The Cairo bulletin., 1910-12-07
SERGEANT FRENCH
LA|D'T0 REST
HOST or FRIENDS ATTENDED,
SERVICE AT sT. JoSEPH's
CHURCH AND CEMETERY
STRONG WORDS
Fr. GiIIen Asks: Must This@Fair City
OF Ours Go Ever in Garments Be.
spattered With Blood
Appeals to Citizens.

The funeral Of Sergeant Wilford
" French was held yesterday after.
noon. A large concorGse of friends
follow cd the remains 10 their last
resting place in Calvary cemetery az
Villa Ridge. The city officials, police
Officers and city firemen to the mum
her cf As, attended the funeral in a
body. @
The services we're conducted hy
Father James Gillen OF st, sJosephs
church. The large, dark edilice was
filled with friends OF the deceased
head of the family.
The music for the occasion was
furnished by the St. Joseph's choir,
gManv noral tributes were sent By sor-
ro%1ns iIlIends. and beautiful
wreath was the gift of the city coun,
CT.
The pail bearers Edward Powers,
William Sheehan, John Gerhold,
Herry Brackey r. Lee Boyd. Michael
Egan, Edward Dun, Bernard Nc
Manus, Jr, Thomas Gardner and
Howard Phillips
Many relatives and friends from
out OF the city were present at the
funeral. Among them were the fol
lowing: "
Mr.. and Mrs. Manuel Kirk, d. Ryan,
G.. O'Rourke and Mrs. G. French Of
Louisville, KY, cousins of deceased;
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis O'Rourke and son
Ivo, ef Charleston, Mo-; Mr.. and
Mrs John Martin, Mrs, Harry Hart,
Lloyd Slack, Elmo o'Rourks, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey French, all Of
Charleston, Mo, also cousins; Wins
! low French Of New Orleans, a brother
Miss Lula French of Chester, a sis
ter; Mrs, Hardy Coppinger, Mise;
Josephine, Rose and Tillie Kettere!
and Miss Mamie Gutzwiller of Char
| lesion, Mo-, Mrs, J. X. Walton o.
Anna. rl
Some Arrangement.
| Father Gilen delivered an impress
lsive sermon at the funeral that was
very favorably received by his hearer,
assenlblyreviewed of the deceased
Following is the substance of his re-
marks.
! Allow me to offer you words of sym
pahhy in the deep grief that has af
/ fiicted you. A crown of sorrow has
, been placed upon the white haired
heads of several parents, deel
wouni inflicted upon the Twin.
| hearts of brothers, sisters and othel
! relatives hope do not trespass
when at this solemn moment | oife
| YOU not only my own pity, but tn
sympathy of the authorities of tn
fcity, and, indeed, of the whole coz
immunity, recommending you to t.
love OF God, and the departed to tn
Imercy of our blessed savior. | vii
say no more lest a touch, be it eVet
so tender, might cause the wounds t
! hurto flow again.
To you, men, representatives o
the government and of the bushes
and social prestige Of this city, vii
| say words which are in the heart
! Of all, but which at this moment onl
I may utter: Must this fair city c
ours 60 ever in garments bespatteTe
with blood? Within recent year
she had scarcely obliteraed the pu'
lple stains of one murder when tn
4 life smeam of another homicide be
grimed her.
/ Patrick Doud, an officer in the pc
formance Of his duty had a knitf
run into his body. Twelve men "trie
and true under oath, found the a:
sassin innocent and set him fre
lOf course, the vicim was the Grin
inal
A mother warns her daughter fro
infamy and the lewd scoundrel shoe
ther Gown, like a cur by the waysld'
\ Twelve men tried nnG true undo
oath, ad1udged the assassin innocen
| OF course the victim was the guilt
! once. 'aNl
Il Another feels offended at the r
\ marks of weak fisherman and u
goes to get his gun and follows i
the rail, like a hunter of rabbits, an
Shoes him down, with as little r
morse. Twelve men "tried and true
pronounced him inocent. OF cours,
the vicim was the criminal.
How is it that murderers in o.
courts are all found innocent whil
petty criminals are promptly PHI
ished?
The blame has been variousl
placed, but ! knoy not whether jus
" or not. But this do know--th;