New-York tribune., 1886-02-14
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WINCHESTER BAITToY.

Winchester Brltton died suddenly from par
al,,i, NJ the heart at h- home, No. 2l0 Chrroilst,
iir,okyu, yesterday while Dee was a breakfast. He
had been engaged n Ing ease in court the day be-
fore and ducd that evening this city with fr"udaT
lrcut, M the best of neJlth. When hc awoP" yeoicG
,, uc complained OF indigestion, trouble wltn winch
he i,- long been afflicted. In .Htuc while the pain
deere rd Down 70 the A'le feeling, a. In
snd comparatively we'll. Mnc hc was eating and CON
vrr-ug his iaa'iy, his face ,uo Al n'cn hue
aud ul- hcc,iu cpntortcd tl'cms hi, hand
over Ai, heart hc back into his chair nspinr FOR
breath All about MIN aud tRo "i hI- -"n, assisted
MIN 10 Li, ropm while another rushed ont 90 summon
me real a--l-taucc II- wI'o hathri his feet and hs
stomach iu mustard water. and soIgut iu all possible
way, to Ic-iore lbs iasi l.ng circulation. Eut these
efforts proved who'll, uscc-- aui ten minutes after ho
attack lu-t the physician arrived, hr dicd Coroner
Nruuiu..r summoned Jury, who h'trr -ruiuc &" tho
-tt!rucu oi Mis-. HiItton rrudercl verdict Il" death
F,r tnr,y year, Mr. Biitton hn, been acty" figure
IN political aud rs. crclo- 10 kings Count lie ""s
born m North Adams, Ma''h'hu-rliN ana hhI h' HN'd
until Apri y. hr you'll hh'" completed Ills -hirtH year.
lis granparcuiS, wlth "n"m Ir PASSED ms 'h'5 y'h7
i"r h- mother III -A"fi Hl'' I7 'I,' ",' a',' %
Only eighteen year, Old were" ~ LnE-h descent hud
were people ol ~chtn and cultuie. Wneu lac was ten
yonr- old, his '"thri hvihg Ia IHy' TOOK nm lo "s
homo and began Al- ""ih of eduthdoh IIo htt"hnrd
tne Troy hourcrcuc Academy, aud at twenty Years
Oi age ~ rird mon 'ol'tc m 'H' l.u"I '"' uANl"b
ex- President Arthur Tor cl,--inatc II" nr.hmr
rrtutez Al tue Cherry valley Law school. He Sorkrd
So his studies that /" h"chue H. and IN 'r"tch
of his hcalth went To the i-iHnus aud hlrtwH 10
Calgurula Here becoming Infused with tn gold mining
craze tp,t huslnc-- and obtained con
sderab.r ia which 10" invested iu Shr Frhuct-cp
urOl rrty. nfc InAue aim poorer than cNrr and Ice
concuic return 10 tDc Last. ono - tue exciting
iucdrlt- iu his Western lic the famous tottrr-
Nuycut duel IN which he Golfers second. HIS
v ,s victorious Mr Briton catered politician CnIi
iorna and after being dricatrd Tor the Legislature 100
| came "A san Francisco Alderman.
! He returned td NrN York In l-I3 and married IA
daIgltcr ni william ~ Parker ~ Albany. lie resumed
hi. iep, stndes and rapidly advanced at the bar His
uufo died within OF their marriage ana Two years
I,rer r married ler sister Toy ntd oloyeu cildren,
eut sons aud three daughters. all "i whom are lNiug
u 1870 he moved 20 Tr Okyn where many ~ his inter
est, lung had hccu and Isyraf later was c'oe District
Attorney of Kings County. Charges " mhehsanrr led
IN ms rrIn val by Governor DIX He second time
.t mo stct eriug election aud returned To olct.
HIS tArd attempt to obtain the election was uhsuccc9-
mi He hnz times bcen candidate FOR ludicl
nominations aud formidable aPpUnent o! Justice
BAR lett In the cuny, utiOn of 1854
Mr. Hrittou WA- considered able lawyer, many of
his cnscs beng couaidrraho mu"rancc At the iiue
of hl, dcath he enjoyed - lucrative practice. Aa
father husband aud friend his relations fortunate
and happy.