Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-07
TBE LATBGBO. MURPHY.
IMPOSING FUNERAL OBsEQUIES At MARTINS
FERRY YESTERDAY.
A Large Concourss Of Friends and Citizsns-A
Meeting to Solicit Aid for the
Bereaved Family.

pay the last tribute of respect to as
faithful an officer as ever put on po'
| liceman's uniform. The services at the
house were conducted by Rev. Butts oil
the First NJ. E. Church, the choir furn-
ishlng the vocal music. After the serv'
| ices at the house were concluded the
| coffin was placed In the street. aud the
members of the different organizations
viewed the remsins as they passed by
on either side with uncovered heads,
and were followed by the citizens who
wished to get a last look OF the man
they SO much respected. After the
procession began TO move the band
| struck I'D funeral march and moved
of in the following order:
Don Cornet Baud.
| Standard Council No. 50. Jr. o. U. A. N.
Hiawstha Council No. 30S, Jr. o. .. A. NJ.
| Ohio Valley Council No. q, Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
| Bellaire.
Wheeling Council. Jr. o. U. A. NJ:
| Unity Council No. III, Jr. o. U. A. Al.
| Ktna Council No. 81. o. U. A. NJ.
Member, Of the Police Force from wheeling,
Bellslre, Steubenville and Bridgeport.
| Vigilsnt and Alert Hose Companies.
Hook and Ladder Company.
Liberty Hose Company.
Teachers of the Public Schools.
Citizens
| Then came the hearse and conveyances. me
| pAll-bearers were Marshal Westwood, ON
GERS Fred Och, VIM. Bowman and Scott
Neal OF The city Police Force, and
Chss PAden aud VIM Erwin, OF
Standard Council Jr. u. Z. A.
NJ, OF which the dece ssed
was q member.
Many handsome floral tributes were
received, among which was beautiful
wreath of white roses by his fellow
officers of Martins Ferry. The ser.
vices at the cemetery were under the
auspices of the Junior Order Of Ameri-
can Mechanics. Business was generally
suspended all over the city during the
funeral hours, and the bell on the City
Building was toled every half minute.
Among those who came from abroad
to attend the funeral were Prosecuting
Jesse Hollingsworth, Deputy Sheriff
WIN. Darby, Mayor McGowan, Of Bel
laire; Lieut.. Geo. w. Gaus, OF the
Wheeling police force; Marshal john
son and Officers John Strobe, James
Johnson, 2. O'Malley. Ed. Davis, John
Long and VIM. Busch, of Bellaire; OH
GERS DOnnelly, SAVERS and Conoway, OF
Bridgeport, and Officers Kelly and Zim-
norman. of Steubenville. Mayor Kel-
Ter, ex-Mayor Harris, Mayor MCGOWAN,
of Bellaire, City Clerk Ailender, Prose-
cutting Attorney Hollingsworth and the
City Council attended the funeral in
conyeyances, Immediately following af-
ter the relatives.
RELIEF FOR THE FAMILY.
Pursuant to a call by Mayor Theo.
Kellar, the citizens Of Martins Ferry
met at the City Hall last evening, and
the meeting was called to order by
Mayor Keller and c. McCabe was
chosen Secretary. Judge John 8.
Cochran stated the object OF the meet
ing was to take some action In the
manner OF raising fund for the family
of officer George Murphy, who was
murdered while on duty Friday,
September first On motion
of DR.. Blackford committee Of twelve
was appointed, four from each ward, to
solicit for said fund. Mayor Kellar
was made chairman Of the committee.
The following committee was appointed
by the chair:
First ward-Dr. j. NJ. Blackford, NJ.
f. Bailey, VIM. Prince, G. McCabe.
Second ward-Judge j. s. Cochran,
Jess Bayless, Chas. Ekey, Michael Nor
ton.
Third ward-J. T. Haines, j. B.
Montgomery, VIM. Joy, VIM. Llpp-
hardt.
A motion by j. T. Haines, that ali
members OF the police force be included
and that Marshal Westwood be added to
the Soliciting Committee was adopted.
A motion was passed that request be
made Of the press to give publication to
the object Of the meeting and do all In
their power to secure liberal donations.
The different committees are requested
to report to the Secretary, G. McCabe,
in time, so the list OF subscriptions can
be published in the evening papers.
Following is the list OF subscriptions
at the meeting last evening: Judge
John 5. Cochran S25, Theodore Keller
$40, c. McCabe $40, Samuel Westwood
$40, w. r. Bowman So, Fred Och s., ).
II. Neal SIS, c. C. Cochran IS, E. G. Pa
deford SIS, R. A. Blackford SIS, j. A.
Moon SIS, w. NJ. Davis IS, S. Martin
SIS, Cleveland Clothing Company IS,
w. II. Prince IS, j. t. Hanna SIS,
DR.. ]. NJ. Blackford SIS. II. Williams
SIS. r. X. Wilson SIS, j. r. Wilson IS,
C. NJ. Exey SO, John Bush So, j. Nj.
Lytle 81, P. T. Anderson 81, Harry j.
Cecil 81, Pert Coleman 81. The whole
amount collected at the meeting was
$3.50. The respective committees will
naet at McCabe Bros grocery to get
their subscription books.
The sad Death of Richard Lamb Robert