Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-10-28
OBITUARY.
Hon. William =. gneli

Hon. William B Spo,i, I judge Of the
Municipal Court. d .. Autdaily from hfs't
failure, at Washington u. G., oct. ~,
1890.
Judge Smell had been aiIiug for sb,u,
week, but no seriou, trouble was tn'ici-
patsd by is family or fri .nds; and pa ,i.
morning of the dsy Of bis des h h. SO
psared much batttr and in COOL spi'i
fie died il tue evening in ooe minute sffer
: ying "thapk you" to y domestic v ho hs1
Jas, sttehded some l'tle want. 4 sni o
Ess upon his face rhen he expired. and hs
5esta was painless.
Judge Sne wai widely kroan here. -
OF Iy as Police Ju'tice flr msns year. ott
as a usefui c'iz-n in many other Wy.
Comirg here. sn snirs sirsrge', from ns
nst w State, he hal t, fsce n ! The ~ u
cions and lrs in ices inoi i,it t, that tset.
snd also the sd i nal draybAck- cGn-.-
qaen; upon The cd pro-. itse,y .entitn ~
then ex.tiug. ret 40 fti-y snI ini5.g-
t ally hd he ala in srrf jasiie. snd 40
'hurongbiy dill he associate himseif with
he sfftrs tni int rect, Of the Di.t,ict ihs,
in III eod Re vs- highiy es'eemtd and
ho7oiei by all ciass of citz
He was torn q thrk) Ia Winthrop.
M+ine-- vt least he ptAet. Il law there r.1
aimed tnst piic ~ ms legal rcsldercs.
tie was between 90 sid 70 yeas of age.
grad nited at Boefoin coliesc, adopted b.
y -ofe,sion II TIE law and Wa IN pfsstlre
in his Safe When iha Civil War broke OFT,
when he emitted in Gen. NJ 81 D1w's reyl-
msht-the 13ti Name Vels.-ros u thc
rank OF cspia and a. the end of the VIZ
ga, b-sr-t'ed Msjar AID Lieu,-Col. for
rerito ions servi es. lie returned to
Wiptbrop AMI agaiD prsciisei Law, was
eietts1 as Refrsse9lafiy- 20 M. NAM
Legisis,ure, and at the end Of his tsr was
offered the position of judge OF The Poiice
C0ur, OF the Durict If Colgmbis, wuich
he acce pt a and tilist for three c,aseci'ise
t-rus of fosr years ach, and retired dur
ing the sd1.in st-a isn ut President clese-
Ia q. Slice then n hss prac iced las b.
fore the yerai court. OF the District. lie
wac pr5nsi Del, ty mentioned as = candids'r
q Gil vacancy on tie bench Of the Dis
tficl Sopf.ms Coaff. nSS mid bJ Jnjgs
Bradley. but bis age w<s, pernsps. ore OBJ
.cii1n, suA b C aming legal residencs
IN Msiae auo her ii@ vas actively ascot
.red vith msny re'igieu.. teape ancs a. q
CT AZ sbie sssst'is ~ Of the bssrict, yss
pr. dent of tie Ascent d Ensritie, md a
rHs mr. er OF toe 3 arr Of Directors Of the
Indust il. fons School. and frrstse Of
the Nero 4isi HstsoHts, Ep,sscpsl Csurch.
Of VIII eb he was a member.
he lr4ves siJo~ sd tro children a
son and dsax!st4r. DO h iiv ng IN Msife.
Judge Sse.i i ir ed tie ,eyutii az fary ~
its formation. and gave Vt bis urysrying
.upposr up 70 tie t>y 81 his ses'h. lie has
bee1 for mtry yeas Prsiiie r oi the Msine
AS iatisa o. Ihi' eity. wnch, Ia msDs a
canvass hs- dom iinsh nj tent wsrx. ~
his ioss 10 tfa, toiy - teepiy felt chi
zsDs Of me di t,ic' uiti,nuf rrssri 70 part.
or cendii oe', nantes b il r grei In tn D,
ssys, saosiss ho~ rnaen spv,eeiue.i Is
Vas where hs has bsc1se~ 81 we'll knJNn
Name. 30, has io,f 80 i s1d boDyred -
OF her soft an cs,, VISA ~. mourn his lo.s
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Secretary Maine Association, 1901 Ski
St, N w., Washington, ID. G.