The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-27
Is Hooted at Funeral.

Is Hooted at Funeral.
Mrs. Henry Stehr was hooted
Wednesday by women of her own ma
tionality attending the funeral of her
little 3-year-old son, Kaurt, whose
death Is blamed by the coroner's jury
to cruelty at the hands of the mother
and the father, who is in the county
Jail at Madison. At St Johannes
church Mrs. Stehr was given a scath
ing rebuke in the sermon of the pas
tor. Rev. Otto Bergfelder, such as
never before in Norfolk's history, was
administered to any person at fu.
neral.
The funeral was the most sensa-
tional in the city's history. Mrs. Stehr
was hooted as she walked behind the
little casket from the Klentz home on
BraasCh avenue, where the little boy
died following amputation of his feet,
to st. Johannes Lutheran church on
South Second street.
"Hang Her Up! Hang Her Up!"
Hang her up! Hang her up"
shouted woman in the German Ian
guage as Mrs. Stehr walked behind
the casket of her dead child, on the
way from the Klentz home to the
church. Mrs. Stehr dropped her head
and walked on.
In the church, after a scathing SER
| nails of the community, Mrs. Stehr
| tainted in the arms of the Sunday
school superintendent.
When the little boy went to his
mother for love, he did not get it;
when he went to his father for love,
he was whipped" the pastor said.
Mrs. Stehr was seated Immediately
in front OF the minister.
"To Heaven Without Hands or Feet"
In the course of his remarks, the
Rev. Mr.. Bergfelder said
| at is better to go to heaven without
either hands or feet than to go else
where with BOTH
He reviewed the pitifnl life of the
dead boy and the mother WINGED I'M
| der the lash of sermon such as the
people of Norfolk had never before
! listened to.
Mrs. Stehr tainted in the arms of
Sunday School Superintendent Aug
ust Braun when the casket was closed
at the church. She rode to the GENE.
terry in a carriage in which was the
body of her son.
When They Hooted Her.
The Klentz home was crowded at 10
o'clock when Rev. Otto Bergfelder and
Superintendent August Braun arrived
with the large Sunday school class of
the st. Johannes church. Mrs. Stehr
| was already there and after the short
services the little children lined on
both sides of the walk as the tiny pail
bearers with their small burden
marched to the carriage. The mother
followed close behind the casket and
when the crowd caught sight of her
there were several who hooted her
One woman yelled loudly in the Ger
man tongue:
Hang her up; hang her up"
Mrs. Stehr heard the cry and bowed
her head very low.
ST. Johannes church was already
crowded when the funeral party ar
rived. The casket was placed on the
altar and the many floral offerings
which were brought by the children
from the Klentz home were placed
around it. Many viewed the remains
of the little boy in the casket. Mrs
Stehr took her seat directly before it
Feel Bitter Toward Her.
Before the minister finished many
of those who were in the crowded
church We're in tears and there seem
ed much bitterness against Mrs. Stehr
After the children had sung touch
ing hymn the casket was closed. Mrs
Stehr stood up and then tainted, fall
ing into the arms of Superintendent
August Braun.
At 1880 the little pallbearers-Erit
Fuesler, Walter Braun, Martin Braun
and William Maas-took their place!
and marched out of the church will
the casket followed again by Mrs
Stehr, who had by that time recov
placed on seat in carriage ant
Mrs. Stehr was seated directly op
posite this.
Led by Superintendent Braun ant
little Max Laubsch, who carried
wreath of flowers, the children march
5 ed up Norfolk avenue to the railroad
I tracks, where they were met by tn,
T OXnard omnibus, kindly donated 70
r the occasion by the owner. They wer
a all seated in the bus and they followe,
D the carriage conveying the little dea,
+ boy and his mother to the new Luth
eran cemetery, where interment tool