The New York herald., 1870-12-31
BIVES SCRUPLES.
!ih About tho Indignity Offered to
George Hollands Remains.
". Mr.. Sabine Refuses to Say Anything
but It'-His Policy is to Keep Mum
Mr.. Edward Hollands Statement.


man has refused the rites OF Christian burial to the
cdd ashes OF actor who had commanded and
nleried the love and respect Of couple OF genera
kpns Of New York play -g0ers. 1t Is true that one
"a not search very long or very far among the
Dky tones OF bygone history for equally shameful
tances OF the ~
l1RANEsT AND MOST NARRow.MrSDED BEUoTRY.
kyery man Who has studied Frenoh literature
eals with sharp. bitter paus Of regret. the ina-
Gus Insult hung by the priests q 6 century ago
Immediate predecessors 6f those who were
{en beyond the limits Sf france By the Revolu-
upon the coIpged remains OF Moliere. And
s1dred cases os the same dlsgraceful intolerance
dewhat goes so far to make life bright and cheerful
aad happy may be found In the history OF both the
6ngiish and American Purtans. But no Ameri
usn-least OF oil 9 Nsw Yorker-expecred to end
sr,s;5l UGLY sriRlr CROPPING oyy.
Ia this the maturer half OF the nineteenth century
bin the metropolis OF the New World. What add
70 his surprise and disgust too, IS the fact that so
tiaring aud detestable breach OF Christian charity
mould have been committed by Mister Of the En.s
topal Church, many Of whose priests have treseives
written theatrical compositions, an. sas majority Of
whose ministers, sysa st .ea present time-a. any
rate in Engand-pake IS bones OF themselves pa.
tr9nixlng the Children OF the buskin .'s-
Wis1 the view OF ascertalnlng rhe motives that
actuated Mr.. Sabine IN the course he had taken q
hsRLD reporter last evening visited him at his re.
sldence IN Nineteenth street, After waiting a few
snppDg down tho stairs, arCired IN readineas To- 90
cut. He Is u short-statured. slenderiramed a.
CLERICAL LI0ar WEIGHT;
o head very much too big for his body ana nose
very much too big for his face. HIS hair is thin but
painfully papaele precision o. ARRANGEMENT
Hts lace in complexion fair and nord. has an air Of
mingled suspicion, nervousness tlmtdity and GER
tain something besides, which, n it should be ex.
RSa SrGiano eSDss oas,ISer oI I would perhaps %
kHyness' OF disposition. but which, under the cir.
cnnstances shan be simply described as a zen.
HOLY ANGER. ~
Scarcely had the reporter made these few prief
observation than che Reverend Sabine began by
sTySSn99g SIR sr Tvs aaS nghw c.r,.
storm, but have pressed on In the teeth or the bitter
WIND VINO and IN the falling seet IN the hope that you
would Kindly give me few particulars In regard to
2ur alleged refusal to baIy the late Mr.. George
Mr. sABrNE-I can't tell You any hinn about n
1aye made up nv mind TO say nothing more OF any
11d about the matter. ] have come TO that con-
SAY anything on the subject 10 one gentleman OF
ne press and promised him | would say nothing
hEpoErER-or course, sir, your silence applies
5ny TO your opinion OF your
RIGHT TO REFUSE BURIAL
sGioa 70 merely stating the bare facts OF the affair
kBINE-l can say nothing OF any kind whatever.
I'm not going to say WORD about 1t even to nv
aearest and dearest friends. And you really must
excuse mel am geng 10 a church meeting
REP0RTER-You object then, sir to say whether
n, "ereiy refused 10 bury Mr. Holland from the
= EVEN READ Tue BURIAL SERVICE
scr o say anything OF any kind
lar. won't say anything about It. /
WH-} say anything about It.
arl won't say anything about it,
acaeate -and-a-a-
EFF a0H a Trassing2
RI pnr n nOa4ff Y
| Ut#N@.F lore said about It; I had
ma0e drop right where 1t ia.
lore said In the newspapers
gaye, only ask that you
SABINE. Ue; l won't say anything ABOUT
can't say anything about 1t. have conscien-
aousy come TO the conviction that my policy In this
case Is
TO KEEP MUM
hpout the whole AFFAIR.
Ali this time the reverend gentleman had ner-
fously been making on intlmatlon, by means OF
PARTIALLY shutting the door, that he would extremely
kke to
Jut his clerical character had not unfortunately
,gut such pleasant luxury beyond his reach. 80
the representative OF the HERALD, fearful OF pro-
v0kng his salnliy host to 30 grave breach Of the
properties, . said "Good evening" and withdrew.
to the stage door OF Wallacks while the Rev. Mr. Sa.
one was no doubt plodding along to the sacred pre-
clnces OF me Church OF the AtOnenent to attend the
ent. indeed, was the vestlbule through which the
all visitors are obliged to wait from the prim and
rigdly respectable hallway OF Ill Nineteenth street
Small stained with many thumbmarks, Uttered with
playblls and discarded Jumps OF chewing tobacco,
ana wet with the melted flakes OF snow that had
fallen from the feet OF the gay Thespans it was
indeed but dreary reception chamber. But
A THE PLEASANT CERBERUS,
no sat IN cosey seat oy little stove at the side,
4nd Ut once brought out
MR.. EDWARD HOLLAND.
the son OF the deceased actor, upon whose memory
churishy conscientious priest has thrown 80 un-
Mr.. Edward Is good looking, handsome young
gentleman Of some twenty-three or twenty-four
Years Of age, with kindly, honorable, intellectual
REPoRrER-Good evening" Mr.. Holland I have
come to ask yon IN behalf Of the HERALD, the real
cts I'D regard 10 the refusal OF Mr. Sabine to bury
Mr.. HoLLAND--Well, sir, l shall be happy TO tell
Fou all about il; but must say at the outset that
pm extremely sorry that the affair ever got into
PRINT and would much rather, II 1t were possible,
|Rhat 1t were dropped now.
need not tel you that all who knew aud loved the
Late Mr. Holland, though they were acquainted with
him merely as an actor, are as
SHOCKED AND HURT AND INDIGNANT
at the slight that has been thrown upon his memory
as his own family can be- and the facts ought to
MT. HoLLAND--Yes; suppose So Well, the truth
Is SIMPLY thls:-My brother'inlaws mother by mar
MEMBER OF MR. sABINE's CHURCH.
and my younger brother and sister both attend the
thought especially as the church is 50 near
to our residcnce-we live In Thirty
fourth street-that IL would be best for
Mr.. Sabine to conduct the burial service. Mr.
Jefferson and myself accordingly waited upon him
aud at frst ne assented to our request But Mr..
Jefferson. in order to prevent the possibility OF
mistake, told Mr.. Sabine that Mr.. Holland was an
actor and asked If he had any objection on that
ground. MIR. Sabine at once replied that he had
Chat he would rather
! NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE FUNERAL.
REPoRTER-Did he say he would not bury him
rom the church or that he would not even read the
fsrtal service over bims
xa. M rtaf Han
te said had an objection to buryinR actor, but
dded that there was u
CHURCH HOUND THE CORNER,
YThere they were In the habit OF doing such things,
Mud that he would advise US TO 60 there. We felt,
course, very indignant and pained, but did not
by much and took his advice, and went TO the rec
Dr OF the Charch OF the TRANSPORTATION.
RBPoRTER-Mr. George Holland was an Epfscopa-
Ian. was he notp
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