Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-04
THE MEMPHTS RGU
Where the Dead Body Of Katie No
Cormick Lay In State for
Tweuty-FOur Hours.
The shelby oOunIy Dead.HOuss
wish an Accurate DeseFip-
siOn OF Ghe BaAe.

per is, as a general rule. properly cared
for by the authorities. but the exception
to this rule is, we regret t say. Shelby
county On Wednesday evening las
the. dead body Of the unfortunate girl
Katie Mccormick, who fell a victim Il
the malpractice Of the abortionist, Wal
taken charge Of by the county under
taker and removed from the boarding
house Of Mira. Widrig, on the corner o
winchester sAd Second streets. 10 a sta
bic, on Union street. near Second, which
stable ia occupied BY the county under
tsker and is the Shelby county morgut
for papers. The county undertaken
Mr.. Walsh, was prohibited from inter.
ring the remains up to 10 o'clock on yes.
terday, asi t was expected that g post NOR.
tenn examination would be had. but this
examination was abandoned. Our report
er, late yesterday afternoon, was inform.
ed that the remains Of The unfortunate
girl had not yet been buried, but we're in
the stable in a rough box or pauper'l
%cofiu. Being Of an investigating turn
OF mind. q representative, at bAlf.psst
six o'clock last evening, visited the
stable above mentioned and found il
alled with horses, hacks and wagons.
Accosting a negro and expressing biz
desire to see the body Of the dead girl
our reporter was invited 70 light a match
aud to follow the negro. The stable wa.
in darkness, but BY the light Of the
match our msu kept clear OF the heels
OF the horses stalled on either side, and
sfter winding around wagons he arrived
Of the back part Of the stable. where
wagons, sswduot and other things were
stored, Here is the box" said the
black guide. At this moment the match
went out, and our reporter lii soOther
The negro pulled The lid Of the tc1
aside, and there lay the body OF Katie
Mccormick in a shroud; her hair bad
tumbled down aud lay 10 disorder OF
the bottom Of the box. When are you
going TO bury berf asked our man
"At three o'clock tomorrow was th,
reply "5be will be buried as a pauper
aud will be taken out in q wagon"
Our man lit another match. looket
around over tbis Shelby count.
mOrgue, where III darkness, filth and IN
watched the pAuper dead are left pre-
psratory to interment. 1t was a horribl
s ght ana we'll calculated to produce uu
pleasant reflections.
orHER ARRANGEMENTS MADE FoR BURIAL
Leaving this stable for live horses an
dead paupers our representative hurrie,
up town, sad meeting Captain George
W. Miller, OF the Cut-0f saloon, o.
Madison street, stated the condition O
things, aud it was at once resolved'tha
tbs dead girl should have a decent burial
Visiting Messrs. Hoist & Bro, the under
takers, arrangements we're made for
coffin and an interment at Elmwoo,
Cemetery more in accordance witt
Christian and humane usagesthan tha
intended under the psuper system. 4
visit to No. SO Main street, the residence
Of Coroner. .Spelman, was then made
and an order was obtained on undertakes
Walsh to turn the remains over to Messrs
Hoist & Bro. for interment. The stAbl,
was again visited and the box carried
from the back part OF the stable t.
the Office in front by undertaken Walsh
Capt. G. W. Miller and two negroes, ouI
D man carrying a candle, leading the straugl
and weird procession, ell Of which pre-
sented o picture worthy Of the brush o
Rembrandt. The body was lifted ten
derby from the box into the coffin auC
was conveyed to the Office OF Hoist 4
! Bro, on Main street. There it was re
arranged, the sawdust was carefully
brushed from the hair, face and clothing
OF the dead, aud the lid Of the coffin wa
fastened down on Katie Mccormick
Messrs. Hoist & Bro. we're quite liberia
as to the matter Of interment, cur rep
resentative and Captain Miller becoming
responsible for the amount; aud the in
terment will take place this afternoon
On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. McCor
mick, mother OF the dead girl, LETT ID,
city and returned TO Humboldt, seem
ingly not feeling any more interest il
the dead and having no desire to pay tn,
last ssd,tribute toIhe ashes Of her dsugh
4. ter. OF such conduct we 10 not feel a
! liberty to express any opinion. but it wa.
, clear that Mrs. Mccormick was NOR,
troubled about the publicity given t.
the affair than about the fate Of her er
, RUG sad unfortunate child,
: The Humboldt shoemaker, Georg,
Burgess, did not put in az appearance,
here 10 aid aud assist ip decently inter
ring the remains Of the girl whose ruin
be bad wrought In justice to Count.
: Undertaken Walsh. We must state tba
{ be placed the body where all other bodie
Of psQperS are placed preparatory to il
temeut, and would have buried lbe civ
yesterday bgt was prevented from so do
iug BY the saov storm and rains, Trb,
: bsckpart Of the stable BIAS been and i
the Shelby county morgue, and there th,
psupcr dead rest peacefully amid oil
vagona. aawDd usl horaea and aiabla hovs