Daily Republican., 1878-12-31
SUDDEN DEATH.
A wei! known Lawyer dies sudden.
~ Of Disease Of the Hesrt-llia
Past History.


WIN. $. McCaulley, Esq, a we'll ant
favorably known lawyer Of this city
died last night between eleven anf
twelve o'clock. He had been somew ha
i'll for the past few days, but his friendl
gave no thought of such sad termina
ion to what was apparently a sligh
indispOsiton. Early in the afternoon
yesterday, he went out for exercise, ,ant
in few hours afterward became vio
lsutly i'll. He reached his home, No
923 Market street and becoming w0rs,
Doctor Draper was sent for. The pre-
cautions were Of no avail, as be died al
the tina above stated
William S. McCaulley as q lawye
was above mtdocrity. His fund of L.
gal lore was such as to command re-
specl from his mora advanced brsthsrn
Of the bar. Genial, kind hearted to {
fault, he was ever ready to aid thos,
upon whom the mantle Of adverse cil-
cuinstances had fallen. To his friends
md there were many of theni, he wa'
deeply attached, and none will mour..
his loss more than those who were con-
nected with him by the more intimat.
ties Of friendship. He was born in
this city in 1882, a son Of Mr.. william
McCaulley, OF the firm of McCaulley q
Co, agents and brokers. He gradua-
ted from st, Mary's College, this city,
Rev. Father R-illey, instructor, with
the highest scholastic honors, and s6or
after went to studying law under the
late Honorable Chief Justice Gilpin.
About the year 1854 he was admit.
ted to the bar of New Castle County
and immediately began the practice Of
law. lie did not long remain briefess,
but by his energy and manifest attain
mrnts, he soon built up reputation
that, in the return, proved quite re-
munrrativr.
In 1860 he was appointed Deputy
Attorney General under Alfred Woot
ten, Esq, son Of judge .Wootten, Of ou,
present bench. He held this position
until the death of the Attorney Gere
raj, which took place some four years
later In 1866 he was appointed hy
President Johnson to membership IN
the Board of Examiners, which Board
is composed Of one appointee from
every state in the Union, to examine
the cadets in the West Point institu'
tion. This position he held for one
year. In the year 1875 he succerded
Adjutant General William Reynolds to
the cour aud OF the militia OF the State,
which Office Mr.. McCaulley held up tl
the time of his death.
He has also run for several positions
of trust rnder our Municipal govern
ment. He ran for the position OF
Mayor of the City against Joshua Maris,
Esq, the Republican candidate, but
The Democracy in 1860 being in such a
hopeless minority hs was defeated. His
name was also placed in nomination for
the same position at the last Mayoralty
contest but owing to a lack of int rest
on his part he did not secure the prize.
He was so popular among the nirm-
bers of the bar that his name was fire.
qu-n,ly mentioned in connection with
the office of Chancellorship of the State
at the dratb of Hon. Sam. M Harrington,
which position hy his 'a'rnts he was
pre- elunrntly fitted to ill.
His physician pronolns. his death
a. having been produced by the clot
ting of blood on the heart. He leaves
a wife and one daughter. The fun
eral will take place on Thursday.