The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-25

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x ~. but 10 the Inst D.,
~ Y> WAS fun of yiwn
tyarl agility. ne
JOSE r'rHrE') LULA looked ten wear.
Younger than be was, had % slender bat
| vigorous figure Of medium height hall
and beard originally chestnut but later
/ gray, and keen Oluc-gruy eyes.
/ lie was born in the island az Niuorca
and claimed 20 have Moorish 20, well %.
/ Spanish blood i'm his veins. He took Sc
/ the sea early i'm life as cabin boy for an
American master, John C0uki.ng of Bal
timore. He settled in New Orleans, and
was first employed rs "bOuucer' in ban
room and cafe of old Creole days Soon
after he took this position the cafe became
known as one Of the most orderly i'm the
city Next. "Pepe' became a patron and
then master of the fencing schools and
may well be spoken Of as the last of the
Ncw Orleans fencing masters Long be
fore the war Pope was known MS the
most expert master OF arms In America
With saher, broalsword, napier or small
sword he was inyulncrablc, and with fire
arms he he'd few equals With The pistol
be would shoot dollars from between the
fingers of his friends and pipes from be-
tween their teeth.
lis son. from whose head "papg often
shot oranges in imitation of William Tell
WAS "a graduate of West Point and his
picture hangs upon the walls IF Pope So
former residence I'M NeW Orleans, among
the many souvenirs of his adventurous,
but Rome the Jess financially prosperous,
life his energetic nature ied him into
many snecu.atIons and DIS fogtuue was
estimated at several hundred thousand
dollars Among his possessions was
Gunds Terre, an island IN Blu,aria
bay. upon which Fo;t Livingston Is
situated
OF the twenty or more challenges
which "Pepc" received AMI bali that
number of actual duels which have fol-
lowed only two men met death at his
hand. and of the tw. fatal encounters one
WAS undertaken while acting in TIRE CO.
pacity Of q second To friend, and may be-
said 10 have been forced upon him The
opposing second was % Gcrmln fencing
master. who on the field, declared his
principal in no condition 10 d-lt and Of
fered 10 take his place
Every well, said Pope. uut in chat
case YOU must deal with me- NOT with my
principal"
The German agreed, a.l feU mo-
mcn~ later lay dead urou tho ground
with bah through his arm and both his
lungs.
The other fatal occasion followed upon
the episode which made Pope famous md
secured hm His Spanish ku5hthood and
decoration ludeci the only personal
difficulties which prpe ha, had since the
war wa,e he result Of his c,pou-li of tha
Spanish CAUSE Tie early became an
American citizen. and took that view Of
h.- or u-uIp which induced him tO IT,
main loyal to the Union during thc war.
lu, D.. retained the warme-t affection for
hi- ufiye Spain, and even as early 4s
1853. ODD the excitement iu New Orleans
following the lopez iilibu,teriug cXpedl-
t0u became. hy his brave defense Of
~Dtn'-h residents. tie object of such
hatred by fine fibau, a, subjected him I'D
mg1v at,.mut, at assassination The
anti -oaui,b .,ritemert br9',, out AMIN
ID, Non Dr,.af. iu f,t0 and duripg rim,
ner,oJ l. CHALLENGED a gtban who had
bea,, entity of u petty OUTRAGE anon "a de-
f.n-al.-- ,D.umrI THE r.,n declined
p, f.i, and p.pe no.i.l him as
.,,.,-l Ii,- f-r',,,t..n lo.ng thor
..,. .i.,,. ..,,.,.-.l Dr., i-.,,.l rr..ol F,,l.b
,,.t -,.,.t.l r....ta-.. ..,.d ,.l,r.l fI.,,, roo
-p.er.u.h 4il over tie civ. challenging
9uh,r- .rf f.tbustn-s ...rv,.hare I'D
mortal commit Oufe number both
I'M N.u,D.r..r. .rd i'm f,. Most tn.Is-
,....,t.J h.. fr., and mann. .,.....t fia
Guff ~ f.ca ra defiant ,l4mo.on of
S,,,,s,, l,,,It,. for tbo rnror.lolaJ bold-
,.... or ne IA man snread Ike wildHre
fbrou,hout the SPANISH world Bur one
after another of those who hastencd 10
ro.poud weakened when they learned Of
"pona',' wonderful skill with arms and
da1uflcss courage. Some changed their
purpose Of omen fight 10 midnight assassi-
nation. others. to escape the dangerous