Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-03

were held at the ST. Johns church on Temple
street Yesterday forenoon The church was
filled to overlooking by the relatives, associates
and friends of the deceased, all of whom were
much moved by the sad event The services at
the church were conducted by Bishop O'Reilly,
of Springfield, assisted by Fathers Robert
WEIGH, of Boston; Phillip J. Garrigan, of
Lowell; Thomas Griffin, of st. Johns church, j.
J. Power, of St. Pauls, and j: B. Prmeau, of
Notre Dame, OF this city. In addition to the
regular religious services, Bishop O'Reilly de-
liyered a fitting eulogy on the memory Of the
deceased. While the remains were being taken
from the church, the choir sang the " De Pro-
funds, which was also sung at the
grave The services at the church being
over, procession was arranged as follows: The
pail bearers John Fitzpatrick and X. O'Flynn
of the Father Mathew temperance society, E.
Mchann and J. j. 0'Gorman of the American
Society of Hibernans, and John Kenney and
Stephen Hagerty of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians, in carriages; the hearse, drawn by
four black horses without a driver the horses
being led by four members of the Father
Mathew temperance society; the Worcester
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struments; the Father Mathew temperance So
ciety, 275 members; the Glattan literary society,
100 members; the American Society Of Hiberni-
ans, so members; the Ancient Order of
Hibernians, 3O2 members; and a long
line Of carriages, forming one of the
largest funeral professions ever seen in this
city, under the marshalship of John l.. Murphy.
1t formed in line and moved through Temple,
Green, TrumbuIl, Front, Main, and Southbridge
streets, 10 st. John cemetery at South WorceS-
ter. Along the line Of the procession, a number
of private residences were draped in mourning,
aId, at one house on Southbrdge street, the
motto, "A man dies but his memory lives" was
displayed, appropriately draped with mourning.
The services at the grave consisted of prayer
by Bishop O'Reilly and singing by the choir of
st. Johns church. The funeral was but a sin
cere testimonial of the regard felt for the de-
ceased by his many friends in this city.
ANOTHER STIRRING UP OF THE GAMBLERS
The three principal gambling places in the city
were simultaneously visited last evening at
abont ten O'Clock by force of state police,
assisted 10y City Marshal Sibley and five of his
officers. The raid was well-arranged and sue
cessful in every particular, the proprietors, per-
aphernalia and patrons being found in each
instance. George Connor's place, in Warren
block, pearl street, which was broken up
but few weeks ago was entered by bat
tering down the door or battering away at
it until it was opened. 1t was not the sort of
door previously encountered there; but one of
heavy plank and AN iron lining, which with
stood Il vigorous assault for several minutes be-
fore it began to crack. There were six young
men in Connor's place, whose names were talk
en-, after which they were allowed to depart
with proper admonilion.
At Sawyer & Fish's place, in Goulding's
block, the preparations to Withstand assault
were admirable to contemplate and seemingly of
strength sufficient 10 shut out all official med
dlers but few well-drected and powerfully
dealt blows with that historical hammer o. bank
robbing notorety, made u hole through one OF
the new partitions (beside the first door, which
admitted the officers. There were three
heavy plank doors, lined with iron and boted
with states prison security; but the terrifying
noise of breaking through the partition had the
effect of opening the two inner doors without
further demonstration. Clark door was en-
tered without much trouble, and himself and
Walter Vance arrested, as Sawyer AMI Fish had
been. In each of these places were some half.
dozen sports whose names were taken for future
reference, after which they quietly withdrew
The tables, chips, cards, ETC., were taken to the
police Office.
The officers engaged in this descent were
State Constables brennan, Of this city, Keene
of Milford, Fletcher, Of WhitinsvilIe and Brown,
Of Clinton; assisted by City Marshal Sibley
with officers Fayerweather, Churchill Com
ms, Harris and Garland. The gamblers were
released on bail for their appearance at the
court.
The raid was the most thorough and effective
one ever visited upon the gaming places of this
city, but whether the benefit sought will be
realized or not is a question OF time. These
same men have been arrested and fined at differ
ent lines, and their places broken up; but the
only apparent effect was to drive them into
more luxurious quarters, with increased lacili-
ties for efecting the ruin OF such weak-headed
young men as could be drawn into their luxu
| rious deuS of iniuuity,