Their father Phillip Lovell was a butcher, by trade. Sixty-one private cars were in line, among them being several cars of policemen and representatives of the state's attorney. Then, with no effort on the part of the driver to comply with the union order, or any interference, the privately owned cars lined up back of the hearse and the procession proceeded to Jewish Waldheim cemetery. The girls were students at Tuley high school, which Miss Pearlman attended, and of which Lakin had been a student.įollowing a religious custom, the mourners followed the hearse for two blocks on foot before entering their automobiles. They were Ruth Sinow, Ethel Menna, Ida Fink, Hilda Gordon, who is president of the Jovials Social club of which Miss Pearlman was a member. Six girl friends of Miss Pearlman were pallbearers. "Let me alone," was all this driver would say when asked his name and what orders he had from his union officials, Prosecutor Mueller and Investigator Roche told him they would permit no trouble and if he attempted to do anything to block the funeral or embarrass the mourners he would be locked up and a policeman would drive his hearse. The family had decided not to employ union cars, but of necessity had to have a hearse which had a union chauffeur. Weeping was heard throughout the services. Beckie Pearlman, mother of the dead girl, had to be carried away from the coffin. Rabbi Goldstein of the First Rumanian congregation officiated, but in his talk said nothing of the cause of death of the girl. Nearly 1,000 persons attended services for Miss Pearlman in the undertaking rooms of Weinstein Brothers at 3556 Roosevelt road. Lakin, a high school youth, was killed by a watchman. testimony was given at the inquest that she and others were compelled to take their cars out of the cortege following the body of Louis Lakin, an incident that was followed in a few minutes by the fatal accident, when the car in which Miss Pearlman was riding collided with a coal truck. The death of Miss Pearlman is to be called to the court's attention, it was announced.
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