The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-01-12
NAUDE FRANKLIN.
The Funeral Services of To-Day.

Poor Maude franklin! The sod
covers her remains, the soul is before
its Maker, and her trials and troubles
are no more. The victim of John
Hawkins is beyond human suffering
or reproach. The tongue Of SANDER
is silenced and only the most supreme
pity fingers for the memory of a beau.
tiful and intelligent young girl, who
fel; victim to scoundrePs wiles.
The remains arrived from St. Louis
at five O'Clock yesterday morning, and
were taken to the residence of Mrs.
Killion. at 524 East Fourth street.
At about 8 o'clock hundreds of
people bag. IN to fill tn, church, all to
Ply their last sad tribute Of respect to
the dead girl. When the bell tolled
its last stroke, about nine hundred
people were present.
The main and side affairs were
beaut fully draped with black and
white crepe. The floral offerings
we're both numerous and beautiful.
Among them being a large and beau
tiful harp composed of tube and tea
roses, from Camilla and H TRY Sicher
and Maud and Minnie Smith, who
were four of her pupils; cross, plate
of Gala lilies, heart, anchor, cycle
and several large bouquets.
The pail bearers were Messrs. Paul
Tillman, ]. D. Murphy, T. Welsch,
c. Walsch, Sheriff Ellis Smith and
DR.. Dressed.
The choir sang the Gregorian re.
quinn mass, as the casket was being
carried up the middle aisle. Mr.. H.
Leist sang in a beautiful manner,
RAISE Her Jesus" During the
offeratory Miss Mary Doble sang "He
Giveth His Beloved Sleep" At the
close of the mass Miss Dob.e also
sang "pray for the dead"
After the casket was blessed Rev.
Father Murphy stepped to the
foot of the altar and SAID: ''In order
that may not forget it, l wish to an.
nounce that received two kilograms
this morning. one from Miss Frank
lia's sister, saying that none of her
family were able to attend the funeral
on account of the serious illness of
her mother"
During the sermon much grief was
manifested by those present.
The BAzco regrets that it cannot
publish Father Murphy's eloquent
sermon in full, but as some of his re-
marks were too fine to omit, it will
to give few of them. He
said he was proud of the way in
which the citizens Of Ssdalis stood by
the poor girl. That they took her in
their arms and said, sshe is ours."
Also Of the press for their many kind
article published relative to her.
81 have been amidst the fever and
the small pox stood upon the scaffold,
but / can swear before heaven that l
have never witnessed a sadder scene
than we have here before us. Never
we're truer words uttered that "Poor
Maude Frankliu died with a broken
heart" WHO can realize her suffer-
ings. Her sorrows were equal to
those Of the m )ther of Christ. How
would the man, if l may call him such,
feel if he knew at this moment
we were burying his victim oh our
parents should teach their sons to
value the virtue of a woman, and then
our earth would be a heaven. Let the
betrayer of this poor victim ENJOY the
sunshine of heaven but ia his mind he
will carry the image of this dead girl,
in the face of every child he will see
the imsge of a hesr.broken mother.
les we should hurl the flames Of hell
upon a man who Will ruin the trus.
aud loving confidence ola girl. Every
man who 'ruely loves a woman will
respect her virtue AMI Condemn any
act to take the sunshine ard all that
.he holds sacred from her." The priest
finished by saying. 'let Us take the
prayer of poor Maud, accept the PRAYER
she would utter, If she wsJe living
let US acc pit the prayer, though she
was wronged and del OF sh M, AM
place her where the hand OF mau can