The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-31


I: fore the time set for the funeral both
/, sides OF the street were lined with
thronGs bent upon witnessing lho final
j rites.
! Tho history OF the tragedy was COM
| mon knowledge Those who did not
! live in the immediate vicinity had read
| the whole sordid story In tho news
| pdPcrs. y few intimate friends OF the
| family were admitted to the house
/ The crowd morbid with the curiosity
| of the mob where deeds of violence
arc concerned. spoke freely of the
shooting and stood It's ground under n
| blistcring April sun.
Within the house grief stalkcd UNI
relieved. The youthful slayer stood
tcarfully by the door. leaning for COM
fort upon the. shoulders OF an elder
brother. The mother bowed with the
, blow and heavily veilcd. sat In tn.
doorway of the adjoining room. sur
rounded by friends come 10 comfort
| her in her hour of sorrow. Little
Blanche. who ut the call of her
brother brought the shell for the
old Swiss army rifle. sat huddlcd in
a heap with her face buried in a white
alone of all the family did not weep,
but Sazcd wido-cycd and awed, too
young to undcrstan
Children Attend Funeral.
In the room with the silent figure
! in the coffin, sat number ;of immc-
date relatives and lifelong friends.
= From Gastonia. n! c., came Mrs RUBY
/. Currie and Robert Curric, children OF
! the deceased. TWO sons. James Cur
I RE. motorman for tho Virginia Rail-
! way and Power Company, and stan
/ ley Currie, electrician for the South
ern Hallway. both living in Richmond-
N eli III,
row. Jesse and John, the two re-
naming sons. sailors on United
states man-cf-war. could not be reach
cd.
Rev. V. w. Barsamin. pastor OF the
! Denny Street Methodist Church, ar
rived ut 3:l5 o'clock 10 conduct the
services. lie performed his solemn
office with tho tact demanded by the
sad circumstances. 1t was not an oc-
casion he told his hearers for qucs-
toninG tho way OF Providence or crit
letting the mode OF life OF the man
who was now before the God tina,
gave him breath. The occasion was
doubiy sad. he said. because Of the
fact that the deceased lad during life
lncvcr sought TO ally himself with the
church. 1t was not the time 10 qucs-
ton the reason for that lie acted
according to the light granted him,
and God. who is all-merciful. will Judge
him in the light of his Weaknesses.
slayer MOnns Aloud.
When the minister closed with an
earnest prayer that the shadow OF
the sons deed may soon pass from
him. and that he may grow UP In the |
fear of God and law and order, Ro- |
bert Lee Cure buried his face upon |
the breast of his brother and moancd |
aloud The preacher prayed that the |
blight OF tragedy may soon=pass from !
the bcrcavcd household, and enlisted |
the kind offices OF friends and neigh i
bors to help heal the wound.
The service ended and the pail |
bearers entered to perform their m's- !
sion. These We're a. L. Carlton j. |
W. Carroll. Jordan. Charles Wells, |
w. II. Gundlach and III. i. MCGUIRE. |
They retired for a moment 10 permit
the family It's last farewell.
Years of mistrcatment and recollcc-
lions Of the incident which was the
immediate cause OF the tragedy faded
and was forgotten in the grief Of the !
final parting. About the substantial
black boH. with silver trimmings.
wEich contained all that was mortal
Of William l.. Currtc, rose tho broken |
voice Of wife remembering only his ,
deeds or Kindness, of a mere lad con- 4
sc'ous only that his father lay dead !
by his hand, of little slip OF n girl !
weeping Tor the SOUND OF Il voice that !
was still.
Gricf-StrIckcn Woman.
iou were always good to me, and |
You worked hard for me and the
children" murmurcd Mrs. Currie ont
OF heart knowing only grief ana !
forgiveness. The little assembly
within the room turned unseeIng eyes
from the sacred scene of parting and
filed out into tho street.
Tho pallbearers performed taeir
task in silence while awe supplantcd
curiosity in the waiting crowd, and |
the thronS of mon and boys barred |
their heads. Tic hcarsc received it's
charge and started at once for distant
Oakwood the scene of the burial. The |
carriages, ciShtttn number, With busi-
ness like dispatch halted for a moment
in front of the house of grief to re-
ccivc tlcir human freight. and swung
lcisurcly out in the direction taken by
tho hcarsc.
The crowd stood its ground until the
last carriage turned the corner and |
disappeared. The insistcut. living
present urged thousand duties in
cidcnt 10 work "a day saturday after
noon. and the throns melted into near
by shops and by-ways. The curtain
had failen Oh the city's latest tragedy. |
because the funeral had NOT taken
piaco the examination OF Robert Cur |
rlc in Police Court was continued bv |
! Justice Crutchiicld until next Wcdn,s |
day.