The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-25
JUDGEDEADY rs DEAD
Oregon Loses Her Foremost
Jurist and Citizen.
ELLIOTT r. SHEPARD DEAD.
The Famous Religious NnlisnaiFe and
Editor Gono-The Duke u
Bedford DeoA.

this morning.
San Francisco. March 2A-In the course OF
long editorial on the death OF Judge Deadly. ct
Portland. the Erenfng Bsuetis says:
Judge Deady's position has been unique His
singular ascendancy has made him q law giver,
not only Of bis court, but in Q large measure OF
the higher court of public opinion There has
or Of public policy In which Judge Deady's I'm.
controlling factor. Tho dominance Of his
found learning aud his ripe wisdom. all devoted
70 the public service, gave him social. political
and moral power which have called to mind
public The social side Of Judge Dssdy's
character was particularly warm and charming.
He was master Of those brilliant arts which win
speaker, - dinner companion, ct al times and
in ali places. he was most graceful and charm
ing man. And. better than all. he was Q truly
good man. His private life like his public record.
Was clean and white How great and how i'm
portant the influence OF such . man, related, -
Judge Deadly was, 70 . state in it, formative era,
p.sss Perh"ps It il no y,O.sOn ~ a.ss. 70
state the facr, which illustrates the noble side
OF his character. that Judge Deadly lived and
ton was small one, and Il was his rule Of life
neither to seek nor to accept any other financial
income. 1t was his plan to spend two or three
hoped would be ripe old age in putting An
eventful and romantic story Of Oregon's earlier
days into permanent literary form. That be has
Dosabe sna 10 u.su fe
for grief ct his untimely death.
Talbot county, Nd, on May II. 1924 When he
was years OF axe the family moved to Wheel.
ing w. Va, where the father was employed a.
pne,psl o. the ian ,ssn ria acsoe% @ 'of
1887 Matthew removed with his father to Ohio
and there spent four years on the farm. until he
while he attended the Bonneville academy; so,
while he hammered away at the forge, he also
shaped IN his mind the knowledge found in
good books , After completing his apprentice.
began study with Hon. William Keunan. OF st.
Cia;rsvilie, O., who was afterward q member of
himself by teaching school while pursuing his
studies. In lS17 he was admitted to the supreme
court bar of the state and commenced practice
ct St Ciairsviile. He crossed the plains to Or.
egon in lS49 and taught school during the win
ter OF that year. and in the spring of 1850 began
the practice OF his profession, soon becoming
man OF mark in Yamhiil county. Indeed, dur.
ing the year be began to practice he was chosen
to the lower house OF the territorial legislature,
In which he was an active and leading member.
Der Of the territorial Council from Ysmhiil
county. He served q member of the
judiciary committee during the session of 1851
session in 1852 and the regular ression Of is5253
He was already ono Of the leading men of the
country. both at the bar and in the legislature,
IN
the appointment Of associate justice of the
supreme court Of the territory, which Office he
when the state was admitted into the Union.
Soon after his appointment he removed to the
Southern district, comprising at that time tho
settled on farm in the valley Of the Umpqua,
where the traveller may still find the fruitful
orchards and vines planted BY hi. hands in the
this position he was elected from Douglas
county one of the delegates to the constitu-
tional convention, which met at Salem in 1857
He was president OF the body and active and In.
fuential in its workings. At the first election
under this constitution Judge Deadly was chosen
state for the Southern district, but az he had
been appointed judge OF the Uni cd states
district court for the state on her admission In
1853 he accepted the latter position and moved
TO Portland in 1860, where ne has since resided.
In lS6162 he prepared and reported to the legis-
lature the present code and civil procedure,
ments, and with slight alterations has consti-
tuted the code OF civil procedure for the state
since It went into effect in May, 1863 AT the
request of tho legislature of 1862 he also pre-.
pared and reported TO the legislature of 1864
code of criminal procedure, including the def
nitions Of crimes and their punishments. which
was passed at that session without amendment,
and which Is substantially still In force. With
all of his other labors, Judge Deadly has found
time 10 prepare ana publish large amount OF
correspondence and contributions to the peri.
odicals of the country. containing much In
formation concerning the history of Oregon and
its affairs. He has also given OF bis labor and
his means to the establishment and support OF
charitable and educational Institutions,
one OF which he was president and
another, the state university, of which he
was president OF the board of regents.
few weeks ago he was relieved by congress on
account OF in6rmisy. Judge Deadly was easily
the first citisen of Oregon. ana no man In Port
land was ever more respected. He gave much
time to the building up OF the University OF
Oregon and the Portland Library Association,
and was associated with the late William g
Ladd in his numerous charities. Judge Deadly
was OF striking appearance, with fine pm siQue,
q noble face and snowy hair aud teard. His de-
cisions on the bench were rarely reversed, and
his carefully prepared opinions can be found In
every law library in the Northwest During his
political career he was referred to by political
opponents Is "the learned black smith" ana dis
liked the reference to his humble origin. He
had u touch OF vanity about him, yet was one of
the most gentle and unassuming of men. He
lent a helping hand To many a deserving young
man, and Portland will mourn his death az
Boston did that Of Bishop Brooks Judge Deadly
did much to sift the events of pioneer days In
Oregon and give them their proper place In his
tory. He never consented to the modern spell.
ing OF "~illameite, insisting that it should BE-
"Wallamet," as the Indians called it. He leaves