The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-04-09
BRONZE MEDAL
AWARDED
Patrolman McManus Gains
the Decoration for
Bravery at a Fire.
BALL PLAYING III STREETS TO STOP
No Successor to Detective Nc
Nally Appointed Delin-
quents Fined.
BlLL PLAYING III STREETS TO STOP

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>The Police Board did not last night fill
thelvacancy in the detective force, caused
by the death of Detective Michael Nc
Nally. There are numerous aspirants
for the position.
Patrolman McManus Of tha Fifth pre-
rinct, is to be decorated with the bronze
cross for the heroic rescue from fire of
the two. children, Catharine and Olga
Nelson, at Gar6eld-avenue and Merritt
street, recently. The recommendation
that McManus be given honorable men
tion and the bronze cross was made by
Chief Murphy On the recommendation
Of the Chief also honorable mention was
given Acting Patrolman Bolan, of the
Gregory street station, who on March 2S
%detected and captured two thieves who
had stolen two valuable horses. whose
owner proved to be Newark liyeryman.
-Four new patrolmen of the third class
were appointed They are George c.
Callahan, James Do hue, John F. Ames
and Frederick j. Charles Roundsman
Conner, of tile Gregory street station,
was transferred to the Ocean avenue
station. and Rouudsman Ramsey order
ed from there to the Gregory street sta
ton.
In response to a petition signed by E.
F. c. Young and numerous other promi-
nent residents of the Hill section. the
captains were ordered to be instructed to
enforce the ordinance against playing
balsebal and throwing stones in the
streets This win prove harsh news to
the boys who at this time Of the year be-
come Infected with the baseball fever
and play anywhere and everywhere to
the detriment of pedestrians, who are
kept continually on che qui vive 10 es-
cape swat in the eye or the neck. Chief
Murphy was given strict orders to see
that the boys confne their baseball play
ing to vacant lots.
Special police powers were conferred
on Daniel Miller and John NJ Packer.
Numerous policemen were placed on
trial, but mainly for minor offenses.
Patrolman John J. Barnes was fined
days pay for being ffty-seYen min
4 late in reporting for duty. Patrol
man Ellsworth Brown, for being twenty
three minutes late in pulling box, two
days pay; Patrolman Aforasch, two
day pay for being seventeen minutes
late, two days pay for not properly pa
trolling post, two more days pay on
similar charge. and still two more days.
pay for failing to report. His series of
troubles he attributed to having swal-
lowed a chew of tobacco during the ex-
citement of the crowd that gathered at
Grand and Barrow streets during the pa
rade of March II. Patrolman Elliott.
of the Second precinct was fined one
days pay for being ten minutes late; Pa
trolman Hugh Mccormick, two days
pay for failure to pull box; Acting Pa
trolman Tuliock, of the Fourth precinct,
two days pay for being twenty-five min
utes late at roll call; Acting Patrolnsan
Van Horn, two days pay for being FIVE
minutes late in pulling box; Acting Pa
trolman Thallman, of the Fifth precinct,
one days pay for being absent without
leave fifteen minutes; Acting Patrolman
Tuite, Second precinct one days pay for
failure to pull box; Patrelman George
Stafford, two days pay for pulling wrong
box; Patrolman Alex Kachler. Fourth
precinct, one days pay for being off post;
Patrolman Scott, Sixth precinct, one
days pay for pulling wrong box Acting
Patroiman Costigan. Of the Fourth pre-
cinct. one days pay for being sixteen
minutes late; Acting Patrolman sheehan,
Fifth precinct. thirty minutes late, two
days pay; Acting Patroiman William
Kahle, Seventh precinct, two days pay
for pulling wrong box. Patrolman Mil
Ter, Sixth precinct, was ordered repri-
manded by the Chief on a charge of not
proprely patrolling his post.