The weekly standard., 1870-08-17
Funeral of John Real, the New York

Funeral of John Real, the New York
Murderer-E xcitIng Scene at the
Grave.
The funeral of John Real, who was exc
cuted in New York on Friday, for the mur-
der of u policeman, drew an immense as
semblage The ceremony commenced at the
residence of the brother in-law OF the de-
ceased, where the body, dressed in the white
satin habit of the Order of Mt. Carmel, and
encased in IA handsome rosewood coffin,
with silver mountings, lay exposed to the
| view of thousands OF persons who passed in
and out to behold It, The procession to CAL
| vary Cemetery included a large number of
Irish societies, numerous crowded car
riages, and in all about six thousand
| persons. The following organizations com
posed the procession: The Tenth rcgi
| ment New York Volunteers, numbering
seven hundred men; the hearse, accompa-
nted on either side by an escort of the 10:h
| regiment as guard of honor; the Fay Asso-
| citation; the J. w. Dunn Association the
| Aurora Association the Yorkville Volun,
teers; the Third avenue Volunteers, num-
bering 200 men; the Oceola Social Club
| 100 men; the Sylvan Sta! Social Club, 200
| men: the James O'Brien Association, 500
men the Amateur Social Club, $50 men ;
| the Gotham Social Club; Engine No 81
Relief Association, 100 men; Young Mems
| Catholic Association, 100 men; Twenty
| first Ward Social Club, $50 men the Wash
| ington Pleasure Club. 90 men: the Twink
linz Star Social Club, so men; the Twenty
second Ward Social Club, 125 men; the
Thomas Duffy Social Club; the Andrew
| jackson Association; the Mohawk Associa-
| ton, and Others. There were several bands
of music, among others the 10th Regiment
| Band, Rnbertson's and DonuvaX's Band
the former in front uf the hearsc, the latter
| behind it. The number of carriages was
| abuut 150
After scenc of confusion at the chapel
durin. the funeral service, the coffin was
hurried to the grave to escape the necessity
of reopcning il to satisfy the eager curiosity
| of hundreds who had not seen the corpse.
1t was speedily lowered into the grave. The
Tribune says:
The work of filling in had not proceeded
Far Whom asstr.nsser man -leai.AlA into the
grave and Immediately drew revolver Be-
fore he could use it a memlJer of the tenth
regiment sprang upon him and wrenchcd it
from his grasp. The multitude around the
| SIdfC ttlu Will WIZ lO.llliO
tion. Boys and men clambered up the
boughs ol the overhanging trees to see what
was the matter. As soon rs it was under
stood that there was pistol in question the
women and many men ran from the place.
The man who leapcl into the grave was
dragged out, his face disfgured with patches
of clay and almost unrecognizable.
Meanwhile infuriated cries OF ''Hang
him." "Shoot him." xiii him." were
heard He was dragged out On the road
way, where violent efforts were made 10 as
sault him, and Others tried their best to
protect him. Nobody seemed to know who
he was. The passions of the mob were fast
rising and threatening to become uncontrol-
able, when several persons shouted for the
priest. The Rev. Father Joyce came quick
ly to the wild scene, threw himself into the
midst, and with nutstrctched hands begged
them to dcsist. His appeal, though at first
seemingly not much regarded, was ultimate.
ly not without effect, and several stalwarl
men burst into the middle of the crowd and
carried out the luuatic who had lcaped intu
the grave to bc buried with johnny, and
who had caused all the row. He was given
into the custody of the constablcs, and was
taken 10 the lookup, to be brought before
Justice Madden this morning. Such wa:
the closing scene of the real drama.