Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-03-01

DEATH OF Jupcr EScLE-. Peter Hill Engle,
late Judge Of the ST. Louis Court of Common
Pleas, died at his residence in ST. Louis, on
the morning Of the l7lh ul. aged SO, leaving
wife and one child. Col. T.. was native
Of Pennsylvania, and came 10 this Territory.
and located at Dubuque in the sprins Of 1886.
10 the fall Of 'ha. year, he was chosen Rep
resen,a,ive Of the Wisconsin Legislature from
that county, and was elected Speaker. Upon
the organization of the Territorial Govern
ment Of Iowa, at tho solicitation Of many
friends, he became candidate for Delegate 10
Congress, aud, but for train If tircuns,au.
ces occurring against him, (not however svIyfTs-
discredit,) would have been elected IL 20,
he removed to ST. Louis, and there as with us,
he soon gathered around him host Of friends
who felt an interest in his welfare. In Febru.
AIRY al, he was appointed TO the station above
mentioned, the duties Of which he discharged
in on unexceplionab!e manner, until short
time since, when he resigned il in consequence
Of his declining health.
What he wus in Iowa, the then residents Of
the Territory vel! know; but tina, his nuraer.
Gus fllends in the Territory may knew wha, is
said of him where he spen. the last FIVE years,
we cory the following extract from his oh,u.
airy notice in the Mssourian, from which i,
will appear tina, he ever maintained the char.
acter lie formed in Iowa:
1.-THE patience and attention which lie bro,
10 the examination of every cause, co. orera,ed
powerfully with his sound judgment. and cor.
rect application Of legal principles, in enabling
him TO decide il 10 The satisfaction Of the pro-
fession; and his courteous bearing. and free.
dom from pe!ulence or isrisabiliy endeaved him
TO all who practised before him. He excelIed
III the faculty Of sezing at once. and as /, were
by in,uition (yet with no atlecta,ion Of quick
messy upon Tie key o: every question, wheth-
er OF law or fact This is a rare accomplish
ment. at least 10 the degree in which he pos.
sessed il. Where a ma!adroii lawyer would
be employed In asking questions that went
about and around The point, bu, never came TO
it, he has been frequently known TO m,
question from the bench, the answer TO which
threw flood Of light Oh the subject Of enqui-
~, and suggested to the counsel the manner
in which disclosure Of every thing material
could be elicited-and when, either from
want Of logical habits, or wish 10 mislead
the Judge as TO the pinch Of the case. an areu-
ment was conducted before him a loose ,amb.
ling style, and without any seeming apprecia.
tin Of the real difficulty, he would reoues,
the counsel to con6ne himself to The cunside.
Ia,Ion OF '.such point manning i, with a
significance which at once told The speaker
that he wonld not prevail by any course shor,
of fair and afgnmen;ative discussion Of the
merits Of the case.
!" His devotion 10 his judicial duties was IN.
wearied. His application to them undoubtcd-
~ shortened his life. The number Of cases
tried by him during the year 1912 was snrpri-
sing; aud during ,ha, year Judge EngIe's
court was more than niue mouths in actual
session. The number appeals taken from his
decisions was comparatively very small and
ef these very few were reversed in the appel
late court. In short. TO The bar and 10 the
community hisrondast as Judge was eminent.
" satisfactory. hes, could appreciate his
legal a'lolnnenIauapd sound judgment, willie
| l1fnl(e6 The 14pand respected the Office
I0A edorred is."