Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-07
WAS SLAIN
BY HIS FRIEND.
KNEW BOTH FAMILIES WELL
said uiIls usd necn weakened BY
Disease aud Dnven MAD BY Doe
nestle woe Tribute 10 Dead.

HfAhf woe Afihute To nends
The funeral Of the late iamenicd John
6, O'Mcivcnoy took place from hts res-
idcnco. si1 First street. NJ n o'clock to-
day. The body had been removed from
the Evans undertaking establishment
TO the oMciveney home yesterday. Tho
cnakot rested IN the front room of the
house amid "a wealth OF flowers. many
beautiful pieces being from the various
departments ~ The oregon short Limo
railroad AZ the head of the caskct
stood % broken column u cryunuthu-
mus HurTnounted by "a white dove with
ouiH,rotch d wlnEr. a htrp oiwhit0 b oa.
SONS stood by tho eide OF the caakot.
while upon the other side was floral
bridge. the gift Of the engineering de-
rartmCnt A great number OF other
beautiful floral pieces were arranged In
artistic manner. the most conspicuous
q which was n pillow 81 roses.
The services were conducted by tho
Rev. Charles W. Lock VI Weiser. Ida.
un old friend VI he family. After a
prayer from the Episcopal church SER
vice. quartet from ~ Marks cntho-
drnl sang Cardinal Nowmnn'a great
hymn, Lead Kindly Light"
in opening his address tho Rev. Mr.
Lock said that they were assembled
from far and near Co pay n tribute u
respect 60 the man who was gone. and
to Join 10 tears Of nympathy with those
who were LETT 90 mourn. II was boz
hitting ON this occasion that his
words should b. Tow. He had 10 speak
Tor the departed. ln referring 90 tho
dead man he said h. was true and hon-
Ofuhle, "a man who was trained and
Fklllful iu his calling iu lie and who
Performed every duty iu bic profession
we'll Hc was faithful companion nud
~ true friend. The nature N hia profess
sion caused him to make many uc-
uuaintHncoH and these always became
/ DIS frleudH3 Tor he was sympathetic
ana klnd-henrtod In an he actions The
speaker had long been acquainted with
the dcccaE,di had spent many days la
e e, iain''y; No., he h1J seen ~ children
he returned from hls business
at nisht and fy 90 tho door 10 ilias him
good bye when he left In the morning.
There never wus-thotu never could
d. "a kinder. trurr husband and father
than he. knowing him thus intimately
he could say that Mr.. O'Afclvcncy
could not have been the man come pco-
pie thought him 10 be or led the dual
llfo that was attributed 10 him. This
thought had gained crcdrnce IN the
public mind By trying TO eolve the mya-
tery d IN" dreadful tragedy of hia tax
| lng OF.
The departed had mot his death az
/ the hands of q friend He who COM
mittcd the deed had been long known
as an honorable man, We must deal
| Rontly with hun. II the dumb lips of
! the dead could speak they would utter
words Of charity, He who ala Il had
been weakened by disease and sorrow.
Domestic troubles had crnzod him. aud
| sickness had cioudcd his otherwise me
brain until driven 10 frenzy when he
committed the act. an act, olasl that
/ could not b. undonc.
Rev. Loci, spoke fccilnFly OF the
/ widow and children % tho departed.
/ rho-e helpless little ones who wcr,
/ yet too young 60 sense their ioes and
called on the God OF the widow 10
strengthen her hands TO bear tho
| double burden now placed upon her,
/ % rearing her children up TO life OF
| honor and usefulness AZ the close Of
the address tho quartet sang abide
| with Ne"
The cankct wac then tcnderly lifted
/ mp and borne from tho HOUSE. II was
l hitting that those who werv 90 Intimate
/ ly connected with Tho deceased should
/ perform the last cad act Of bearing hls
] NNfWAANM TO NNN NNNNNf hNIN MNAN ANN7
hy the leading oiiiciAls OF the Oregon
Short Line, tho panbcures BEING Cen
eral Manager Bancroft. General Trnffie
| Manager EcclcH. General suporinton.
dent Calvin. General Purchasing Agent
Rhodes. Local Treasurer Van kurinn
| ana ucuoral PnHs. niger Agent Hurley
The funeral was attended by most Of
the officials of the various railroads
having ofnooa 10 this city Amonf
| th1uo present being General Agenl
| Gray Of the Southern Pacific, Chiei
| clerk Reeves N the freight department
oregon Short Llnc, Auditor HIS and
chief CLERK AndruH N the account
department oregon Short Lane Chiel
| clerk Smith. General Manager Bnnc'
rofta ONCE, O. 3. Holmes 81 M
| Knutaford hotel. Jack Edwaf1H o
Rock Springs, Wyo. General Agenl
| Mcmillan OF the Burlington, II, NJ
Gays Of tho Union Pacific. and MANY
others
MIS-. oMclvcncy occupied scat a
the head 81 the caeket during the scr
yic5n and ut the close wac 20 over
come that che had 20 be nesisted q
tho carriage by her father
THE ended one more chapter In III
tragedy that han 90 shocked the CIV
and state. Tonight all that Il moTtn
of the once capable ana Respected man
the once iovrg husband and fatho
rrd friend will glecp beneath m. stan
while the wind rirhlng through th'
branches % tho cvoufrocnn VIII Ang
regulum over HE grave.
The intsrmcut took place at Noun
Oilyot