The Detroit times., 1914-12-19
PRIEST is IN
TEARS AS HE DELIV-
Frs TENDER EULOGY
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piness OF those, who, next to our God,
| we're your best friends-our father
and our mother. Twelve years ago, it
was, when you were asked 10 leave
our home in Belgium, to go TO Amer
lea. And you said. No. not while my
mother needs me in my fatherland.'
Some people consider il a blessing
Of God, IL they are permitted to die
what is called natural death. You.
my sister, came to your end suddenly.
You died at the hand OF an assassin.
Your body has been mangled, your
end was a violent one. but | know
your soul, gone TO its home, Is as
good and pure and beautiful as be-
fore.
THE world we live in gives no
peace. There may be peace for a
time, but It. Is not enduring. An
everlasting peace is found only in the
hereafter and thank our God that
we shall all meet again In peace.
Sister, my Frances" the voice OF
FIR. Bomholt broke, and tears welled
in his eyes.
He bent down closer to the coffin.
The voice died away into little more
than whisper, as FIR. Bomholt closed
HIS sermon with:
I'VE shall meet in the house OF
God"
Before walking slowly back to the
altar, he turned again to the rows or
mourners and murmured God bless
you all, my friends"
Outside. the tolling OF the bell In
the big tower OF St Anne's could be
heard The casket was carried down
| Ell tn hn has ard
1 the cortege proceeded to Holy Cross
cemetery.
! Before delivering his sermon, Fr
Bomholt chanted solemn high mass.
| Throughout the services. Detectives
Lannan and Wilson remained close
to the front OF the church.
| With practically every detective
who is working on the mysterious
Staying OF Miss Frances Bomholt will
ing to admit that they have not a
shred of evidence against FlorenZ
Rueping, the woman's nephew, who
lived in her home at No. 81 Austin-st..
Rueping Is still held in the central
station, and was not allowed his lib
erty to attend the funeral OF his aunt.
whom he has repeatedly said was his
best friend on earth; the same as
mother"
Detectives Reid and Dibble, who
are in charge OF the case, declared.
Saturday morning that they were not
contemplating the immediate release
of Rueping.
Warren Crawford, 35 years old. who
lived In the home OF Charles Bomholt.
brother of the slain woman, at No.
lS6 Twentieth-st.. was arrested, Fri
day night, as a suspect in the crime.
He is a brother.in-law of Bomholt
and worked in the Hammond Stand
ish & Co. plant, a. a scaler in the
packing department.
His arrest was made by Detectives
Rick and Shook, on orders OF Reid
and Dibble, and was the result OF in
formation given by a young woman
friend of Crawford, who declared that
while Crawford usually went to work
at $3.50 o'clock In the morning. she
met him, Wednesday morning, at GILT
o'clock, on his way TO work, and spoke
ito him about his hardness.
I'VE go to work later. this week,
the young woman says he told her,
She was not positive in her asser
ton that the meeting was Wednes
day morning.
4 IIdNIOIu lHSibNco lhee ht WIS -
work before g. 80 that morning, and
was not out of the plant at 6:l5. The
time clock shows that he registered
at 5:2S o'clock, and the foreman OF
his department. n. A. Young, OF No.
2s5 Twenty-second-st., says that Craw-
ford was at work, early, and stayed at
work.
"Ycu can't controvert the time
clock and the foremans positive state
ment," said Detective Reid.
Crawford was released Saturday
noon.
The Rev. FIR. Augustine Bomholt,
brother OF the slain woman, question
ed hts nephew. Rueplng. Friday after
moon. In police headquarters. He Quiz