The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-02-17
Patrolman Moulton Fails to
Disprove the Charge Of
Unbecoming Conduct
and Disobedience.
MRS. sNlFFEN COMPLAINANT
Her Story OF the Alleged IN.
sutton February 9 Other
Delinqusnts and Their
Penalties.

There We're but four offenders before
the Police Commissioners for trial last
night. One was araigned on serious
charges and was dismissed from the
department. He was Patrolman Lincoln
Moulton, Of the Fifth precinct, who vas
tried on two charges conduct unbscom-
ing an officer and disobedienee Of orders.
The complainant in the first charge was
Mrs. Herbert K Sniffen, wife ef
ROundsman sniffen, who said That
Moulton made an improper proposal to
her on the afternoon of February 9. She
said she was walking through Kearny
avenue when she met Moulton. who
bowed to her and she returned the bow.
They were neighbors six years ago, but
she had not seen him since that time.
She said she made call on Kearny aye
nue. and while returning she found
Moulton taking to roundsman. He
left the roundsman after she had passed
and overlook her and walked up to Ocean
avenue with her. He referred to the
bad walking first and the weather and
spoke of Mr.. Sniffen moving on the
Hill. He asked where she was going
and she answered that she was making
a few calls. According to Mr.. Sniffen,
Moulton said: why don't you make a
cal with me?7 She said she him
why she should. as she did no .ow his
friends and he replied that hs would IN
troduce her.
Moulton, according to Mrs. Snifen,
said he was going to ring his box and
asked her to stand on the corner and
wait for him, as though she was waiting
for a street car. Mrs. Sniffen says she
asked Moulton what kind Of caH be
wanted her to make and he answered:
New Years calls She says she asked
Afoulton to whom he thought he was
talking and that she then turned and
abruptly left him.
MouIton declared that Mrs. sniffen first
bowed and spoke to him and that as her
face seemed familiar he responded; other
wise he would not have spoken to her.
He did not recognize Mrs. sniifen. and
he said that the only mention of making
call was call he had to make dewn 10
his signal box.
Acting Patrolman John Fallahee, Of
the Third precinct was fined two days
pay for being twenty minutes late at
roll call. A third charge, that Of being
off post was dismissed as there were ex-
tenuating circumstances.
A charge of making an Illegal arrest
preferred against Patrolman Clarkson
Lewis was not proven and was dismissed.
The ease. against Lewis is that Of the
trouble between him and Eugene S,Wells
William Datz and Edward Bristor, who
while returning from a recent presenta-
ton of the comic opera ~Bsllee Taylor
at the Peoples Palace grew somewhat
boisterous and were told by Lewis to be
have themselves. Wells challenged him
to fight in an open lot or to go into trair-
ing for prize fight at the Pseple's Pal
ace, he to pay all the training expenses.
Lewis finally put him under arrest. Datx
was the only one Of the trio that appeared
night.
Pauolmsn John Ernst Of the Fifth
Precinct was fined two days pay for fail,
ing to report from signal box.
Special police powers were asked for
Robert Z. Flemming and E. 4. RANSOM,
Jr, active agents Of the Society for Tho
Prevention of Cruelty to Children; alsc
for William Clements watchman on
Pier G. Of the Pennsylvania Railroads.
James J. Hines. and George Smiths
watehmen on Pier B. The requests were
referred to the Chief With power,