The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-17
lUEERP POLICE RULE
Men on Duty Must Not
Enter any Saloon, Says
McGill.
CALL OWNERS OUT
In Case of, a Brawl Officer
May Make Arrests Sew
eral Men Tried by
the Board
CALL OWNERS OUT


The Board of Police Commissioners at
Its meeting last night made new rule
with heavy penalty attached Simon
Golden was charged with being in sa-
loon. He said he was serving Health
Board notice. President McGill in making
his decision known, said
Hereafter under no circumstances Is
an officer to enter a saloon while in unit
form and on duty to serve a notice of any
kind Officer Golden receives the beneht
of doubt. but he is the last man that
will be permitted to go when brought here
on this charge
Inspector Archibold, when seen this
morning and questioned as to how no.
tice is to be served on saloonkeeper by
police said that the proper manner Is
for the police to call the saloonkeeper 20
the front door and then hand him the no
tice. In the event of brawl in a saloon,
the Inspector said. it IS the duty of the
officer to enter and make necessary ar
rests, hut he is to enter saloon only un-
der such circumstances.
The regular trial meeting of the Police
Board was held last night at Police
Headquarters. All the members were
present. Seven officers were arraigned be-
fore the Board. Only one charge was
serious and the penalties imposed were
satisfactory to all concerned. The resig-
nation of Bicycle Patroiman Frederick
zeller was received and accepted
Chief Murphy sent a communication to
the Board regarding the Garrabrandt
murder, in which he commended Captain
Kelly and Detective Lee for the able and
excellent manner in which they handled
the case.
The quarterly reports of Chief Murphy
and of Inspector Archibold were received
and accepted without being read. The
hospital report was also received and filed
without a reading.
The usual leaves of absence for vaca-
tons were granted. The schedule is as
follows:-Chief, IS days; inspector, cap
tains and clerks, Is days; sergeants and
detectives, u days; roundsmen, IL days;
patrolmen and chancemen, 10 days.
The trials opened with the arraignment
of Patrolman John Kavanagh of the First
precinct Sergeant Haag said he was un-
! able to find Kavanagh for forty minutes
after rapping five times and making three
circuits of the patrolman's post. Kava-
nagl had a number ef witness who tegti-
fed to the excellent manner in which
Kavanagh performed his duties.
In his defense Kavanagh said he was
on Railroad avenue at the time in ques-
ton. He said he spent great deal of
time there because he thought it very
necessary to carefully guard the numer-
GUS possessions of factories on his post.
He accounted for his failure to hear the
Sergeant rapping by saying that he was
deaf in one ear and that the noise of
passing trains probably drowned the
signal of the Sergeants club.
Captain Cody denied the necessity of
Kavanagh's continuous presence on Rail
road avenue for the reasons that the
property Kavanagh said demanded pro-
lection was sufficiently guarded by pri-
yate watchmen. An argument between
captain and patrolman followed. The
Board found that Kavanagh's defense
was inadequate and fined him five days
pay
James Pinkem, of the Third Precinct,
doorman, was accused of allowing tank
of water to overflow on April 1S and
saturate ceiling in 4he station to such
an extent as to cause considerable dam
age Pinkem admitted his guilt. He said
he turned the water on and forgot to
shut it off until after the damage was
done.
In imposing a penalty ON Pinkem the
Board exonerated him of any intention
10 do wrong and warned him to pay
loser attention to his duties In order
to help his memory the Board fined him
two days, pay.
Sergeant Quinn was before the Board
charged with being absent without leave
on MAY S. 9, 10 and H. Quinn pleaded
guilty. His case was dealt with severely,
when Quinn faced the Board he was
severely reprimanded. Commissioner Til
den said:-
..You have been on the force ten years
and a few months and have been up. on
charges eighteen times. That is bad
record
Quinn was fined thirty days pay and
warned that his temperance before the
board on charges of a similar nature
would result In his dismissal.
Chanceman Paul Stein of the Fourth
Precinct, was present to explain why ne
failed to pull his box until seven minutes
after the time required His defense was
that on the night in question, April u,
he was on his way to his box when ne
was approached by a young man who
complained of number of rowdies VINO
were disturbing wedding party on ms
post. Stein went to the house and drove
the rowdies away. When he returned to
the box he was seven minutes late His
story was corroborated by the bridegroom
and the father of the bride. The defense
of the young officer was thought SUM-
cient by the Board. He was told to be
careful in the future and the charge was
dismissed because of extenuating circum-
stances. His action, however, was con-
sidered by the Board as an illustration of
poor Judgment caused by lack of ex-
perience
Patrolman Michael Curry pulled the
wrong box seven minutes late few nights
ago and was fined two days pay. He
said that the box he should have reported
from was out of order and that his late
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