The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-04-03
POISON CASE GOES
TO THB GRAND JURY
The witnesses Will Report at 3
.. m. Today.
THE MOTHER ALSO ATTENDED.

Mrs. Mary Brockwell and her al
legged accomplish. George Albritton.
were arrakped In police court this
morning od a charge Of murder, and
their cases by mutual consent were
turn, v.sr to the grand jury. and
the witnesses were recognized To APP
pear before that body at 3 o'clock
this afternoon.
There was a large crowd ut the
city hall, attracted no doubt through
idle curiosity. The spectators filed
the court room aud overlooked into
the halls and out into the street.
Mrs. Brockwell did not appear to be
Interested In the least in the proceed
ings. and Albritton was equally as in
different. In court she wore gray
skirt. brown waist and black hat and
veil. Albritton wore his working
clothes and had his hair parted In
the middle. The city hall officials
are glad to getrId of the case, which
now passes from their jurisdiction.
An indictment is expected In a day
or two. as there Is very little to be
done In order to bring II. and II Is
possible the case will be tried at THIS
term of circuit court
One of the first things It is prob
able will be an inquiry into the
mental condition OF Mrs. Brockwell.
II IL unlikely that anyone will be
convicted, even II indicted. as aces
sorry.
The Funeral.
The funeral OF the three dead
children poisoned by their mother
took place at the Broadway Method
list church yesterday afternoon at 2
O'Clock. Those who predicted that
Il would be the biggest thing of its
kind in the history OF Paducah" were
not far wrong.
Long before the appointed hour.
hundreds OF people crowded the
church and lined the way from the
county Jail to the church. Scores of
people pushed and crowded. and the
only object seemed to be to see what
was going on.
The remains OF the children were
In separate caskets, ana were placed
In front of the pulpit. The mother.
In charge OF Jailer Fayette Jones,
sat within a few feet OF them on the
front pew. She wore n black waist.
grey skirt. and black hat and short
veil She sobbed at intervls. but no
tears seemed to come. She seemed
more excited and agitated than re-
pentant
I After the usual singing, Rev, I.
J. Newell. pastor of the church, de-
llvered brief sermon. lie referred
TO the mother as "a misguided, and
Il IL to be hoped. insane mother
Rev. Newell's Sermon.
Rev. Newell. In his sermon, said
among other things:
Funeral services are not con-
Quoted by Protestant ministers with
the hope or purpose OF benefiting the
dead. Our dead are with God. The
deeds OF their lives are done and
nothing that we can do will effect
their conditions. We conduct funeral
services that We may show our APP
probation of our dead, and gather
such lessons from their lives. and the
circumstances OF their death as shall
be profitable to the living. or the sad
and awful tragedy | now have moth
ing to say. The offender must answer
for the ofense at the bar OF the Grim
inal court OF the land. Let the law
end testimony govern In the case.
She must answer also, and finally AT
the bar OF God. who knoweth all
things even the thoughts and intents
OF the heart and will do right. Men
may err but God will not"
"As to the children, whose mortal
remains are here. Christ the savior
has spoken, saying:
suffer little children to come un-
to me and forbid them not for OF
such Is the kingdom of heaven"
Except YOU be converted and be-
come as a little child you cannot en-
ter the kingdom of heaven"
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