The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-01
lies AT FLOWER HILL.
Bishop Wigger's Verdict
Was Against Mrs.
StOCker.
SHE WAS NOT A CATHOLIC.
And Was Denied the Rites of the
Church and Excluded From
Its Cemeteries.
SHE WAS NOT A CATHOLIC.

the Heights does not seem to abate.
Since the woman's body was brought TO
the Tierney home on Zabriskie street hun
dreds of pretty shop girls who had
worked side by side with the murdered
woman called to get a view of the body.
Most of them were disappointed, how
ever The blinds were carefully drawn,
and the house has a generally uninvitinR
appearance. None but relatives and
Intimate friends were admitted. Last
night the body was taken from the ice
box and placed in handsome casket on
which was the following inscription.
Catherine NJ. Strocker,
d led January 49, 1892.
Aged twenty one years. five months.
This afternoon at two o'clock the fu-
neral was held. AS the hour appr cached
crowds began to gather in front of the
house. Captain McNulty and d squad OF
police arrived shortly after one O'Clock
and kept passageway clear. The funeral
was very quiet. There were no religious
service either at the house or in a church.
THE FUNERAL TRAIN,
The casket was carried to the hearse by
several of Undertaken Parslow's assis-
tants. AS it was being borne down the
stooD to the hearse, the large crowd
pressed forward, and Captain McNulty's
policemen experienced difficulty in keep
| ing it in check.
Behind the casket walked Mr.. Tierney
| with his head bowed, and leaning on his
arm was tho mother of the unfortunate
young woman attired in deep mourning.
| In the first carriage were seated Mr..
and Mrs. Tierney and the dead woman's
| child. About dozen other carriages,
occupied by the immediate relatives and
friends of the family, completed the
| funeral cortege. The interment was In
Flower Hill Cemetery.
1t was originally intended that the
| funeral should be from ST. Nicholas h. Z.
Church and the tnterment in Calvary
Cemetery yesterday, and thereby hangs
tale. Mrs. 1ierney, the mother of the
deceased, told Coroner Parslow to ar
| range for the funeral to be held on sun
day from ST. Nicholas r. G. Church, on
Central avenue.
A CHURCH RULE.
| There is rule of the Catholic Church
which requires that before body can be
inferred in consecrated ground permission
must be obtained from the pastor of the
parish church. Coroner Parslow inform
ed Mrs. Tierney of this rule and suggest
ed that it would be well to see Father
Weyland, the pastor of St Nicholas. On
Friday night Mrs. Tierney visited Father
Weyland. He knew the Tierney fam
lily. He knew that Kate Tier
ney, the deceased, had been married
TO Arthur Stocker, a Protestant. in
| Protestant church. He also remembered
| that the dead woman's child had been
baptized by him at the request OF the
mother.
Father Weyland, after reviewing the
| case, said that he could not assume the
responsibility of permitting the body to
be inferred in consecrated ground with
| out consulting the Bishop.
BISHOP WIGGER'S VERDICT.
Accordingly he wrote letter addressed
to Bishop Wigger, explaining the case in
detail, and Mr.. Tierney was commissioned
to carry the letter to the Bishop. On Sat
day morning Mr.. Tierney presented the
letter to Bishop Wigger.
The Bishop perused it carefully, then
went upstairs to his office and brought
down several newspapers containing ac-
counts of the tragedy. The Bishop asked
Mr.. Tierney If the facts as presented were
not substantially correct, and Mr.. Iierney
was compelled to admit that they
refused TO allow the body to be
buried in Calvary. This was the reason
| that the funeral was postponed until
Monday and the body Inferred In Flower
Hill Cemetery without any religious
ceremony whatever.
Miss Mary Tierney, the other victim
| of SUocker's revolver, was seen at Christ
Hospital by reporter for the JERSEY
CITY NEWS yesterday. Sne was propped
up in her cot and did not LOOK much the
worse after her exciting experience, only
| that she was tritle pale.
She was vivacious and willing to talk
! ON almost any subject except the events
leading up TO the tragedy. She said she
would tell her story AT the Coroner's in
quest. i.
my sister," she said, ''but the doctors say
that am not strong enough yet."
ITO think that | cannot look ON the
| face of poor Kate almost breaks my
heart" she said, as tears filled her mat CHI
| less dark eyes. Il am strong enough,
| and don't care what the doctors say,
| will go to the funeral.
~ can't imagine why Stocker shot me, T"
| she went on. Perhaps he mistook me
| for my sister. lie shot me as ran into
| the alleyway."
DIR. Barry, the house surgeon, told the
reporter that Miss Tierney would be able
to leave the hospita! in lew days.
THE INQUEST.
| The inquest Will not be held tonight.
| Coroner Parslow postponed IL until to-
| morrow night because he did not wish to
| bring the father and mother direct from
| the funeral to give their testimony.
About fifteen witnesses thus far have
| been subp9ned. Among them are John
| K. Dunno and George Bremner, Mrs.
| Tierney and Miss 1ierney, all of whom
| were in the house when Stocker made
| his appearance with his deadly weapon.
Mrs. Tierney's testimony. il is expected,
| will not de velop Inuch. She has told
| Captain McNulty several contradictory
| stories and does not seem to be able TO
| tell "a straight story. Dunno and Brem-
| ner are criticized on all sides and not one
| word is uttered in their favor. There is
no doubt but what the name of the asso-
| citation will be changed. Dunno has dis
| graced the association, which is composed
| 81 the most promineEI business men and