Evening journal., 1913-10-02
TO FIGHT FOR
COIN FOUND
ON WICGlNS
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matter had been settled.
Coroner Spring has obtained from
Chief Black the revolvers found IN
the room with Virgins, and they VIII
be produced at the inquest tomorrow
night The coroner has been INFORM
od that the two revolvers, one or
which Is n hammerless and the other
a hammer gun. arc stolen property.
Thav have been identified as coming
from pawnshop in Philadelphia
Burial Of Virgins.
The remains Of Homer c. Virgins
now rests IN grave at the Silver
brook cemetery. whore they we're IN
torrod i'm the midst Of heavy thun-
dor storm Yesterday afternoon, fol-
lowing tho funeral services at the
home of his mother, Mrs. Lillian Mar
raret McDermott, at No. 2l1 South
Harrison street. by the Rev. w. r.
Greenfield. Of Silverbrook M. H.
church.
At the services the casket Was par
tially covered with floral offerings
Al the head rested wreath Of car
nations and roses. across the middle
of which was the inscriptions MY
Son" This was from his mother. a.
the foot Of the casket was spray OF
chrysanthemums, the gift OF his Sis
ter. Mrs. Colt Resting on the nead
of the dead youth was a big bunch OF
blood red roses aud ferns tied with a
long streamer of ribbon to match. On
card attached 10 these hoWers was
r,r,,to, thc words "From Girlie.
They we're supposed TO be from Maoel
Lynn a woman in whose company
Virgins had been for several days
prior to his death. 80.
some other floral offerings WIN
cards bore the word Friend Dur
inn the services bunch of roses and
ferns arrived. Attached was a note
which read: Having just buried .
brother of mine yesterday, please &C
cent this token Of my sympathy Nc
name was signed TO the note. Ihf
flowers we're placed on the side OF the
caskct.
Little Elmer Colt the 5-year-old
nephew of Homer Wiggins slipped
away from the hous yesterday. go
ing out to the woods at the edge OF
the city. The little hey, who has been
almost constantly crying with grief
returned some time later with an
ar,aful Of morning glories and wild
flowers which he had gathered In
the woods. Creeping into the front
room the child pulled some fern from
a bunch Of flowers on the casket
which he wrapped around tho morn
ing glories, after which he placed his
little Offering beside his unclc's righi
check. tears streaming down his
cheeks as he did so. 81 want these
TO go away with my uncle he said
and turning away went to a cornei
OF the room and cried.
During the services Mrs. Colt, tn
sister, sat at the head Of the caske
silently crying. while Mrs McDer
mott. the mother, sat at tho side wit
her hand on the dead hand OF he
son. All during the service Mrs
McDermott sat as one dazed he
eyes undimmed with tears.
"The funeral services will be con
cluded at the cemetery said the Re,
Greenfield. as he concluded the pray
ers. Mrs. McDermott, the mother
and Mrs. Colt, the sister. wept with
out restraint.
Two coaches followed the hearse +
the grave, containing only the immcdi
ate members of the family. The morbi
crowd Of curious people who had remain
/ ed out in the street with raised um
brellas during the services, surge
the hearse as the oasket was bein
placed into it, and some of them eve
followed the small funeral procession fo
several hundred Yards. One of IN
coaches contained the pallbearers an
the minister The other contained MIR
AlcDcrmott. Mrs. Colt and two friends
These made up the funeral party. A
the grave Dr. Greenfield read shol
committnl prayer. pronounced benedi'
tion. ana the funeral was concluded Il
made no remarks or pronounced no RI
logy.
Accident When Child.
In speaking of her dead son, Mrs. NJ
Dcrmott stated that Homer met with d
accident when nc was hnby. VIII,
might account for many things he afte
ward did. lie was sitting in hi:
chair when Earl. who was playing
! the kitchen. Tsct him. Homer fell on
hot stove. His head was injured and /
; face was burned She believes the i
b iuries had some effect upon his brain.
Homer's agc is in dispute. His moth
! insists he would have been Is years q
his next birthday. The police say he n
I lpeared 10 he about 2s. Mrs. Colt said
/ was born when President Cleveland w
inaugurated for his second term. Tn
would make Homer 20 years old ne
March
II is stated that while Homer was
inmate of the Eastern Penitentiarv
I father. who had disappeared from no
about sixteen years ago, called ~
fairmount avenue gate of the pris
shortly after Homer had been sent tn
and asked 10 see his son. When gu
o told Homer that his father was o
NJ side and wanted 10 sec him the
D. saids "Send him away My father
,e dead he was killed by a train whe
~ WAS hahy.'
Mrs McDcmott. since her last h
n. band left her. has been cooking in
y. yatc families aud IN hotels and rest
~ rants, irving to make a living for
a self and small family.
v Chief Stopped the Firing.
n There has been some criticism a
Il the manner IN which the squad OF
"A liccmen fired az the windows of
4 room in which Virgins was trap
= II is learned. however, that the MON
:, Chief of Police Black arrived ON
y scene he ordered the firing discontin'
- The chief lives some distance from
- scene of disorder and was asleep in
when word was sent To him about
trouble. lie hurriedly dressed and
tened 10 the scene. and as soon rs
nrriNnd nrdcrcd the nlliccrs 10 .tnn