The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-08-14
FRIDAY, AUGUST IA, 1874.
To Correspondents,
Sudden Death Of Judge Bateman.

Sudden Death OF Judge Bateman.
Hon. Alfred W. Bateman, ex-Associate
Judge of the third judicial circuit of this
State, and formerly editor and proprietor OF
The 1fgis, died suddenly at the Changers Ho.
tel, in this place, on Tuesday night in the
50th year of his age.
Judge Bateman resided in Baltimore CITY,
but owning real estate in this town, during
the course of the present Summer he was fire.
quently here, experimenting the erection OF
tenant houses upon his lots, two of which he
had recently finished, and was preparing to
build third, when his untmey death occur
red.
The Judge had been sojourning at r. N.
Hanna's Hotel, in this place, up to Friday
evening of last week, but Oil that night being
at the Changers Hotel of ex-Sheriff w. S.
Forwood, and not feeling well, he retired at
the latter place for the night Here he re-
manned until Tuesday evening, still complain.
ing OF Ill health, but not TO degree to cause
apprehension of any serious result Upon
retiring on Tuesday night, Mr. Forwood
suggested that he had better have the services
of a physician but the offer was declined by
the Judge, who remarked that he would call
upon doctor in the morning, if he felt that
he needed one. About five o'clock on We'd
nesday morning servant, on going TO his
room, found him lying upon his bed with life
extinct, his clothing not having been remoy-
ed. AT the request of Mr.. Forwood, Justice
Fulton summoned jury ofinquest, and upon
the above facts, and the examination of a ply
stefan, the jury found that his death resulted
+, E2m natural causes, being caused by an at
''NI in the nature of an apoplectic fit.
Jsdge Bateman was widely known in this
oIate, and much esteemed and beloved in his
mIlVe county, as man of sterling integrity,
, strong natural abilities and kind and urbane
disposition. He was always prominently
identified with the Democratic party, and
represented his county in many of its con-
Ventlons, State and local, where his cOunses
always received their due share of influence
IS remains were inferred yesterday, beside
those OF his parents, in his native village of
Darlington
The deceased was born in the village of
Darlington, Hartford county, in the year
1913, and subsequently, removed to IIavrc
lie Grace, while still youth, and entered
into business as a clerk: Later he dctermn.
ell to enter upon the study of law, and prose.
cntcd his studies. under the direction and
tutorship of Hon John II. Price and the late
Ohio Scott, and was admitted to practice at
the bar of the Circuit Court for this county
in May, 1850, Judges LeGrand and Prick
upon the bench. In 1851 a convention met
and framed new constitution for the State
Which being adopted,iM Mr. Bateman was elect.
ed under its provisions to the first ensuing
session of the Legislature as a representative
in that body from his native county. Here
he served for the two annual sessions of 1852
and 1853, and returning to Bel Air. settled
here for the practice of his profession In
this he met with no stintel measure of sue
cess, and was frequently called upon to pre-
side over the Court as special judge, under
the constitution then in force, in cases where
the Judge of the Circuit was ineligible from
any cause to sit in pending cases.
In March, 1862, he purchased Tie Ell,
from MIR. John Cox, and under his judicous
management the business of the paper in
b creased rapidly. From tive-column paper
.caNNlan Il 1864, it was enlarged to six col
'"'Ns, andat the same time the present ed
tor and publisher, whose connection will
the paper commenced simultaneously will
Judge Baicman's, b'came joint publisher will
him.
Upon the adoption of the present Consti
tuition by the people, in 1867, n vacancy being
created in the judicial circuit, he was nomi
mated az Associate Judge from his native
county, and was cleo eddy handsome MAORI
ty. Shortly after his election he withdrew
from the active editorial management of til,
paper, and in 1870 his connection with TN
IEgis ceased entirely.
Judge Bateman continued upon the bencl
until 1871 when he resigned and moved t.
to Baltimore city, where he has since conlin
ued TO reside and practice his profession.