The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-22
POLICE TRIALS.
One Sergeant, Six Patrolmen
and One Chanceman
Called to Account.
ONLY THREE PENALTIES
The Other Charges Were Dis
proven by the Accused
Men.
ONLY THREE PENALTIES

One sergeant, six patromen and one
| chanceman where on trial last night be-
| fore the Police Board on charges pre-
ferred against them of violation of rules
| or dereliction of duty. Sergeant Quinn,
| of the Second Precinct, was charged with
| failing to report for duty on August 6,
and committing a second offence in ar
ranging with Sergeant Booth by tele-
phone to perform his tour of duty. Quinn
was fined ten days pay.
| Patrolman M. H. johnson, of the
Second Precinct, was charged with as
| saulting on August 26, Neil Corcoran of
Grove and Tenth streets. It was shown
| to the entire satisfaction of the board
that Johnson did just as he should have
done under the circumstances. He had
warrant for the arrest of Corcoran and
! the latter resisted arrest even to the
point of assaulting the policeman, making
| it necessary for johnson to give him a
few slight taps on the Uranium with his
baton The charge was dismissed and the
| president took occasion to say that the
board was determined to support all Off
GERS in the performance of their duty,
| especially in their efforts to break UP
| rowdyism and lawlessness.
| Patrolman Bracken, of the Fourth pre-
| cinct, was arraigned on a charge of viola
! ton of the rules of the department in
| selling his pay warrant for July to
Broker Day Bracken pleaded the neces-
| sity of requiring money on July "a to
| bury his child, and for that purpose he
borrowed the money, simply giving as
power of attorney to Day that the latter
might collect it in case he failed to pay
1 ~, -
power of attorney revealed the fact that
| it was dated July and also filed on the
same date. 1t was then found that the
wrong month was stated in the charge
and consequently the charge had to be
dismissed. The Inspector was instructed
| to present the corrected charges against
| Bracken at the next meeting.
| Patrolmen Mahoney and Holderer of the
| Sixth precinct were charged with neglect
! of duty in not discovering that the shoe
store of ]. w. Kidd on Central avenue
| had been broken into on the night of Au-
| gust 26. The officers produced satisfac-
| tory proof that the windows of the store
were SO covered by shades and tie door by
cases of goods that it was impossible for
| them to see into it, and the charge against
them was dismissed.
| Patrolmen Donnegan and O'Keefe of
| the Twelfth precinct were each fined five
days pay. The former for not reporting
for duty at the proper time and the lat
! ter for not properly patrolling his post.
Chanceman Post, of the Fourth pre-
cinct, was charged with neglect of duty
| in not discovering open the door of house
No. II Bentley avenue, on August 10. A
letter from Mr.. Grouse, the owner, ex-
| onerated the officer, it. stating that the
door stuck and required hard pushing to
| open it and anyone would be deceived in
| simply trying it into belief that it was
fastened. The charge was dismissed.
| Patrolman Henry Jaquins of the Sew
| enth precinct and Daniel King, Third pre-
cipct, were retired, the former on account
| of physical disability, and the latter hav-
| ing served over twenty years.