The evening world., 1894-06-19
.EULOGY FOR WALTER.
His Principal Speaks Of the Muir
dered Boys Virtues.
To Be Buried with His Suicide
Father In Greenwood.
Little Forshny's Classmates VIII
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. ]. Whiteside. Principal of Grammar
School No. s, in King street, turned to
his young audience this morning and
broke the routine exercises with a little
address.
There sat with you yesterday" said
he. "in that seat yonder (pointing to a
vacant bcnch). a boy whom you all
knew. He 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.
"He 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 mis- address with
a moral lesson. and the statement that
the boys Of the school would doubtless
concert upon some Observance OF the
The object Of the schoolmaster's little
eulogy lay then in black box by the
side OF q larger box containing his faith
ers body, n the rear room Of simple
In numbering his son Walter; and
clusively In the latest edition Of ,yester-
Forshay has plunged his nelghborhood,
church circle and school district into a
great state Of excitement. He and his
family were 30 well known In their
residence, misfortunes and conspicuous
virtues. that the tragedy has produced a
profound effect.
father was q really good man, and the
boy q lovable little chap who had the
interest and good will Of everybody: IT
sounds odd to hear the neighbors talking
Of the case to-day and struggling with a
feeling of resentment against the father
although they know his irresponsibllity.
why couldn't he spare the boy?' is
He didn't spare the boy, for he shot
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 thirty-fve
years of his residence In Vandam street
he earned reputation as an indus
marked were his reii glous procliyities
that he was called by, some Of the
less reverent "christian" Forshay.
He was a member of the Macdouga!
and two sons Forshay for. many years
blew the organ bellows during service.
| About a year ago Mrs. Forshay. re-
%as srGm sazsd Ses fafs
before she sank to the floor and ex
This afiiction upset Forshay's reason
He never ceased to grieve over 1t. H'
made a sort of shrine of his dead wife,
picture, contemplating it for hours at
time.
In this state Of mind he came across
oning Hands" which, without much sen
srons Of paSfs % the to hs Re en
loved ones to those still in this life.
The song will move sane man WHIT
is suffering under recent bereavement
and Its effect was unquestionably dis
astrous upon the shallow reason OF tn
vide wer. This song was almost, con
stantly upon his lips, and when he hear.
who temporarily filled DR.. Knapp's pull
pit at the Macdougal Street Church las
Sunday night, he was powerfully moved.
after the death naa 0efn of his wire remsned
home in charge OF the house while hi
elder son, James, aged nineteen years
was at work, and the younger boy
Walter, was at school.
Although James contributed chiefly I
the family support, Walter was the ia
vorite. Not long ago Forshay said t
| James that he would soon join mothe
| and would take Walter along with hin
II was thus that while half stunne
with grief James confessed himself a
not altogether surprised at the tragedy
Forshay seems to have waited 70
Walter In the kitchen, and called tn
boy In as he returned from school las
-Four shots were heard by fellow ter
ants, and when they ran to the seen
they found Walter gasping his last upo
the floor, with three bullets through hi
head, and the father sitting dead in
chair. with one shot through his ten
Pile. On the table before him was a pit
ture Of the dead wife. and upon It
small bunch Of freshly cut flowers.
4 The son James. manly young fellow
with the bodies OF his father and brothe
7 The funeral will be held Thursday Q
Greenwood Cemetery, and father an
son will be buried. as the suicide r,
Quested. In the same grave with tn
mother.
About fifty of young Forshay's schoo
mates called this morning and locke
upon his dead face. as peaceful Q
though in sleep. The lad was n membC
OF the Baptist cadets OF the school, an
: that organization, as well as other pupil
s will send flowers and attend the funer,
in body.