Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-08

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ienra Mrs. w. d. Ganse and two daughters,
G. c. Thompson and wife, 81. A. Bariner, 0. a
Finnegan, q. He'll NJ. II. Holman and wife, c
drs. Greenfield, Miss Smith, Miss P. Eicke, Y
Miss Grant, st. Louis; Mrs. Corelgh and two
daughters, Mrs. Baugh, Quincy. ,,
BURIAL OF THE GIRL WIFE.
Tie Funeral of Mamie Sterens----Her
Father and Mother Quarrel Orer the Place
of Observation-Disclosures not a Passport to
Hearen.
Chicago Times, July 6.
One week ago Mamie Stevens was full of
buoyant life. She walked and laughed,
heard the birds sing, enjoyed the fresh green
of summer, and made as much of life as any
maiden that resting her head on her moth
er's bosom, dreams, and neither knows of
sin or SORROW. To-day, her body lies under
the damp sod of Rosehill, sent thither by one
whom the Rev. DR.. Thomas, in his prayer
yesterday morning, characterized as '.un-
worthy the name of husband, traitor and |
an assassin The obsequies over the body |
took place yesterday morning in Centenary |
church, the Rev. j. Ell. Walker, Of the United |
Presbyterian church, leading.
At 9:15 A. NJ. a large concourse of friends
udu SdUueT6u aC the house. Livery CuluS
about the place was chilling. No tears were
shed, except by one OF two relatives. The
crowd stood about with stares of curiosity.
jostling and talking rudely. The body of
the dead girl lay in the parlor in handsome
rosewood coffin, beautifully trimmed and
decorated with basket of pond lilies and
roses, and a profusion of cut flowers, presents
from friends who had kaown her when she
was an innocent, happy, trusting girl. The
body was clothed in white, with satin trim
mings, and there were flowers on the bosom,
and bouquet in her hand.
THE FACE WAS DREADFUL
to look upon. There was in it none of the
grace and beauty which adorned it last Sun
day night, when Stevens looked into it, and
drove bullet crashing through the brain, as
he said, damn you! / will make you speak
to me-" 1t was fearfully sunken. The miss
ing eye added to the CHASTITY Disagreement.
Decomposition had Set in, and the skin,
once so fair, was nearly black. The mouth
and nostrils were stuffed with cotton.
Hideous sight The last semblance of beauty
was gone, and there was nothing
but the repulsive outlines of the
body, the poor, weak body. Stevens
has, since his incarceration, frequent
ly expressed desire that he might 'ssee her
once more, if only for a little while" 1t is
pity that he could not have seen her yes
terday as she lay in the parlor, the coffin
resting on two rude chairs; that he, who
prates about his honor and hers; who drove
her by his brutality to be what she was, and
then shot her to death for being so; who, at
the time he fired the cruel ball, had on his
person letters of designation with notorious
women, proving him to be the very thing he
charged her with being; it is pity that this
''traitor and assassin could not have seen
her lust for once He might have suffered
such remorse as he may never hereafter be
goaded to.
1t had been decided to hold
THE FUNERAL. SERVICES
in Centenary church. Three years ago Ma
ME was a member of Rev. Mr. Walker.
Sunday school, and SO soon as the latter
heard of the assassination he fastened to the
side of the dying girl. Along with his min
istrations were those of several ladies of the
Centenary Methodist church, and when the
child died the ladies urged that the funera
be held in their church. Rev. Mr.. Walker
with much delicacy and tact, accepted the
offer, and going to Rev. DR.. Thomas, asked
him to oficiate. DR.. Thomas had, however
been up late for several nights past, and hac
been travelling necessarily, so that he was
} too much worn out to take the entire matter
upon his shoulders. 1t was decided, there
fore, that the funeral should be held in Cen
tenary church, that Mr.. Walker should con
duct the services, and that DR.. Thomas
should close them with a few brief words.
MOST DIsGRAcEFUL SCENE
occurred at the house previous to the de
parture of the company for the church
Ibis was the disturbance made by tn,
father of Mamie, who desired that she should
be buried in Waldheim, German cemeter,
at Oak Park. Mrs. Young had received
permission from a gentleman in the city tx
have her daughter buried in his lot at Rose
hill, and the grave had been dug. Mrs
Young says, too, that she had heard Mamie
frequently say in the years gone by that i
she died in Chicago she wished to be buriet
III Rosehill. The course of Mr.. Youns
seems to nave been somewhat officious. H,
had not been home for years. Mrs. Youn,
had lived there and brought up her family
out her plans without consult
her husband that to admit him to he1
counsel at this unusual occasion appeared al.
most novel, and when he came in she hardly
understood it. He was determined. how
ever, that Mamie should be inferred at Valid
helm, and became exceedingly boisterous il
insisting on his wishes. The neighbors re-
lieVed Mrs. Young of the discussion, and il
carrying it on with them Mr.. Young talked
very loud, attracting the attention of out
slders and passers-by, and was SO persisten
IN his demands that the funeral was delayed
half an hour. OF course the original pro
gramme was carried out, but Mr.. Young's
conduct made curious contrast with what
would be expected at a funeral At 1O:4i
the company started.
EXTRACT FROM DIR. THOMAS REMARKS
ut is my misfortune said DR.. Thomas
"that | cannot keep from thinking. My
thoughts give me trouble, and sometimes
give my friends trouble. I am troubled here
to-day. Brother Walker has touched very
lightly, if at all-has lifted the veil but gently
upon the future of this scene. According to
the popular conception and teaching, there is
but little if any hope in the future for this
murdered wife-cut off without moments
warning or time for preparation for death
But the husband--the murderer-can 90 to
jail, and after six weeks, die happy on the
gallows and go straight to heaven. There
is something wrong in this teaching. dom
believe it. Sudden burst of applause. |
If there is d hell he must go to it, for
a while, at least. And it would seem that
there must be some chance for this poor
murdered child to do in the long future what
she was cut off from the opportunity of do
ing here. made some such remark to one
of our best lawyers, as we stood on the steps
before coming into this room, and, as man
| familiar with the principles of Justice. he
4 said the same th;no Tho 10 ,,,ShaLa-. q.