The San Francisco call., 1909-01-11
MAYOR AND CHIEF
AT HEAD OF BIER
Police Commissioners Join in
Paying Honor to Man Killed
While Doing His Duty

All the respect and honor due one
who meets death while in the perform
ance of duty was shown yesterday at
the funeral of Police Sergeant Antoine
J. +. Noting, who was shot early Fri
day morning in Kearny street when in
the act of graphing with Thomas J.
Jordan, United States. soldier. Mol
ting was buried with full police hon
ors- Mayor Taylor, the police commits
sioners and more than 200 patrolmen
and superior officers attended.
Companies 3, c. u, E and Z of the
local police department assembled in
front OF Grays undertaking parler, 2196
Geary street, shortly before 2 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. The companies
were placed in battalion formation un-
DER command of Captain Gleeson. A
mounted company of police under COM
mand Of Sergeant McGee was also in
line. Company A, or which Sergeant
Noting was member, attended the
services in the chapel in a body.
The police were in full uniform.
were draped in black. Immediately
after the close of the services in the
chapel which Weres conducted by Rev
Julius Fuendeling Of st. Marcus Evan
gelical Lutheran church, the funeral
procession was drawn up in line.
SERGEANTS CARRY CASKET
The remains of Sergeant Noting re-
posed in an elegant black casket. which
was carried out of the chapel by six
of his fellow sergeants, the members of
Company A following the casket.
Mayor Taylor. Chief of Police Cook
and Police Commissioners Sweigert,
Leggat and Cutler preceded the pail
bearers. The bearers were Sergeants
u 70 "
J. T. Donovan. II. H. Christensen and
Harry Hook
AS the casket was carried from the
church Nearer My God to Thee" was
played by brass band. and the police
escort and the 100 members of the
widows and orphans aid association
stood at attention with barred heads.
With the mounted police in the lead,
the funeral procession marched to Odd
Fellows cemetery, where the remains
were taken for cremation.
MANY FLORAL TRIBUTES
A wealth of floral tributes in the
chapel testified to the esteem in which
the late sergeant was held Noticeable
among the floral offerings was large
design from the One Hundred and
Forty-eighth coast artillery, to which
Jordan belonged. This represented an
open gate. made Of orchids, ferns vio-
let's and Easter lilies. An open book
made of white carnations edged with
pink carnations, was built on a huge
base of Oregon grape leaves.
Every police company Of the local
department sent a beautiful design and
flowers We're also sent by many prom
inent businessmen as well as by reIa-
tives and friends of Noting.
The members of engine company No
80, which company IS located at 2136
Geary street, stood at attention by the
engine house as the funeral cortege
marched by.
SOLDIER CHARGED WITH MURDER
Thomas J. Jordan, the soldier whom
Sergeant Noting was attempting to ar
rest when he was killed, was charged
with murder last night. The police
are confident that they have sufficient
evidence to convict Jordan of murder
although they point somewhat bitterly
to the punishment given to four others
who were convicted OF killing mem
bers of the police force in the last
three years. In no case has the punish
ment exceeded 10 years in prison.
John Kralikouski and Charles Ne
barger, the two soldiers who Were with
Jordan at the time of the shooting, are
also in custody. and they will be held
as witnesses and in all probability
they viii De prosecuted Ii they are
not prosecuted by the local police il
is understood that the military au-
thorities will court martial the pair
Nebarger will surely have to answer
10 the military authorities for his part
in the affair. He was detailed as a
provost guard to go in search of Jor-
dan, who had overstayed his liberty
Jordan shot Noting with Nebargers
revolver, and he has not given a salts
factory explanation of how Jordan Sc
cured possession of the weapon.
BURGLARS CAUGHT