Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-16
COL. JAMES G. HOWARD.
Death of Distinguished Los Angeleno
and Pioneer.

ana P1oneer.
Colonel James Gascoigne Howard. a
distinguished member Oft the Los Angeles
bar, and gentleman well known in this
state and Nevada, died at the Sisters
infrmary yesterday noon, after pro-
tracted illness.
Colonel Howard was born near Albany,
New York, on the 2nd OF July, 1920, and
was consequently in his list year. His
parents were English, and arrived in the
United States but few months before
the deceased was born. He received
liberal education, and adopted
the law as his profession. He went
south when a young man, and for a
number of years practiced at the New
Orleans bar In 1851, when General
Lopez organized his third expedition to
revolutionize Cuba, Col. Howard raised a
body of volunteers, and joining Critten-
started for the 'ever-faithful" island.
The expedition was disastrous from the
start, for the steamers upon which it
sailed were leakv and unseaworthy, and
it was a miracle that they ever reached
tlltlT QeSlllldllOll Ou tlleCJlllS ldIlO-
ing, Lopez with the main body started
for the interior He was met by a
superior force, driven to the mountains,
and finally captured, brought to Ha-
vana and garroted. Col. Crittenden
was no less unfortunate with his COM
mand. He was captured and shot, and
large number of his men were hunted
to death by the Spanish soldiers. Col.
Howard effected his escape in a small
boat, and was finally rescued in the
gulf by an American vessel
In 1858 Colonel Howard came to Cali
fornia. He located in Sacramento, where
he practiced law with the late James
w. Coffroth, one of the bright public
men of pioneer times. During his resi-
dence in Sacramento Colonel Howard
made himself famous by the publication
of a series OF papers in the Sacramento
Union over the nom de plume of "Col.
Blove." The Blove papers arrested the
attention of men of letters and literary
taste everywhere for their graceful style
and the novelty OF coupling with a
masculine depletion OF the lude frontier
manners Of the period wealth of classi-
cal dressing that was made to admirably
but curiously blend with the theme.
For few years Colonel Howard prac-
ticed in San Francisco, but not meeting
with the success he expected he went to
Virginia City, shortly after the Com
stock began to develop such wonderful
richness. He remained there till 1865,
when he came to Los Angeles, and en-
tered into a law partnership with Colo
mel E. j. G. Kewen. This firm had a
very fine practice, and for years had the
of
the Los Angeles courts. In 1881, after
the death OF Colonel Kewen, he went to
Tombstone, Arizona, where he remained
some fourteen months, and then re-
turned to Los Angeles, where he has
lived ever since.
Mrs. Howard was with the Colonel
during his last illness as much as possi-
bic, and he received all the care and at
tention that could possibly be given.
His oldest son, James L., is with sur
veying party in San Diego, but has
been telegraphed for. The other son,
Ernest, is with his mother here.
AS soon as the death Of Colonel Howard
was known, a meeting of the members
of the bar was called. 1t assembled at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and j. d..
Bicknell, Esq, was called to the chair.
A committee OF seven was appointed by
the chair to prepare resolutions to be
presented to each department of the
superior court. The committee consists
of Andrew Glassell, II. X. S. OMelveny,
j. Marion Brooks, John Robart, Geo.
H. Smith, Alexander Campbell and A.
w. Hutton. 1t was also moved that all
members of the bar of Los Angeles be
requested to attend the funeral.
Department One of the superior court
adjourned yesterday afternoon out Of
respect to to the memory Of deceased.
The funeral will take place tomorrow,
but the time has not yet been fixed