The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-04-13
THE FUNERRL OBSEQUlE :.

| KANSAS CITY, April Ga special 10 the
journal from the old home of the James DO, s
says Kearney was in a continual state of ex-
| element all day, and the streets were tb ong-
ed with people The body OF the dead out
law lay in state at the Kearney House from
Ga m. until II 4. m. and was visited by fully
l 800 persons of both sexes and all ages.
| Every train passing through during the
forenoon stopped long enough to give the
passengers an opportunity to view the re-
mains, and a continual stream OF curiosity
seekers passed in one door and out another.
| People came from miles around on foot, on
horseback and in wagons, and the comment
| was almost unanimous that il was Jesse with
out the shadow of doubt Early in the day
the rumor spread rapidly over town that
Frank james was in Kearney to attend the
funeral and the people were all agog. In
quiry of persons supposed to know. the only
living James boy went far toward convincing
all of the fact that the oandt was in town
closely disguised and actually minsling and
talking with the crowd, although all the Off
GERS and relatives Of the James boys strenu-
ously denied the report.
However, it may be put down rs a fact that
Frank James is stopping at home tonight.
At2 o'clock the funeral procession moved
toward the Baptist Church. which, upon ar
| rival of the cortegc, was found to be crowd
| ed with nxious spectators. Room was made
| for the passage of the pail bearers with the
coffin, followed by the near relatives. The
remains, enclosed in an elegant casket, rest
ed upon a table in front of the pulpit. The
services were conducted by Rev. J. NJ. Mar
tin, of Kearney, assisted by Rev. II. ii. Jones.
OF Lathrop. Services opened with the hymn
.'What friend we have in Jesus followed
by scripture lesson, then the h, mn. ''Oh.
where can rest be found?' Rev. Mr.. Martin
deli yered the funeral discourse, saying we
cannot change the state OF the dead, and as
the life and career Of the deceased, and the
circumstances of the sudden taking oil were
known to all present, he would coniine his
remarks to the encouragement and hope of
the infinite mercy of God.
After the lowering of the coffin Mrs. SAM
uels approached group of spectators, and
with her voice pitched to high key, cried;
"Oh. God three sons killed and my own arm
blown Off; my noble son murdered by trait
ors and horse thieves for money-for $4,000.
Let them take it, and if q cd can forgive their
murderous souls, can. On. the villains 10
call that noble. Boys, only two weeks ago
tonight he came home and said to me, III
don't see you again, we will meet in heaven
They call him a bank r0bber, but he was no
traitor for money, for gold and greenbacks.
He was murdered by his friends for money.
Oh God, forgive them, because he 'orga'e
the thief on the cross. Judas was no such
traitor, and the savage Indians wouldn't do
such cowardy act as these Villains who
shot my poor boy"
Old Dr. samuels stood behind his wife As
she thus raved, his own eyes rcd with weep
ing.
Not few yentured that the grief was only
feigued for the purpose OF exci'itS s!mpa-
thy in favor of the living outlaw son While
others were equally positive that the sorrow
was real and the outburst of broken heart,
which is beginning to yield under the in
creasing strain recently put upon It,
Never in the history of kearIey was there !
such a crowd congregated a. was III town
to-day. The man whom none cared to see
alive, thousands called % look upon his eouh-
tenanee and discuss the bloody deeds OF the
dead robber aud merciIess murderer.
Mrs. Moses Miller, mother of the notorious |
Clell and Ed. Miller, the former killed at the
Mortified bank robbery, and the latter sup |
posed to have been murdered by Jesse james, !
came in town to look upon the face of the /
dead man. She looked upon the coffued out
law, but her palsied lips refused to speak her
thoughts.