An extraordinary scene reoently took place at the funeral m Penzance of Thomas Oatee, who had drowned himself m consequence, it wbb BRid, of an unhappy home. He had lived with his wife and mother-in-law. Two thousand persons attended the funeral. When the clergyman left, the mob tried to hustle the young widow and her mother into the grave. Failing this, they Btripped the young woman of her widow's dress, bonnet, gloveß, and wedding ring. A policeman got her into the sexton's house, and he and three volunteer preservers of the peace saw her safely home. They were followed by a jeering and shouting orowd, (be worst among ! wb9» w«re women,
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1955, 27 September 1888, Page 3
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111Untitled Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1955, 27 September 1888, Page 3
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