Daily Republican., 1883-10-19
Obsequles Of . Burglar.

NEW YORK, October 1S.-The body {
John Walsh, burglar, who was kiile
in "Shang Draper's saloon lust afte
he had killed burglar John Irving, la
this afternoon In his mothers simpl
home, which is on the first floor of
tenement house on the south side G
East Tenth STREET, between avenues B
ard q. A stream Of men and womeI
cambel the narrow stairs aud wen
into the small parlor where the boi,
lay. A brass candelabrum, OIL whici
burned seven wax tapers, lighted tn
IOOm.
The men lifted their hats as they en-
tered, gazed for moment at Walsh.
face, and then went back to the street
Among the frs to come were Billy "
Vosburg, who was drinking with Walsh
when the first of the fatal shots was
fired, and "Gilly the Blue" who step.
ped over irvine's body as he ran from
the saloon. Then came Sheeney
Mike " Abe " Coakley, Red u
Leary, " Shang" Draper, Chilly -
Train, Johnny ,sbva, I Johnny "
Farrell, Billy" Barry and George
Allen, ali associates of Walsh.
Carriages arrived:in great numbers
and both sides of the street soon became
lmpassable. Nearly two thousand per
sons had come to see the last of the
burglar, hlghwayman and politician.
-Four acknowledgement men, with
Kid gloves and canes, pushed their wav
through the crowd and went into the
house They were Boston cracksmeu.
friends of Porter, who had come to look
at the man Porter is accused of killing
Following upon their hees were Billy
Mosler, Mat Synes and Jack Adams,
who had come from Philadelphia to at.
tend the funeral.
Then came cracksmen from Western
cities. There was also host of politi
clans, among them Thomos Herschal,
Timothy Conners, Edward Bennett,
Joseph O'Brien, John and James Nc.
Manus and Edward Clarkson. Thirty
carriages followed the hearse to Calvary
Cemetery. The coffin was carried into
The mortuary chapel and set on the bier
IN ironi OF the altar railing. A white
robed priest chanted a mass and
'prinkled the coffin with holy water.
The st. JOsephs Home for the
Aged, the priest said, at the conclu.
son OF mass, "is in need of funds. 1t is
worthy institution. Contributions NAV
be placed in box at the door," Abe |
Oakley threw a handful of silver into
he box and Others followed suit. Then
he burglars coffin was carried ont into
he Cemetery, where grave had been
ing. The coffin was lowered. Walsh's
'elatives wept aloud as the grave was
illed.
Then the mound was made and on it
were set floral anchor, Il broken col.
INN and cross worked in btter.sweet
With " My son, V " Brother" and "At
test The srave-diggers moved off
nd the relatives knelt about the grave.
he dead mans professional friends
withdrew to a distance Of fifty feet from
he family and knelt, W tn uncovered
eads, until the family arose.
leetimg or National Associations.
Al TIE H"tloAai Carriage Builders
Issociation in New Haven, Counecti-
ut, yesterday, free trade was discussed
nj voted down.
The National Wholesale Drug Asso-
ation held its final session In New
ork yesterday. A resolution was
iopted recommending to Congress the
peal of the entire internal revenue tax
Dw levied.
The Association for the Advancement
Women, in session in Chicago yes
rday, discussed measures for improv-
g the condition of the culored women
the South.
The Presbyterian Synod of Pennsyl-
ania met in Pittsburg yesterday. The
yn0d comprises 93l churches, S55 min
ters and $4,000 members. The after
,On session was devoted to memorial
rvices. Rev. w. p. Breed, of Phila-
alpha, was elected Moderator.
At the session Of the Presbyterian Sy-
ID, in New York, yesterday, the reso. 1
tion offered by Professor Hopkins, of
uburn Theological Seminary, com.
ending the sentiments expressed in
10 recent pastoral letter of the Roman
itholic Provincial Council, was CON
dered. A committee reported that )
lille the substance Of the letter COM {
ended itself to the Synod, yet it was
ipitptl JIht lHe DyuOu SnOulu takb
'tice OF it. A long discussion followed, d
I'd finally the report was modified by c
amendment reducing it to the state. /
ent that the Synod refused to interfere }
ith the affairs of other denominations Il
I'd was then resolved and adopted. a
The State Sunday School Convention,
session at Scranton, Pa. yesterday, o
ected the following Executive Com v
ittee John Il. Whitney, of Bryn b
awr w. l.. Woodcock, Of Altoona Il
X. Nettleton, of Scranton, and George C
Bennett, Of Wilkesbarre. d. An. I
rson, Of Philadelphia, was elected
eas urer. Il
The General Council Of the Evangeli- O
! Lutheran Church began its annual '
invention in New York yesterday. n
~. DIR. Spaeth, of the Philadelphia 7
nod, presided, and preached the SER 81
)n. al
The African Methodist Episcopal c'
inference, embracing several of the a
estern States, now in session at Den
r, Colorado, yesterday discussed the T
cent decision of the U. 8. Supreme II
urt on the Civil Rights bill. The de al
ion was denounced M
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