Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-06-20
OHIO, WEDNESDAY MORNING /.
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The Removal Of the Monument
from the Grave of j. r. IBOIImey-
err at DaytOn-PubIicN Meeting.
Pursuant to call put forth in the Dayton
Eb.pire of the 18th and 10th instant, pub
lie meeting was held In Beckel Hall Sattlr-
day might, to consider the action of the
Board of Trustees of Woodland Cemetery,
in connection with the removal, by their
order, of the monument erected over the
remains of the late j. f. Bollmeyer. 4
The following was the call g..... .t ...
'' tm "PUBLIC MEETING. .... .....a.
"Citizens of Ddyton and Montgomery Coun-
tn: The grave Of the murdere Bollmeyer
has been desecrated! The tombstone erect
ed to his memory by his wife and orphan
boy has been cldRdestinely taken dOton and
carried d,ody, If not destroyed ...5 ..-..I
"TherefOre, you are requested TO assem-
BILE at Beckel Hall, In the city of Dayton,
on tomorrow, ''ii "A
r, "Sdt,rday Euening, June 16, 1866,
at ~ O'Clock, to take such action as the
occasion demands, and to. vindicate the
memory of the murdered Bollmeyer, who
fell "a Martyr to the Freedom of Speech
and the Liberty of the Press
-.--.-I..,. =. "MANY CITIZENS"
DAYTON, June 10, 1866" .......-
At about half-past eight o'clock, David
A. Houk, Esq, was, on motion, called to the
chair. 'rr. .r...s.. ..s. rs .....
REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN. ..r
The Chairman said he had not been ad-
vised of the exact object OF the meeting as
sembled there that night, but he believed 1t
was for the purpose of taking some action
in reference to the conduct of the Board OF
Directors of the Dayton Cemetery Associ-
alton in causing to be removed the tabular
slab placed over the remains of his deceas-
ed friend, j. +. Bollmeyer. The meeting
would now come to order and proceed with
the transaction of business.
Messrs. w. II. Gillespie and George Y.
Nauerth were appointed Secretaries, and
John Z. Achey and Squire Ramsey Vice
Presidents. '. it.'
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
On motion of Mr.. Elihu Thompson,
committee of seven we're appointed to
draft resolutions expressive of the sense of
the meeting. $50.
The following gentlemen we're appointed
by the Chairman as such committee:
Messrs. Elihu Thompson, Henderson FL
lott, William Patten, Christian Musselman,
d. G. Fitch, j. A. McMahon and DIR. j.
A. Walters. The committee then retired
to draft their resolutions.
Hon. c. L. VALIANDIGHAMth then deliver
ed speech, characterizing the action of
the Trustees of Woodland Cemetery in fit
ting terms, reviewing the trial of BOIL
MEYERS murderer, and vindicating the
memory of the dead Editor.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON REsoLU-
l. -...u.. .. TIoNS. .
Mr.. Thompson then read the following
report of the committee:
WHEREAS, The grounds of the Woodland
Cemetery are under control OF individuals,
as Trustees, in whose Judgment any APP
propriate inscription over the grave of the
lamented Bollmeyer would be improper
and offensive; aud, 81 ..
WHEREAS, No monument containing an
appropriate and truthful inscription can be
erected on the lot belonging to the widow;
therefore,
ResoIued, That committee of five be APP
pointed to wait upon Mrs. BOllmeyer, TO
procure her consent to the removal of the
remains to such other place as will furnish
the friends of the deceased an opportunity
of erecting monument of suitable design.
and appropriately inscribed, to perpetua Q
his sacred memory and the manner OF his
death. ... ...... ..... .
! That the Democracy of Montgomery
county, in case the consent OF Mrs. Boil
meyer be first obtained, procure suitable
place for future burial, and proceed as soon
as possible, to remove the remains of the
deceased, together with the monument re-
Gently erected by his widow, from the
grounds of the Cemetery that the money
due the Monument Association and yet out
l. No1
BILE, and that new books for further SUBJ
scriptions be opened, and when sufficient
amount is collected, that the same be APP
piled to the erection of an appropriate mon
ument to the memory of the deceased, with
an inscription commemorating the man
ner of his death and recording his many
virtues. "l,s1 .atv...i.. -.'.
That although, under the peculiar pro-
visions of the deeds of conveyance given
by the Cemetery Association, the Trustees
p seem to have thetechnical right to remove
any stone or monument bearing an inscrip-
tion which to them may seem improper or
offensive; yet that the public, (which has
an interest in the matter, has, in all cases,
an equal right to condemn an abuse of that
discretion. .H. .g r'......
That in this instance, under all the cir
cumstances, we do condemn the exercise of
that discretion by the Trustees, acting upon
their own objection to the inscription, as
disrespectful to the memory of the honored
dead and the holiest affections of the living.
That we denounce, as utterly untrue and
insulting, the statement that the inscription
on the monument erected to his memory by
the widow of Bollmeyer is offensive to the
majority of the citizens of Dayton.
{. That neither the verdict of partisan jur-
les, nor the zeal of few friends can remove
the conviction la the hearts of our citizens,
that the inscription, regarded as offensive,
lis true and eminently proper. tf.e.
That we hold in sacred remembrance the
memory of our deceased friend and fellow
citizen, J.F. Bollmeyer. He was endeared
to hsall by hiswarm heart, his manly cOur-
age, his great intellect, his independence,
his frank and generous nature, and by the
9 possession oflalDthe qualities that make one
Of .'nature's noblemen." We deeply SYM
pathize with his afflicted widow in her be-
reavement and tender her our renewed
sympathy in this re-opening of the wound
d which has cast SO deep a shadow upon her
&, life. 1000 1L3gJ u Eu.C,
That for the purpose OF. carrying out the
suggestions inl the foregoing resolutions,
. the Bollmeyer, Monument Association be
immediately reOrganized, .,.,.