The sun., 1897-01-12
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David ]. Dean. first assistant 10 the Corpora
tion Counsel and one Of the Oldest pubiIc on
cisls Of this city In point OF service. died on
Sunday night in San Antonio. Tex Mr.. Deans
health broke down last summer while he was
engaged with william c. De Witt in the prep
srstion Of the FIRST draft Of the ehsrtsr for the
Greater New York. He went TO the Adirondscks
to recuperate. and oy advice Of his physician be
determined to spend the winter In Arizona On
his way there his condition became 80 serious
that he was Obliged to stop At San Antonio. His
wife and daughter were with him. His dsush-
ter returned home last week bringing sncour-
aging news to her two brothers. one OF
whom. Isaac NJ. Dean. is connected with the
United States Life In,ursncs Company. Mr..
Dean had . relapse after his daughter left him,
and he sank steadily until he dled. He had
been I'll with diabetes and consumption for sew
eral years and had been 10 Carlsbad and other
health resorts. Mr.. Dean occupied the same
position relatively in the Law Department that
the late Deputy Comptrolle stoi r. had IN the
Finance Department He was an expert IN the
laws anectinE the city and the ehangssof poli-
tics never affected him. lie was born In New
England sixty-hve years ago aud came 70 this
state when . young man. settling In Brooklyn
lie left tho Corporation Counsel's once In that
city in 1856 to take . place as assistant
To Corporation Counsel O'Gorman hero and
Z. DeIsneid sm .th, Who suceeedrd Judge o'Gor.
man as Corporation Counsel. assumed once. be
informed Mr., Dean that be would have 10 have
asked when he wanted 1t. Mr. smith .aid be
wou Id call for II within six weeks. bot whom siI
weeks had passed instead OF calling for hs res
ienaton. he requested Mr.. Dean to remain. Nr
Dean argued all the most important city cases
before the Court of Appeals. and has been known
TO argue A. many n. Ave and six a day. lie
served under hine Counsel. to the COrpoi alton (:
0Gorman. smith. william {: whitney. George
7. Andt-ws. Il. II. Lacomb be. Morgan J. o Brien.
II. X. Beeknhn. w. ii. Clark. and r. VI. Scott
In 1885 he was = candidate on the County De-
mocracy ticket for Justice OF tho City Court
here for burial. Mr.. Dean lived at 33s Lenox
avenue.
VI. Stsnislaus Aphonse Cordier. . life Senator
was horn in 1920. was connected with mercan-
tile enterprises from lis youth. and wa. also
prominsnt in pntie.. having held a mum ber Of
the National Assembly in 1875. He was the
author of number OF works upon commercial.
Industrial, and manufacturing top!c..
Morri. Hrsch. who lad been engaged In the
cigar business 10 lower Fulton street. Brook lyn.
for twenty-five years and recently moved 70
Wa.hlngton street died suddenly Yesterday
81 years. The funeral will be held TO morrow
aftsrnoon from Temple Beth E!ohim. In STATE
dent Nice-President, and Trustee.
Mr.. Laura Belknap. wife of Mr.. c. C. Quick
or Port Deposit. y. " died at her home on Sun
day. aged SO yesrr. She was member Of =
prominent Wayne county. Pa. family. and
lineal descendant OF Ed ward Rutiedge of eouth
Carolina. one Of the siRners Of the Declaration
Of Independence. a member of the nrrt Contj-
n ntai Congress. and q prominent statesman Of
the Revolutionary per Cd.
John q Maynard who had long been in the
s elevator r. and ho,sinE business, died on s..ur.
III In his Goth year. II. leaves . widow and
one son. the Rev. John W. Maynard, q Mstho-
dist minister. and two daurhters
Jonn swan. . hardware merchant died on
Saturday at hi. home. 2s6 St James's place.
Brooklyn. aged IS yeAra.