Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-07
THEIR DEAD CHIEF.
Policemen to UlVeil q Monument to
HajOr John Poe, Jr.
AN EXQUISITE GRANITE SHAFT.
Ceremony to lie Held mt Hollywood
Tucsday-Coionel John beh DIE
ver 10 Deliver the Address-Waih-
mr. Light Guard to Attend


o.o Of the prcttiest sections OF a,' or
d" ~ ~ hollywood, on NH -
new POI w" -, lilo the remains OF '"o
10 John Poe, Jr., VINO ~.,,,cf OF Po-
~, n quarter OF a century 49, after
~ - richmond. and on iu's1 .',',,anaed
,ha 100 men whom ne .O a-ound
noon W. 80 a time will assemble ~ 49,
ior % 49, ona unveii a beauuiui - nor.
his grave ~, have erected 10 ~
ment. which they
petna'c ms 81, which consists OF a
Foot shaft OF JaSnes-r''o' ..oa nv Mr..
'OV' inscribed, was ear'eu =. nm.
-, uagemeyer. ana " W.
hen'S "a, onpropriate ceremon,es' c,,v
velleu w." w. un assemble at 'ne a.
me pe 80, afternoon at AAo 0 49, 49,
Hall TUESDAY - - uniforms. for inspec-
Their ne" ~ hoard. and will be 'o'ne ON
80 nv the walker Lght - ,n tours.
W ,nenection they VII form Escort.
'"e ni,h the military as ,nen md
NM Na,a-d by the First kesilNe, - line
anu ~ -, roaroh TO Hollywood inc - ~.
'ney W." wm be up Broad 70 -, ~
OF '"o' -. 80 Grace. to Fifth to fIe .,.,'
10 Laurel TO flo'O
"a 20 the cemetery. .s
anu - THE CEREMONIES. ,o,,ce
,.~r,,,,n., at the Poe secuoh' w the
-, for,o a hollow square ar ,-.,aort
W. ara the ceremonp1ess, , DIR Dr' II.
1l0 ~ unwilling will begin. - which
~ tTor~ viii offer prayer lifelong
fntr "A
].,o,el John Bell Blssel', lii he IN
800 ~ the deceas SEQ Chloi' address.
srnduced. and will delNei t,ch The veil
uodu tSe conclusion of when &C Guard
upon "a" I'm The Walker LisnV ,o- the
Will pe -, .apnrorriate hymn, ug.,rtnq-.
Will sue - Contain Frank W. Su-,tes
oirec'ion lin conclude the ceI n'i a,,er
ham, anu a,ute, which they VIII IRE wv
with salu'e'
the grave. II, not stand directly
my ,,nior poes grave, but VIII w r. Sc
oV.t centre Of the section WIN w e,rsve
AZ - the foot Of the late CiiS .i,et,5re of
nha monument, an eNcciiO5 ,s fourteen
itch is herewith presehlou 10 inches
which nd three feet and TWO i.io,.1
feet tiii. re- base. and Will front 10"
the north. .,,h-base. a die, and
II n"s ,hc second base Is lhe ,en 1a
,,na &, raised letters. while on lns ,'nr.
~ ale Is the following ms. r,.a4,,ate
Oh .r, roemoriam. Erected 10 pr, poe
49, roemory of our chief MaJos 80 police
.iie ,'. enc officers and men OF ~ t,...,o,d
Jr" py - ~ the city OF HlchihonIi,,
Depal. as a token Of love ana es' ese r.
Nlrei..", sbield which is half way w ~. D1
VI. VI" - the words "Our Chlei ~,
.no vest side Of the monument
foiiowin r 1ohn Poe. Jr. Born July o.
,e97. Died June IS. 1895, ana Oh ''''
SIDE. "Erected. June o. lS9O'
etxrTCH OF THE CHIEF
- Dec died June IS. 1895, just one
900 after having served t"eH'S -
- and more as commaauaue A. ,bis
tha finest body Of police oihceiS 70, -" ,,,ore
country. No man coulu nav I,,,oet mi
Se1oved than he. and he was UNI. IN +tT,es
et,,, ,nourned. While at al ~
N,aht,l NJ the citys peace anu uisIl.s,
49, 1ooo was best known as iilOHu -
~ ,ba xyayward. Many a man ~ "a
o. ~, ~ .ha streets with head upliileu e,'u
a,once clear. owes his posltlon 10 lno
= "a chief. who, when II was IN ms rS ~,
:, 10 so spoke words or ialneItS i;,,os
ynleh changed the course VI 80 GOOD
ord turned them from the pau ~ ,ba
Genre was more familiar on tne
-, 81 Richmond than that Oh tnS
handsome and distinguished-ioohine In
nS poi,ce standing over six Feet WIN
a hthe figure and elastic step, w. Ia
suiFen- gray-tinged beard, solt nat eou
.lasscs and eyes that bespoke $50 $50
rous. honest nature, Johh foe
attention in any company. 49,, ,,ortb
Had he lived a little more IMAM nv" ~ "a
So Major Poe would have peeh %
.osys Of age. He was born In TINS cry
I'll u 1877 and was a son OF SeoIse
D. who conducted the leather business
IL. etore was on Main street opposl'e
che ST Charles Hotel ana the tali"
accounted what is now part oi ~
Tredegar-Works. Upon the DEAN
Mr. George Poe, his brother Jonli' ~,
whom deceased was named succe.uee
20 the business John Poe Ut. wa
a mere lad when his father ule"' il's
smother moved out TO her farm on W.
a. now the Government roau, anu he"'
the home of Mr. John roe. ou l, -t
received a fair education In the sehoO4s o'
pichmond. and was taught by sumner
and and other well-known educators o.
that day.
VETERAN OF TWO WARS.
when the gallant First Regiment, COM
,oanded by Colonel August started LOT
e. MEXICAN war John Poe enlisted, ne
snSta the protests of family and friends
III NOT only went. but served hroush
che entire war. and made a gallant SOL
aier In the civil war he was nrst heu-
tenant of the Twenty-iith Virginia bdl-
talion. commanded by Wyatt Nj. Elliott
ana was subsequently attached 10 WICK
hams Brigade of Fitg Lees Division OF
cavalry. and served with distinguishes
gallantry. g.. ,,,,s,,oss
nualities and In his earlier life was CON
nected with some OF the largest ana most
widely-known houses in Richmond.
Soon after returning from the Mexican
war he went to New Orleans 10 repre-
sent Talbot & Brother In the sale OF
saw-min and other machinery. Return
ING. he entered the hat business, 10 which
The greater part OF his early life was
given. He was with John Thompson,
father OF John r.. Thompson. the poet
and author; then with Mr. Thompson $
son-in-law. ". w Quarles; with John c.
PAGE. In the shoe business; with Thomp-
son & Brooke. who had large whole
sale shoe and hat store on Fourteenth
street, and for a few years prior 70 the
civil war conducted a successful hat busl-
ness for himself I'm the Ballard House.
He was also. when quite young, a clerk
IN the wholesale house OF T. x j. 5.
James.
MADE CHIEF OF POLICE.
But II was as head Of Richmond's Po-
lice Department for more than u quarter
OF n century that Major Poe was best
known. and made a reputation for him
self. as capable official. and for this as
an orderly and peaccabie city. lie irst
entered the service in December. 1865.
when he was appointed 20 captaincy.
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