgerald, he abused him
in the filthiest of language. and invited
him outdoors to fight: that Quinn struck
at him and then left the saloon. As he
| glass. He followed him out on the side
walk, when Quinn took off his coat,caught
him by the nonlder and said he was un-
him to arrest him, and Quinn then struck
him., and he struck back. The next day
Quinn got a warrant for the arrest Of
S for throwing the glass, One of the
names Fitzgerald charged Quinn with
calling him was aearpet Dagger for
not say that Quinn was sober, and would
not swear he was drunk, but could swear
positively he used the language stated.
Fred Meyer, the bartender of the sa-
loon, who is said to have heard and wit
messed all that took place, was s~ubpoenaed
as a witness but in his stead come
Loman, the proprietor, who claimed 10
know nothing about it except hearing
Quinn cali Fitzgerald a carpet Dagger.
He saw Quinn leave the saloon and Fitz-
gerald throw a glass at him.
Fitzgerald took the stand again and
charged hat Quinn had got Loman to
come instead Of Meyer; that he had come
to him and begged him to settle the.
matter and not bring him before the
Board. Eight or nine persons had also
been to his lawyer, Peter Bentley, and
requested him to urge him to settle, but
he refused. Quinn said he would pay
Ian my expenses, said Fitzgerald, land
+ stand for all my trouble, but he couldn't
do it, as this officer has caused me to
lose my job, for which be Is not able to
charge of a similar character growing out
Of the same affair against Quinn. and
both charges were laid over to the next
trial meeting, to secure the evidence of
Bartender Meyer.
Sergeant Bernard Wade, of the Third
precinct, was charged with reporting
sick when he was not sick but under
the influence of liquor: Police Surgeon
Nevin testified that he was called to see
Sergeant Wade on u 2. He called
at his house and found no symptoms of
sickness, but did find prominent m
toms Of alcoholism. He saw nothing else
the matter with him. Sergeant Helmer
testified that Sergeant Wade's wife re-
Station, requesting him to telephone it to
the Third precinct, which he did. Ser
geant Wade said he had a cold, was not
feeling we'll, and concluded to remain at
home. The next morning, just before DR..
Neyin came, he took a. glass OF WhiSkey