The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
DOUBLE FUNERAL
IDEA IS VETOED
MRS. NETHAWAY'S RELATIVES
OBJECT TO PLAN.
SEPARATE SERVICES SUNDAY
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SEPARATE SERVICES SUNDAY
BORROWING PARENTS OF SLAIN
ZOO WOMAN ARE HERE. " ..
cRlEF-sTRlckEN BY TRAGEDY
George Daily, Father Of Mrs. Netha-
way, Helped Build the Norfolk Sugar
Factory as a Brick Mason Many
Years Ago-Both Buried Here.
GFrom Saturdays DaIIy.l

Relatives OF Mrs, NethaWay not
agreeing to the proposed double flu
neral and a single grave for the two
victims of Thursdays tragedy ar
rangements were made Saturday morn
ing for separate funeral services for
MIR. and Mrs Nethaway to be held in
the city Sunday. H.
Grief.stricken at the terrible and
tragic death of their daughter at the
hands of her husband Thursday, the
sorrowing father and mother Mr.. and
Mrs. George Daily of Ord, accompa-
MED by daughter Miss Sadie Daily,
came to Norfolk on the Union Pacific
Friday evening . r. .
Few people have had bereavement
more terrible and heartrending than
that brought on Mrs. Daily by the
Thursday shooting.
Mrs. Nethaways parents were ia
miliar with threats made by their SON
in-law, but so often had the threats
been made that they had lost much of
their import until turned into terrible
reality Thursday.
George Daily, the father of Mrs.
Nethaway, helped build the Norfolk
sugar factory. In connection with his
trade as a mason he was in Norfolk
for several months during the con-
struction of the big factory building
Saturday morning despite his troubles
he could not help commenting on Nor
folks growth. AT Ord Mr. Daily Is
still a brick mason and contractor,
also dealing some in property
Relatives of Valley Nethaway
thought that death should have ended
the story of the unhappy welded life
of the Nethaways, but the parents of
the murdered woman could not bear
TO think of her resting through eter-
nifty by the side of the man who,
though her husband, had taken her
life.
Arrangements were made Saturday
to have the body of Mrs. Nethaway
removed to the home of Mrs. Fred
Harder, where she made her home
since her recent return to Norfolk.
The body of the husband was ordered
taken to the Nethaway residence on
South Third street.
Relatives of the wife and husband
conferred together in regard to the
funeral arrangements.
Mrs. V. B. Nethaway, one of the
l.,
through the night, dying at 6: 40 o'clock
Friday morning.
No inquest will be held over the re
mains of Mr. and Mrs. Nethaway
Coroner Kindred was in Norfolk Fri
day morning, conducting an inquiry
into the murder and suicide. He de
cided that an inquest was unnecessary
Little Sophia Nethaway, who los
both parents in the double tragedy
was brought to Norfolk Friday from
the West Point convent. She viii
probably inherit more than $4,000
from her parents.
Senator Aliens life has hung in tn,
balance this week. Only the occasion
of the shooting limited the fatalities
TO Nethaway and his wife.
Valley Nethaway's death message t.
his little daughter has been read ant
consigned TO the flames.
The message was opened Friday al
ternoon, read and by the little daugh
ter consigned to the flames of thu
kitchen stove in the Nethaway hom
on South Third street. ...
The letter had been written on tn
morning of the tragedy. After he ha
settled on the momentus events of tn
afternoon he wrote letter to his litt
thirteen-yearold daughter and tw
goodbye notes to his younger sister
The daughters message was opene
and read Friday afternoon a fey
hours after the little girl had arrive
from the convent at West Point.
"Be a brave little girl" Nethawa
wrote. Remain in the convent unit
you graduate, have left none
enough for you to become an accom-
plished lady" Then came a few brie
sentences stating that the mother ha
brought the impending tragedy on hei
self and warning the daughter to avoi
her mothers errors.
Then the little girl, that the worl
might never see the reference to he
mother, thrust the letter into the kitcf
en- fire.
Sophia Nethaway has been in tn
convent but short time. She cam
to Norfolk on the Friday noon train,
brave little girl and loyal to he
mother.
She will return to the convent afte
the funeral. Kind words from Tn