The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-26

ness IS on harrison street, 10 90 '"e
work 4 subcommittee on desis" ""'
appointed, and they selected the mohu
mcnt, "A picture of which Is puoNs"eu
with this article.
THE MONUMENT.
The monument is Of vernon. Diu
granite. and is to cost 500. III Is iou'-
teen feet tall. and three rect an" wv
inches square At the base ,..,
The monument has a base, up-paSo'
a die and a shaft. On the se'O"u 80
lii 10 Tho name Poe in raised letters,
while on the shield on the uie VIII po
the following inscription;
IN MEMORIAN.
"rrected To perpetuate the memory OF
our chief. Major John Poe. Jr., ny the
officers and men OF the Police Depart,
mont Of the city Of Richmond, Virginia, as
a token of love and esteem"
ON the shield, which IS half way up the
shaft. will be the words "Our chef. on
tho right side OF the monument VIII be
the following:
"Major John Poe. Jr. Born July Slst'
1872: Died June 18th. 1885"
The monument will probably be I'M
yelled the first Thursday In June. which
Is the day Of the annual inspection OF
the Police Department. IL Is beautliul
piece Of work, and reflects great credlt
upon its makers as well as those VINO
had the selection Of It,
MAJOR POE'S RECORD.
Major Poe served AZ chief Of police for
more than twenty-five years. He died on
June is. 1875. During his unprecedented
term OF office II was his proud boast that
his RESIGNATION would be handed In when
nnvi Ixak or Kindred instttution was
robbed from the outside. His unequalled
record is that during his entire incum-
bency no offence OF gravity was committed
I'm this city that the offender was not
apprehended directly or indirectly through
his efforts. The celebrated cases in which
he figured were those of Jeter Phillips,
T. j. Cluverius, Harvey Blair, the pious
fraud: Smith, the gold brick man. the ST.
Charles Hotel murderers: Zimmerman
and Marion, the forgers Billy Forester,
alias Frank Renfrew. Clarke. Fox and
Haly. the Farmvile burglarss Murray and
DOllard, the Norfolk jewelry thieves
Marvin. the forger and bgamist, who was
liberated from the penitentiary after serv-
Ing eight years: "Broken-Nose' George
Shekels. who went mp for six years foi
robbing the ST. James Hotel; Lucien
Beard and Granville Montelle. the noted
horse-thievcs. one Of whom was pardoned
and the other escaped: Hand. who was
the safe blower. who was so hotly pur-
sued that he returned TO the city, and
was caught i'm the river by two Tredegai
men: Horace Hovan. the all-around
crook: Louis Davis and Tom Collier, fol
shooting Policeman John Iobson i'm the
face. and hundreds of others.
Major Poe was one OF those rare char
acters. now rapidly passing away, that
bind the present to the past. Brave as
n lion, gentle as a woman. he saw his
duty plainly and did Il. or him it car
be said. az OF the chief OF the Mlngres
"He never knew fear"
on June 2Gth, Captain b. F. Howard
was elected to fill the vacancy caused by
Major Poes death. Major Howard's
promotion was the most rapid in tho
history Of the department, he having
passed from sergeant to chief within
the short space Of sixteen days. As the
worthy successor Of Major Poo, Chiei
Howard has already made n record fol
himself. and the hope OF his friends +
that he may serve even longer term
than that Of his predecessor.