The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-08-04
Ohio State Journal. 9th ult.
70 THE COURT ABOVE
JUDGE OkEY'S CASE Is CARRIED.
The Fatal End of His Severe Illness
saturday MOrning-~ActiOn of
the Franklin County Bar
and the State Officers.


The Fatal End of His Severe illness
Saturday MOrning--ActiOn of
the Franklin County Bar
and the State Officers.
A. brief note In the State Journal Of
Saturday morning stated that the symp-
toms of Judge, John w. Okey we're not
so favorable Friday night as they bad
been the day before, e,but 1t was not feared
at that time that bis death wss probs.
bility, as he had developed strength to
pass through. . crisis which appeared
much more serivns The relapse vas
worse than was thought. however, and
be rapidly sank until 10 o'clock Saturday
morning, when he died. The blow was
a hard one, for his family and friends
had come to believe that he would re-
cover. All bis family was by his bed
side, zwhel be, died, except bis daughter,
Mary L ,ihe witeof Charles N. Danen.
hover, of Cincinnati, who was too Ill to
leave her room. g NsL!
Immediately after the announcement
lof the death of Judge Obey meeting Of
the Franklin County Bar Association
was called fort o'clock Ia The evening,
and at that hour large representation
OF the bar of the CITY was gathered in
the Office OF TsyIor q Taylor. Hon. NJ.
A Daugherty, President OF the Associa.
ton. stated the object Of the meeting.
Judge Gilmore made few remarks rel.
stive, to the action that should be taken
and a sted that,in all pro robability the bar
OF Hamilton County would desire to
have charge OF the remains after their
arrival there, it being kno ~n that the de.
ceased jurist was to be buried In Spring
Grove Cemetery, near Cncinuatl. This
matter was more fully discussed bv
Judge Bingh4m Judge Collins, H. j.
Booth, E. L. Taylor and President
DaugheIty. Finally, on motion OF Judge
Gilmore, it was agreed to appoint Gem
m,ttee OF pail bearers. to take charge of
the remains here and continue Herewith
to Spring Grove Cemetery. The COM
mittee was named as follows: Judges
Gilmore, Bingham, Harrison. Daugherly
and Collins. Attorney General Lawrence,
Hon. H j Booth and Hon j. H Heit.
man.
On motion of E L. Taylor the Presi.
dent was directed to notify the Cincin.
natl bar Of the action OF the meeting and
ais regarding funeral arrangements.
On motion Of Judge Gilmore it was
agreed to appoint committee of five, Of
which the President OF the Franklin Coun.
ty Bar Association shall be chairman, to
draft suitable resolutions upon the death
Of Judge Okey. to be reported at SUBJ
segment meeting. -
The members of the Bar Association,
viii stteud the thefuucrsf-ceremonies-at6s90 80
this morning at .he late residence Of the
Judge, and number, in addition to the
pail bearers. will 60 to the interment at
Spring Grove.
A meeting Of State officers and em.
ployes of the State HOUSE, to take ap
propriate action on Judge Okey's death,
was held yesterday at 2 80 p. IN in the
Governors office All the deDartm ents
we're we'll represented, though oil hat two,
Attorney General Lawrence and.Auditor
Kiesewetter, Of the officers proper, were
out of the city and could not attend.
Judge NJ. A. Daugherty was present.
The ATTORNEY General was selected as
chairman of the meeting and Mr.. Fred
Green, the Governors Private Secretary,
as Secretary. vss
Auditor Kiesewet'er moved that
committee of three, of whom Judge
Daugherty should be chairman, be ap
pointed to draft appropriate resoiu.
tions upon the death OF Judge Oksy, to
he reported at future meeting for adop-
ton. This was carried. and Judge
Daugherty, Auditor Kiesewet,er and Miss
Mary A. Hsrbsug b OF the State Library,
were appointed such committee. .0
1t Was moved and carried that all the
State offices be closed to-day until 2
O'Clock this afternoon. when the funeral
services In Cincinnati will have been
completed.
-- It was intended to have committee
of State Officers appointed to accompany
the remains to Cincinnati as representa-
tives of the State Government, but 80
few were present that this could not be
done. Attorney General Lawrence and
.Aditor Kiese ewetter will 60, however, and
several others present at the meeting ex.
pressed their Intention Of going. Judge
Daugherty announced that special car
had been placed al the disposal OF the
officers and special rsilroad rates arrang-
ed for. rss& asrsRf
The meeting adjourned to meet ct 8
O'Clock Wednesday evening, when the
report of the committee on resolutions
will be submitted. rf
The funeral services over Judge
Okey's remains 10 Columbus will be held
this morning at his late residence, N,
so East Broad street at $50 o'clock
The body will then be taken to Cincin-
natl by the Z 80 train, and will he met
there by members Of the Hamilton Coun.
ty Bar aud other city ms. At ii 80 SER
vices will be held there and the inter.
mont will be held at Spring Grove Gem
etery. = las'
The following excellent biographical
and eulogistic sketch is published in the
new Biographical and Historical Cyclic
pedia OF Ohio; gg
John Waterman Okey, lawyer and ju
rist, Columbus, WAS born near Woods
field, Monroe County, Ohio. January 5,
1897, and is-oi English pareutage on the
paternal, and Scotch.irish on the mater.
nal side, His grandfather, Laven Okey,
emigrated to Ohio before it became q
State, and on the organization Of Mou-
roe County, was elected an Associate
Judge. His father, Col. Cornelius Okey.
represented Monroe County in the 10 wer
house OF the General A AssemblY for. sew
eral years, and was man held in high
repute by all who knew him. He died
in 1859 at the age OF n years The
mother and maternal grandmother and
eal.grsnd mother Of Judge Okey are
buried at Woods6eld, aud the inscription
on the tomb OF the latter shows that sine
died at the advanced age Of l03 wears
The only institution Of learning Judge
Obey ever attended was the Monroe
Academy, but that was school which
in its infancy was Of much promise, its
Arat p.aeidont and profae,ora IF Math