Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-08-12
Funeral OF John Real, the New York MUIR
DEMONSTRATING Scene Rt the Grave.

dcrer-Exciting Scene Rt the Grave.
The funeral of John Real, who was exc
cuted in Now York on Friday, for the MUIR =
der of policeman, drew an immense AZ '
semblage. The ceremony commeced at
the residence of the brother-in-law OF the
deceased, where the body, dressed In the
white satin habit of the Order of Mt. Car ,
MEL and encased in handsome rosewood
coffin, with silver mountings, lay ex-
posed to the view of thousands OF persons
who passed in and ont to behold it. The
procession to Calvary Cemetery included
O large number of Irish societies, numer-
Gus crowded carriages, and III all about
5000 persons. The following organiza-
tons composed the procession: The 10Th
regiment New York Volunteers, number
ing 700 men; the hearse, accompanied on
either side by an escort of the 10th regi-
ment as guard of honor; the Fay Asso-
citation; the J. W. Dunn Association; the
Aurora Association; the Yorkville Volun-
teers; the Third avenue Volunteers, mum
barring 200 men; the OceOla Social Club,
100 men; the Sylvan Star Social Club, 200
men; the James O'Brien Association, 800 |
men; the Amateur Social Club, $50 men;
the Gotham Social Club; Engine No. 81 |
! Relief Association, 100 men; Young Mems |
B Catholic Association, 100 men; Twenty |
i first Ward Social Club, 150men; the Wash |
ington Pleasure Club, 60 men; the Twink |
= ling Star Social Club, so men; the Twen-
ty-second Ward Social Club, 125 men; the |
:, Thomas Duffy Social Club; the Andrew |
Il Jackson Association; The Mohawk Assocla' |
tion, aud others. There were several bands
: of music, among others the 10th Regiment |
: Band. Robertson's and DonovaXs Band
@ the former in front of the hearse, the lat
ter behind it. The number OF carriages
= was about $50.
After a scene of confusion at the chapel
during the funeral service, the coffin was
N hurried to the grave to escape the necessl-
+u of VTFNCr fn Isl " IL
70 riosity of hundreds who had not seen the
- corpse. It was speedily lowered into the
~ grave. The Tribune says:
ID The work of filling in had not proceed
II cd far when O strange man leaped into tho
re- grave and Immediately drew q revolver
Before he could use it member of the
Or tenth regiment sprang upon him and
a. wrested it from his grasp. The multltudes
around tho grave surged and swayed with
III wild commotion. Boys and men Chamber
ed up the boughs of the overhanging trees
III to see what was the matter. AS soon as 1t
ts was understood that there was pistol IN
question the women and many men ran
10 foOm the place. The man who leaped
OK into the grave was dragged out, his face
h disfgured with patches Of clay and almost
ID unrecognizable.
at Meanwhile Infatuated cries of ''Hang
.e3, him. ' Shoot him." "Kill him." were
,iv heard. He was dragged out on the road
ed way, where violent efforts werc made tc
9 assault him, and others tried their best tc
'zU protect him. Nobody seemed to know
~ who he was. The passions of the mot
in were fast rising and threatening to become
We uncomfortable, when several persons
a., as shouted for the priest. The Rev: Father
for Joyce came quickly to the wild scene
threw himself into the midst, and will
nd outstretched hands begged them to desist
me His appeal, though at first seemingly no
% much regarded, was ultimately not with
we out effect, and several stalwart men burs
on, into the middle of the crowd and carried
out the lunatic who had leaped into tn
iig grave to be buried with Johnny, and VIII
in had caused all the row. He was give
@6 into the custody of the oonstables, an
! IN was taken to the lock up, to be brough
7r before Justice Madden this morning.
:. Such was the closing scene OF the ReE
riv- drama.
cd, According to the French kilograms thos
'rts people think the new military engine Gale
the mitraileur will decide the war. Th
. following is the best and briefest descrlI
ton of it which we have seen
. It is O light thirty seven barreled gun
ng so arranged that its barrels may be fire
simultaneously or consecutively. IL
thirty. seven cartridges intended for or
a charge are contained in a small box.
o 60 steel plate with corresponding holes
40 placed on the open box, which IS then r
= versed, and the cartridges fall point fir
ID into their respective holes. They are pr
10 vented from falling through by the rims
50 their bases The loaded plate is then il
50 troduced into the breech slot, and whe
50 the breech is closed by lever number
n steel pins, pressed by spiral springs, a
l 60 only prevented from striking the percu
& 10 sion arrangement in the cartridge by
plate in front Of them. When this case
o 40 40 moved slowly by handle, the cartridg
IS are fred one by one. If the plate be wit
40 drawn rapidly they follow each other
q quickly that their discharge is almost
SO 1nultaneous. The invention seems We
. g. we'll adapted for use in forts or other re
o G5 manent places of defense or offense, b
90 its carriage and management in the nc
Y would present many and insuperable o
12H stacies to it's general use.
" On Sunday last, the 31st ult.. there W
~ preaching at Bethel's in Caswell count
-" n. c., by the Rev. Mr.. McNeiley. It W
u q funeral occasion. just after the congr
lO?i; cation had been dismissed and as tn
Ten were coming ont of church, IN officer
By Kinks militia, with about dozen of
G2. laWless band, marched up to the croy
, Go. with muskets and pistols and arrested M
, OK J. d. blackwell, prominent citizen OF O.
,ons well, who was pointed out to them by
,ors negro man, and no doubt ut the suggG
ex ton of some negro. The scene lis {
scribed by those who were prestn as @
full Mr.. Blackwell made resistant
clli- giving himself up into the hands of n
o Ga. Song 1zboT, i vas useless tn resist ami,
duh the cries of his wife and children.
ID 20 charge was brought against him, nor az
NOM he know what he was arrested for.
81 rs AS if to outrage the feelings of the peo]
as much as possible, and to show to
disregard of the liberty OF the citizen, &
arrest was made at church and on
=. Holy Sabbath when it might have be
800 made as we'll Mt any other time and pla
~ Mr.. Felix Roam, son of DIR. Roam, '
has arrested on Sunday night, about O'clO
*I Mr.. William Chandler has also been
rested, but we have not heard the parti
cite .s ~ : -.