The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-02
THE TRAGEDr'S FINAL act.
The Remain, Of the Murdered Hammersmith
Taken Home far Burial.

Tho removal OF the remains of the muir
dered wilnamsbureh hammersmith, william
W. simons, was effected yesterday Kindly
hands were busy all dav on Monday arranging
tne fragments In the CONN In such a manner
that the mutiaiion and Disagreement would bo
az much concenled ae possible. The cofln,
which was OF hlack walnut ard decorated with
silver trimmings, was open far enough to allow
the head and breast Of the body to be soen. Tho
trunk was placed in its natural position. aud
over II WIS buttoned a walstcoat, upon the lap
pels Of whish wore pinned white roses.
A silver plate bore the inscriDtion " William
W. simons aged s. years" The coffin lay In tho
morgue until : O'Clock yesterday morning, and
then Il was taken t. the Grand Ccnir i depot.
u was accompanied Ivy VII. Jones, Dep ltyShcriG
III ken n. aud NorthH. daughter of Mrs Beck.
Mr.. Danicl O'Connel. flrrm n OF the nxls
shop, who rrsidcs IN the Same nlock In Derby.
Conn. In which liyo the family of MIR. Slmous,
sail Yesterday inlt his friend went to lirookiyn
on account 1T the hifh nay thaf was offered.
lie urcvou.ly worked IN birmingham, Just
across the NdugiuiuCh river rom De rbN, an
received Stj0 n day. In Wiiansb irgn his
W ees we're tj dnv He IL widely known IN
tho Connecticut town, and was always regarded
ns an exccruonMl' pleasing ana ,risht man
"ln D-ruy." etil NJ. O'tonnel, they would
laush ot tho slanier of Fuchs connecllng him
with Immoral ur cdcs-. llis family move In
good society, and nie rc~oectcd 10y every one"
Mr4 Nary Beck simons's lardladc slys that
he was one Oi I've l,indc,t aud most nentlemhnly
OF persons. 81 nave seen Fuchs" sud she,
"nlro or twice VIII - he rano to inquire about
Mr. Sinon4; once ne totd me that his father Kept
a di~tilIery in his town In Nlsdce, and that he
TAUGHT him how 10 usc the stilS have
ALWAYS believed that Fuchs hnd 2 small
diIiilcry In his holsc on North lhird
street, aud that II his vi &c shoaid be
searched, such would he found 20 bo the case.
lie WIS always frps Vita 'is tq lOre, amt never
h Il lrss th9n eight rr ten bottles OF brandy or
whi.key ON hi4 sLrives. | think that when
SiinOu4 went to his hcusc thu night, Fdchs We
hm dragged hador-'he cause " hiA sudden
atupC action. II q tuOl-and y rsOns should
N kn HE : .ma Sian Ter ay inst w. Simons that
Fuchs has made. | wouldn't believe them. I
would defy them to prove ANYTHING against him.
SimOns never iiNcd fdch-. hut kept him through
sympathy. said hr. once, Fuchs Il "A cranky
fellow, and he Is bad II he gets ANYTHING IN his
terms OF his family, and he had VI hls room
lkens-ses of all OF them. or his wife he WIS
especially fond, and often spoke OF her good
Qualities. lIe was very fond OF ~ yinx cards
and billiards. tut he never gambled."
II Il thought hy tho police that II Fuchs had
been given another day in which To work at the
disposal VI the body he could have made way
with II.
Fuchs bears an III name for cruelty to his wife,
aud last October he was before Justice Elliott
for brutality to and for abandonment Of her
lie threatened 10 Kill her, but his words were
treated nghtiy.
Fuchs IL In cell No 3 In Raymond street Jail
A reporter tried to converse with him. He
griluei. and witt a chuctlc, accompanied 10y A
crcline gesture Of his right hand about his neck
said Nic going 70 be huny.' Then lao struttcd
Lp and down his cell IN his coat sleeves, suu X.
ing sort uf wooden pipe. and seeming to feel
| the greatest satt-fACtion with himself. lie ac
cept,d religious pamphlet ftom Lady, aud
STOW ei 1t away In his bed.