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-LI FE 89 The Heto Pork Daily Model. VoL. XXCIV. No. 41144. NEW YORK, FEB. 8, 1885. PRICE 2 CENTS. MR. GROGHAN’S FUNERAL. FREE FIGHT AT THE CEMETERY. THE POLICE DRIVEN TO THE WALL, Three Wives of the Deceased Claim the Corpse. WHOSE IS IT? WHO WERE AT THE FUNERAL, Red Headed Charlie (Ex-Champion) Eulogizes the Dead Poet. The mortal remains of the late poet-pugilist. “+ Joney” Groghan were laid away in their final rest- ing place yesterday afternoon at twenty minutes past three o'clock. ‘The ex-gentleman's brothers-in- law, of whom he had a large variety, three by his marriage with Rosy Jingle ; two from Mrs. Gro- ghan No, 2, who will be remem- bered as the famous shop-lifter, and of whom we gave a portrait on Sunday last in commemoration of the lady’s release from the Peniten- tiary ; and six more, the brothers of the lady from whom Mr. Groghan was divorced in ’81, the full parti ulars of whose suit will be found in our next Sunday's issue, were pres- ent in various capacities, each imagining himself the drum-major of the funeral. It was expected that a row of some sot would occur, as all three of the widows had signified their intention to be present, and in con- sequence each of the’ families-in- law were provided with a select escort, consisting of leading poli- ticians from Brooklyn, the cele- brated ‘* Harlem Toughs,” an or- ganization headed by the brothers Jingle,and well known in upper New York as the midnight callers, and the ‘* Mickey Free Association of the Fourth Ward,” who are best known to fame as the givers of the riotous picnic at Elm Park, where seventeen policemen and ‘an ex- Alderman were killed last summer, “Ah,” said one of the mourners, “Oi wisht Joney waz n't the carpse! It's himsilf as ud loike the pr t ava fray foight wid thim Micks fram Hayrlim, Joney waz no choomp, by the Mass!” The streets were crowded with friends of the deceased, who cracked jokes with the drivers of the three earses furnished by the contending families. In the house the brother-in-law glared ominously at each other and clutched at the handles of the cas- few moments as if in fear rs would pay the last honors to the dead. At three o'clock the wives arrived, which seemed the signal for a gen- jeral row, and while two of them, |backed each by their families, were pounding each other, the’ third |family stole the corpse, and before the others knew it had clapped it into the hearse and were half way Jacross the city before the others |discovered that it was miss- ling. The chase then began, drivers swearing and slashing "each other with whips; the extra hearses filled with mourning relatives and invited members of the Press to see the affair at an end. By the time the pursuing parties reached the ceme- tery the corpse had been buried, and a body-guard surrounding ° the mound gave battle to all comers, which the police tried in vain to} stop. Darkness coming on put an lend to the me/ee, which will be renewed at the next celebrated funeral in Toughdom, Red-Headed Charlie, the ex- champion slugger of the world, was found last night at his residence, land spoke feeliagly concerning the deceased as follows ; “They wasn't no flies ov Joney lez a man and brother, an’ oi wants: ter see the chump wot says they is. Joney waz wan of the byes, an’ in his Gay could a slugged his man like the rest of us, As fer litra- choor, Joney wasarastler. Hecud sling more rhymes in a day than Tinison can in a year. “It's ashame Joney flipped ! But you kin betcher life he had the boss fun'ral, next to Jim Elliott. We |did n't make no bones "bout boodle. He had a nickle plated coffin with ‘a lookin’ glass in it, an’ if he wakes up thays a ‘lectric button rite by him ter push 'n git himself un- buried. Among the prominent New Yorkers at the funeral were Green Leary, Alf" Slughard, Billie Scadden, Charlie Hanshaker, Ed- die Carrots, Pink-Faced Edward, and ex-Alderman Billy Foley. THE SPANISH TREATIES The Senate will consider the Treaties to-morrow. We regret that lack of space ‘prevents ‘our giving them in full. THE PRESIDENTS AP- POINTMENTS. The President has appointed Maj. Snaggerty to be Collector of the Port at Skowhegan. THE Sullivan-Greenfield MATCH. FULL ARRANGEMENTS COM- PLETED, $5,000 A Sipe. MANITOBA THE PLACE DECIDED! UPON, Messrs, Cradden and Ringle, the managers respectively of Mr. John Lawrence Sullivan and Hon. Alf. Greenfield, met yesterday at Hill's Palace and completed arrangements for a fistic encounter between these, two gentlemen. Mr. R. L. Box, |the celebrated sporting man and proprietor of the Gazetie of Crime, | was chosen referee, and the place of action was Manitoba. In order to} secure police protection complimen- tary tickets have been issued to levery member of the force, while a part of the proceeds have been setaside to pension retired police- justices who can receive the bene- fits thereof by leniency in office. generally understood that it shall occur upon the first day that Mr. Sullivan finds himself by mischance | in a sober condition. Charlie Mitchell says that Green- field has the call on Sullivan, but Mr, Box wagers an even thousand that such is not the case. A grand testimonial is to be given Sullivan in honor of his recent courageous action in Boston, where he knocked a woman down, and wrecked aj horse car. It is hoped that the| friends and admirers of our illustri-| ous fellow citizen will do him honor by their presence and the price of their tickets which is $5. DEATH OF EDMUND ABOUT. Paris, Jan. —: Edmund About is dead. DECISIONS BY THE SUPREME One hundred and forty decisions in most important cases were hand- ed down today by the Supreme| Court. They are unfortunatel crowded out of this issue but will appear shortly. TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. John Smith of Smithville, was| struck by lightning on his way to church last Sunday, and would un- doubtedly have been killed but for the fact that he had in his pocket, a bottle of St. Peter's Oil. Price THE MYSTERY STILL UNSOLVED. NO CLUE YET. THE DETECTIVES BAFFLED. (Special to the Model.) The Detectives in the latest Con- necticut mystery seem as far froma a solution of the problem as ever. ‘The clue which ective Snooks discovered last evening, when fol- lowed up, amounted to nothing less than the incriminatiun of the corpse himself, who must have been dead at the time of the murder; a cir- cumstance, which in law, is equiv- alent to an alibi. Our Reporter, who arrived at the scene last Mera i has furnished us with the following diagram which will fully explain the partic- ulars of the dreadful deed: hoe oo yt The date was left open, but it is} a. Cor 4: Where the red hair was foun Where cur Reporter stood. od: Kitchen table, ¢: The ane. Clot of blood. 4, Fy Windows, in and out of which ‘the murderer might have gone. x, y,2: Footprints in the snow, Henry Peters, who is at present under arrest, he being at the time of the murder at New Haven, seventy-five miles from the scene, is the son of a resj ible farmer in Massachusetts. He feels that he can prove an alibi if not lynched before morning. A clergyman who was seen hov- ering around the house two years before the murder is under sur- veillance. SHE LOVED HENRY BETTER. George Var Skoop arrived in town last evening, looking for his wife who eloped with Henry Hig- enheimer last week. Inspector Burns is much interested in the case, and the fugitive couple will soon find themselves in the strong grasp of the law. GARIE-MARISSON. ‘The Garie-Marisson suit was on yesterday before the Referee, at his office, zoor William Street. Mr. Goat created a smile by ask- ing ex-Senator Conklet how he lik- ed this warm weather ; to which the distinguished ex-Statesman replied with a shiver, which convulsed the audience. The case was then adjourned un- twenty-four cents, for sale by all Druggists. til Monday at ten,