The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-08
CHARLES DEyENS rs DEAD.
Attorney General Under Hayes--Splendid
Record During the War.


BosToN, JAM 7--Associate Justice Charles
Devens, of the Massachusetts, supreme court,
died tonight, aged IL
tCharles Devens was born in Chariestown,
Mass, April 4, 1sl0 He was graduated at Har-
ward in 1888, studied In the law school at Cam
bridge, anu practiced from 1s4l till 1S49 in
Franklin county, Mass. He was O member OF
the state Senate from that county In 1siS 4e, and
from 1s49 till 1858 he held the Office of United
States marshal for the district Of Massachusetts,.
During this period Thomas Sims was remanded
as 8 fugitive slave, and Mr.. Devens, In
obedience to what he considered the exigenciea
of his Office, caused the process to be executed.
After the rendition be endeavored, through Rev.
L. A. Grimes, in 1855, to obtain the freedom of
sary for the purpose but the effort fruitless.
At later period, hearing that Mrs. Lydia Maria
Child was making application for money to
dressed her letter requesting the return of the
sums she had collected for this purpose, and
that she allow him the privilege OF paying the
fore the affair could be arranged the war
rendered negotiation impossible. Sims was
eventually liberated by the progress of the
national armies, was pecuniarfly aided by Mr..
Devens in establishing himself in civil life, and
at later period appointed by him, while sttor-
ney general of the United States, to an appro-
PIRATE place in the department of justice. In
1894 Mr. Deyens resumed the practice of Law In
Worcester. On April 10, 1861, he accepted the
once OF major, commanding a, an an Independents
months, and in July was appointed Colonel
of the Fifteenth Massachusetts, volunteers.
With this regiment he - served & until april Aprii, , Es2,
He was made brigadier general In 1852, com.
mauded brigade during the peninsular cam.
paign, was disabled by wound at Fair Oaks,
ericksburg. In 1868 he commanded q division
in the Eleventh corps at the battle OF Chancel-
ove whe5e s Ts he s wss snvesy .ntnn @ IKE
he was appointed to the command of dfyi.
sion in the Eighteenth army corps,
fourth corps, and his troops were the first TO oc-
cupy Richmond when il was evacuated by the
Confederates. General Devens was brevetted
major general for gallantry and good conduct at
the capture OF Richmond, and remained In the
service for year after the termination OF hostil
ities. his principal duty being as commander OF
eastern portion OF South Carolina In
June, 1866, at his own request, hs
was mustered out of service, and inn
mediateiy resumed the practice of his
profession in Worcester In April, 1867, hs
was appointed one of the superior court OF
Massachusetts,, and in 1873 was made one OF the
is77 he became attorney general in the cabinet
OF President Hayes. On his return TO Massa-
chusetts in 1881, he was appointed one OF the
justices Of the supreme court Of the state, which
offiee he held until his death. His only publi-
cations are his legal opinions and addresses on
public occasions. OF his addresses the most
important are those at the centennial ceiebra-
ton OF the battle OF Bunker Hill, at the dedica-
ton OF the soldiers monuments in Boston and
Worcester, ON the deaths OF General Meade and
General Grant, aud presiding officer OF the
z50th anniversary of Harvard
Greatest American Socialist Gone Astray.
NEW YoEK, Jan. THE Herald says: For
more than twelve years Sergius Sheyitch, .
Russian Of gentle birth and aristocratic educa-
ton, was one of the most interesting figures in
the sociaIistic camp in New York He was
editor of the Volks- zsatuag the organ Of the So
ciai democracy. He was the only socialist in
the city who could stem the rage Of Herr Most,
and on several occasions talked him 70 stand
still Sheyitch was welded 10 "Die Rotbs
Grafn." the celebrated Princess Racowitz, with
whom Ferdinand LAssaile was in love- and over
whom he fought fatal duel, being killed by
Yapi Racowitz, who aitervard became her hus.
band. Some six months ago shey1tch resigned
bis editorial emolunents and returned 10
Russia II was generally understood that he
had gone into fortune of 10000 roubies, and
as soon as he could convert this into cash he
would return to New York and turn II all over
TO the treasury of the cause Many days
came and went, but sheyiteh never came. The
BeYltasF EDUxb}nd, the organ OF the social de-
mocracy, in its last fssue announced that she-
Witch was living in Rigs~on Baltic, clothed ike
solomon, and in the service OF the Russian
police secret service.