Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-01-30

miss Susie ferrCU, the bright ana
interesting young lady who was ma
liciously shot AMI instantly killed by
Harry Smooth, last Thursday, while
coasting on one of the thoroughfares
of this town, was buried this evening
at Elmwood Cemetery. The services
were conducted by Rev. Vanhorn, Of
the Southern Methodist Church, as
sisted BY every minister of the town.
Her Sunday school class, the choir, of
which she was a member, and almost
the entire community. were there to
pay their last tribute to this noble
girl. Her motheEistmore composed.
No indications of insanity are percep.
tible, as were reported. Miss Schop
pert, who was with Miss Terrell, at
the time of the shooting, and whose
life was threatened by the assassin,
was able to attend the funeral.
From the Hagerstown Mda:-Her
pastor, Rev. ]. R. Van Horne. con.
Quoted the funeral obsequies, his stout
heart and stentorian voice were visl-
bly, affected as he commenced his dis
course of comfort to her people and
friends, graphically eulugizing her
virgin life, and his warning admoni-
tions on the uncertainty of life, and
the importance of the readiness for
death. His well merited reputation
as student and profound thinker
was fully sustained and every soul so
densely packed in the church was
touched with his diction and pathetic
remarks fitting the occasion. He was
assisted by the Rev.D NJ. Moser, Rev.
Charles Gheislin and Rev. p. G. Ed
wards, who in turn fervently appeal
ed to the throne of Grace in prayer
and earnest supplication.
The floral offerings were equisite,
wreath from II. Kyd Douglas, with a
card, "From her Fathers friend"
A beautiful design, 1.-THE gate ajar,"
from Will Nyman, U. V. McCardell,
Fred Roberts, w. Bard Seton, Vic
tor Gloss, Frank Cost, Worthy Strife,
Ed. Bailey, Cyrus Miller, Geo. Carly,
Author Wyand, Herbert Shaffer,
Chas. Harper, Leila Bailey, Katie Bal
ley, Mrs Lyons, Laura Winters, Lot
tie Shade, Leila Middlekauff, Rose
Cost, and Carrie Show. A pillow
with motto "Susie," from Mrs. Fech-
tig. A box of rare white flowers from
Misses Rose and Emma Rouskulp.
The above list are all from friends in
HagerstoWn.
A design of harp with card, Glove
and sympathy ofthe choir" Of which
the deceased was member. A star,
with card. "Love and sympathy of
the Sunday school," Four large
white lilies. with card, from Misses
Lucy Schoppert and Carrie Show,
and many other handsome floral trib-
utes from friends whose names could
not be obtained. The above memen-
! toes were carried to the cemetery by
the departed's Sunday school class,
viz: Willie Myers, Stanley Long,
Pinckney Schley, James Bell and
Willie Entler.
THE PRISONER TALKS.
On Friday night at half past nine
O'Clock, States Attorney Brown had
the prisoner removed to Summit
Point, At II O'Clock he was in Ber-
ryville, and from there he was taken
over the n. & w. south on the train
run by Captain Cord, Of the city,
to Charleston. Capt. Cord said he
had long talk with the prisoner,
first having obtained the permission
of Col. Morgan and the guards, Young
and Davis.
The prisoner said that he did not
wish to say anything concerning the
crime to the public because he had
no consultation with his lawyers
whom he has not as yet engaged.
! But Captain Cord assured him that he
did not sit down to talk from curiosi-
ty, or for the purpose of pumping
him, but as he had known him so
we'll when he was a newsboy on the
train.
The prisoner said that he was sorry
for the position he was in, but express
ed no sorrow for committing the deed.
He gave vived description to Capt.
Cord of how it occurred, how he wait
ed, and how he dragged the girl: and
the fierce clanI of the weapon; ofhow
the girl felt, and how he left, telling it
all as it was told graphically in THE
NAIL. He begged the Captain to say
nothing for publication as to the mo
lives of the crime, and he was prom
ised. He looked sunken and weary,
and had the anxious eyes of hunted
beast. He talked in low voice and
seemed to hate referring to the girl.
After the prisoner he'd talked for a
long time he said that since Wednes-
day night passed he had not slept at
all, and that his brother Lawrence
had given him some medicine, but it
had no effect. He also stated that he
stood in terror of lynching, and the
night of the attempt when the guns
went off, his heart stood still.
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