The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-14
NO WAKE FOR MACKIN
He Made That Request the
Night Before He Was Hanged
GEM to be Cremated.

The body of John Mackin, the wife
murderer and homicide, who was hanged
in the Hudson County Jail yesterday, lies
in state today in the parlor of the first
fiat Of No. 2o2 Third street, the home OF
his father, Harry Mackin.
The parents announced this mornine
that there will be no wake. This is in
Difference to the dying request of the
dead man, who on the night preceding
the execution, said:-Mother, 1 dom
want you to let every person who wants
to, see my body. I do not care to be
placed on exhibition to be gazed at. Ii
any of my friends care to look at me in
my coffin let them do So"
The body was embalmed in the jail last
evening. 1t did not arrive at the house
until one O'Clock this morning, and it
vas two O'Clock before it was properly
arranged in the little parlor between the
front windows. Mrs. Mackin. the mother
of the dead murderer has recovered from
the great shock, the. parting scene and
the execution were to her nerves, and
was able to attend to her accustomed
duties this morning. She was confined
to her bed all day yesterday. She was
seen by a News reporter this morn
ing.
II am glad it is all over she said. II
have at last the comfort of knowing that
my boy is at rest. No one knows the ter
rible torture he underwent rough
his long imprisonment. 1 nave my poor
boy with me now"
Mrs. Mackin has already been oblised
to turn away a lumber of persons who
have called and requested permission to
Wow tho ho1y Tho foo &c 49, 49,
man look quite natural except for a
slight cut over the right eye which Mrs.
MacIEin says she carlno account for. 1t
had been planned to have the funeral on
Easter Sunday. but the funeral has been
changed, as Mr.. Macksin believes that hav-
ing the body in the house so many days
would completely unIlerve his wife. Lit
tie Harry Mackin was taken in the front
room this morning, and was lifted so
that he could see the features of his
father.
Who put my papa John in that big
box, he asked, with a childish lisp. He
is orly four years old, but Mrs. Mackin
says he seems to realize what a terri
BILE BLOW has fallen upon the family.
The funeral viii take place on Friday
afternoon. The body will be removed
~ ~ uAdt . SiluICI, where the IunGraI
services will be held at one o'clock.
Seven candles will be kept burning at the
head of the coffin until it is removed to
the church.
The body of Paul GEM, one of the
muricrers executed yesterday is at John
". Burke's undertaking establishment in
Newark avenue, n will probably remain
there until tomorrow morning when it
will taken the cemetary at Fresh Pond,
L. I. and cremated. The expense will be
shared by the Rev. y. A. Meury, GEMS
spiritual adviser, Jrhtice of the Peace
Macs, his friend, and William S. Stuhr,
one Of his counsel. A great many morbidly
curious people have tried to pursade I'm
dertaker Burke to let them look at GEMS
body, but he has firmly denied all such
request. He is not disposed to make the
body a public exhibition. Mrs. Marie Caen
called on Judge Macs this morning and
brought a floral pillow with the word
innocent on it in immortelles. GEM
lett q box of candy and an embroidered
pillow for Mrs. Caan's little daughter
Blanche. Mrs. Caen has ~noune her
intention of making d trip to Europe and
cailifg on Genz's relatives in Germany.
She will tell them of this manner in hich
GEM spent his last days and of her per-
sona' belief that he was not morally or
legally responsible for his crime.
There was a little scene at the UNDER
takers place before. the remains of
GEM were taken away. Mrs. Caen,
White GEM was in Jail, gave him some
pictures and some loaper flowers. She
wanted these, she said, to remember
GEM by. It was5the wish of the latter
that they be buried with him. and Pas
tor Meury said that this would be COM
piled with. Mrs. (raen was INDIGNANT
and fumed for atinle, but she aid not
get the flowers