Morning journal and courier., 1892-10-17
JUDGE SEYMOUR DEAD.

N Associate Justice OF the supreme
Court Of Errors Expires In Litch.
field at Noon Yesterday-Two Terms
In Congress-A Member of the Fam |
GUS Glass of Yale '53-A Short Sketch |
of His Life. |
Edward W. Seymour of Litchfeld, asso-
ciate judge of the supreme court of errors,
died in Litchfe'd yesterday of acute men
ingitis after an illness of but two days.
duration, aged sixty years one month and
seventeen days. For several years past he
has been subject to what was generally re-
garded as bilious headache, but none 9 ven
of his most intimate friends and associates
ever even remotely dreamed that they
would finally result in his sudden taking
off. Last Friday morning Judge Seymour
complained of an attack of bilious head
ache and at once took to his bed, which he
never left again alive. Saturday he felt
somewhat better and during the afternoon
contemplated getting up. but was prevailed
upon to remain quietly in bed. Yesterday
the grim messenger of death summoned
him, and he peacefully responded to the
| summons, surrounded by his family and
the immediate friends who happened to be
at the house to inquire as to his condi-
| ton.
For the past three weeks Henry D.
| White of this city, who is by marriage q
connection of the deceased judge, has been
an invalid at his house in Litchfeld.
Saturday Mr.. White had 80 much improved
that he was able to come to his home in
this city, and when he left Litchfeld Judge
Seymour was much improved in health
and more than usually cheerful. Mr..
White was more than shocked last evening
When informed of Judge Seymour's death
by q COURIER reporter, and for some time
could hardly realize that the judge, whom
he had left only twenty-four hours pre-
violsly so cheerful and hopeful, had in.
deed gone to that bourne from which nc
traveller e'er returns.
With the death of Judge Seymour the
bench of the supreme court loses one Of
its most eminent jurists, one more thar
usually well versed in the law of the land
and withal a most conscientious and able
gentleman; one who was at all times sin
cere in every act which he undertook; ont
whom every one was pleased to call ,
friend, most excellent man and on
thoroughly respected and esteemed by al
who knew him and with whom he came il
| contact.
Edward Woodruff Seymour was the so,
of Origen Storrs and Lucy Morris Wood
ruff Seymour. and was born in Litchfielt
August 80, 1889. His father was Judg
and Chief Justice Seymour of the Con
necticut supreme court of errors, who wa
graduated at Yale in 1924 In 1S49 youn
Seymour entered the samesinstitution an
was matriculated with the famous class Q
1858, among his classmates being Pre-
fessor E. @. Billings of Harvard, Joshu
. Colt, F. Wayland Fellows of this city
Hon. j. Wayne MacVeigh, Sherman W
Knevals, Professor G. T. Lewis, Ho1
Henry G. Robinson of Hartford, E. Olarenc
Stedman, the banker poet, Abner L. Trair
George h. Watrous, ex President A.
a White of Cornell, II. II. Babcock an
others. After his matriculation Judg
Z Seymour studied law in Litchfeld, wher
: he was admitted to the bar In 1856. q
continued in the practice of law in Litct
field until January, 1875, when he remove
his Office to Bridgeport, Conn.,, where b
has since pracriced law with his brothe
r Morris W., under the firm name of Soy
mour & Seymour. He was married in Ne
York May 10, 1884, to Mary Floyd Ia
madge of that city, who survives him. tt
union was productive of no children.
Mr.. Seymour has four times been electe
). to the Connecticut house of represents
9 tives, viz, in 1859, 1860, 1870 and 1877
and once to the state senate, in 1876. A
+ though a staunch democrat all through b
life and often urged to accept nomination
for both governor of the state and repr
), sentative in congress, he pers;stently d
clined political promotion until the fall {
= 1882, when he received and accepted tt
democratic nomination for congress an
A was elected. In 1884 he was re-electe
and served until 1886, the end of h
x term. In 1888 he was again a candida
ID for congressional honors, but was defeated
i his opponent being Frederick G. Miles.
November, 1889, Mr.. Seymour was al
pointed judge of the supreme court of tt
+ state fer term of eight years by Go,
IT ernor Buckley, to fill the vacancy cause
70 by the resignation of Judge Beardsley.
II Judge Seymour's funeral will take pla,
from his late residence, in Litchfelt
Wednesday, at 2 o'clock. It ia more tbs
st probable that bar meeting of the Ne
10 Haven bar will be called to take action {
% his death.
a Opens Tonight.
The grand fair of the Deutsche Gesel
N schaft, the well-known German societ
a will be opened at 8 o'clock tonight
Harugari hall, corner of Crown and Gre
y son streets, and continue throughout t
90 week. A special program has been 6
e. | ranged for each evening.
az Funeral of Miss Matilda Downes
al | 90