The Jersey City news., 1891-07-16
TO BE PUT In ONE GRAVE.
The Bodies of the BrenDans Cannot
Rest in COnsecrated Ground
A Wake Last Night.

Policeman Ryerson's two victims, VIII
liam Brennan and bis wife. will be buried
this afternoon in the same grave in the
New York Bay Cemetery, one coffin being
placed on top Of the other.
A petitition was submitted to the Rt.
Rev. Bishop wigger, asking that the
funeral services be performed by the Rev.
Father Seton Of ST. JoseDh's r. c.
Church, and that the burial
take place in the Catholic Cemetery
on West Side avenue. The petition was
refused, and Rev. Father Seton has de-
clined to oniciaie.
The services will be conducted by In
dertaker Speer at the rookery Of a home
once occupied By the Breppans. Last
night, alter the post mortem examina-
ton had been held, a NUMBER OF friends
and relatives OF the Brennars went to
Speer's morgue and asked that the bodies
be removed 70 the house, No. % Gray street
Undertaken Speer complied with their
requests A wake was held over the dead
Oodies, which were in separate collins IN
dinRy apartment formerly used as a sit
ting ROOM
THE WAKE.
The scene was beyond description. and
the wisdom OF the opinion Of a we'll
known priest that wakes" where beer il
drank and s0ugs induiRed in should be
suppressed wRs clearly demonstrated
Some of the people VINO were In the
room grew hilarious, while the children
Of the dead man and woman sat in one
corner ana cried aud groansd. The car
ousing was kept up until after midnight,
and then the alleged mourners departed
Tor their respective homes Some of the
expressions were more ridiculous than
appropriate. and II was made apparent
that Billy" Brennan was looked upon
as hero by his associates.
The house was thronged all this
morning with friends aud morbid curios-
lily seekers. Policemen and reporters
have RETAINED from going near the place,
as II IS stated on good authority that both
policemen and reporters are to be roughly
handled by Brennan's friends. Bishop
WigRer's refusal to allow Brennan and
his wife to be buried in consecrated
ground was due 10 the fact that the
church prohibits the burial OF murdered
people or suicides in such places.
Yesterday afternoon DR. Converse, as
sisted by Dr. Broderick and Eve other
physicians, conducted the post -mOrfefu
examination. The bail which ended
Brennan's career entered his left thigh,
penetrated MS iniestines In such man
ner as 10 cause instant death and lodged
at the base Of the backbone. In Mrs.
Brennan's case tbs bullet was found in
her thigh bone. 1t penetrated the intes-
tines.
County Physician Converse submitted
the result of the autopsy to Coroner Par.-
low. who Immediately impanelled the
following jury:-Aiiles McCarron, Caieo
@. June, John ID. Murray, John r. Rou-
get, George o. Allen, Richard Onslow.
John Pringle. Benjamin Fielder, Albert
Stevens, John Gemnlei, William Kabut
and David Perry. The jury viewed the
bodies aud IL was decided that tha in
quest should be begun tomorrow evening
in Chapins' Hall, Summit avenue and
Vroome street.
THE HEARING POSTPONED.
Policeman Ryerson. who is still de-
tanned at the. Seventh precinct station
house, was 10 have been arraigned in JUS
tice Kimmerly's court this morning 10
answer the charge Of manslaughter pre-
ferred against him by Superintendent
Smith, but Justice Kimmerly held a con-
ference with Superintendent Smith ana
Chief Murpay and decided to adjourn the
hearing until after the inquest
John Lawlor, who was the indirect
cause of the trouble, and who is held
cinct. was in the prisoners dock alon z
with James B. Hughes, Edward Nc
Guinees. Robert McCully, John Coyne
and Thomas Lee, witnesses to the deadly
affray. Lawlor's friends had a bondsss
man In court willing to furnish security
in any amount for his release. Justice
Kimmerly refused to accept bail from
any one until after the inquest.