The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-08
DICKINSON LANDS CODY
Police Board Bows to the
Boss in Filling Nc
Nulty's Place, Re-
gardless Of Merit.


Samuel Dickinson's candidate for police
captain. Sergeant John Cody. was ap-
pointed to that office by the Police Com
missioners last night to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Captain James
McNulty Dickinson has been trying to
land Cody for the last two months. He
was promoted over the heads of men who
had been longer in the service and had
fiawless records; men who have served
for weeks and months at time as acting
captains. Sergeant William Buckbee, who
has been acting Captain ever since Cap
tain McNulty was taken i'll, sent letter
to the Commissioners asking that he be
promoted The letter was referred. That
will be the end of it. Applications for
promotion should not be made to the
Commissioners. Outside influences have
more to do in the determination of ap-
pointments than anything else Rounds
man Miller, who a month ago was
patrolman, was made sergeant to succeed
Cody William G. Mackey, recently ap-
pointed to the Board of Health, was pro-
NOTED to the rank of roundsman; Chance
man Edward Coughlin was made patrol
man, and the new chanceman will be
Joseph Shoppe.
There were several trials before the APP
pointments were made. Patrolman John
]. Quinn's trial for using vile and indecent
language to Patrick Cunningham and
James Fitzgerald on the night of Decem-
Der q, in the saloon of Frederick Leh-
man, No. 1856 Washington street; fighting
with Fitzgerald and subsequently assault
ing and then arresting Cunningham, was
continued. Lawyer Jarvis Atkinson ap-
peared for Quinn Quinn acknowledged
that he had had words with Fitzgerald,
but denied that he used any foul language
in his presence. Fitzgerald threw beer
glass in his face, whereupon he called him
coward Fitzgerald followed him out
of the saloon and struck him. The next
day he had Fitzgerald arrested for as
saulting him and he was found guilty.
Quinn said further that Cunningham,
with four or five companions, while drunk
attacked him on Washington street, as
saulted him and took his club away from
him. Cunningham accused Quinn OF
drawing his revolver on him. Chief OF
Police Murphy testified that Quinn had
always had a good record as a policeman
until about two months ago, when he was
much surprised to find that he had been
conducting himself in a manner unbe.
coming an officer. He saw Quinn and
| Cunningham on the morning following the
| trouble Quinn had bad black eye
and Cunningham a wound on his head
The commissioners found Quinn guilty
and fined him ten days pay on each
| charge.
Patrolman James T. Lenahan of the
Seventh street station was up for being
| off post, for failing to go to his sigma
box by the route laid out by his superb
ors, and for not being where he could be
found by the roundsman when on patrol
He had been up on charges thirteer
times He was fined five days pay.
| The Board of Medical Examiners re-
ported that Prison Keeper Alexander
| Watson is, in their opinion, permanent,
disabled by sickness and unfit for fur
ther duty. The report was referred t.
the Committee of the Whole. Watson
will probably be retired on half pay
| Chanceman Mailly was dropped from tht
roll, the Police Surgeon having reported
| him unfit for service because of over
weight.
| The resignation of James Merritt wht
| has been chanceman for seven years
was received and accepted.