The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-10
ANOTHER SURPRISE.
Austin Sweeney Appointed
Superintendent of New
St. Johns Cemetery.

Clinton, April "a sensational de-
velopment of the meeting of the origi-
nal trustees of st. Johns Catholic
| cemetery corporation, held yesterday
afternoon. was not made known until
today.
Austin Sweeney was made superin-
tendent of the new cemetery, and elect
ed clerk of the board in place of Thos.
F. MCGEE. who was discharged.
The place has been accepted by Swee-
ney. He is ready TO enter upon his
duties as soon as the engineer is ready
to begin the work Mr.. Sweeney will
! have supervision of the removal of the
| bodies. of course under the engineer
and will see that all the work is done
with care, consideration and reverence.
| This, of course, is provided the authof-
| ity of the new board of trustees Is
not confirmed so that they are in au-
thority instead of the original tfus-
! tees.
! The choice of Mr.. Sweeney for this
position is considered a masterpiece OF
! diplomacy, and undoubtedly has hne
points in that class.
For four decades, Sweeney has had
charge of burials in ST. Johns ceme-
terry. He undoubtedly knows more
about the old cemetery and the DEAD
unmarked graves there, than any other
man on earth. He has been employed
by Martin Murphy for many years. II
was largely the idea that Murphy
would employ Sweeney, if he got the
contract to remove the bodies, that
caused so many lot holders to favor
him for the contract. 1t must not be
thought however, that Mr.. Murphy
does not have personal popularity with
the lot holders and st. Johns parish
He has buried the parish dead for
years. Nevertheless, Austin Sweeney
is so identified with the cemetery that
he is almost a part of it in the minds
of Catholic people here.
, The news that he is employed by the
trustees comes like a thunderclap tt
Martin Murphy's following. One OF
the speakers at the mass meeting, the
meeting that passed resolutions asking
the trustees to give the contract tt
Murphy, made the argument, IF Mr.
Murphy gets the contract, he Will hire
Austin Sweeney"
The next move expected is the sub
stitution of a treasurer in place of 10
seph E. Harrity. Mr.. Harrity accepted
an election as treasurer at the ad
journed annual meeting of the proprie
tors, and acknowledges the new trus
tees.
There is a definite story about tow
that Bishop Thomas D. Beaver has au
thorized Judge John w. Corcoran t
: act for him.
The money is in the hands of tn
metropolitan water board. There ma,
be some doubt as to how the board viii
act. 1t is thought they will pay tn
l money as Bishop Beaver shall direct.
: The new trustees are expected t
r make some demonstration tomorrow
, night 1t will come, if at all, when the
i try to meet in the corporation room
e and find the doors locked.
e AS an extra precautiOn, the origina
! trustees have removed the books of tn
. corporation from the rooms and depos
y tied them elsewhere.
t Henry Walker, who lives in Kenda
place, was found drunk again las
night by Patroman George W. Green
S Jr., and arrested. In the morning it
= likely that Walker will have to answe
+. a charge of abusing his little daugI
Z ter. He will unless his wife relents an
Is fails to press the charge. Walker is r
u stranger to the police station.
John McGrath was arrested by Ps
y trolman Greene yesterday for beir
IS drunk. McGrath says he belongs
Fitchburg.
The Worcester and Clinton cars d
l. large business today. Many sigh
seers took advantage of an April Sun
St day to come from Worcester to tn
town. Not fewwent through to Fitcl
l. burg.