The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-15
THREE DISMISSED
Police Board Tried Six
Members Of the Force
Last Night.
CAPT. KELLY COMMENDED
Hunger and Cold Are Not
Excuses for Men to Leave
Their Posts.


last night in the First Criminal Court
room and heard six charges brought
against as many officers of the Second
Precinct Captain Kelly of the Seventh
street station appeared in every case
No other precinct was represented of
the six charges one was dismissed, two
resulted in fines of ten days pay and
three in the dismissal of the delinquents.
Those dismissed from the force We're
PatroIman Reddy, who has been in the
department for fourteen years, ana
Thomas Lynch and John Glynn, chance-
men of the third class. The last TWO
were only recently appointed.
President McGill and Commissioners
West and Walter were present. Presl-
dent McGin on behalf of the Board
said
1--WE wish to compliment Captain Kelly
on his great interest in the department
and his efforts to secure good order ana
discipline Other superior officers in the
department would do well to follow Cap
tain Kelly's example. They could do SO
with great advantage to themselves and
to the department in general. Ii all
would take such a lively interest ana
enforce the discipline of the service there
would be fewer charges of delinquent
officers before this Board and the stand
ard of the Police Department would De
raised considerably.
81 have noticed lately while walking
through the streets that there is grow
ing tendency for the policemen to stand
on corners and talk to friends. Now thls
is simply lettering and should not occur
OF course, 1 understand that an onlcer
should take a position of vantage at times
but he should keep moving. There should
be no conversations. Questions should De
answered and that is all. There seems TO
be a growing inattention to duty on the
mart of the officers. 1t is to be hoped that
the other superior officers of the depart
ment will follow Captain Kelly's exam
pie in his effort to maintain discipline.
eff the men see that they cannot COM
NIT infringements of the rules with inn
punity they will stop. 1t is to the su-
perior officers of the department the
Board looks for a strict enforcement OF
the rules and regulations. The Board
can do nothing without the assistance CT
the superior officers.
at seems to me that some things should
be known by this time. If 1t has not
sdawnet- before let it now tlaat-tAis- Board
cuses are of no avail. When the men un-
derstand that they must do right and that
Justice will be done them we will have
better department.
..In the case of Chancemen Lynch and
Glynn, who were talking together, let
me say that chancemen are appointed to
test their ability to serve as patroimen.
when it becomes evident that they are
unable to discharge the duties OF pa
trolman we have no other course than 10
dispense with their services, and we now
dispense with yours"
The examination of one officer, Edward
McCarroll, a chanceman of the First pre-
cinct, was laid over, as he was reported
sick and a doctors certificate was shown
to corroborate the statement. Notnlng
was heard from the physician of the de-
partment, Dr. Nevin, about the matter,
and President McGill took occasion to
draw attention to the fact that all cases
of sickness in the department should be
reported to and through Dr. Nevin. The
necessity of an examination by DR.. Nevln
was also pointed out. The resignation of
Patrolnan Charles Meade of the First
precinct was accepted.
In only one case did the Board see mt
to pass without inficting a penalty The
fortunate one is Patrolman Samuel
Broidy charged with being off his post
on February 8, about $3.50 o'clock P. M.
Captain Kelly said that he had gone over
Broidy's post three times before he found
Broidy
Broidy accounted for his absence by
saving that he was investigating ru-
rn
in the neighborhood Patrolman Wilson,
who was on duty near Broidy, was called
by the latter and he corroborated Broidy'
statement. A citizen named Besson ap-
peared in behalf of Broidy and told how
he had given the officer the Information
concerning the fire rumor.
Broidy has been in the department for
twenty-three years and has been before
the Board but three times This was
considered by the Board, and it also de-
cided that the charge had not been en-
tirely proven. The charge was dismissed.
Michael Burns 'patrolman, was fined
ten days pay for being off post on Janu-
ary q, between 3.42 and 4.25 0 clock A. M.
Sergeant Cummings made the charge ana
said that he had gone on Burns post
three times, rapping his club frequently,
and had been unable to find the ofncer-
He told Patrolman Clark, who was on an
adjoining post, to find Burns If possible
and to tell him to report to the stauon.
Clark did so and Burns failed to report
Lawrence Murry was on duty on Janu-
ary 20 Captain Kelly tried to find MN
1t failed in a search of twenty-five min
utss Murry's excuse was that ne was
hungry and went to a restaurant to get
something to eat This took twenty-five
minutes and cost him ten days pay In
sentencing Murry President McGlH de-
fined the duties of police officer as de-
manding his presence on post always dur
ing the time he is on duty and that nei-
ther cold nor hunger is a sufficient ex-
cuse for going indoors
Captain Kelly's charge against PATROL
man Reddy was next heard. Reddy was
charged with being of post for fifty min
utes on February O. During this time he
was sitting in vacar4 store at No. 200
Pavonia avenue, where hes was found by
Captain Kelly.
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