Joseph Kipley ( November 25 , 1848 – February 6 , 1904 ) was Head of the Chicago Police Department from 1897 to 1901 . He succeeded John J. Badenoch and was succeeded by Francis O'Neill . Kipley was born in Paterson , New Jersey , in 1848 . He moved to Chicago in 1865 . He worked at a picture frame factory which burned down in the Great Chicago Fire in October 1871
Great Chicago Fire
Great Chicago Fire
Joseph Kipley