The San Francisco call., 1898-02-14
WILD SCENE
 AT 4 FUNERAL An Escaped Prisoner Is Dragged From His Mothers Side.
After a Desperate Struqqle He Was Handcuffed and
 Taken Away.
The Shrieks of His Mother, Brothers and Sisters Attracted a Large
 Crowd.

An exciting and dramatic scene oc- cured yesterday in front of St. Roses Church, on Grammar street, near Fourth, in which a deputy sheriff and an escaped prisoner from the House of Correction played the principal parts
 James Brogan, a son of John Brogan, marine fireman. living on Fargo place. died last Friday. and his fune- ral took place yesterday. One of his brothers, John, is in the City Prison, on charge of burglary, and at the urgent request of his mother Chief Lees de- tailed Policemen Coughlin and Carr to take John to his mothers house, so that he could get a last look at his dead brothers face
 When they reached the house the cof- in was being put in the hearse, and Mrs. Brogan asked the officers to go with her son to St. Roses Church, and he might get a look at his brother s face there. They went to the church, but the undertaken refused to take eff the lid of the coffin. The officers re- mained in the church during the serv- ice, and when it was over they waited until the coffin was carried out and placed in the hearse. There was only one carriage, which was occupied by Mrs. Brogan, her eldest son, Michael, 20 years of age, and three small chill dren. Her husband is with his vessel on the way to Alaska.
 John, with tears in his eyes had kissed his mother good-by, and the door of the carriage had just closed upon her, when a man stepped forward, and, announcing himself as deputy Sher- if, ordered Michael to come out of the carriage.
 The two policemen asked him what was the matter, and he replied, point ing to Michael, That young fellow es- capped from the House of Correction about three months ago, and we have been looking for him since" Michael refused to leave the carriage, saying he wanted to attend his brothers fune- ral, but the deputy sheriff, who said his name was Frank Naseby, took hold of him and dragged him out Michael fought desperately, and as his mother and her young children commenced to scream a big crowd quickly gathered Naseby succeeded in getting one hand cuff on, and, becoming exasperated at Michaers resistance he put his hand in his hip pocket, and said he would shoot if he did not quit.
 Michael was urged on by his brother John not to go with Naseby, and there would have been serious trouble if the two policemen had not poured oil on the troubled waters by advising Naseby not to draw his revolver and keeping James in subjection. The crowd hissed the deputy, and it is possible if the po- licemen had not been there he would have been mobbed. He finally succeed ed in securely handcuffing Michael and led him away, amid the hCwls of the crowd and the shrieks of Mrs Brogan and her children. Coughlin and Carr hurried away with James and took him back to the prison.
 Michael was arrested on September under the name of Thomas Greene, on charges of vagrancy, petty larceny and burglary. The first two charges were dismissed, and the burglary charge having been reduced to petty larceny, he was sentenced to six months in the House of Correction. He escaped about three months ago. He and his brother John are known as railroad car thieves.