The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-06-29
ypnox xAoAs u DEAD.
A Able Lawyer VITA . Brilliant Career
Passes Away.

agony Tor several weeks Judge Albert
Iiagsn died at his home In this city,
Saturday morning, June 20, 1895,
aged % years and 8 months, death be-
Ing caused by cancer OF the bladder.
The funeral took place last Monday
from the. Catholic church, Fathers
Becker. Of this place. and Held OF spo-
kane conducting the services. The dis.
posal OF the remains was under the
care Of Smith & Co., Spokane under
takers.
A large number Of our citizens, n
we'll ~ friends from the mines and
Spokane, were present to pay their last
respects TO deceased. Interment took
place at Fort Sherman cemetery.
We are under obligations TO william
tipkin, who has known Judge Hagan
since childhood, for the following &C.
count Of his life:
Deceased WAS Q native Of Missouri.
being born In Monroe county, In Octob.
or iS42. and grew up on his fathers
farm, on which he lab0red until near
manhood. when be was sent to Illinois,
where he read law In the once of Ex-
Governor Yates, until the fall of 1880 !,
when he went to Jefferson county, No.
whore he resumed his studies In the
once Of his IN Gle. James Addison Beale,
aud also In the once Of Philip Pipkin,
until July, 1851. when he enlisted in the
Int Missouri Battalion Of the Confeder.
ate army, then In southeast Missouri
under Gen. n. Jeff. Thompson, and was
appointed adjutant the day he enlisted,
which position he held until the spring
OF 1867. when. upon the disbanding OF
Thompsoni troops. he crossed the
Mississippi and enlisted At Memphis.
Tenn. IN . Kentucky regiment. shortly
after which he rose 10 the rank OF Colo.
mel. commanding the same. lie took
part In tho battles OF Shiloh and
tint and second Corinth, the cap.
turc OF Memphis, Tenn, and the mum.
erous minor engagements throughout
Tennessee and north Mississippi at
Mumsfordsville, and Murfreesboro,
being wounded and captured at Bards.
town, Kentucky. In 1854 At which place
he met and married his first wife. BE.
Ing released on parol. he resumed his |
studies until the close OF the war, was
admitted 10 the bar. moved with his |
wife BY steamer from New York 10 |
San Francisco where he stayed but a
short time. removing 10 santa Cruz,
where he remained until August, 1879,
when he located In Salt Lake City, the |
iint partnership formed being smith,
Tiiford 4 HagAn.
"tnder the above name the flrm last.
cd ba, shor, time. Smith withdrawing
and Tiiford & iiasan continuing their
practice until December. 1917. when the
arm removed 10 Denver. Colo, where IL
iiagan locating In Leadville.
After abort stay he located In Socorro,
\. H. aud formed a partnership, the
arm being lfagan a Dougherty. la
1894 he removed 10 Chicago where he
married his present wife, "a daughter
'f the late Brigham Young and by
whom he had four children, the eldes,
and youngest Of whom are dead. While
in Chicago he formed . partnership
with one Warren, which continued
until issd. when he removed 10 spokan
Falls and formed = partnership with
Hon. Frank GanAhi, and later Hon.
sam Hyde. and c. W. Bcale Of Wallace.
lie came 10 this city In 1889.
During his residence In Chicago
rom 1884 until 1855 he made two trips
10 Honduras In the interest OF Chica
70 Syndicate, the greater part OF his
ine being taken up with the invcs,iga.
ion Of title to large mining properties
'eid by Chicago capital.
''Of his career since he settled In this
i,y the people arc familiar, and II is
My necessary 20 add that he gained
md held tho confidence and esteem Of
II who knew him.
Always candid he was entirely free
rom any appearance Of dcmagogy: he
'ated shams and prctcntion. lie may
ave had faults. for who has not
here has never been but ono perfect
fe on earth. and weakness and frailiy
re the common heritage Of man. lam
roud and happy to say that whatever 4
Is faults may have been, l never dis. {
'vcrcd them. To me he Was q pure, true.
oble man, and sincere and devoted {
riend.
"of his religion, II any he had, ! need
OF speak: suffice II to say that his ror.
and religious life was built on the
Imple faith that God Ia, and Is good.
can safely say he did not believe OBJ
rusive piety conclusive proof Of sanc,i.
=. and that he thought the Publican I
ften better than tho Pharisee. lie I
clieved that man should reverence God q
nd do his duty. and that in practical I
very day life, man docs his duty when,
nd only when. he does his best; what q
yer his task, sovereign imperious '
uty requires every man to do his ut.
lost to lift the world up, TO make IL '
ettcr. and 10 add what he can TO the '
lore Of human happiness: and he who Il
'easures his design in life by this ideal n
worthy Of all honor II he be true to O
imself.
How pitiful 10 think Of his going I
way; the sun. warm and bright, was
curing his flood Of light and glory on
cid and laughing brook, on the air was d,