The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1888-11-23 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

THE WHITECHAPEL MURDER.  FUNED,L OF THE VICTIM. The remains of Mary Janet Kelley veto was murdered on the 9th of November in Aldler's Court Dorset Street, Spit alfields, were carried on Mouday morning from Shoreditch me: tuary to the R :man Catholic Cemetery at Leytonstoue for interment, amidst a scene of turbulent excitement scarcely ever paralleled even in the annals of that densely populated district where she met her death. r..ni the afternoon of the murder the body of the unfortunate woman was conve,ed tc the mortuary attached to St. Leow.rd's Church, Shoreditolt, and dale it remained until Moficlay. Since the inquest a great amount of sympathy for the fate of the deceased has been created, but it remained for Mr. H. Wilton, the sexton attacked to shoreditch Church, to put sympathy into a pruc, cal form, and as no relatives have appeared he incurred the total cost of the funeral hiniseh. Mr. Wilton has been sexton for over fifty years, and he provided the funeral as a mark of sympathy with the poor people of the neighbourhood. The body was end l sed in a polished elm and o .k coffin, with metal mounts. On the coffin- plate was engraved the words: "Marie Jeffunette Kelly, died 9th IN ov. 1888, aged 25 years." Upon the coffin were two crowns of artificial flowers and a cross made up of heartsease. The coffin was carried in an open car drawn by two hoises, and two coaches followed. An enormous crowd of people assembled at an early hour, completely blocking the thoroughfare, and a large number of po!ice were engaged in keeping order. The bell of St. Leopold's began tolling at noon, and the signal appett: ea to thaw all the resideu.s in the neighbourhood together. There was an enormous preponderance of marten it: the crowd, sca:cety any had any covering to their heads, mut their tattered dresses indicated too surely that the belonged to the very class to 'f% hick the murde!,s.l woman belonged. The wreaths upon the count bore caids inscribed with remembrances from friends using certain Public-houses in common with the deceased. As the coffin appeared, uorne on the shoulders of four men, at the principal gate of the church, the crowd Nivea' ftl to be moved greatly. Round the open cur to which it was to be placed men and women struggled desperaiely to touch the coffin. Women with laces stfeatiatig with tears cried, "God fot give her!" and every luau's head was bared in sympathy. The sight was quite remarkable, and the emotion Paterat and unconstrained. Two mourning coaches iollowed, one containing three, and the other five pets-pus. Joe Burnett was amongst them, with someone from M'Carthy's, the laudlod ; and the others were women, who had given evidence at the inquest. After a tremendous ntruggie, the car, with the c.oilin fully exposed to view, set out at a very slow pace, all the crowd appe ring to move off simultaueeusly in attendance. The tine was blocked, of course, and the constables had great difficulty iu obbii: free passage for the small procession —age the mass of carts and vans aud tram:ors which blocked the road. The distance from Shored-itch Church to :he cemetery at Leytoustone by road is about six miles, and the route traversed was Hackney Road, Cturbtidge Heath, Whiteohapel Road, and Stratfot 4:1. In the Whitechapel Road the crowd on each side of the roadway was very great, and there was a cowl :erable amount of emotion manifested. The appearance of the roadway throughout the whole journey was remarkable, owing to the hundreds of men and women who escorted the coffin on each side, and who had to keep up a sharp trot in many places. But the crowd rapidly thinned when, getting into the suburbs, the car and coaches broke in ton trot. Still the num ter of those who kept up wal sufficient,to spread the news in advance and everywhere people stood in groups or crowded windows to see the cortege pass. The cemetery was reached at two o'clock. The Itev. Mr. Columban, 0.5. F., wiV two acolytes, and a cross-bearer, met the body at the door of the little chapel of St. Patrick, and the coffin was carried at once to a grave in the north-eastern corner. Barnett and the poor women who had accompanied the funeral, knelt by the side of the grave while the service was read by the priest. The coffin was incensed, lowered, and then sprinkled with holy water, and the simple ceremony ended. The floral ornaments were afterwards raised to be placed upon the grave, and the filling up was completed in a few moments, and was watched by a etuall crowd at people.