The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-30
JOHN A. HUTCHINSON DEAD.

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Surrounded by his wife and family and
a few intimate friends. Hon. John A.
Hutchinson died at his home here to-
night at 7:S5 o'clock, aged nfty-stx-
About a year ago Mr.. Hutchinson re-
celved a brulse which for long time he
treated lightly. although 1t showed no
indication of healing. on December IS
it showed signs Of having developed In
to a cancer, and he consented to IN op-
GRAFTON which appeared to aggrayate
the disease. About the middle Of Feb
ruary- he consented to go to the Good
Samaritan hospital in Cincinnati,
where he remained eight weeks and re-
turned not cured, but much improved
Shortly after this, however, his case
became worse than ever, until the lsth
instant, when he was pronounced incur
able and given up by the surgeons:
Since that time he has been IN untold
agony, awaiting ueath.
He was conscious to the last, ana up
10 the time that he went 10 Cincinnati
attended to much Of his legal business.
Mr.. Hutchinson leaves q wife ana Six
children, nearly all grown, in comfort
able circumstances. HIS death. which
SO closely follows that Of Judge Bore
man, has cast pail over the city. The
funeral will occur on Friday
John A. Hutchinson was. born In
Parkersburg, In lS40, and was therefore
fifty-six years Of age at the time OF his
death. He studied law In the office OF
the late James II. Stephenson and was
admitted TO the bar In 1861. He was
elected prosecuting attorney OF Pleas
ants county in 1862 and served for nine
years, In 1863 he was elected to the
same ONCE in Wood county, and served
until 1870. From 1856 to 1853, he served
as prosecuting attorney OF the counties
Of Wood, Writ, Peasants ana Ritchie,
having been elected by the people OF all
four counties.
Z In 1856 Mr.. Hutchinson served Wood
and Pleasants counties In the legtsla-
ture. He was during that term Of SER
vice one OF the board Of managers on
the impeachment OF the auditor and
state treasurer. He has always been
staunch Republican, and in 1876 was
nominated for attorney general on the
Republican state ticket, and again IN
1884. In 1880 he was the Republican
nominee for Congress In the OLD FIRST
district, which was then Democratic by
a large majority. His opponent was
Colonel BenjanIn Wilson. who at the
previous election had been elected Dy
a majority OF 200. but Mr.. Hutchln-
son made such a spirited canvass IN 1851
tnat 1t required the official count 10
ascertain the result, Mr.. Wilson being
elected by about one hundred majority.
In 1885, after the re-dlstricting OF the
state, Nr. Hutchinson was the Repubh-
can candidate for Congress In the
Fourth district, and was defeated by
Hon. c. +. Hogg. (Democrat) Since
then he has not ben actively engaged in
politics, though he has been many times
prominently mentioned for various
high honors
Mr.. Hutchinson has long been known
as one of the best OF West virginia s
many able lawyers, and for some years
past has been the chief counsel for the
Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad Company
for this stae. He was the author OF
two valuable works on law subjects,
NlhUlGlgs AAdAlA AAGlGu "a ' =
west Virginia" and 'The Ofiicial Form
Book" These works added greatly TO
his reputation as an attorney. His
forte was trial practice, the examina-
tion and cross-eKamination always be-
ing entrusted to him by his associates.
He was engaged IN many Of the great
criminal cases In the state.
Mr.. Hutchinson was a man OF stu
dlous habits. and was possessed OF q
large fund OF general Information, to
which fact much OF his success as a
criminal lawyer may be attributed. In
politics as in law, he was bold and ag-
Eressive, and was one OF the most pop
ular public speakers in the Republican
party. In his death the state loses one
OF its most honoTed citizens. the bar
one OF It's brightest lights and the Re-
publican party one OF It's most dlstin-
guished members,