Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-12
CITY TO HONOR
THE MEMORY OF
BRAVE CAPTAIN
FUNERAL OF WALTER AUBLE
TO BE HELD TODAY
MASONIC LODGE IN CHARGE OF
SERVICES
Police Commission Adopts Resolution
Testifyine to Esteem in Which
Officer Was Held by
Board

All Los Angeles today will honor the
memory of Captain of Police Walter
II. Auble. who was kill ed Wednesday
by bullet wounds inflicted by Carl D.
Sutherland, who later committed sui
eide when he was captured.
Since the hour of Captain Auble'
death messages of coincidence nave
been pouring into the central station
and the home of the dead police official.
1t is probable the funeral of today
will be one of the largest that has
been held in Los Angeles for many
years, and the Scottish Rite cathedral
on Hone street, between Ninth and
Tenth streets, will be filled to its full
seating capacity long before 1:45 o'clock
this afternoon, the time fixed for the
services.
The arrangement is were made for the
funeral to be held this afternoon, so
that all friends and acquaintance of
the dead police official would be able
to attend.
The Impressive Masonic ritual will be
used. and the ceremonies will be under
the auspices of the Westlake lodge, of
which Captain Auble was member.
To seat the crowd that will seek adj
rnittance to the cathedral squad of
patrolmen in full dress, under the COM
mand of Sergeant Butler, will be on
duty there The officers selected are
Patrolmen Bergh, Mckenzie, S. j.
Browning, Williamson, Hagenbaugh,
Donaghy, La Berge, Stelzreide, Spell
man. La Niece, Turner, Cottle, LenoX
and Sheets. These men will appear at
the cathedral at 12:45 o'clock and will
act as usherS.
Body to Lie in State
At 10 o'clock this morning the casket
containing the body will be removed
from the residence to the chapel at
Bresee Bros. and will lie in state until
/ o'clock in the afternoon. The casket
will be open during that time and all
who wish may look upon the features
of the brave officer who died in dis
charge of his duty. A special guard of
honor consisting of Patrolmen Rich
ards, McClain, ]. A. Miller and Burch
will be on duty at the undertaking
parlors.
At / o'clock the coffin will be closed,
never again to be opened. 1t will then
be conveyed to the Scottish Rite cathe-
dral. where the services will be held at
1:45 o'clock.
Here in the subdued light of the
stained glass windows the coffin will be
placed before the altar rail and will
be banked high with beautiful floral
offerings.
Officers as PaIlbearers
After the services are concluded the
body will be borne to the hearse by
the following officers, acting as pail
bearers: Captain of Detectives Paul
E. Flammer, Captain of Police Thomas
H. Broadhead, Lieutenants c. E. Dixon
and A w. Murray, Detectives Charles
Moffatt, James Hawley and H. c. Nc
Kenzie, and Richard Hilf, formerly
secretary to Captain Auble. The hon
orary pail bearers will be Sergeant W.
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NANTES and J. r. Rich, and Patrolmen
William Matuskiwiz, ]. M. Harrison,
J. H. McGraw and C. L. Johnson, and
Police Property Clerk H. G. Walker.
There will be $50 patrolmen in full
dress uniform and thirty firemen in
uniform. They will attend the services
and then form an honorary escort and
conduct the body to the cars that will
be waiting at Washington street and
Grand avenue. The police will be un-
der the command of Lieutenant Lehn-
hansen.
The procession will move from the
cathedral along Hope street to Wash
ington, thence along Washington to
Grand avenue, where the funeral train
will be waiting.
The train will bear the funeral party
to Inglewood cemetery, where inter-
ment will be made.
Executive Secretary Lyle Pendegast
received a telephone communication
last night from H. E. Huntington to
the effect that his company will fur
nish all cars necessary to convey the
funeral party to the cemetery, free of
charge.
Mrs. Auble has been Frustrated since
the death of her husband and is being
attended by DR. Sumner ]. Quint of the
receiving hospital.
A number of friends are in constant
family.
Besides Mrs. Auble, her son Earl and