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Author: scarpenter47119
Surnames: Shrader, Halstead
Classification: death
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Halstead, Henry-Jeffersonville Evening News 19 Nov 1898 p1 c7
Another Row Over a Corpse by Undertakers Shrader
The Jeffersonville matrimonial steerer is not a circumstance to the undertaker runners at
New Albany. On Thursday night Henry Halstead, a respected citizen of Galena, Floyd county,
died and was laid out by his relatives. Mr. Halstead had been expecting death for some
time and a few days ago he sent word to George Shrader, a New Albany undertaker, to have
his coffin, six feet six long and wide in proportion, ready for him. Friday morning a
relative was dispatched to New Albany but by mistake gave the order for the casket to John
Shrader, a brother of George who sent a coffin post haste to Galena. At daylight George
Shrader heard of the death and began preparations to follow out Mr. Halstead's
instructions. About the time he got ready to start John's wagon was also moving
towards Galena. A race for the corpse followed by George was outdistanced and when he
arrived he found John had placed the body in a box and was making hurried preparations to
bury it. A quarrel ensued and t!
he corpse was nearly overturned several times. Finally George proved a priority of claim
and the body was placed in his casket. This is the second tilt of the kind the two have
had in the last few months and it is said both have regular runners employed.
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