Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-10
Dead Policeman will Be Laid At
 Rest To-MoppoW.
BODY GUARD OF POLICEMEN.


 BODY GUARD OF POLICEMEN. Wiu Accompany the Remains to the
 emetery-Coroner Pond Is Still
 Hearing Evidence Covering the Two
 Deaths Daily Statement of the
 Strikers.
 The funeral of Paul Mendelssohn, the supernumerary officer who was killed Sunday night while doing duty on trolley car, will be held from ms late home, 50 Beacon street, tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, and will be Ill charge of Speedwell lodge, k. of P. The remains will be taken to Brlstol for burial. The board of public saIety Will attend in body.
 The funeral service will be conducr- ed by the Rev Oscar Haywood or the First Baptist church
 The following policemen have been selected as an escort to the body: Cap- Hain Bannon, and Officers Keegan, Me Lean. Cavanaugh, McEvoy, Hickey, Bowling. Moore, Halpin, Lawlor, Me NH. Claffey and Bergin. The escort will leave police headquarters in car riages at 1:3O o'clock and proceed ol- rect to the house of deceased. From that point they will march to Wolcott street and then proceed to the cemetery in carriages, on account of the long ols- tance.
 The inquest opened here yesterday by Deputy Coroner Pond, with YleW to getting clue to the slayers or Faui Mendelssohn, is being continued to-oay. Yesterday the coroner heard the evl- dance of the motorman and conductor of the car. Their statements were practically the same as appeared in the papers. The revolver used by the con ductor was a thirty eight cal1ber, Wnlcn size is used pretty generally. All the bullets found in the car were or uil, Terent size. thirty-two caliber Severai other parties were heard during tne day. .A aoronor will be through to-day hearing all the parties that have been cited in on rne Mendelssohn murder case. Owing to Hhe crowded conditions at the police station the hearing is being held this afternoon in the police court room.
 The reward of $6000, which will i'll all probability be increased to about S7.oOo, will prove bait that will bring many clever detectives to town.
 The Connecticut Railway and Light ang Go offers a reward Of S200 TOT in- formation which will lead to the ap- prehension of the party or parties that figured in the assaults which have oc- cured in Waterbury during the past couple of weeks.
 At a meeting of the Central Labor union last night the murder of Officer Mendelssohn was discussed. and much indignation was expressed at the crime. It was voted to offer reward of $25o for the information which will lead toythe arrest of the guilty parties.
 It looks as if the mayor and the board of public safety, Chief Egan and the police department are between the devil and the deep sea, one part of the community thinking that they are do ing too much and others claiming that they are not doing enough. All good citizens should frown upon any at tempt to defeat the efforts of the au- Ithorities to bring order out of chaos. Without the cooperation of the people the police cannot accomplish much.
 A report has been published that William Fogarty, one of the strikers, was the driver of the 'bus which has been referred to in the unfortunate af- fair of Sunday night. Fogarty's fam iIy have been greatly agitated oyer this islander, his mother, especially, who is quite an old lady. AS a mat ter of fact, Fogarty, about the time the affair occurred was in the other extremity of the city, on the bus go- ing to Naugatuck. Every one of his passengers can prove this,
 The merchants, business and profes- sional men of this city held a large and enthusiastic meeting last evening in Friendly league hall Tn view of the situation to which affairs in this city have arrived, they have concluded that the time has come to declare their independence They voted unanf- mously to ride on the cars of the trol- ley company hereafter and agreed to use any and every means in their pow er to discourage boycotting. At this meeting fund amounting to nearly $4,O00 was raised by subscription, $3,- 900 of which is to be offered as a re- ward for the arrest and conviction of the party or parties who murdered Officer Mend delssohn Sunday night, and the balance of the sum above $3.0O0 is Ho be given to the widow of the mr-Ss- dered officer.
 The executive committee of the striking trolleymen gave out the fol lowing statement this afternoon:
 ''This is the fifty-ninth day of our strike and it finds the city of Water bury still bowed down in sorrow for she murdered police officer, Paul Men delssohn and his bereaved family.
 The strike situation remains un- changed.
 We sincerely endorse and approve