The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-31
PLANS
FOR PARKER
FUNERAL
Services in Trinity Church
Saturday MOrning--Preach-
er Not Yet Selected.

No arrangements for the funeral of
Cortlandt Parker have been made ex-
cept tbs the services will be held in
Trinity Episcopal Church at II o'clock
Saturday morning. that the choir of
the church win sing, and the Rev. Will
lam T.. Upton, assistant to the rector.
the Rev. Louis Shreve Osborne. who is
I'll in bed at his cottage in Nova Scotia,
will have charge. The list of honorary
pail bearers may be completed by Mr..
Parker's sons by tonight.
Because of the vacation season 1t Is
difficult to locate bishops and former
rectors of Trinity Church. Bishop Ed
win S. Lines, of the diocese of Newark
is in Europe, and Bishop J. Houston
pedestrian. a former rector, is some
where in the far West.
But Bishop John c. Eccleston, an
other former Trinity rector, is said to
be at New Brighton. 1t Is probable
that he and Bishop Whitehead, OF
Pittsburg. Pa, may be heard from to-
day or tonight. Therefore no Jne has
been selected to preach the sermon.
Bishops and clergymen and laymen
from all parts of New Jersey and other
States are expected to be at The funer-
al services, for Mr.. Parker was recog-
nized as one of the foremost laymen IN
the Protestant Episcopal Church OF
the United States.
Governor Edward S. Stokes has sent
a letter of coincidence to the members
of Mr.. Parker's family, and many tele-
grams of sympathy were received al
the Parker home, corner of Broad ana
Fulton streets. United States Senator
John Kean called at the house TO-DAY,
and so did many relatives n OH
friends of the deceased lawyer. Mrs.
Parkman, a daughter of Mr.. Parker, is
expected to arrive from Europe to-
morrow.
Two indictments of curious interest at
present, drawn by Mr.. Parker, IN MS own
handwriting when he was prosecutor OF
the Pleas and long before the days OF tne
typewriter, which have lightened the laoor
of the clerical phase of the ONCE, are
among the treasured county's records.
One Indictment Is that for murder. IL
Is drawn In all the ponderosity of legal
nbraseology. much of which still sur
wives. and is redolent with ''saids' "afore-
eaids'' and the stilted terms that are
supposed TO lend dignity to the law. Inc
late state Senator William II. XIX was
4be foreman of the Grand Jury that turn
cd In the Indictment during the Septeniper
form of 1866. In It James and Alexander
purrilI. are charged with the murder Oh
GottIieb Fritz in Clinton Township May
q. 1866.
The men were to have been tried Oh
October 16 of tina year. but Tor reasons
now unknown were set free.
After setting forth that they jointly as
Fritz, the Indictment goes on 10
say IL,
James then and there held the SAID
Fritz and then and there wliihly'
feIoniously and with malice aforethoush',
did strike the said Goitlieb Fritz then ana
there with the iron head of an iron ham
mer on the left side OF the heau OF tne
said Gottlieb Fritz, inhicting one mortal
wound OF which the said Gottlieb Fritz
instantly died" -,
Alexander is charged with having aided
ard abetted james.
The other Indictment charged one George
Newton with the unlawful sale of ardent
spirits In This city November 3, 1858. New
ION was tried. but the Indictment does not
disclose the disposition Of the case.
In this Indictment 1t is cited that the
said George Newton did unlawfuly sell
by retail and cause and unlawfully per-
mitted to be sold to Charles Mcdonnell
certain ardent spirits. the said ardent
spirits then and there to having been
compounded to be sold ms medicine
to the evil example of others In like cases
offending contrary to the statute In such
case made and provided and against the
peace of this State and government and
dignity of the same
The late Beach Vanderpool was the fore
man of the Grand Jury that indicted New
ton.