The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-29

had not lived up TO It's pTeceptS' anu desired
10 have 3 priest. FatIeT Rearcon Vas there
upop summoned and IL due time administer
cd to the dying man such of the S2cIanehVs
of the Church as his case demanded, and
which il is sincerely to be hoped, have ren-
dered him worthy OF Gods mercy. Ills fu-
neral took place from the county lall aoout
half-past eight o'clock on Tuesday morning.
Messrs. Hartman Berg, ). v. Davis, Nm.
H. Sechler, j. e. HassOn, NJ NJ onelll, DSn-
iel Everly. Harry Englehart and H. a Nc
Pike acting as paIl-beareTS
The bodv which had been encased IN
plain but neat coffin furnished by the coun-
tV only about three dollars having bee
found in the possession of the deceased. was
taken direct to the church, where Mass of
Requiem was celebrated for the repose OF his
soul and a plainand practical sermon preach
cd by Father ReardOn, during which he eN-
planned the reasons why the Catholic Church
and Catholic people had taken an interest in
the unfortunate man, whose soul had been
cleansed in the waters of baptism, and VINO,
notwithstanding he had met with a yioleEt
and well merited death while committing
serious offence against the people or society
and the laws Of the country, had made, as ho
believed, a sincere confession OF his sins and
did all that was in his power to atone FOR the
same Hence, like the pcnitent thief on the
cross, it was 10 be hoped that he had been
forgiven much, because he had suffered much
and his faith in the mercy OF God had not de
serted him. After the sermon the remains
among those whose graves, like his own, have
never been hallowed by the tears Of weeping
friends and relatives, nor by the prayers, 50
faI as known, hy others than those unitedto
them by no other link than that Of Christian
charity
shortly after the death OF he unfortunate
man had been announced. squire Jones en-
panneed a jury Of inquest consisting Of
Messrs G. Z. Roberts, foreman, George II;
Roberts, Ed James, john 4. Blair, Daniel
.. Evans and J. ID. Parrish, Who continued
IN session during the greater part % Monday
afternoon and evening, listening to the evi-
deuce given by the participants and witness
es % the tragedy and hy the attending phy-
>icsns Aftcr this was al IN the jury ad-
j0urucd until . O'Clock Tuesday afternoon,
when the following verdict was rendered
and now Dc;. z5th. lssl. sc de- "a upon our
o1ths and -Hruatioa. tHa; inc -sid Chsrlos Wcs
ver came t1 hI- death hy pistol ball passing fhro
bi- right fuug fired hy tho Shrrr's posse, consist
i-z 1t uoruty 81 ern Griffith, p. D. Barscr and
arrest and uo further and that u vas Ju5tlnabls
homicide
In concluding We only expre~s tie univer-
sal sentiment at the community when We say
that the appearance ~ the man Weaver Hf-
ter death. whatever 10 may have been before,
and ~ this Ne cannot aflirm, never having
seen him in life. was more than usually pre-
possessing, the general wonder among all
being that a man with such an Intelligent
expression % couuteuance and bearing so
many outward evidences of good breeding
tlN an tLietADiC uA~llt.lilol. thblNiItN VIII
8 pleasant face ana nne physique. could
have descended to the commission Of q crime
So strociOus as the one which branded him as
q burglar and for which be had forfeited his
life The deceased was aged abont 80 years,
said % have been unmarried, and as he lay
ia his coffin with his long whiSkers, naturally
gray, though like his hair changed in color to
q great extent by cenLapplication Of hair
dye, neatly combed and arranged upon his
breast no one could gaze upon his features
without feeling sorry that one so happily
endowed by nature should have met with
such 4 sad and tragic death. When arrested
the deceased was dressed in a coarse blue
flannel shirt, a pair Of brown oveTallS, = dark
coat and a sl0uchcd hat. Another mark to
distinguish him was the alb bsence Of onc-half
Of the fore finger on his right hand which
had evidently been cut of by some sharp i'm
plement. He was about . feet 3 inches in
height and weighed, We should presume,
about 100 pounds. May God be merciful TO
his soul.