The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-28
GEO. BAHEN'S REMAINS
VIII RRTVE FROM WI SHINGTON
At 10 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.
An Autopsy YVES Made and the Coroner
Investicated the Circumstances of His
Death-Thc Blame Not Placed.

The remains OF George ID. Bahen, who
died i'm Washington Tuesday, from the
injury received I'm the Thanksgiving root
hall game in that city. will leave Nash-
ington this morning. The purpose was 10
bring them direct to Richmond TUESDAY
night, but the arrangem ents were over
ruled by the corouer Of that city'
IN WARRINGTON
The Washington Post of this morning
published the following:
The funeral OF the dead foot-oall play
er viii be one of the most solemn events
the college has ever seen. Up 10 ia''
hour Yesterday il was thought the ser
vices would be held to-day and that the
body would be taken Immediately TO the
home OF the. family in Richmond. ms
was prevented. however, by Coroner
Hammett, who sent a peremptory order
that the body should avail. the result OF
the inquest to be held at the Sixth pre-
cinct police station to-day.
Assistant Coroner Glazebrook yester-
day performed an autopsy to determine
the nature and extent % the injuries that
had finally resulted in Bahens death,
End Coroner Hammett declared that an
it.au6st OF the most searching nature
should be held What will be gained by
this II is hard TO say, for II is morally
certain that no one on the Held, OUTSIDE
of the two teams concerned, could have
the slightest idea of the Immediate cause
OF the distressing accident, and 1t IS
eouaIIv certain that the two teams Will
bp each a unit I'm it's own explanation or
the occurrence Il had not been thought
by the college that an inquest would be
held at all and the peremptory order OF
the coroner to postpone the ceremonies
fixed for to-day caused not only surprise
but some little indignation.
THE body Of Bahen will lie in state
the college tonight. ard the services Will
be held at o'clock tomorrow morning.
The procession will form at the college
building and will march down TO the
Dahlgreen chapel, at the west end or inc
quadrangle. II will consist of the cele-
braut OF tie mass, the deacon and assist
ant deacOns, acoytes and the vested
choir of the college. Solemn high mass
Of requiem will be celebrated at the
chapel. The celebrant will be Rev. j.
Havens Richards. rector of the Universe
"; the deacon. Rev. ID. j. Stafford, 5. j.,
and sub-deacon, Rev. J. w Corbett, ;. j.
After the celebration of the mass
brief sermon will be delivered by the
rector"
TRIBUTES OF AFFECTION.
The Times special correspondent at
Washington yesterday says:
The remains of Mr.. George D. Bahen
were removed this morning to the
Georgetown College building, where
throng of friends joined his former class
mates i'm viewing the body and paying
the last tributes of affection 10 the boy
whose life was lost in the college foot
ball games.
There was something peculiarly i'm
pressiye about the apparent grief OF
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country might have passed away without
their tear. The poet and philosopher Of the
day might die, and still their sports and
boysh revelries would go on, but now
their comrade. associate and companion
was dead The boy whose sturdy shout
ders had been pushed i'm among the stall
Wart opponents of his college cOlors. and
who i'm their athletic games was fatally
injured. while the shouts Of his colleagues
rang i'm his ears. was lying dead in the
halls of his college. and mis- boy friends
paid him surely fitting homer. They were
earnest. they were sorrowful
An escort Of the Georgetown College
will accompany the remains to the depot
and a quota of pall-bearers Will continue
TO Richmond. The remains will leave here
tomorrow morning at 1850.
THE coRoNER's INQUEST.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. March 27.-The
inquest over the body OF George Bahen,
OF Richmond Va, the Georgetown Uni
versity student who died yesterday from
injuries received IN the Thanksgiving
Day game between the teams Of the
University ana the Columbia Athletic
club. was held this evening. Several
| members Of 3oth teams testified that
| they did not know who hurt Bahen. and
the Columbia men disclaimed that the
injuries Bahcn received were given inten-
| tionally.
Leete. of the Columbus. whom Bahen
tackled I'm the scrimmage i'm which he
was hurt. said he thought that Bahen
was injured by one Of the Georgetown
players. Other witnesses testified that
| they had heard of rumor that Columbia
| intended 10 "do up'' Georgetown. but
! put no faith i'm IT. and some of the
Georgetown players discaimed any in
| tention Of inficting bodily injury Oh their
opponents. The jury rendered verdict
| that I'VE are unable to tell who is to
| blame"
The funeral services I'm this city will
probably take place Saturday morning at
| st. Peters Cathedral.