New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-11
AIMEE SHITH'S DEATH.
THE FUNERAL TO BE HELD THIS E'
MRS WEEKS TALKS or HE"
UI'SRAND'S ABSENCE.

HUSBANDS ABSENCE.
Tho funeral OF Aimee Smith who died at the VIC
tor Hotel In this city. Will be held ms eN."s
the home of her parents in HackenSacN' i"s ''
Morris 7. Gibbs pastor of the AsDury Nie'"oi,''
En,scop,i Church. will conduc, the service. and the
choir Of the church will sing. The young woman
was a member Of the church, and many OF hei lo'
mer friends in IIackensack will attend her funeral
Only close friends OF the family were admitted 70
the house yesterday. but many neighbors sent How
ers and letters OF sympathy.
Increased comment was caused yesterday by the
continued absence OF Nelson Weeks, the former
Superintendent Of the Sunday school which Aimee
Smith attended While a number Of his FRIENDS
and acuuaintances have declared that there was
no ground for connecting his name with the case
and that his character in the past sno"id s''''"
him from suspicion they have expressed surprise
because he failed to return Detectives nave pee"
searching for him. and much publicity has been
given 10 the case that II he has read the news
papers in any part OF the country he could hardiy
have failed to see an account of it and understand
that his name had been mentioned in connection
with 1t. Mrs. Weeks said yesterday:
while | could not say positively where MT
Weeks u.s. / believe / do know. | would be per-
fectly safe in saying where he is. and do not
think If | said where he was would be mistaken.
/ have not written to him. nor has he communl-
in an hour II | should telegraph him do not pc
Death ss %, Of Miss smith am positive Of that fact
positive as am that | am alive. do not believe
my husband has heard OF her death. He was nor
a who read the papers much, ana TOOK nttie
interest in such the present one. 1 KNOW
that II he heard of her death. and knew that IRA
ducers had connected his absence VITA the sirl
death. nothing except death could Keep MN from
coming home and facing his accusers Those VINO
say word against my husband, and VINO py
inference couple his name with the unfortunate
death OF Miss Smith. do falsely
While Mrs Weeks talked she labored at times
under considerable excitement. and when she DE-
nounced those whom she termed her husband :
traducers rolled down her cheeks. MI. smith
has written a very kindly worded note 10 MIS-
Weeks in which he offers her his sympathy ana
his assertion that ii i impossible Tor MN
to believe that Mr.. Weeks in any way connected
with the death OF his daughter. lie also Informed
Mrs Weeks OF the day and hour OF the funeral
Mrs Weeks replied with note In when she
thanked Mr.. Smith for his kind expressions Ihese,
she said. few enough Just now. she regretted
that IT would be for the best she should remain
away from the funeral She believed that her pres
cnce would cause comment and attract attention
Pearl-st. in this city. where Mr.. Weeks had been
employed for twenty years. ii said Yesterday
that nothing had been heard from him since Monday
afternoon and that his absence was unexpected ana
unusual. He had not gone away on any business
for his employer. II said and he mad not given
any hint OF his intention 10 go away when ne was
i'm the office on Monday afternoon. AT that tlne
he appeared TO be nervous. and he said ne was
feeling wretched He had been regarded as man
M excellent character and good habits. ana MS
associates i'm the office said they were unwilng 70
believe that he had fled account OF the death of
Aimee Smith.