Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-26
GLENDENNING'S VICTIM.
Funeral of Mary z. POmerOy, she I'm,
fortunate Victim of a PrurienG
PreacsleE's Lust - Heart
rending scene.
Baptism of Her ChOiee-SermOn OF a
Ee.hOdist Hinister-ScOrehf1ED De-
nuneiasiOn of the Rever-
end Seducer.

Ge-HOuAst EAtnAaAtF-NcOrGnl6E De-
nuneiasiOn of the ReVer-
end Ssdueer.
The scenes witnessed on Friday last al
the residence Of Mr.. James Smith Nil.
Ter, Bergen Hights, Jersey City, where
lay all that was mortal Of Mary Z. Pom
eTOy, viii not be forgotten within the
lifetime of those whose unpleasant lot it
was 10 witness them. If generous and
lavish outpouriDg Of sympathy can af-
{ ford consolation to the living OF vindi-
cate the memory OF the dead, then the
/ spirit Of Mary Z. Pomeroy may rest
/ quietly in the country beyond the grave,
I and the gloom that now overshadOWs
/ the home OF an unOffending family may
/ soon be dissipated. The funeral was
I such as hes not been witnessed in Jersey
! City for yeSrs. Men of high standing in
! the community, who were not acqainted
with the deceased, or with the family
with whom she resided, were there, not
from curiosity, but to record a protest
against the diabOlical villainy that sent
her into an early grave. The hour for
the services was fixed at two o'clock,
but from noon the house was crowded.
When the time arrived, full three hum
dred persons, all members of respectable
families, were packed in the house or
scattered through the lawn. Among
those present were Ex-Mayor Sawyer
and lady, Charles i. Northup, Alder
man Woffey, George p. Howell,
an elder OF GleDdenning's church,
William Z. Dudley, Albert Metz, H. E.
Hellerman, J. u. Bedell, Clinton w.
BOngar, Edward L. Kimberley, George
+. Randall, Charles w. Pervail, S. 81.
Denote, John Allen and Gilbert Z.
Dudley. Ex-Mayor Sawyer remarked,
expressively: "I determined / should
come here at all hazards. AS man Of
family I want TO show my appreciation
0f the sterling character Of that young
woman. She visited some Of cur best
families, and from what know of her
/ say positively that il ever there was a
pure, virtuOus girl till she came across
GlendenniBg, she was one. If Glenden-
ning's insiuuations as to her character
have any foundation, why did be allow
her to occupy the sanctuary Of God as
organist up to the very Sunday before
his arrest? Why, the very suppositiOn
is astounding. Whichever position he
assumes he is guilty" DIR. BuTdett
called in the early morning to the house
Of mourning, and found Mrs. Miller suf-
fering from an attack Of acute nervous
ness. He administered not medicine
but some wholesome advice and cOnsol-
alton. One remark is worth quoting:
'You ought, after all, to feel happy,
Mrs. Miller, that God has taken
her to himself; had she lived,
she would be in the lunatic
asylum" The brother Of deceased, her
only brother, Alfred B. Pomeroy, arrived
from Michigan, and when he entered
the house and saw the face of the dead,
the scene was simply indescribable. He
had expected to meet her, and pass a !
few happy days at the close Of the sum-
mer, but now il Was a meeting of the !
living and the dead. He is a well-built, |
handsome young man, apparently |
thirty years of age, and was dressed in |
mourning. Wild TumOrs were afioat |
that he was searching for Glendenning |
in the morning, but these rumors were |
without foundation. Every rumor in
this most melancholy case, however,
Is eagerly gTasDed, so intense is the ex-
1itemenJ throughout the city. The
room Of death was the front parlor. The
remains were incased in handsome
casket, mounted with silver.
The expression of the deceased
vas wonderfully calm; she laid,
% mortal eyes, in perfect repOse.
Even in death the features were regu-
ar, and conveyed the expression that
he must have worn a sweet expression
IA life. The body was dressed in black
arletan, strewed prOfusely from the
neck to the waist with tube-rOses and
lies. There were four exquisite wreaths
N the lid OF the cssket, wrought into
he shape Of cross, a crown, a heart
md a shield. Some of these were trib-
ties from families in the neighborhOod.
At twenty minutes TO three O'Clock
Rev. Mr.. Tunison, of the Simpson Meth
,dist Episcopal church, arrived. 1t was
iesired TO nave a clergyman of the Pres
Jyterian denomination, but none could
be found. He proceeded up stairs, and
ais first Office was to bsptize the little
Dne whose mother lay cold in death.
The child was named Ellen Stuart Glen
ienning, aud Mr.. aud Mrs. Miller were
.he sponsors. It was a trying spectacle
when the minister invoked blessing on /
the guardians Of the child, and called on
them 70 love, cherish and protect 1t.
The poor little one is three weeks and
two days old, but Of such small proper
lions and sickly appearance thst it is
hardly probable that it will long survive /
It's mother.
THE SERMON.
The minister, taking position iR the
hallway at the head Of the staircase,
read the service commencing with "Man
hat Is born OF w0man.n etc, snd then
proceeded to deliver an address, in clos
ng which he said: "The sad event that
called US here to-day teaches the i'm
p0rtance Of guarding against evil in all
It's forms. A little matter kindles
great fire. A little drop of poison
lueuches cut life. Bear with me if
-peak u the experience Of our departed
fueud One single mistake broke a
heart that was fun Of Joy and destroyed
a life. One single mistake on the part
Of her seducer made him a murderer. !
stand here TO repeat it, aud am ready to
answer for it at the bar Of man. am
father, and speak 20 fathers and moth
els. would rather see the mangled and
liiele=s remains Of my daughter, strick-
en- down by the hand of the midnight
assassin, brought 10 my door, than to
s her robbed OF her honor and
virtue. II man that robs an
o her Of life deserves death on the
EcafOld, the man Who robs a woman of
what is dearer TO her than life, deserves
A THOUSAND DEATHS
on the seaffold. Oh, young men and
women who hear me, pause before Won
make one step toward the narrow wav.
A great shadow has been cast upon this
Poor Mary POmeroy, when
She fell, realized that all the beauties
had departed out Of this life. What a
fearful mass Of human beings, who have
made 3 similar false step, have robbed
themselves and sometimes their inno-
cent ones Of lifei Poor Mary Pomeroy! |
She raised her soal to God and prepared |
herself 70 pass to world where she |
hoped there would be no suffering. q |
have made up my mind said she,
shat must make a great effort if / |
will be saved. When I bad fallen, 1 |