Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-27
LORENZO Hills.


LORENZO ALLIS.
Sudden Death of One of the Eminent Nem
bers of the st. Paul Bar.
Readers of the GLOBE will be greatly
surprised at the sad announcement we arc
called upon to make this morning OF the
death of Lorenzo Allis, one of the pioneer
lawyers as well as one of the Oldest and
most respected residents of the city. The
sad and unexpected event occurred at
Trenton, New Jersey, at the residence OF
his daughter, Mrs. Frank De Con, to visit
whom he left st. Paul Sunday the
18th. AT the time he left, and for some
time before Mr.. Allis had been in the en-
joyment of better health than usual, and
his family have had no intimation that he
was i'll until the reception of telegram
yesterday morning that he WAS very sick,
which was followed by another telegram
received about o'clock in the afternoon,
announcing that he was dead. His dis
ease was acute pneumonia, resulting, it is
supposed, from q cold contracted on the
journey.
Lorenzo Allis was native of Vermont, and
cp IlAO LiAllO VI LID NCoIu WdO III JliO SlAblSlL
year of his age. He was graduate of the
Vermont university, going out of that in
stitution with high honors. Soon after his
graduation he married and went to New
Orleans. La, for the practice of mis- pro-
fession, where he remained until October,
1856, when he returned to st. Paul where
he has ever since resided. While
residing in New Orleans his daughter, Mrs.
De Con, whom he was visiting at the time
of his death, and his eldest son, Frederick
Allis, his law partner, were born.
Mr.. Allis, Immediately upon his arrival
in st. Paul, took a commanding position
in his profession, which no held to the time
of his death. During his long and honor
able practice here he has also been asso-
ciated with the brightest lights of the St.
Paul bar. His first partner
was Wheeler II. Peckham, who was
associated with Charles O'Conor in his
great reform movement in New York city.
Another partner was Mr.. Henry Williams,
nov of the firm of Williams s. Goodenew.
Still later he was associated with Hon.
James Gilillan, present chief justice of the
state supreme court, the partnership end
ing with Mr.. GilfiIlan's elevation to the
position named. In 1874 he formed
partnership with his son, Mr.. Frederick
Allis, which has ever since continued.
Mr.. Allis' wife survives him, and he also
leaves in addition to the two children
named-Frederick and Mrs. De Con-two
sons, Harold l.. and Edward, two young
men just Terging upon mems estate, to
whom lis unexpected death IS q terribles
bow.
Mr.. Aliis was most exemplary citizen,
a devoted husband and kind, induIgent
and thoughtful father. His remains will
be inferred here, instructions having been
teiegrapked last evening to have them en-
balned and sent forward as quickly as
possible. Upon its arrival the funeral Will
be announced.
OF Mr.. Allis' legal ability and standing
among mis- associates of the st. Paul and
state bar, friend who knew him long and
well, writes:
By the death of Mr.. Allis the bar of the
state Hoses one OF its brightest ments.
OF every branch of the learning within the
profession he was & master, and to him,
as much as to any one man, do We owe the
admirable and conservative Interpretation
which our courts have given TO practice
under the code system.
Coming to the bar at New Orleans,
among men who have attained a world
wide reputation as jurists. his training was
such, that he at once took leading place
in equity and admiralty practice, in the
United States courts and IN our state
courCs always aiming to preserve the sym
metry ofthe two systems Of law and equity,
while acting under statute, which in terms
abolished au distinction between the two.
His arguments carried conviction
of his complete command of the
matter under discussion, his absorp-
ton i'll the case and full belief in the prop
ositions laid down. In person, charac-
ter of mind, AID mode Of presenting legal
questions at the bar. ne resenbled Mr.
Wm. NJ. Evarts more than any other Of
the leading lawyers OF the day.
We will not fully know, perhaps, until
more are gone, the really great iawyers of
the early Ramsey county bar, men Who
would rank among the best at any bar,and
among them will forever stand, as leader
among leaders, he OF whom these lines are
written.