The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-20
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Augustus Sheriff. Seymour. United States
District Judge for the Eastern District OF North
Carolina. died yesterday at the home Of his
brother-in.iAw. VI. II. iIouUhton. 5TS West End
avenue. where lie had been under treatment for
cancer of the stomach for five weeks. Judge
Seymour was II son OF II. G.. Seymour. who was
New York state Engineer In 1880. lie was born
in Ithaca on Nov. 80. 1896. lie was graduated
from Hamilton College and from Judge Dwight's
Law School. and began the practice OF law In
this city In 1859. At the close of the war liz
moved TO Sewbern. n. C.. and In 1908 he
was appointed n criminal Judge there. lie was
elected TO the Legislature and was Chairman
OF the Judicial Committee. lie was a mcmncr
OF the State Constitutional Convention In 1874,
and was elected To the state Senate In the fol-
owing year. In 1874 he was elected Judge Of
the superior Court OF the state. serving til his
appoint inent rs ludye Of the United States
District Court Mt Newhrrn In 1859 br Prcsi.
dent Arthur. IN 1873 lac puhLlshsd a " DIGEST
sent to Newbern last night. His widow survives
him,
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Field. n former resident
OF New York. died on Thursday at Rome. where
she had been living for -ome years. She WAS
n daughter OF DIR. John VI. Brahhur,i. who was
once a large land holder in the upper part OF
him. In lsi5 Miss Btndhurst married Hickson
W. Field, whose father VA, prominent IN New
York business circles. aud when he'd ed was tho
oldest mem her Of the Chamber OF Commerce.
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Field went abroad to live.
W 1000. Hll VI ~ Ihltf NJ hOll's
Their daughter Elizabeth married tho Prince
OF Brancacri3, OF u powerful Nenpolitnn
Queen Of Italy. Mr.. Field was related. 10 many
prominent New York families. Mrs. John Jaw
wa. her husbands sister. Mr-. Field IL survived
hN three granddaughter. one ~ whom. Maria
Eiranora NittorlR Felic- COnl!da III. Znbpth. in
1893 married Prince Erancsscg d'Ar.ole. Of tho
house OF Massimo. Mrs. Field leaves u large
fortune. most OF which is invested In New York
real estate.
Mrs. Sarah Plat wagstan. widow of the late
Tahtulah. West iSiip. l.. j.. yesterday morning.
aged ABOUT 81 years. Heart failure. following u
W"rst"a wa. a dc.cerdsnt Of the IpnnrbSis lam.
iy OF this city, Her father was Cornelius Du-
hos. About sixty years ago she married Or.
stats went to West lslin. where they purchased
an imnen.e estate and where the family has
Wagstaff Is survived by two sons and two
daughters. ex-senator Alfred Wag-tair. II CLERK
Illus Dubois warstaG. and Mrs. Phoenix REM
sen and Mrs. Henry Crihbi-. The funeral. will
take place from -. MnrS's church. New YORK
CITY. on Monday morning. and the remains will
be Inferred ia Greenwood.
Angus Macintosh died yesterday at his home.
5a5 Monroe avenue. Elizabeth. H." was born In
1892 in London, mud anne tn this country in
lS4D. In 1850 he became correspondent, and
general manager for Duncan, sherman x Co.
nccted with MIR. Duncan In managing va
rious railroad interests. He was New lnrk
secretary OF the Mobile and Onto Railroad at
'N 49, - H'HfH 49, F''h h'' -
member OF the New Jersey club OF Scientific
Review. and had read many papers before that
body. Four daughters and two sons. Robert w.
and Archibald w. Macintosh. survive him.
Henry G. Overln died on Wednesday at his
residence. 2l9 West forty-siNth street. H-waS
born In this city on Feb. >. 1914. He enlisted
at the outbreak of the civil war. and was in
many battles. lie returned TO this city ut the
close Of the war and entered net vrly into pu.i-
ties. lie became stanch SUI porter II Thomas
c. Plat. He was a deputy Tax COMMISSIONS
for several years. A widow aud one child sur
vive him.
Joseph Diefcl died at the AGE OF ~. in New
ark. yesterday. He WAS horn In Wurtemberc.
Germany. where his father had extensive wool
len mills. Joseph was a salesman for the house
until 1873, when lie anne Ia America. ami en-
tered the woollcn business here. lie retired
twcuty.three years ago. He voted Mt every cleo
tion for forty wears, and walked Ia tn" polls from
his home last November to vote for Mck!n!ey.
William Wait died in Ncwhureh Yesterday.
aged - years. He was one ~ the California
in lands In Chicago and Lincoln. Ncb. AID
leaves q fortune" estimate nj S.uO.OOO. \ par
Gel OF bonds and securities amounting to 500.
900 was found in his room after hi, death. lie
was unmarried.
FI.Sinkinr Fund Commissinncr Adam Sauer
OF Elizabeth died AT his home Yesterday nj the
age OF ~. II" was a native Of llessc nHrmstadt,
hut had lived in Elizabeth forty.fvr years.
Death was the result OF n surgical operation.
He had made n fortune IN the shoe trade.
Thomas j. Conroy. once II Justice Of the Peace
at Newtown. J.. L., died nj hts home there on
Thursday evening. 81 years old. He was a
member OF the New York Volunteer Fire De-
partment. and he had been Auditor OF the town
of NeWtOwu,