Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-06

: ause ,ile ~ Nsping Resolutions 10
,pread on tue niinntes of their resnoo
I'VE courts; ano rurther, that The a.
retary oi This meeting furnish n con
lnereoi 70 the family OF the deceasaJ
ton. :" P"oics
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adopted. 'i' 'u' y
! upon motion Capt. +. w. Ball wa
seiected to present the resolutions :,
NE district and county courts III,
presentation of resolutions to counl,
court 10 be on assembling of court. l;
uis,ricV court room tomorrow mt I.ql
O'Clock; and to district court ON sssa,,''
March. 'e i'Oh OF
Upon. motion the meeting then nd.
/ Jourped until tomorrow at 10 o,c,oci,
men TO meet at the residence of Csnt
Hanna, deceased, to attend his f,Inero Il
in body. VIM CApps
/ Cant tro Secretary.
to all who knew him; for althouvh he
has been quite unwell for some Time
no one dreamed he would 50 soon faIj
victim toa disease which but few
persons suspected. On the afternoon
OF me DAY previous TO bis death, his
former partner, Mr.. j. Y. Hopsett.
met MN ON Main street and remarked
Inat he was looking unwell. Cant
llama replied by saying he had been
leeilhg very badly for some time.
ne was seen on the street by numer-
Gus persons that afternoon with whom
he con versed in his quiet way. He
went home and complained to his
VIE that he was feeling unwell and
retired early. Later on he complained
again of being sick and got IN and
walked about the house: afterwards he
slept until eleven O'Clock and on awak-
ing complained once more of being
very sick. About two o'clock his wife
discovered that he was dying and
screamed for help so loudly rs to arouse
the neighbors, but before any one
came to her assistance he was dead.
80 passed away gentleman of whom
none eau speak except in terms of
praise. a man of stern. rigid CON
vic,ions, he necessarily antagonized
some OF those with whom he came in
contact, but his worst enemies ALWAYS
gave him credit for being sincere in
his opinions. He would leave no stone
unturned, spare no eXertion and use
every means, compatible with the dig
NIFTY OF his profession when working
Tor client; q member of the Baptist
church for years, his life has been in
strict accordance with his professions
Of religion.
From Mr.. j. Y. Hogsett, former
partner of Captain Hanna in the law
business, the following sketch of de-
ceased's life was learned:
He was Il native of the state of Penn
sylvania, where he was born about
the year lS2S. In early life he moved
to Ohio aud later was Il graduate OF
the Miami university of that state
Prior to the war he went to Missouri,
where he successfully practiced law
for several years. When the war
broke out he went east of the Missis-
sippi river and entered the Confeder-
ate service as n captain. He after
wards came came back and served as
captain under General Price, who was
in command of the Trans Mississippi
He was stationed at
Louisiana. when the sor-
rowful news of the final overthrow of
the Confederacy was received. His
library and all of his property in Mis-
souri, had been contiscated during the
war and at It's close he was forced to
seek new fields, so he Joined the tide
of emigration and came ID Texas.
He first settled in Dallas county,
where he engaged in the vocation OF
school teaching. He next came to
Fort Worth, where he continued his
labors in teaching school. There are
citizens OF Fort Worth who
have since risen to afiluence in this
city who were pupils of Captain Han
na in those days. lie then returned
10 the city OF Dallas and formed law
with II. ID. Coughanour.
About the year 1871 he came to this
city, where he has been ever since.
He formed a co-part,iegship with j. Y.
which lasted eight years, and
Ihe firm was at one time ranked at the
head of the profession in this city.
When this partnership was dissolved
The gentlemen parted the best of
friends and through business consid-
erations. In May, 1880, Captain Hanna
was married to Miss Carrie Hollis OF
this city, with whom the last years of
his life were spent in the full enjoy
mcnt of domestic happiness. a little
girl child, now about three years old,
is the only fruit Of this marriage.
The deceased was known among a
few who were intimately associated
with him as a iglan of great Kindness
of heart. His deeds of charity were
done quietly aud unostentatiously but
they were numerous. Mr.. Hogsett
sta es of him that he had known per
sons TO come into Capt. Hanna's Office
to solicit charity who ut first met with
an inpatient refusal, but before the
applicants had reached the door they
were called back and sufficient money
given them 10 supply their wants.
The deceased was also man of line
literary altainments besides being
very learned lawyer; probably he was
the superior TO any of his confreres ia
thi. city in point OF literary. accom-,
plishments. His mind was clear and
logical but he never took high rank
MS practitioner. After life OF use
fitness and credit he has passed away
leaving behind him memory and n
personality which Will long be remem'
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