The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-30
ASSASS|NS' VICTIM
IS LAID At REST
Immense Crowd Attend Last
Sad Rites Over Body of
George w. Fassell.
MURDERERS ARRAIGNED
BY THE REV. MR.. SlMPKIN
Youth of SIayers Only Incident,
Says He, and Swift Justice
Should Be Wrought.

With all solemnity and in the presence
| of the largest gathering ever seen In the
| Phillips Congregational church, the lu-
neral Of George w. Fassell victim OF
Saturdays dastardly murder. was held
! Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock 1t was
n notable gathering. for people from all
| over the city and from every walk in
! life were present TO do honor 10 the
! young man who had met so terrible and
| sudden death. While the congrega- :
| ton was made UP largely of personal
friends. yet the retail grocers and
other representntive IN neope uy were To'T present ]
| to show their sympathy for the young
man who had fallen a victim TO the
assassin,s bullet In a crime that stirred
| the whole community TO its foundation.
| The Rev. L. A. SmplSn, pastor OF the
| church. had charge OF the services. and
the arrangements were in the hands OF
| ines completely covered the handsome
casket and the entire front OF the
! chancel-
Prior to the church service prayer was
offered at the residence by Mr.. Simp-
Kin and the family allowed the oppor-
| tunity of giving It's last farewell to the
formed TO go TO the church. The Retail
Merchants association occupied three
large draGs. and all the stores were
| closed so that the members could attend
the funeral. The pail bearers were IT. p
| Holt, Howard Don, S. w. Price, f. II
| Weight, j. w, Shields and G. NJ. Lees.
| reresenting the association. the church.
the Sunday school and the Christian En-
dcaNor society.
Arrived at the sacred edifoe. the mem
| bers OF the association formed in two
rows down the Sidewalk and through
this the casket was borne into the
church, preceded by the pastor and fol-
lowed by the family. At the foot of the
| chancel the pastor repeated the words OF
the scripture: "a am the resurrection and
the life" and the opening hymn was
sung. Saved by Grace" Mrs. smpkn
presiding at the organ and the quartette
| being composed Of Miss Walker. Miss
| Scobee Mr., Bardweu and DR., Chandler.
Eyes are Dimmed.
Mr.. Smpkin then offered the prayer of
| sympathy to the hereaved, in which to-
| ward the close he touched q responsive
chord almost bordering on the dramatic.
| when he referred To the perpetrators OF
| the deed and repeated the words of the
| crucled Savior: Lord, forgive them,
for they know not what they do" Fully
500 people listened 10 the ferVent prayer,
| and AT the close hundreds OF eyes were
| dimmed with tears.
The Bible lessons were then read and
| the passages included the verse which
the young man had Joined in repeating
| in unison but n week before: Though !
| walk through the valley of the shadow
of death / shall fear no evil In read
ing that verse. the pastor said that when
| IL had been read before the young man
| little knew how near the valley OF death
he was at that time. but that lie had
|
through his whole life. The choir then
sang. II Need Thee Every Hour"
Mr.. Simpliln then made a short ad-
| dress. 1t was rems rkable one in many
respects. and when he came TO the crime
and those who committed the deed, there
was a breathlcss silence throughout the
discern that the congregation was moved
as has seldom been witnessed at a
funeral
Mr.. Simpi1ln said. in part
Mr. Simpkin s Address.
There IS no place TO which this body
| may be more htly brought than to this
altar, at which, In the bloom of his young
| manhood, he gave in simple surrender
| his lie TO the service of God and men.
and where he drank his first sacrament
with Christ
| "The widespread grief that makes the
city as one in sympathy for the bereaved
| with whom we meet has back OF II the
| consciousness OF great hurt, of wrong
done in the black deed that hurried this
| poor lad so quickly into Gods presence"
| After paving tribute to the life and
character OF the young man. an officer
Of the school and church at Phillips.
Mr.. Simpldn went on
1.-The men who went out to rob at any
cost succeeded. They robbed the home
OF it's support and defense, leaving the
widow and her children without pillar,
| They robbed this church of a strong.
| beautiful life; they robbed The city Of a
splendid, honorable, enthusiastic man OF
business: they robbed him most OF all
| for they snatched with bloody hands the
unrolling OF a life OF honor. happiness
and service. 1t was a black. dastardly
| deed.
| "I would speak here no word of hate or
| Of the sensational at the altar Of God.
| But | should be recreant in my duty did
| | not say that this dust. robbed OF its
| anima tlon, calls TO the officers OF the
commonwealth TO let law proceed swiftly
| but Justly TO its stern ends. Lives such
as wrought this decd are q pollution and
menace to the social order.
Calls for Vindication.
! "While one feels a pity for the tragedy
| in the development OF their animaism.
| rather than their souls. vet the sacred
| ness Of a clean. useful life here viola ted
| must have a vindicatIon.
"All the good citizenship OF the state
| stands united In It's sentiment that for
this crime. and all like IT, there shall be
only the mercy OF justice, the righteous
| ness OF law.
"The pitfulness OF the youth in these
criminals is an incident, II was youth
that with deliberate purpose went to It's
| task of robbery and murder. and should
| face the terrific consequences It has en-
| gendered
Miss Walker and Miss Scobee then
| sang the duet Face TO Face and while
the large congregation filed past the
caslSet the choir sang Those That
Sleep" The funeral cortege then formed
i'm front OF the church and wended It's
| to Oliver ychpro IIp hDIy "