Evening journal., 1913-10-01


Virgins, outlaw. murderer and escap-
ed convict, who died from a self-infict- |
ed revolver shot, after holding twenty
policemen at bay for an hour early
Monday morning, rested in peace last
evening and today in little front
room OF the home OF his mother. Mrs.
Lillian NJ. McDemott. No. 217 South
Harrison street, free from the gaze Of
the thousands OF morbidly curious
eyes that had heen focused upon him
during the entire time his remains
rested In the morgue. Several thou
sands Of men, women and children
surged around the house yesterday
afternoon until late last night and
hundreds we're there today until
the storm came. hoping 10 obtain per-
mission to enter the house and satisfy
their curiosity. only some friends
OF the family. however, we're admitted
to view the body.
At ? o'clock this afternoon the run
eral services we're conducted at the
house by the Rev. W. r. Greenfield.
pastor OF Silverbrook NJ E. Church.
He did not refer TO Virgins life Of
crime. Shortly afterward the casket
whose name has been on everybody e
lips for the past two days, was lower
ec to its last resting place in grave
In the Silverbrook cemetery.
The condition Of Patrolman
Sewell d. Scott who was shot above
the heart by Virgins. was reported as
improvcd at the Delaware Hospital
this afternoon.
Mrs Lillian Margaret McDermott
mother OF tho dead bandit. who was held
in $1,000 bail on the charge of having re-
ceived stolen goods. her son having bid
den the loot he secured ut the carbarr
robbery in the back yard Of her home
. was released from custody late last
evening. Cornelius !. Mundy, who doe
not know Mrs. McDernott or any Of tn
Z family, went on her bond ont Of pit,
for the unfortunate woman. He wishc
her to be with her sons remains durin
the last few hours before they are place
under ground, and in order that ST
might attend the funeral free and u
tramneled.
Immediately upon being released q
woman hurried 10 her home, where res
VI cd the body Of her boy, whose r.
\ thought had been for her when he end'
his life
II was pathetic scene when n
I mother saw the body Of her son lei
a out in the casket in the little frol
room Her grIef was pitiful and 81
( was left alone with the corpse OF h'
son. II was q desolate scene m n
room The casket reposed beneath IN
maniel among the shadows cast by
small oil lamp on a shelf. White sati
n lined the casket No flowers we're o.
the casket. There were several fora
#, offerings on the casket prior 70 the in
terment today. however. Mrs. McDer
mott asked Undertaken Nichols to &c
e wreath for her He complied by puI
chasing a beautiful tribute which reste
upon the corpse today and was after
ward placed on the grave. A spray q
! chrysanthemums. an offering from hi
!, sister, reposed in the foot Of the caI
= ket.
k Father at the Funeral.
!. A surprise at the funeral was tn
I appearance OF the dead young man
!, father. Charles II. Virgins. who fc
= fifteen vars has been absent from thl
= city. and for more than ten years Wa
supposed to have been dead NJ
- Virgins, as he viewed his son fC
the first time since the latter ws
>, small boy in knee trousers. seen
!. ed much affected by the sight teal
II cleaning in his eyes as he turne
4 away from the casket and murmur'
MY poor son. May God have mere
"A upon him."
> Between iften and sixteen yea
ago Mr. and Mrs Virgins, the pa
IN ents Of Homer. had a quarrel IN