The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-13
CAN Mr.. WALSH EXPLAIN
sHAMELEss TREATMENT OF A col
oRED PAUPER's REMAINS.
Allowed to Roman Nearly "a HouI
After Death and Then Removed vii
the vilest Curses-Novel Method
Removal Prevented by Lady.

A paragraph appeared in yesterday
Issue recording the death of Harris MUD
ply, colored, who suddenly dropped dead
in his room at the place OF Mr.. Il. r.
Jones, No 1873 Madison street, early q
the forenoon Of the day before. Deputy
Coroner John Powell held the inquest and
the verdict of the jury was from heat
disease. The coroner was in the act q
leaving the room to notify County Under-I
taker John Walsh TO take charge of It'd
body for burial, when one or two of ths
friends OF the deceased stated to him thu
they would try and have the secret orior
to which Murphy belonged give him
decent burial. They endeavored to do {
but failed, and in an hour or so notiiad
Mr.. Jones, who then went to Mr.. Walsh
and requested him TO take charge OF de
body and remove Il from the premisc&
Walsh said he would send for the remans
in an hour or so, but up to the time Mr..
Jones went TO supper the body was still
In the room. lie again notified Walsh,
who replied that he never made
but one trip day TO potters'
field, but rs special favor
TO Mr.. Jones he would remove the body
that night. II was about $50 o'clock
when the underiaker's wagon drove up ind
the alley TO the rear OF the house for tho
body, but some one OF the negroes in att
tendance told the driver from the window
TO go on. Mr.. Jones heard the remark
and ran out Of the house and called TO tho
driver to come back, but he was not heed}
ed, and the wagon drove hurriedly away.
MIR. Jones again asked Walsh TO send
for the corpse, but was told that il would
have TO remain in the room all the night,
but that he would have IL taken away tho
first thing the next morning. Several Nd
groes attended the Lody OF the dead MAJ
through the night, and the next nornir11
as Mr.. Jones went TO his business Office 10
went by TO remind Mr.. Walsh that u
body was fast decomposing and 10 havo 81
moved az early az possible. He was prom
iscd that II should be done Mt once. About
1890 O'Clock Mrs. Jones telephoncd hcr
husband that the body had not been scn1
for and he had better call MIR WALSH
attention 10 ii again. He did so over tel &
phone, and received yoryimpertincnt u
spouse from a boy who answered the cain
TO the effect that "'They knew how TO rufI
that shop and would attend TO the body n
soon as llcy got time" Later Mr. Waish
telephoncd that he had sent for the bod 81
Shis was about IL O'Clock in the morning.
IL was not until about 1850 O'Clock, ~
Mrs Jones states. before the wagon ar-
rived for the body, and with the drive
was young boy. The body lay in wait
ing In room on the second floor OF dc
servants house, which touches the allie
The box into which the body was TO
placed lay In the wagon. The man 40
boy went up in the room for the body, but
ii was too heavy for them TO handle. They
ut frst started 20 pitch the CORPSE out OF The
window into the wagon, which stood juG<
under IL, n story below but Mrs. JoneG
would not permit them. As she states,
they then took hold OF Il, and carrying u
10 the head OF the stairway slid il dowr
the bannisters, and then, with some effort.
finally got II into the box in the
wagon. Mrs. Jones states that while
the undertaker's men were there
they made the atmosphere OF the dead
room dense with the vilcst curses, which
were shockingly indecent 10 any one, es-
pecially a refined lady. They were mad
because the wagon had been once for the
body and failed TO get IT,
Mr.. Jones, who related the above facts
10 an ArPEAL reporter. was Justly indig1
nant about the matter, and further stated
that before he could get Walsh 10 send for
the body yesterday he had 10 threaten d
report Il 10 the health and police authori-
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