The evening world., 1894-06-19
.EULOGY FOR WALTER.
His Principal Speaks Of the Muir
dered Boys Virtues.
To ee Buried with His Suicide
Father In Greenwood.
Little Forshay's Classmates Will
Attend the Funeral.

When the 400 boys before him had FIN
ished singing my Country" which is
the praise hymn OF the school. Prof
A. j. Whiteside, Principal Of Grammar
School No. s. in King street, turned to
his young audience this morning and
broke the routine exercises with little
address.
There sat with you yesterday" said
he, "in that seat yonder (pointing to a
vacant bench). boy whom you all
knew. lie met here with you every
morning. and Joined In these songs, and
was with many OF you In the classes Of
the day.
you knew him best from his faithful
II not brilliant attention to his duties,
his quiet demeanor and excellent con-
duct. He will never meet with you
again in this classroom. nor return
your good cheer in this life.
"IIe left the school with you yester-
day as full of hope and happiness as
any of you. Within the threshold Of his
home the hand of an insane father lay
In waiting upon a messenger of death,
and before mortal aid could interfere
that boy and that father were no
more"
The Principal closed his address with
moral lesson, and the statement that
| the boys of the school would doubtless
concert upon some observance OF the
memory Of their dead classmate.
The object of the schoolmaster's little
eulogy. lay then in black box by the
side OF larger box containing his faith
lodgings at 81 Vandam street.
In numbering his son. Walter, and
clusively In the latest edition of -yester
| days Evening Worl James Francis
Forshay has plunged his neighborhood,
great state Of exitement. He and his
| family were SO well known In their
| quarter, through a combination of long
virtues, that the tragedy has produced
profound effect.
| 1t Is. in fact q. very sad case. The
oSsbe t sSod eSap Who hnd
interest and good will Of everybody: 1t
sounds odd to hear the neighbors talking
OF the case to-day and struggling with
although they know his responsibility.
why couldn't he spare the boy?" Is
the recurring question.
him three times through the head be-
fore putting an end to his own ex-
istence.
The murderer and suicide was forty
three years old. During the thrty-five
Lyears Of his residence In Vandam street
he earned reputation as an indus
marked fns @ePe his regoSs
Iess ina' reverent ns @aS Ghristan Forshay. '"e
He Of the Mera Ss
blew the organ bellows during service.
About a year ago Mrs; Forshay. re-
ing, S Was seized with heart failure at
the door and barely gained her rooms
before she sank to the floor and ex-
pired.
This affiiction upset Forshay's reason.
He never ceased to grieye over 1t. He
made a sort of shrine Of his dead wife s
picture, contemplating 1t for hours at a
time.
In this state Of mind he came across
a spiritualistie hymn, "Beautifui H. Beck ecR
timent Of devotion to the Deity. paints
a strong picture cf the summons Of dead
loved ones to those still in this life.
Is suffering under recent bereavement,
and It's effect was, unquestionably dis
astrous upon the shallow reason OF the
stantly upon his lips, and when he heard
It sung by its author. Rev G. c. Luther,
who temporarily filled Dr. Knapp's pull
Sunday night, he was powerfully moved.
Forshay had been a candy-maker. but
after the death OF his wife remained at
elder son. James. aged nineteen years
was at work, and the younger boy,
| Walter was at school.
Although James contributed chiefly &c
the family support. Walter was the IA
vorite Not long ago Forshay said tc
James that he would soon join mother
| and would take Walter along with him
It was thus that while half stunned
with grief James confessed himself as
not altogether surprised at the tragedy.
Forshay seems to have waited fol-
Walter In the kitchen. and called the
boy in as he returned from school last
evening.
ants, and when they ran to the scene
they found Walter gasping his last upor
the floor, with three bullets through his
head, and the father sitting dead in {
chair, with one shot through his tenn
pie On the table before him was n pic
ture of the dead wife, and upon II
small bunch Of freshly cut flowers.
, The son James, n manly young fellow
!. passed the night alone In the lodging!
with the bodies of his father and brother
, The funeral will be held Thursday a
Greenwood Cemetery. and father ant
son will be buried, as the suicide re
! quested. In the same grave with tn,
mother.
E About fifty OF young Forshay's school
mates called this morning and looked
upon his dead face, as peaceful a,
though in sleep. The lad was membe,
OF the Baptist cadets OF the school, ant
= that organization. as well as other pupils
s will send flowers and attend the funera
| in a body,