The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-15
GssBOHD'S BONES.
The CHASTITY Scenes Attending Has
attempted Iinsiai last W eek.
NI.,,r.,I r'nr y Y Herald


Montreal cor. y. y. Herald.
The following Is correct picture Of
the terrible scene, enacted here last week.
aud the latest intelligence concerning the
war: On Thursday last the excitement
began near by the Protestant Cemetery
where Guibords body Was lying in the
vault, and the little plot 81 ground be-
longing to him IN the Catholic burying
place Is about one mile and half dis
tuutc. As soon rs the procession carry
ing the remains had left the former place,
2UO men, women and children gathered
around and journeyed with the procession
to the grave. The grave on y three feet
deep. As II l. the custom OF the Canadian
French to bury man and wife IN the same
grave, aud hence the coffin OF Mime. Oui-
uurd formed the bottom, w hen the COM
pnny barring Guibords remains reach
Ell the Catholic Cemetery they found the
gates barred and boited, while hundreds
vi French Canadians stood behind the
bars hootiug and Ieerlng ut the company,
uttcring b.a>phcmous ma!edictlons upon
Guibord : memory us well rs the society to
which he mad belonged. Stones were also
thrown, and many IN the funeral tram
were severely injured. The procession,
i..asmuch IL the gates could not be open
ed. took the body back to the Protestant
Cemetery. The mob followed IN the
rear. throwing missiles, Seal, the driver
of the hearse, being struck On the head
with p large stone. That portion Of the
mob which was left behind vented their
spleen by filing up the little grave, yell
me- and hnwhnS IA the dirt ratified ON the
hollow collin o; Mime. GulbOrd, like u
puck of hrurtlrss cuuuiUals. An cyc.wlt-
ness at the Catholic Cemetery on Thurs
day states among he leaders of the mot
we're two men from the Mile End, named
Ga!jpcuu and Paquettc, who came out OF
the crowd inside the gate. When the
hearse bearing Gmburd's remains drove
up. thcv seized the horses brides, yelling
that they would kill the driver II h" dId
no: turn back y beadic from 81. james
Church, 1t. Denis street, l. SAID 10 nave
made himself conspicuous toy exciting the
mob. \ large number OF carpenters and
ioiners ut work in the French Parish
Church were noticeable among the mob
The desire of the mob appeared to be TO
yet possession Of the coffin containing the
remains aud to murder MIR. Doutre and
other prominent friends of GulbOrd who
were present.
Nv informant says the rabble was COM
posed almost entirely Of low. ignorant
class of people, nearly all of whom were
French Canadians During the afternoon
Mr.. Dautre found himself standing near
"A crowd of Young roughs, who were say
i'm, To each other that it was Doutrc
whom they wanted TO catch and give hlm
a rood drubbing. No one could have been
more visible than he was at that moment.
Every since these disgracetul aC's the
mob has guarded the Catholic Cemetery,
and the friends of Guibord have guarded
hi, body in It's tomb in Il Protestant
GRAVEYARD Seventy five men, arme with
rides. watch the place day and night. !
asked one of them this evening what he
anticipated, and he answered that the
plot Of the Catholic was to break INTO the
tomb, burst open the coffin and carry
their point 10y scattering GWibord dust
to the winds. The Bishop issued this
evening letter urging all Catholics to
remain quiet.
This, then, is the state Of society in
Montreal to-day. The body of Il man
who died six Years ago, still unburIrd,
armed men guarding the bones to keep
them from being broken or burned. No
one can tell what moment the war Will
break out