New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-02
FIGHTING At A NOTIFIES GRAVE.

PLAINFIELD, n. j., May LIN the William
Street Cemetery in this city yesterday afternoon Two
trouble from re Ous differences, one sitter being
Roman Catholic aud the other IA Protestant The de
ceased woman was Mrs. Harrington, living with her
husband between Bound Brook and Chimney ,Rock,
about miles from this city The harrington family
are all Roman Catholics except sister, who married
a Protestant named Wolfe, and adopted the religion OF
nor Lushand The Wofe's also live near Bound Brook
When Mrs. Harrington died her husband, being in poor
circumstances went TO one OF his daughters VINO nad
married a Roman Catholic and endeav0red to her
aid in paying the funeral expenses Failing to procure
assistance there he then went to the Protestant dalg
ter VINO agreed to the expenses Of her mothers
burial Preparations the funeral made without
Interruption and it arranged to inter the BODY III
the william street Cemetery. which Is Protestant st
tuition body, in charge OF Patrick Bush, Bound
Brook undertaken and accompanied by Mrs Wolfe ana
her husband and number OF relatives ana acI'aln
tances, was brought to this city when the party ar
rived at EvOna, one mile from Plalnileld u WIS over
taken by wagon containing tue 1al1oic th
husband and her TWO brothers The latter stopped the
hearse and in very violent manner forbade the burial
OF the remains In Protestant cemetery me upuGr.
taker puzzled what to do but finally drove on, the
of going direct TO the cemetery the undertaken drove to
the police station and asked the advice OF Captain Dodd
The Catholic sons and daughter threatened violence IN
case an attempt made inter the body elsewhere
than in cOnsecratcd ground There was loud quarrel
station but no blows we re struck. Harrington
willing that his wifes body should be inferred In The
probably have consented lad not been for the violent
opposition of the wife of the latter Ky captain DodI5
there met by him. He called the Catholic DAUGHTER
and her husband aside and warned them Of tue serious
nature of the offence they would commit II they inter
fered with the burial and advised them for the sake or
preserving the decences Of the to allow the III
tcrnent be made and If they dissatisfied to Sc
cure the removal OF the remains at some future time
Meantime the undertaken was proceeding with the
burial and had lowered the coffin into the grave. The
Catholic daughter did not at first notice this IN her eH
element When she did see 1t she gave a shrek and
rushing TO the open grave assaulted her sister, Mrs.
Wolfe, the vlcst language imaginable, ravng like
crazy Finally she picked up club and endeaV-
ored TO strike her sister on the head Captain Dodd In
errred and deprived her OF her weapon but una
bic calm her rage Her husband and brothers did not
interfere. but large crowd gathering around composed
largely of Catholics there seemed likely TO he general
fight sympathy being Largely with the daughter raving
the burial OF her mother In unhOy ground Captain
DOdd and UNDER Gkcr Bush succeeded In huslng the
into the carria in The noise and couflson
ana they driven rapidly off, followed at some dis
lance by the Catholic brothers and sister threatening
NeuOe