The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-09-13
DEATH OF CHRISTIAN RosELlUs.

DEATH OF CHRISTIAN ROsELIUs.
From the New Orleans Republican.
The city was startled last evening
with the news that this good old man
was dead. Only few days before he
had been upon the streets looking
ruddy and hearty, and it seemed as
though a score of years Of hard work
were In him yet. He died after very
brief illness at three o'clock yesterday,
and will be buried from the Lutheran
Church, on st. Charles street, at four
O'Clock this evening.
Christian Roselius came to this city
when a child, from Bremen, near
where he was born in 1903. He was a
Well-groWn boy when he landed here,
and shortly afterward apprenticed him
self to learn the printing business, he
having no guardian save an elder
brother, who had himself to look out
for. After serving an apprenticeship of
three years, he continued to work at
the case as journeyman compositor
until 1926, when he established q week ]
ly paper, the Halcyon, the first literary
paper started in this city. This he CON-
ducted-set up and eilited-for some
eighteen months, when he gave 1T up, |
not meeting with the encouragement
he had wished. Meantime he had |
turned his attention to the law, and in !
the Offices Of James Wakeman and !
Auguste Duvezac, he fitted himself by /
close application and patient study to
occupy the proud position he has held |
for SO many years, at the head of tho |
New Orleans bar. In 1927 he was adj |
mitted to the bar-almost at the same |
time with the late Hon. Pierre Soule-
1~nv
the Supreme Court which won for him
the compliments of that distinguished
bench of jurists. His success thence
forward was for . time like that of all
young, poor and unbefrlended lawyers
slow, almost to Encouragement. He
had meantime married a most estima-
bic lady, and with her he taught school
to exc out a support until his practice
became sufficient to afford him and her
q living. But prosperity was not far
of. He soon achieved a reputation for
ability and skill in tho criminal courts,
and in very few years his practice
became lucrative.
In 1910 he was elected to the Legis-
lature, but did not serve out his term
when he was appointed Attorney Gem
eral by Governor Roman, as the success
sor of Mr.. Mazureau. This office he
ueAO GAu 1o4O, WINCH no eleCteO 10 return
to his private practice.
Mr.. Roselius has hardly sought pub
lie life since; but on several occasions
the people have called upon him in
such a way to serve them that he could
not refuse. t
He was member of the Constitu-
tional Conventions OF 1916 and 1862,
and was elected to that of 1864, but
shortly after resigned. He was a men,
Der of the Convention which voted
Louisiana out of the Union, but was
known therein AS an open and pro-
nounced Union man, opposing secession
with Taliafcrro, Roster and others, so
long as opposition promised any satis-
factory results. He has been named
since the war for many positions of
trust and confidence, but has seemed to
shrink from political contests. He has
devoted his entire attention to his i'm
mense practice, in which he exhibited
up to almost the last hour all the vigor
and enthusiasm of a young man. BY
his practice he acquired an immense
fortune, and with a generous heart and
open hand he bestowed its blessings
upon the needy and struggling. In
the walks of public and private charity
II generous almoner will be missed. A
community proud of having had such
an ornament, will carry their hearts
bowed down in sorrow to his grave