The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-24
FUNERAL OF DuFFs VICTIMS.

Held From st. Patrick's Church Satur-
day Morning-Attended BY a Large
Concourse of People.
St Patricks K. c. church on Grand
avenue was packed with people Satur-
day morning in attendance at the fu-
neral of Mrs. Ellen Duff and Mrs. Mary
Maher, the victims of murderer Edward
"A. Duff. The funeral was to have been
held at the house at $50 and from the
church at 8 o'clock, but it was some-
what later when the services took place.
BY o'clock the street in front of the
house at No. 43 Greene street was filled
with a crowd of several hundred per-
sons drawn by curiosity. The remains
of the two women were in the front
parlor side by side in broadcloth COW
cred casket with chenille fringe and sill
Yer handles. On one casket was a
large silver plate containing the in
scription ELLEN Duff, Died January 10,
1885,, while the plate on the other bore
the inscription, MARY Maher. Died
January 10, 1895" On the caskets were
several beautiful floral offerings, in
Guiding wreath of pink and white
roses marked 'Shopmates" from Mrs
Duff's fellow employees in the l.. Candee
factory, where Mrs. Duff worked to
support her children and her mother,
and q Tyre with three strings of white
and red roses and white buds from Miss
Conklin, who worked in the room with
Mrs. Duff at Candies. On the foot OF
Mrs. Duff's casket was beautiful
wreath inscribed in purple violets with
the word Daughter" while on Mrs.
Makers casket was a similar wreath
inscribed Mother" At the head of the
procession from the house to the church
were two hearses, one containing the
remains of Mrs. Duff, and the other
those of Mrs Maher.
AS the procession passed the rubber
shop where Mrs. Duff worked every
window was opened and filled with per-
sons watching the cortege The church
was literally packed with people when
the procession arrived, there hardly be-
ing standing room in the body OF the
church or in the galleries. Halt dozen
policemen who were on duty at the
church had the greatest difficulty to
keep the passageway open for pallbear-
ers and flower bearers. The pallbearers
for Mrs. Duff were John P. Carney, Ed
ward ]. Maher, T. j. Malone, Patrick
McGinnis, John Keegan and William
w. Ter1ill; for Mrs. Maher, George j.
Murphy, Michael Greed, John Keegan,
Richard F. Butler, Peter B. Kenealy
and Bernard McKiernan. John F. Cuff
and William H. Miller were flower
bearers.
OF the solemn requiem mass, Father
Heating was the celebrant, Father j.
Duggan deacon, and Father M. j.
O'Connor sub-deacon. Music, consist
ing Of the Gregorian mass, was rem
dered by the regular choir Miss Mar
garet Hogan sang the offerstory, cone
Sweetly Solemn Thought" A quartette
composed of Miss Hogan, Miss Joseph
inc Conway, James F. Mclaughlin and
James Gettings sang REST, Spirit,
Rest" AT the conclusion of the music
and services Rev. Father Heating made
a few remarks Of consolation to the
friends of the deceased.
Father Heating did not make any ref
erence in his remarks to the husband,
whose rash act had caused these
deaths. No word was sent by Duff to
any Of his relatives or friends. The in
terment was in ST. Bernard cemetery