The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-21
OBITUARY.

Judge Edward Greeley Loring died In Win
throp, Mass. on Thursday night. In 1854.
! while holding the position OF Judge OF Probate
| and United States Commissioner In Boston, he
remanded 10 slavery the slave Anthony Burns,
which action resulted in the riots at that time.
Burns was taken into custody under war
rant from Commissioner LorinG on the even-
| ing of May "a. Two nights later great meet
ing was hold in Faneuil Hall to protest against
this action, and while George Il. Kussoll was
presiding and Wendell Phillips was speaking,
the announcement came that n mob was at
tempting to rescue Burns. The meeting dis
solved. and the persons composing it haStened
TO the Court House, made an attack upon the
doors. and killed one constable and wounded
others. But Burns was held and sent back
into slavery. A great demand then went UP
for the removal of Judge Lorng from the Pro-
bate bench. and in spite OF his remonstrauce
the removal was effected After his removal
Judge LorinG received from President Blu
chanan tho appointment OF Judge Of the Court
Of Claims at Washington, and there remained
n quarter OF century, resiGning in 1877 under
the retiring act lie was then 70 years OF age
and was tho only Democrat on the bench
Judge Loring was native OF Massachusetts.
and was born Ian. %, 1902. He was a graduate
OF Harvard College. class OF 1921 and his death
leaves but one survivor OF the flfty-nne mem
pciS vi iln CIhoS, tuob oulNl'ol peiHG lHo l'cNs
William Wilmington. There are only six sur
viving graduates OF this college Of older class
RANK tnan Judge Loring. His widow survives
him, together with one son and Two daughters.
DR.. Alexander A. Honthumb died at his homo
in Hoboken on Thursday night OF heart dis
ease. He was born in 1910 In Westphula. lie
ut its termination: in 1867. he came to the
United States. he became editor Of tho TotkS-
st. he came t to New Ydpap o
wrote for the German edition OF Puck. for tho
pGHers. His funeral viii take place to day .1''
Mrs. Abigail Potter. widow of the late L. G.
Potter and he Oldest person in Cortland coun-
T. 3 d5 ho%S a @ w She Of was sO bo
near Troy and removed to Scott in 1919, since
when she had lived e9ntinnoIsly on the farm
OF the twenty-one original mentors OF the
Seventh-day Baptist Church OF Scott
John c. Curran is dead at the home of his
son In Scranton. Pm, at the age OF lO4 years.
lie was native Of Donegal, ireland. He took
a conspicuous part in the attempted revolution
try to escape arrest for treason. His wife died
not long ago. aged nearly 100 years. lie leaves
two sons.
Ex-Judge Louis Duvlcneaud. oldest membor
OF the New Orleans bar, died yesterday. aged
SO. He WAS native OF New Orleans OF crcole
IeEsature in 1885 Judge OF Of tho Erd Distrct
Court in 1904 member Of the State Sena'e in
1865. and Judge OF the Probate Court In 1868.
Richard A. Lyons. a welI.known horseman of
house of relative. $50 East Thirty second
street, MIR. Lyons wa; 40 years old. and was
n we'll known figure throughout the Eastern
circuit. lie will be inferred at Calvary Gem
etery Mt 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Frank Montgomery, civil engineer Of Han
cock y. y, died mt Boca NGgra. Mexico on
June / OF lnJurios received in II railroad ncci-
dent. lie leaves a wife. who 8 the daughter OF
Paul Griffin Of Hancock. and young dauGh-
ter.
d. W. c. Bradford. proprietor Of the Sherman
House in ROckIand, aud lor, many years the
proprietor OF the Maverick House. East Dos.
ton. died OF apoplexy on Friday. lie was G3
years old.
George W. Spur. Town Clerk Collector OF
Taxes. and Town Treasurer OF Winchester
Mass. died on Friday. He was widely known
in the insurance business
The lev. j. X. Fisher, pastor of the Metho-
dist pscopal church, Mt Shippensburg Pa,
died on Thursday OF consumption. lie was
Az years old.
Mnjor-Cen. Henry Braokcnbury OF the Brit
ish army Is dead. He was 80 years old