The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-11-30
LAW CLUTCHES AT A CORPSE.

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LAW CLUTCHES AT a CORPSE.
Fight Between Undertakers in Denver Re
suits in Queer Episode.
Denver, Nov. 29.-Between two OF
! Denver's undertakers there exists a
very warm feeling which yesterday
/ afternoon became public through the
issuance of a writ OF rePleyin in JUS
tice Caters court, the property describ-
ed being zone corpse OF the value OF
SI5O''
Difficulties that ATTENDED the last
days of George Hayward Of Port Blake
", Wash, do not seem TO cease al
though the Pickering light OF life has
gone out forever. Hayward breath
ed his last at St Anthony's hospital
on Sunday night Under9aker w P.
Horan was notified and - remains
were taken to his Establishment at $40
Fifteenth street. Yesterday Underta-
ker B. r. Hall. of 1923 Champa street
called upon Horan and demanded pos
session of the body. Koran declined TO
give it up and thereupon Hall repaired
10 Justice Caters court and repleVined
the cadaver, an unheard Of proceeding,
even in this city where most OF the un-
dertakerS have for many years been at
outs with each other
The body Of Hayward now lies upon
a slab in the cooling room Of Halls un-
derta4ing parlors while custodian ap-
pointed by Constable Tibbetts of Ca
ter's court keeps a silent vigil. The
look in the dead mans eyes has no
terro for the guard, for he has been
IN the undertaking business for many
years. He watches the body closely
for such are his instructions. lest per-
haps the corpse be stealthily carried
away. The details of the dispute be-
tween the undertaEers make a ghouI-
ish tale in which respect for the dead
seems TO have but little place. Hay
ward, during his life time, was a mem
Der Of the Odd Fellows lodge of Fort
Blakely, Wash. He came TO Denver
not long ago. thinking that the climate
would benefit him as he was afflicted
with consumption. Before he was at
tackled by the dread disease he was
a splendid specimen of physical man
hood. He was six feet three inches in
height.
While here he was cared for and vis-
tied by the relief committee of Union
lodge, No. ], Odd Fellows, of this city.
Some weeks ago disease conquered Hay
ward and he was taken to St An
thongs hospital Sunday night last
he died. The body was removed to
Horan's parlors and prepared for bur
iaL Koran telegraphed brother Of the
deceased at Port Blakely, notifying him
of the death Early yesterday after
noon Undertaken Hall put in an ap-
pearance at Horan's parlors. He said
that he would take charge Of the case,
having obtained permission to bury the
body from the Union lodge Mr.. Ho-
ran said that he would give up the
body when the charges were paid.
The charges amounted TO $40
81 won't pay s10' said Hall Then
there followed long interview between
the undertakers. Neither side would
give in and Hall left. He first jour
neyed to Caters court, where he got
out the replevin papers, and then to
his own establishment where he order
ed an assistant to drive the dead wagon
to Horan's place.
Constable Tibbitts and Undertaken
Hall arrived at the scene of the diff
Guilty about the same time as did the
attache and the wagon. The replevin
papers were produced and Horan sub
mitted quietly. The officer took charge
sion Hall and the assistant entered
Horan's morgue and took therefrom the
dead body.
When the noble grand tells me to do
a thing / am going to do it, said IN
dertaker Hall last evening in explain
ing his side Of the case. Mr.. HAYWARD
was a member of the Odd Fellows and
we cared for him while he was in the
city. l have had instructions from the
lodge to bury the body and ] intend to
follow Instructions The noble
grand of the Union lodge is E D. Cis-
Ter, and he conveyed the instructions
TO Hall to bury the body. Ii appears
that some of the members of Union
lodge do not approve of them thod of
Hall in securing possession of the body.
1T has been customary" said Mr.
Hall, 'for undertakers to make no
charge in cases of this kind l would
readily give up any body TO another
in a case of this sort and
make no dispute about it,
Mr. Hall has in his possession the
following telegram from the Odd Eel
lows lodge of Port Blakely:
Take charge of remains and effects
Of George Hayward. Bury him there
VIII advise by letter. Funeral bene-
- 04AohC W AOASc Sfe
@. /. MERREIL,
Under the provisions of the law re-
lating to replevin proceedings the de-
fendant is given twenty-four hours in
which to give a redeliveTy bond In
case the bond is given by Horan the
body will be returned to him ana the /
case willg o to trial
We've got the body and that's
dead sure thing" said an assistant at
Halls rooms last night. Last even
ing Hall visited ST. Anthony's hospital
and took charge of the effec-s cf the
deceased which consisted of a valuable
gold watch and $40 in money. Il Un-
dertaker Horan gives a redelivety bond
bond before the expiration of the stat
ed time there viii be trouble yet