New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-15
BOTH WANT TO BURY HIM.
UNDERWRITERS QUARREL OVER THE Pos
SESSION OF HERMAN BECK's BODY.
A CONSTABLE on GUARD AT THE MoRGUE ~
PREVENT FoRcIBLE sEIzURE-THE ExEcO-
TOR THREATENS TO APPLY TO
THE COURTS.

TOR THREATENS TO APPLY TO
THE COURTS
Herman Beck well-o-do citizen. OF No. 70 Prince
St Newark died recently in Hamburg, Germany
while travelling abroad with his wife The body was
shipped in a metallic case to Newark for burial ana
Yesterday Il was guarded by constable IN the
morgue of a Newark undertaken pending the se..'e
ment OF differences in regard 10 the fuher@i "'0.
arose between TWO UDtertakers MT. b'ch "'e1 o
August e. Meyer Il CAM, urdertakers, claim ~
have received a cable dispatch from the American
Consul at Hamburg asking them TO meet the oooy
upon its arrival and take charge Of H. The consul
was acting behalf OF the widow MEYER =" o"" '
followed the instructions. attended 10 all me "oi"
necessary to get the body ashore. ana loon ~ A.
Newark The body was embalrnei and mace reaoS
o., burial The funeral was fixed for this afternoon
Mr. Reck left a WILL In which ne named LOUIS
Hood a Newark lawyer as his executor anu - "a
filed for probate yesterday. IL contains u -
about the funeral and directs that MI ioo' 80,
carry them out The body is 10 be placed III D ~"
casket TO be put in black hearse drawn W 80
white horses 10 the cemetery OF the Cohsres"n ~
I,.nat Isshuran The executor Is to purchase III the
cemetery a plot Of sufficient size and nave JIM
vaul: made OF It with bluestone sido' ln'ie - ~
no a granite monument, 70 cost about NV" pa
80, ,he grave and the whole Is TO be SURROUNDED ny
~ 49,, 80 u,bile an iron sofa and nower-bed are
- no rl,ced inside the railing. After giving 'nese
li-.ons the testa;or says: Il have thus sacr'Hceo
nv wishes as 70 my burial ana the cen'e'e'S $500
I feel sggrleved at the attitude oil my VIZ
relations and because have no direct 80,
rbe Will makes several requests OF -" anu s'
49,, 80 - e. an in trust 10 the Congregation Is ha
ra.buran the interest to be applied 10 the man"
,enance of the burial plot and the IT, pasidue
each year OF the testator ur a,n b the executor
~ The Droperty Is 10 be converted Dy ttpI Ieshu-
into cash to 20 to the Congregation nal 'es"''
RAIN ue Never & CAM were busy with prepadra-
lions for the burial Charles A. j.; Eroi aiV haen
NsTnTk By The Widow to in the man
ageInent of the funeral Never & .ha1r Nil was
and nT byv G asafea II It up at M 3D. Mr. Erb OBJ
iected to the size of the BILL ana 40 10 nO,oceaded
~ ei rraHg. SEPARATELY for the funeral. Erb claim
ing authority from TIE %1aS" hearse and sixteen
coaches Yesterday morning LOWS 1850 bs Office and
,riad 70 arrange matters, but failed Ihen ne ne
gave Meyer < CAM until O'Clock IN TN. ,i,e 70 con-,
10 surrender the body 10 Erb CAM wen, ayce re-
sun awyer and aeI bosv g aSa e nT con-
FUSED 10 os ,nd ~ IT. Al the morgue OF Charles
si onp,on no INN in "Markei where il had been de
PEeck family. was placed at the morsue to snare
the constable vigil -. ,,h, q, the
bo,ise Of Mr. Hood CAM and his partner renewed ',
m. proposition for settling the claim Oh 70 o,id
rons,iIt his LAWYER before deciding upon auythiis,
and that he would make known his decision III '"e
r5 Said night that he had not asked by M I9r
part OF me h. desired MIN and CAM to act
together Mrs Beck who aecompaniedd m ,sat The
nriar she cabled was simply 70 receive ana care
for the body upon its arrival ana na1 after
ward Erb SAYS he knew Beck intimately, anu
that Beck often told him what Kind OF Sca her
he wanted Mrs Beck knew this ana he arren pe
desire that he should take part In the ar,a "a ~
ments If CAM does not come TO terms rouhs
NJ Hood will apply 10 the orphans court; nc
savs for an order for the body. The time ilxea ior
the funeral is p. The constapie ana one gnerd
family representative remained all night on sua'o
~ the Morgue