Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-05
GENERAL MOVES DROPS DEAD.
THE NOTED JUDGE FALLS IN THE COURT
HOUSE.

Popular With the PeopIe-A Powerful Or.
Htor-Noble Deeds in Battle-He Hur.
rahed for the Fourth of July After
Being Struck by Bullet.
CINCINNATI, September 4.-The Hon.
E. F. Moves Judge of the Superior Court
of Cincinnati fell dead shortly after II
o'clock to-day at the Court House. He had
been on the bench and heard one injunction
case, but as he was too unwell to proceed,
further, he left the bench and was on his
way to the street car when at the corner of
the Court House, ne suddenly fell back
ward and died instantly. The cause is sup
posed to be apoplexy.
Edward F. Noyes was 81 years old and a
native of Massachusetts. He graduated at
Dartmouth College When young man he
located at Cincinnati, where he studled law
with Nathaniel Wright and afterward formed
a partnership with 4. n. Stephenson. When
the war broke out IN 1861 Moves promptly en-
listed and was commissioned Major of the
Twenty-ninth Ohio. He was gallant soldier.
and on the Colonelcy becoming vacant was
promoted to that position. he was suDse-
quently commissioned Brigadier General
and placed in command of brigade. OF which
his old regiment formed part, in the division
of General Dodge. When the three years eX-
pred, General Noyes made AN eloquent speech
to his troops. who re-enlisted almost TO a man.
Under his influence more men re-enllsted than
in any other Command
General Noyes accompanied General Sher-s
man in his famous campaign, and, while lead
ing a charge in one of the battles around At
lanta was seriously wounded, one OF his legs
being shattered. This shot was received alter
the rebel works had been carried. He was
the first man to enter. When consciousness
had been restored, after the limb had been am
putated, he raised himself up, and, waving his
hand, he cried to General Mcpherson, who
stopped his horse by his side:
"Hurrah for the Fourth of July"
1t was the anniversary. When taken North
mains of soldier. In reply to his inquiry as
to who was lying there he was told that it was
the body of General Mcpherson. This was the
first intimation he had of that officers death.
For his bravery on the occasion of the battle
mentioned above, General Noyes was brevetted
Major General. He was unable to re-enter act
i've service, and, at the request OF Governor
Brough. Secretary Stanton assigned him to the
command of Camp Dennison.
At the close of the war, General NoyeS was
elected Judge of the Probate Court, and, in
1871, Governor of the State OF Ohio. He was
defeated for reelection by William Allen on
close VOTE and returned to the practice of law.
In 1877 he was appointed Minister to France,
where he became friend of Marshal MacMahOn
and won great popularity. On his return from
France he found that he had lost his clients,
and that it was difficult to get into the swim
again. A year ago he was elected Judge of the
Superior Court of Cincinnati by an immense
majority, hundreds of Democrats supporting
him at the polls. General Noyes was a stump
orator of considerable power While an active
Republican. he was not a bitter partisan, and
was socially popular. He was man of high
character. He leaves wife and son.