Salt Lake Tribune | 1901-12-30 | Page 1 | A Mammoth Edition, Nelly Cropsey's Funeral

I NELLY CROPSEYS FUNERAL 4 I Exercises Held Over the Body of the Murdered Girl Elizabeth City N C Dcc 29 Funeral services over the body of Miss Nelll Crop Acy whoso body was discovered In tho Basriuotank river after a search lasting several weeks were held In tho Methodist church here today At the conclusion of the services the body was placed In the widiyschaol room and later will be ta kuntgy Andrew Cropsey uncle of the g 4 Brooklyn for burial Tho citizens mnmittee Investigating the affair acted as pallbearers today I The jail In which young Wllcox who was arrested for alleged participation In thcj girls death lies Is I only a stones throw from the church Wllcox knew tho funeral was In progress but shpwed no emotion The guards were withdrawn I from the Jail today and permitted to go home Public sentiment Is strong against Wll cox but there Is less talk of lynching and some of the ministers today took occasion oc-casion In their sermons to advise against mob violence Wilcox absolutely refuses under advice of his attorney to say anything any-thing regal ding the case Ho asserts that the Orst statement made by him covers all he knows of the case He Is charged with lie murder of theslr and as time offense Is not bailable In this Slate ho will have to stay Iri Jail pending a trial J Is I believed he will waive an examination examina-tion and permit his case to go direct to the grand jury next March n W Turner a member of tho citizens ctzens committee asserted today that hoy would have sufficient evidence to connect Wilcox with the crime