, 1880-11-27
OBITUARY..

The people of San Francisco viii receive
with n shack the announcement nf the tteuth
Of eX-.lttlg1 Samuel cnwlcs. Thu muitrnflll
event occurred at his residence lit this city,
nj Il gtiartGrt 10 O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
mud WIS 1ccAsnllgl by M affection of The
l'rart. liz had bren III fur period of ten
tnys past, but Ills niincnt WIS not s,Iplosett
IL De very SERIOUS until Monlny, wllGn his
situation became more critical, Mrtt his ply
sicia.ls eainB To the conclusion tlint there wis
little hope IF. his permanent recovery. But,
even Will, this warning. his fa,Ni1y ard
frientts were t0talIy llnl,repArcd for their
!uss; antl, when tlu dread summons cn,nc,
a% II Ms rcy 10 H fr u e Oh, ,xfss SfsIH snP q s"4 H.
knew TINT liz. WIS tn tiia; So le met tteatl, rs
~ llnd facrd lift. w!t'luut shrinking, mud.
surrotl1lHT'l by hts dear ol,es, he quietly
Judge Cuwlcs wns born at Austfnbure, O..
Mnrcll Il, 1b2l. Ills father WINS Il pltyslciat,
atNl Ills grandfather II clergyman. md nil
very tlie '!Gscell|nists Df tliU Connecticut
rHritans,, liz graduated with llollurs 1T the
Will Andrews, Foite y Ii"yt, afterwards
with Lorin Prentice, anu WIS unlimited tu the
1ar Of thy Ohio COURTS IN 1915. Ills secpi,d
partnership WIS formed with f. d. Masttck.
ttnued uutll tAa year lsA, wl.pa they buth
gsth,e tD california;, Intending tn prnctlcu
Inv; hut Il l,ecn,tle necessary to find utller
oecnpnt!oil forn time, and Mr: ,Cowles nc
Supreme Court ut Sacramento Soon after
this he was eltctet Judue Ut tho pOl!cg
Court ut snn Francisco, md n SHIRT time
later W. was !'ltsed nion tfe Bench to preside
he occupied during several eyentful years,
untl uniti thu ycar, ,lst's, when hu visited the
Eastern states. Returning, after nearly Il
ysars abssnes, IN lsGo hs r.
prcae = nDsnci', asaia turned T's A. ~
tettlon 10 lnw, and becanse asssncated with
Albert n. brown. The rUt,lrtMerslip then
entered Into was dissolved. nnly by tlenln.
of safetSof Twrnty-llye tliat was orgallizetl
t1r the profession Of the city during lhe
Chinese riots. On tlle first dny Of is7O he
was ehossn President Of tha Savings T. l.on,'
l5aMk, si1sd sI!ics tllat tLnlc continued to hold
thu niire: llo w,!s alsD eolllluetetl with btller
public aifa1rs. mud held prominent oflices Il.
seyerat cinarltab!n organizations. Ills fn,lily
y tn1s sitS sn1'slsfs nf %ife ~ Ereat,ErMl-
tom, two song: nt1d four daughters. ai well
k,pWn a1,l highly esteemed. One Of Ills
brothers Is, prtririctor Of the Cleveland
| Lender, aMd alluther Is Interested In THE
IL Is tlie, verdict IF ttosc who knew Him
best, tint lle WIS inA1l 0f Most exnltl prtl-
eip!es AIid ',l!sweryi''g Integrity. lie !la.l
but 70 know ILLS .lutty, and 1t WIS lone, II 1t
et's!!! be to,hpassetl by itumai, effort. An n
father, !te was. tender .nII deyDteh; as III,
oI'pial, he was just and honorable; mid. Us
nun. lu wMs nlle OF w'ton California Il
proud. MID wlsUso memory will live In tho
1 years to ct1,ne.
.n t.ntnctsco Lulttln, Nor. IS.
| JHtlgt CnWles was one ut our tItDst re-
spretra and hoilorrd citizens. lie was liz
uustrlolis, painStak King, ind MelhOlllcAI, md
cnlistlet!tt0us il the discharge ut Ills duties.
as Il Police Ju,Ege. he was careful In his IN.
vestigatiol'1,, ,und trim III his opinlDns when
ol,Ge formed. as n C0unty Judge, hD dc,
eases ever brought bcfurs that tribunal. lie
WIS u Wefl.reNd tnwyer, nit! WIS fairly sue.
ccssfql. Ills sterling qualities AZ 4 citizen
AiMt 1!H sAttty ts n.leEnl adviser were highly
npprceihtgtl. IL .yas II gfHtt citizen, II kind
Mitl thoughtful leKllhOr, Md Il Wnr1M friend.
| llp cared less for popular applause tltnlt le
dlI to be right, antl. having been once sure
Of lis grnl',tl. he, was as ll,tMovable Ms II
rock. Judge CoWlcs. WIS n member Nr tho
Third Congregational Church of tlEs city.
lie was tllerp, as elsewhere, esteemed ns n
teyout and Just mnm.
| San Ffnlrtaca En1t kop. 49,
Samuel COwles WAS fOr many years, and IN
to tue time of Ills deatll, fNrenlest In the
rlllks Ut the lrgul profession, md q highly.
| tAteeineu tlgniher ut the Bur Ut this cIty.
Tho files ol curly California newspapers are
rtpietH with "reminiscences Of thu career al
tile respectnd Judge, exelnpllfyfng Ills I'M.
swervtng fidelity to the CAUSE Of tight N,,t
justice Hs,'pWsed by him In tile infancy ut
tlliS StAte, at Il time when Ills 1Inaniltitct
ralrHEe III the administration OF law was the
admiration Of tile peace-luyiug citizens Of Its
community.