The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-26
FOR LIVING AND DEAD.
Sorrow of Women Caused by
Avondale Tragedy.
MRS. M'CANN FAINTS At THE JAIL.
She Is With Difficulty Revived Mrs.
Cicero at the Funeral OF
Her Husband.
MRS. M'cANN FAINTs At THE JAIL,

The horror of the Avondale tragedy
gave place yesterday 10 the pathetic, for
at the coffin of the murdered man was the
widow. attended by a physician. and at
the county jail lay the mother OF the two
boys charged with murder, in a faint.
The scene al the county jail was more
pathetic than words can tell. There was
the joy OF the mother at meeting her son,
the sorrow at being compelled TO see him
in a place where the iron bars and steel
cages tell more eioquently than words
that liberty is constrained, the love of the
son for his mother. the Joy at having her
come 10 him in his trouble and the feel
ing of sorrow that he should be in prison.
Mrs. Mccain is middle aged, and
dresses neatly in dark colors. and has the
appearance OF a good. motheriy woman.
She was accompanied TO the jail by W.
II. White, one of the attorneys in the
case. The meeting took place in the jail
er's Office. her son John having been
broght in from the hospital ward on the
west side. No matter what her deter
rnination might have been about being
brave at the time of meeting she broke
down and ciasped her son in her arms,
and cried until the tears rolled down her
checks in the midst of her sobs she kept
saying, My poor boy, my poor boy The
grief OF the mother was too much for
John Mccain to bear, strong. large man
though he may be, and he also wept as
a child.
Only a short time had elapsed, when
Mccain came rushing out of the Office
calling for help. Jailer Burkman hurried
in and found Mrs. Mccain was in a faint.
Water was immeditely brought but de-
spite all efforts she did not rally for about
ten minutes, during which time her son
was almost frantic with grief. IL seemed
TO him as If his mother would surely die.
nd ha nf "A thing l.
most drove him wild. After Mrs. McCann
recovered consciousness il was some time
before she emerged from dazed eonai-
ton, and was allowed 10 see her husband,
who is also held with his two sons on the
charge OF killing Joseph Cicero.
Not long after this scene had taken
place there was a gathering of carriages
and people at Butterworth's undertaking
rooms. and then a hearse appeared. Soon
a casket was brought forth and in Ii were
the remains of Cicero. who met his death
at the hands of the McCanns at Avondale.
The procession started toward the Plym-
outh Congregational church. led by loo
members from Columbia Lodge. No. 2.
A. o. L. W. Then came the hearse and'
behind it fully 100 members of Houghton
Lodge, Ne. q. A. O. u. w, OF which
Cicero was master Workman at the time
of his death. Carriages containing Mrs.
Cicero and near friends of the family
completed the procession. The widow was
very poorly. so much so that she was ac-
companied by a physician.
At the church Columbia lodge opened
ranks and allowed the hearse, Houghton
lodge and other mourners 10 pass through.
The casket was taken in at the side door,
while the mourners and members of the
lodges passed in at the Third street en-
frances and took seats reserved for them.
The church was well filled. There We're
fully 200 people present from places across
Lake Washington. Many flowers were
brought by the people from out of town.
but the principal floral piece was large
pillow with the letters "A. .. L. W"
upon IL.
Rev. W, III. g. Temple. pastor of Plym-
outh Congregational church. officiated.
His remarks were brief. but appropriate
TO the occasion, He said that he would
not say anything that would tend to stir
up contention and strife over the unfor-
tunate affair. The remainder of his re
marks were OF a general character. The
interment took place at Mount Pleasant
cemetery.
The pali-bearers were +. A Wentworth,
y. r. SAMPLE. George Montague. BENJAMIN
Hayden, Francis n. Herezog, W. A. Elder.