The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-03-20
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afsu snow, however, tiau no AtLhacti0hs
for the condemned men, Ford and
Murphy and their relatives and friends-
On Thursday night some Of their
friends and spiritual advisors remained
with them to q late hour. After
the friends retired they took poison
which they had obtained by some
means and The jailor found them next
morning in an unconscious state.
Physicians were SUMMONED imme-
diasely and did faithful work to res
store them, which they did only par
TALLY.
Sheriff Bntler sent dispatch to
Gov McEnery to know If he should
hang them in that condition, and his
reply was yes, carry ont the order.
They were then placed on the plat
form in chairs, leaning back against
the prison walls, in that almost life
less condition and the ropes and
black caps placed upon them. AT 4
o'clock pm, the rope was cnt, the
drop fell and they were launched into
an endless eternity.
Below we give what the Times
Democrat says Of the bnrial in Green
wood cemetery on the 18th inst, and
scenes at the homes of the dead:
The heavens were overcast yester-
day and the rain fell as If the clouds
were overcharged with the tears of
the distressed. The families, rela.
tives and friends of the dead, Pat
Ford and John Murphy, had been mp
and weeping all night. Daylight
came, but brought no consolation to
the poor wife, whose painful agony
was heartrending. Pat lay in his
coffin in the front parlor. The streets
leading to the
MouRNFUL HOUSE
on johnson street, nearS st. Peter, were
thronged with people. 1t seemed as
If the city's population had turned out
en- masse to view the corpses and wit
ness the funeral procession. A stream
of sympathizers and those desiring to
gaze upon the features Of the unfor-
tunate man poured into the house
from all directions.
Mrs. Pat Ford sat near the coffin,
weeping bitterly. She was cold and
chilled. She rocked from side to side
sobbing conyulsively. The room was
packed with ladies crying and strong
men shedding tears. The little cAil-
dren stood around the easket, touch.
ing it with their tiny hands and try
ing to look over upon the face Of their
dead father. The infant in the arms
Of a lady was crying too. The scene
was affecting beyond description.
Alto o'clock the hearse drove mp
TO the door, followed by a long string
of carriages. 1t was almost the last
moment. Rising to her feet she
.leaned over the coffin, kissed the cold
lips, and crying ont, "0b, my poor,
dear Pat, you were a noble man; you
never harmed anyone. You were
MY KIHG!"
Then she raised up her little ones
so they, too, could kiss their father.
The lid w&s secured and the coffin
taken out TO the hearse. The cortege
then moved round to where John
Murphy lay on st. Louis, near Robert.
son street. The people in the street
sHrged also in that direction. That,
too, was house filled with sorrow
and tears. In few moments all was
ready, and the double funeral passed
mp Rampant to Canal, and out Cana
to Greenwood.
i The ears were crowded going ont.
Fully two Thousand people flocked in
to the cemetery and gathered round
the spot on Hawthorn Walk, where
the hearses stopped, and where the
grave had already been dug. Ford
was taken ont first aud placed in biz
euFtuiy bViitp. JoHh Niu PhY WISE taiu
by his side. Those who had collected
at that solemn scene stood with IN
covered brows as the rain fell npon
those who mourned and wept, IT. af
an hour Of
\ WILD IAaENrATIoE.
There was not a dry eye, nor a still
heart in that soTrowing assemblage.
4 The little children chung abont then
trembling mother, calling out, "Papi
is dead.' ."Onr Rapa" was inscribed
on Pats coffin. With . loud moat
the suffering woman dropped npor
her knees, and cries and sobs rent th'
air. All were aobblng, men and wo
men. Perhaps such . scene nag FaTei,
ever been presented witiiha me nal
lowed grounds q ttle .aeaa.
Mrs. Tom Ford, dressed and veiled ii
deem black. was -suOportiDe a constr
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