Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-12
A Father and Mother Quarrel at
the Grave
A DECEASED BABY.
The Scandal and Subsequent Nor
tifying Demonstration that
Startles Baltimore.
AuMB TORN FROM ITS SOCKET
By the Frantic but Affectionate
Mother.

BALTIMORE, October IA terrible eene
was enacted yesterday at the Baltimore
cemetery, at the burial of the three-year-old
child of James Everist, young mechanic
in the employ Of the Northern Central Rail
road Company. Everist was married TO
Maggie Dorsey, a public school teacher,
about FIVE years ago. Neither party was
Of lawful age Since their marriage they
lived urhappily together until two years
ago, when final separation took place.
Mrs. Everist took her child and engaged as
housekeeper for a wealthy widower. Her
conduct has been the cause of much gossip,
and her relations with the wealthy widower
have been Of such nature as to completely
divest her Of the friendship other former &C
quaintances. In June last Everist insti-
tuted suit for divorce from his wife, aud
few days later fled q petition for writ OF
habeas corpus for the custody Of his child
The case had been pending only few days
when the child Gertrude, pretty, daxen
haired girl of three years, was taken i'll.
She continued to grow worse until Thurs
day last. when she died Immediately after
hearing OF his chi!ds death, Everist called
at the house Of Moyian and
in orn.ed his Vile that he (Everist)
was desirous of paving al the
funeral expeuses, as also the expenses Of
the childs illness Mrs. Everist agreed.
Accordingly the griefstricken father pur-
chased handsome casket and sent it TO
his wifes residence When the under
;aker brought the casket Noylan refused
to permit him to leave it. and it was
taken away.
He Climbs n Wall.
4 second time the casket was sent with
the same result. Matters remained quiet
until Thursday morning last the time
fixed for the funeral tpon the arrival
OF the funeral cortege at the graveyard
Everist, accompanied by the undertaken aud
several friends, was found awaiting them at
the open grave Moylan, upon ahghuug
from the carriage with Mrs. Everest, and
>eeipg her husband at the grave, took
fright and hastily left the cemetery By seal
ing the rear wall. When the mourners
reached the lot, Everest, in feeling terms,
besought his wife to permit him to even at
that late hour transfer the body OF their
child 10 the casket ne had purchased and
which was at hand After much persua-
SION on the part OF friends, she consented,
and. in the presence Of all, the casket was
opened and the child removed therefrom.
The undertaken handed it to the father to
koId temporarily while he arranged the
o;her casket
Becoming Frantic.
Upon Mrs Everist Witnessing her husband
ke the child in his arms she became al
most frantic, and believing it was the in
tentiou of her husband to carry it away, she
grabbed the arm of the dead child and
cried out: Give me my child; you shall
not have her. \ struggle for the posses
sion of the body ensued between the father
and mother, and before the astonished spec
tators could interfere all three, father,
mother and child, were in heap upon the
ground. The mother retained her hold Of
Inc dead child's arm, and after many In
cfectual attempts to force thS child away
from her husband, she gave the arm ter.
riblc pull, and to the horror Of all
present. the arm was torn from lis
socket and fell to the ground,
The dismembered limb and body Of
the child were buried in the casket provided
bv the father. The physicians attending
Hrs. Everist express the opinion that her
mind is seriously impaired. and they fear
he NAV become a ravipg maniac. The
feeling against Moylan is very bitter. Last
night his house wss disfgured with spoiled
eggs, and a Communication sent him warn
ing him that unless he left the neighborhood
in twenty. fou- hours harm would befall him.
To-dsy y. .. is closed and it is said
Maylo,. LIS e. ,.e city.