St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-12

was caused by general breaking down
of his system, and is generally attrib-
uted to an attack of the grip year ago,
and to his resumption of work on the
district court bench before he had re-
gained his strength.
HIS PERSONAL RECORD.
Frederick Hooker was born i'm Chau-
tauqua county. New York, April 6. lS45.
His father was farmer. and he spent
his early boyhood days attending school
i'll winter and taking the usual four
months III summer. at the age of six
teen his determination to have an edu-
cation was stronger than the parental
home influence, which would, per-
haps, have kept him at home,
and be left to attend what WIS known
as a select school. attending which he
worked for his board, thus in measure
supporting himself. In his eighteenth
year he attended an academy located
near Chautauqua lake, New York. The
winter of the following year he taught
his first school, beginning in that pro-
feSSion, and using it as means to 20
on with his education. The following
three years were spent at the
state normal school of Pennsylvania.
and. continuing teaching, he was the
following two years principal of the
public school Of Cory, Pa. He then
moved to Warren, Pa, where he had
charge of the public school for nearly
three years. During these years of
foa
time in reading law, and advanced so
far that he was admitted to practice
within two months from the time that
he left his last position as teacher
His first practice was at Warren Pa,
as partner with Gleni W. Sch0feld,
then register of the treasury at Wash
ington. This was in the year 1870.
Here he practiced till 1874, when he
went 10 Denver, Col, but the investiga-
ton there as place to locate
permanently did not satisfy him,
and, after about a year, he
decided to remove to Mime
apolis. Here he formed copartner-
ship with Byron Sutherland. which
continued about one year, when he en-
terered partnership with Judge Rea,
who was then probate judge. After this
| the firm became Rea, Hooker d Woolly,
which firm he left when he was, in 1888,
appointed to the newly created Fourth
district jndgeship, TO which. i'll the cleo
ton of 1890. he was reelected for the
| term of SIX years, which he is now fill
| ing.
| HIS family consists of wife and two
unmarried daughters. Mrs. Hooker was
| Miss Mary Wells. of Crawford county,
| Pa, who had been clasSmate at
| school.
In politics the Judge was always a
Republican. He had never held any
| other Office.
AS A JUDGE.
| Judge Hooker's services on the bench
| show what can be achieved by man
! with large heart, kindly disposition,
| and an evident wish to do wrong TO no
one. The judges of the court speak of
him in the highest terms, and have but
one word of cenSure. which is that he
was not careful enough of his own
| health in working too hard for
the good Of the public. At
torneyS to a man take the mat
! ter to heart as if blow had fallen in
their own families. There was not a
day. even toward the latter part OF the
term, and during the vacation, when his
| head was racked with pain and his
1
| that he did not have the same
| pleasant, kindly smile for every one
who approached him. 1t mattered
| little in what walk of life man moved,
| he was sure to receive the same uniform,
! kindly treatment at the hands of Judge
| Hooker. He was companionaple, be-
| cause he WAS colloquial in his converse
ton and homely in his thought. 1t has
| been said of him that he had not an
enemy in the world, and those who
/ know him will echo that belief.
HOME LIFE.
In his home life, Judge Hooker was
kindly and lovabe man, and his heart
was with his family to such an extent
| that he often spoke of them to his
| friends, even during his business hours.
! Very few men came in contact with
him without feeling that same
kindly influence, and for that
reason his personal friends were
many. With the newspaper men he
was always kind and coudescending, al
ways panstaking to assist the tired re-
porter in his search for news. Among
the old newspaper men who have done
the courts, his loss will be felt deeply,
| and his place will hardly he flied
Many and many time after his break
down the judges and his old friends
have begged him to take a
vacation and go to- some place
where he could have absolute rest, but
he kept putting off the day in order that
he might fulfill what he thought was his
duty by completing some cases that
were pending decision. and he refused
to leave his desk. The result was that
he broke down completely. 4 few days
before his last illness he seemed quite
cheerful.
II have found out what was the
trouble" he said, about year ago
my eyeglasses broke. and l went to an
optician to have them repaired. He
prevailed upon me TO take new pair,
and they worried me. | never could
see well with the III and they seemed to
tire my brain. Sometimes when | was
hearing a case, was compelled to take
them off and close my eyes in order TO
rest them. Yesterday asked my wife
to find me the old pair, and | put them
OH and felt relieved at once. | have an
idea that they will make my head feel
better. l can't see what was the matter
with me. Physically l feel perfectly
well, but don't seem able to concen-
| trate my mind. cannot do my cases