, 1869-02-16
W'HELkN. /.
Rurixd "a aMidu,ghEHb6x 6xass In ths
Prison XsTd.

Bur1sd "a aHAidn5ghs-Ht8e e3xaSe In tns
Prison Ksrd.
From the sEoron,o Ttlsqraphs Ottn~s spettsl,
p'G In tie spnouncsment 81 the Government
that thox body Of Wtelan Ws& not 70 oo
given uos:, that the morbid: appetite OF the
sanyuipszx Villains who. 20 doubt, Hsre taa
cause az lhe death Of, Thomas UAfe9 NC
Gee, ana>who brought The enlprit to bis e.
ncm,nlons end, was not. to be satisfied, the
shertF Immediately made his arrangements
for the aisposai Of the body: The night WAS
dark and dscary. A solemn ss!ooee ptevaAee-
| Not sound was to b. heard, save the toos-
iaW Of tie faithiul guardians Of the night, as
they passed on their lonely best. Inc nor morn
I was o5scured by dark c1outs4 and the WINS,
rs It oVept over the tetl WALL seemed 10 70 70 s,Ea T.
| uuuniul requiem. The. sable hue or kne
ntHtt. he melancholy !uoan a9 the wind, ,1ero+
citing aecompanime1ts tos the closing scene
orctying back to mcther Garth the lsst pocE
rcunant Of one marked nth the brand ot
nn1d9rer. rx,,.1
,morrtre partr ofe1 people might De SEN
| tn emarre from certain back door OF Ice
fau4 In the bands of' fouE we're SPACES hn9
c.ckaxea In a few minutes the SPOIL setee4eo
Was cleared of sncE, tbs earth Was broken.
md the work OF excavation proceeded The
orl1 lJght which rsAected its rays nTert the
solemn scene was cnittea from bells eve
lamp IN inc hand ok an oficial. In aoont a3 sem
nt1 ntes the eaStty wa5 Opened @ up Pnn 70 ,'s t ,s
, Respect for all the.telfg,,ns cetemonlals, ana
afforded every /. .ilisy 70 the clergy who hare
been in constant attendance, sent nt
, nr1est. az d informed hlm that the huseA O
: Ihe body Wes to take place. anu
+ 4 thus afforded tbe chance Of performing tos
= last rites md prayers, and tne otssslps x
's Of the ground. This service, ~Een - -,
!. s,self Solemn end Imposing, Wns speltorm;sn ;n.
r ntes more a salann procession appears. They
- are Carrying Arongh pine boz. u th1e u ~ gus
d bodT. They ,appzoacn. It Is lowered into IN
i. In place, The shovels ny sEnart1y. Ihe
:. s"r+6 rattlcs With dull, harsh. sound on the
70 cofHn lid, 1t Is covered up. The snowy ME
p emblem cf Innocence and purify y PlAeee
II oyer the spot, thus oblttera'1nx all hasn
i That u1feht II dlcate the Jass: resting pace
At the body Of Pat11ck James Wheian. TBS
40 mt rom un0cra c1cud, and poured Oyer IN
= n1nve her silver light. The stars tTtnkie
r and spsskled like dlam1 nds IN the hs1namen
,es aboye. 1he dust has been committed TO Gus
Ice and the clods m p<iso1~5nrd cover iEo'
70, Kjp ht the remains of & murderer.
s1 oh when Mrs, Whelan buud she coula It
4A ret thc body, her lauauRGe wna neither cno1e
nnr ii good taste. ), Nick 9tarr, LaVIenc
Of EaRlesou mud Dan aoode sre delcc.eos y
of funous. Thelr dEscppo'asment + ersaa,, o v.r
8 Ruu,ar says thak there WIZ " ~ no 1isnns,
~ startling rerelHtio1s made Wacn .,nnni,rT tu
no Of The rewards Is annoa9oeTiii eli h. a naT b,
Az $4,000. This. It Ia saio' "t' NJ " ~"
10 !. e1,mo1ea that several seszufes Of ~
a. = IuIu hsro hscn made to,duy.. Tho =
ted aau ,a a!at' hnvercr u1e dumb on tho matle
asa. r. nnnn IA rIpthcs sales In tho mAfkos.P!a'
aen Son,' sn.a Tanned 10. day by the police. E1a
M tan.ly }ar9e crowds uero eollecteo, s1a VIC
aEs ssgsmnoseI Of Objectionable mateFm''