New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
MURPHY TO GO TO-DAY
Rnmor of Big Shake-Up in Jersey
City Police Force.

II was reported late last night that Chief Murphy
would be suspended to-day by the Police Board
charges OF neglect made by the Mayor, and
that Captain Cox, Of the 1st Precinct, the only
Pagan Republican captain in the city. would be
placed in charge Of the force temporarily
1t is also said that Mayor Pagan will prefer
charges against Inspector ArchbOld Captain John
F. Kelly. of the I'd Precinct. and Captain Thomas
Cummings, of the 4th Precinct. for not closing
alleged gambling resorts. Chief Murphy said he
had received reports from his captains that there
We're no gambling places in the city
Chief Murphy is an honorably discharged Union
veteran of the Civil War. A law passed in 1897 for
the protection of Civil War veterans provides that
Civil War veteran. honorably discharged. who
holds public office IN New Jersey shall be removed
except for incOmpetency or misconduct SHOWN
after hearing upon due notice. upon the charge
made and with the right 10 a review by writ OF
certiorarL
All of the men arrested in raids last Saturday
in Jersey City as proprietors of alleged gambling
places were held yesterday for the grand jury by
Judge Higgins, in the First Criminal Court. The
prisoners were required to give $1,000 bail each.
while persons found in the places and held as wit
nesses had 10 furnish $50 500 bail
Joseph Hansen and Clarence Craig. who were
sworn in Jersey City policemen only last Fri
day. were the principal witnesses against the ac-
cused men. Both testified that they had bet on
the in the alleged poolrooms rai1ed. and
Craig said he had bought policy slips well
Hansen said that he had made bets the races
with William Nixon. Of Washington and Mont
gomery SITS; Christian Kaiser OF Grand street and
Communipaw avenue, and John Eggers, a bar
tender, of No 1S9 Pavonla avenue. The policeman
testified that the alleged gamblers gave no memo
randa when accepting bets
John Z. Kaiser, jr.. who owns the saloon where
Christian Kaiser was alleged to have taken bets.
held charge of maintaining disorderly
house.
Prosecutor Speer told the court that Joseph Reed
who arrested the proprietor of an alleged
policy shop at Greene and Montgomery streets.
had been previously convicted of running such a
place and had been fined 1t testified that
Reed had refused to take play from Hansen, but
had taken one from Craig. Prosecutor Speer said
that a cigar box with hole In the top of 1t had
been found in Reeds place. and that 1t was from
this box that Reed made the drawings, after he
had inspected the plays made by his patrons.
cners who waived examination charges of gam
bling. EX-Judge Robert s. Fudspeth. John NJ.
Dennan and Patrick DOoley appeared for the &C
CuSed
Hansen sai1 that Mayor Pagan had engaged him
about month ago TO clear up the city. The
Mayor. he said him $40 at their first meeting
TO defray expenses. Hansen said he got Craig 10
assist him in the clearing up
William Kelly. an italian boOtblack, who was
caught in the raid on Reeds place had $40 on him
when arrested. He denied that he ever gaGnbled
and declared that he had gone into Reeds place
TO blacken the pTOprietOrs shoes.