Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-18

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'Ai hAi' A' chief OF this force, |
aud had seven captains-vl1z'', ao,,,a' So
CLalkiev Ribb. Kelley, Belts, and Adams
Major John Poe. the present chlel' was
also a captain under Major Claiborne tor
short time. aud the Claiborne force was III
reality the genesis of the existing oIS@Ni-
zation. -. .,,,,,o,,,, ~
the force ever since 1860. 1900, ,t.;o-
When Major Claiborne resigne9 MaJoI
Poo y;as called from the walks OF business
10 take hls place, but upon the appoint
ment of George G. ChahOon mayor oy ihlll-
tarv authority. was deposed ana MAJOR
Eybart Installed IN his stead. In March,
fSi0 the late Henry X. Eilyson went INTO
Office gs Mayor under tho enaonng acV.
Chahoon refused 70 surrender authoIl'y
and Mr.. Ellyson proceeded 70 oigantHo
police force with Major John Poe as chlet'
Thpre we're. therefore, two police organi-
zafions in the city-the Chahoon' IN
der Egbert. and the Ellyson' under
Poe. The former held, the ,rtI5t
and Tblri stations, and the IatteT
the Second station and the CITY ila,l anu
the question OF jurisdiction hnaly leu 70
the besiegIng of the Chahoon men IN ,tI tuelI
quarters and the fights at flrst anu ! ~ III
stations IN ybich one man was killed and
several were wounded. This was IN March,
ToUr+ ON, Of Of Snneals sustained the Ellyson
covsrnment 1Vv, and the EllysOn organization
has existed over since. during tIg Lly
con and Chahoon trouble if Mr.. Eilyson
mad but given the word his force alueu ~
the citizens would have made snort "QtA
of the other side. He only ,wlthdrew 1.S
force when requested so 10 do oy Tenerai
Candy, and then his action was "a
der protest.
GOVERNMENT or THE FORCE.
The first Police Board was composer OF
the Mayor, the Police Justice, ana the
President Of the Common Counch' Ano
Government of the force. now, however, Is
vested in e Board Of Police ComHisslon-
ers. This body has plenary power IN tne
way Of dismissal, suspension, the linposl-
tion of fines, &c. tor breaches OF ulsclp-
line violation of the police regulations,
and all fines 90 TO the credit OF the ponce
fund for buying supplies, repairing statloh-
Tbe board IA constituted az follows;
Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson (Mayor and fresi-
dent er oR~lo) and ono member rom each
ward. as follows: Marshall Ward joseph
| r Welsh. jefferson Ward, Lysauder y.
! T;gr, Madison Ward. Charles G. Bosher;
Monroe Ward Joseph ". Lau5e; Gay
| WnTd Jonn +. Jacob: Jackson Ward
Charles III. Phillips. Alr. Il. B. White,
| Clerk Of Police Court, IS also c4erK 10 tue
| board. o-, a.,
mittpe on Police are Richard L. DAVIS
| chairman James I. Gray, rom :, tne
| Board Of Aldermen, aud James l. rII reIll-
| ter, NJ. Il. Page. and John D. lro"or
| from the Common Council
THE ROSTER or THE FORCE.
Uorovith is given the roster Of the
| force with the districts of the men, loca-
| ton OF headquarters specials, &c.;
Police headquarters, No. norm Ienth
street. o,.u-,.
| Wallace Washington, Clerk.
Sergeant A. VI. romlinson, John I.
| Hall. snd l.. s. Robins. special duty.
! First Police Station lOld MarkeU)-Cap-
! tam James b. Peasants; Sergeants, Is. L.
| JIoward w. h. Whltlock, j. =. Jeter, and
! Georre II. Matthews; PaJrolmen, Robert
| r Brown, Henry Burkert, Alvin Burnett,
] charles i. Butter, W. W. Crane, L. II.
! Huntington. G. j. Eolkes, James y. Good
| r,oD.J. i. Hackett. 3. w. HOldcrlft, &; 4.
! Huyhel. John Keegan, Charles Kelley,
! James II. Karse. William g.. Kuhn. John
! Orilvie, J. A. Otey, John, L, Parkins00n'
/ NIr-infus PeudletOn, Jacob W. Rex; VIII
! liam II. Rex. r.. x. Robinson, l.. ID. Saun-
ders, John >. Ialman, Peterheld Nest' ana
| Louis Werner.
second Police Station Second Markot)-
| Cautain james B. Angle, Sergeants Reuben
! n Sal, j. A. Cosby, Robert }. Brooks;
notrolmpn' Thomas A. Allen. Il. d. Austin,
/ II g K.iley. John w. Cusle, Thomas Y.
| Ems. +. II. Farley, John Finnegan. W. /.
! Tost"r NJ j. Griliin, J.. w. Hlnnon, j. j.
IaDye. George T. Mattern, B. +. Poltlaux,
| y r. Redtord. c. II. Sweeney, John 4.
! Siinherger. W. A. Shields, r. b. SOwell. NJ.
! r. sutton. Charles II. Ia!l6y. A. L. Wal
ton. J. j. Walton, L. G. wilkinson }. W.
/ Williams. r. }. Wren.
Third Police Station CBrook avenue ana
Ner4bal street,-Captaln r.. T.. hulco;
Sergeantg, 4. L. Cousins, George w. Epps,
| ~ r. Thomas, and William j. Orange;
| Pat-olnen. b. Il. Angle, IL. A. Amos, w.
| 4 Rtrfoot. r. T. Braunan, W. II. Baker,
/ Il A. Barker. L. d. Chesterman, VI. ).
| Dugou. f.. I. Frayser, @. A. Gibson, joseph
/ II HuIchor. John II. Harris, p. W. jenkins,
! + " Matthews, Joseph II. Nc Mullen, L.
| + RfcAIalon. j. T.. Massin, w. Il. New
man f. A. Pillow, John A. Priddy, K. II.
Sbnemakcr, John VI. sale, j. II. Thomas,
+ n. Tyler, W. l.. Waddill, and q. Ii. Iar-
brough. .., ~, &c trool.tN
T. G.. Lamkin, A. }. James, ana ChAr'es
0fIicsr at Police Court-Sergeant Robert
=. Thomas, who acts "a crler
RECApIrCLATIoS.
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