El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-06
THE LAST
SAD RITES
Funeral of Edward E. O Con-
nor Took Place Today
REMAINS WERE SHIPPED
Impressive Services Held at Fire
mems Hall and the Cortege
Moved to the Tap of the Muffled
Drum Fully Five Hundred peo-
pie Followed the Hearse While
the Band Played Dirges.

tuC oouu FloyCu LII yes.
The body of Edward O'Connor lay in
state at freman's hall until 1890
o'clock today and hundreds of SYM
pathizing friends called during the
course of the morning and looked for
theslas time on the still white face in
the elegant black casket
The coffin occupied position toward
the west end of the spacious hall and
the somberness of the pail was relieved
somewhat by elaborate floral offerings,
profusion of which had been hsaped
on the casket.
Down stairs the paid men of the de-
partment went about their work silent
ly and with sorrowful faces. Each sep
arete piece of apparatus was polished
and draped in black, preparatory for
the funeral this afternoon, ard the
outside walls of the building itself had
been hung with the emblems of mourn
ing since Wednesday.
The impressive funeral service of the
iremen were conducted in fireman's
hall at 1890 o'clock todays by Pres
ident John Julian in the presence of a
vast concourse of people.
The close friends and relatives of the
deceased occupied position close to
the casket and the 6remen in full un-
form ranged the1 selves ina semicircle
at the west end of the building.
After the services ha1 been conciud-
ed the firemen formed in open file in
the street in front of the building and
the coffin was conveyed to the hears
between the lines of sorrowipg COM
rades of the dead man by the pail
W. Tuttle, Harry Woods, Orvil jones',
Alderman Badger, Stanley Beviu,
Harry Powers, and Dan Kelly.
The funeral cortege moved slowly
toward the Catholic church while the
bell in tower tolled.
The procession was led by ten uni
formed policemen abreast. These
were followed by the McGinty band
and after that, preceding the hesrse,
came the firemen in double file keep
ing step to the tap of the muffied drum.
Following e the hearse came the fire ap-
paratus draped in mourning and q long
line of carriages and vehicles.
On IL way to the church the bard
played The LastAdieu" "and the solemn
notes of the dirge, waited by the wind
20 the southwark, fioated through the
grated windows of the county jail and
;mOte upon the ears of youthful
captive there. who shuddered and
lrew further back into the shadows of
MS cell.
1eld at the church of the Immaculate
Conception after, which the coffin was
gain placed in the hearse and the
'ortege moved toward the T.
I P. lepot. Reaching there
he remains were placed
a the baggage car in readiness for
he long journey to the boyhood home
# Edward O'Connor at Paris, Ken
ucky, where his aged parents fearful
y await the coming of their son, who
eft them but three short years ago, in
he vigor of young manhood, to seek
lis fortune in Ell Paso.
John P. O'Connor, brother of deceas-
d, and family, with few other rela-
Ives and friends, go to Paris on the
anne train.
SPEEDY TRIAL WANTED.
A HERALD reporter asked Judge
to-day if there was Tot
ossi btlity that the alleged murderer
O'Connor would get speedy trial
nd the case given the first place on
ne criminal docket to be taken up
ext week.
He said he was not positive about il,
ut felt certain that Garcia would be
led within month. 1t was Dos
BILE, he said, that the district attorney
ould recommend that the prisoner be
led at once and in that event spe-
al venire would be summoned early
ext week and the trial commence.
1t is foregone conclusion that the
rand jury will indics Garcia tomor-
wv.