Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-21
GATHERED At TIL" CITY HALL.
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of thr Courts. sc.
While Major John Poe. Jr.. sat in his
office Yesterday. rnusing rs the fakes
+ ~ snow beat against the windowpanes,
be recalled that Sunday last was the
fv.,nty-Gfth anniversary OF his service rs
Chlpf az Police OF Richmond. The MAJOR
SAID nat la his experience In this line
he had found human nature very per
verse tang HIS long acquaintance with
il only made IL the more mvstifyug.
he referred with peculiar emphasis to
Tie good results OF lack OF cur Osity.
10 this very quality The Major attIibutes
HE escape from being Killed or MANNED
IN the Capitol disaster. lie WAS sitting
I'm the Dispatch cilice on the day Of The
catastrophe, which was also the day that
the verdict IN the Calhcun-E ilyson con-
tos, vas 70 have been and was rem
dcred. when some friend asked him to
gr wIth him up 10 hear the result. The
Ctlcf Of Police knew the hail would
De- crowded. and. thinking the Dispatch
would receive the news az promptly rs II
could b. gottcn anywhere else, declined
% go along with his friend. II was not
long until Major Poe received uJings
WI ch appal "a The whole OF the civilized
world.
C1TY-HALL COURT NEWS.
The case Of Mary Norment 'colored),
charged with attempting 10 rescue
prisoner nom g. police officer. was heard
ga The Bustings Court yesterday.
u is announced that application VIII
soon be made to the Council for a fran
Chso for the Cburch-Hll vadUct
Work IS progressing nicely IN the matter
~ putting up the names and numbers
90 the streets Of TIE city. Where lamp
posts exist they are placed thereon by an
attachment consisting Of n collar which
slips over tn top Of the post, and the
slams are strengthened by lateral braces.
The lettering Is very plain, and the signs
stand out boldly from the tops Of the
posts. making the Ilaiaest and most
readily decDhered street signs. Whore
tcre are 40 lamp-pOsts tainted boards
are tackled upon the corner-hou9,s.
The appeal case Of Mrs. Abr ght, &C
cused Of shoplifting. was postponed from
yesterday until today. owing TO the alb
3 nee Of a material witness.
IT, the city Circuit Court judgment
was rendered in favor Of Elizabeth Buck
ner against Annie j. Leonard admin
istratrix. for $3.50. The case Of Amos
b. HOstettcr, assignee, against Thomas
Wortham. was continued.
Mr. e. Z. Sims qualified as Inspector
81 Carts ana Wagons before City-Clerk
Il. r. August. Mr.. Sims succeeds Mr.. +.
j.. Powell who resigned.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT..
The Board Of Fire Commissioners ex-
poet 10 begin the tearing down Of old
Washington Hall and the construction
% the proposed new ana modern fire
department building about a month hence
The plans have all been completed, and
provide for a thrce-stOry structure with
a high tower. Mr. Walter X. Iligham is
the architect The board meets again
next Monday night
Messrs. Il. H. Bosher & Sons have Just
completed handsome hose-walon for
the use Of the Richmond Fire Depart
meut. The wagon will he placed in
the house 10 be built on Broad street
between Eighth and Ninth
There Will be a meeting at o'clock
tonight in Committed Room No. 3 Of the
city Han of the joint Committee on
Annexation or Manchester.