The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-12

shsf ssa.son was 5ofnc3 y MTs- Halie-. kis
Feznx snn 8. Morris, ard lis Ettie daughter
HzT. whe Afterwards nee&z1e Hrs l&<nfe1&nt
Nseholx srd who ciezs ascHf tive AZ aga
Al he breaking eEs % the Eeoellsou IN 1861.
Mssor HazIer was ordered East. &sd ssrvez I'M
der MccKsIlsn IN the Avmy 81 the Pcs0mae- At
Saz. tin vnung N1s wax IN kE10os il Pe1n-
svfyxnix and wAea lezE tran I3 years OF ese was
vita has father Gu the field a GessysouEg. Wit
nessfng the whole Of thar terrible battle
About fhe EtEne Of the &c tys5zrg battle
fsise accusation Was made agaiBst Colonel Hal
ler and wifacux any trial 81 eharce fog defense
he wzs dismissed from the seyvsee ~ the sc re-
tasy OF Wa. BE came 70 Washington a. onee
and established home On Naiany island i0f
rs family CoioEe. HaIIer feis the stigma Of
his unwarrAntable disshsrse fTuEa the army,
and Eor ysszS sosgaf 10 obtain trial Il was
net until 1879, however, faat h.s eaoFs were sne-
cesssnl and his fria by court marital trok place.
He was entirely vinGse4ted Il this tria, Aa1 y -
lev yeasS IaseE put Hpon TIE re ired list with
the raak Of colonel. " hieh rosiEion ne holds To-
day.
G. Morris Halter remained with his father on
Wildly fSISnd until ls74 when he entered the
LAYS Office "a Mcknight & LeaTy. in this city. Ia
August, IS75, ne wa admitted 20 practice as an
attorney -zt-law, AID 81 once established an Of
Zee at PORT townsend. As q lawyer, he was Sue
eeszfnI RI IA the START. and very soon estaba he'd
artpute ton for close apDieati0n 70 study. IN
elsga1s His services were much IN demand.
and he has been continuously prosperous In
business way ever since.
At The fanle q his residence In Port Townsend
he was elrefsd 20 the oliee oil cisy attorney and
held the position At ne same time thai d..
Minor was mayor Of that cts.
Ia ISL mis- position as q leading member OF
the bar made il necessary f8r MIN 20 remove 10
Seattle, the central business point and seal Of
mos of the litigation of the dists c. in WHICH he
pratticed- For year or 50 he was in partner
ship with 4. ". Engie. and lafer he joined the
law firm OF Burke & Rasin. Aft the with
drswal OF Mr. T. u. KASin. the firm continued
as Burke & Hasler which IL is today.
Daring the Chinese agitation in seattle several
years ago, Ar. HGller was an active nieElbsr OF
the Home Guards, holding IN that organization
the title 81 beutenanf-eoIouei on the staf OF
AdiutantGeneral O BFlen. Upon the reoFgsni-
zstion o. The Home Guards b. the formation OF
the National Guard, Mr. Halter was giys the
rank Of colonel. He was also an active member
Of the Lcyal Legion. IN which organization he
was a member By virtue OF his boy service on the
field of Gettysburg.
Mr. Halter was married to Miss Cox about two
years ago in Chicago His father mother and
sister Charlotte. also reside IN Seattle, and HIS
brother, Theodore Halter, Is an attorney al Port
Townsend.
EDwABD LEWIS COX.
Edward Lewis Cox was q native OF GalesbuTg,
III, where be was born IN 1851 He was q son Of
Richard 5. Cox, prominent capitalist and real
estate owner IN Chicago. His mother Is st
present in san Jose, Cal, for her health. His
sister Mrs g. Morris Halter. resides in this city.
his elder brother, Richard = Cox, jr., in Chi
cago. and bis Younger brother is attending the
san Mateo Cal, military school.
He was educated ia the schools OF Port Hope,
Ont. aud afterwards attended Trinity uniyeF-
sity, of Toronto. Ont, where he graduated in
1857.
he came here Just about year ago from
Toronto ard began reading Law with tue WELL
known law-drm If Burke & Halter, the latter
being his bsotheT-in-law lie expected TO be adj
United Al attorney -at-law ia ABOUT year,
having made rapid progress with his studies.
He was also pTominens member OF Company
Z. Of the Washington Nations Guards.
sff. Cox was tall young man, - years of age.
full-faccd and had q small light mustRche. He
was considered one Of the finest lookiag young
men in the city. and his perfectly manly bearing
aRd sunny disposition won him many friends.
His abilities were frequently commented upon
and IL was considered that the future had In
store for him prominent position.
when he left here with Or. Minor and Mr..
Halter. he remarked 70 bis particular friend.
Prank Bell, that he expected 10 return 10 attic
by Ia saturday. as his father would arri Sc that
day 10 visit him and his sister, aud he wished
TO welcome him.
Mr. Richard S. Cox. father Of the missing
young man. arrived in Ssattle from Chiesgo last
saturday, aud has oeen the zuest of his daagh-
ter. Mrs. Halter The continued absence of his
son caused the father much uneasiness, aud
when the report car that il was feared the
party had been crowned and searching party
organized, Mr.. Cox decided 20 go with them in
search OF IFS son aud sonIn-law. he loiu.
Judge Thomas Burke, Mr. ]. T. Pratt md Josiah
Collins jr on the stesmer Detroit which made
search yesterday for the missing men.
Ricnard ), Cox. ir., the elder brother, " 40 re-
sides Ia Chicago. cane 20 seattle In $3.50 and
remained here three years. returning TO CD ieago
q short while before his brother Lewis came
here
A SUGGESTION.
II has been suggested hy prominent CT tiEen,
and Il has doubtless ocfurred % MANI who
needed no suggestion. THAI it would be ct
mark OF respect 10 the memory of those whose