The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-28
He Died Suddenly at Dunn
Yesterday at Noon
WAS TO SPEAK AT DUNN
AND HAD RETURNED FROM PEA
COCKS y ROADS WHERE HE
SPOKE FRIDAY.
HIS DEATH is WIDELY DEPLoRED
The News Frustrated his Wife and Children
Sketch of his Lfe--Funeral to day.

Dunn. n. c., August 27.-(Special.)-
Judge L. T. Boykin died here to-day at
II O'Clock He had made Il speech in
Sampson county yesterday, and was
to speak here to-day. He was found
unconscious and almost suffocating in
bed this morning, and could not be re-
vived His case was supposed to be
heart failure.
His wife and Judge McRac arrived
this afternoon, and will carry the re
mains to Raleigh, arriving ut $50 to-
morrow morning.
This news carried grief and sorrow
to many of the people of Raleigh, as it
will throughout the entire State. Judge
Boykin had not been well for some
weeks, and had suffered with attacks
Of rheumatism. But they had ceased to
give him much trouble. and he seemed
to be in fair health when he left Raj
eigh on Thursday to make speeches in
the campaign.
Mrs. Boykin, in response to Il tele-
gram received earlier in the day that
the Judge was quite sick, left on the
II: 40 train, supposing he was suffering
temporarily with prOStration. The news
Of his death reached her at Selma, and
she was very much overcome. Judge
MacRae who was with her at the time,
did not communicate the awful intelli-
gencc until he had summoned DR.. No
HOS wbo 1uulipd rpStoratiVpS
The body will reach Raleigh at $40
o'clock this Sunday morning. and the
funeral will be held at Christ church at
$3.50 o'clock a. m, to-day.
Edward r. Boykin was born in Samp-
son county, and was A years of age.
His father died while he was quite
young. and his mother married Rev.
Mr.. Bib. of the North Carolina Con
ference, who lived at Trinity college
for time Judge Boykin supported
himself while attending college and
graduated at Trinity with high hon
ors in a class composed of particularly
bright men, most of whom have taken
high positions in church and State.
Among his fellow students at Trinity,
were Hon. James A. Lockhart, Hon.
Geo b. Everett Hon. r. NJ. Simmons,
Prof Pegram, Judge .. III. Allen Rev.
w. G.. Norman. Mr.. JOS G.. Brown,
Judge Purnell, Mr.. Il. II. Barbee.
He married early in life Miss Bizzell,
of Sampson county. From this union
there are three living children. Edward
L. Boykin, Jr, private in the Green
vile company, Of the Second regiment,
now in camp mt st. Simons island;
Swift Boykin and Miss Leslie Boykin.
4 few years ago Judge Boykin mar
ried Miss Ada Rogers, daughter of Mr..
Il. +. Rogers, of Concord, who sur
wives him and to whom. with the surviv-
ing children of the first marriage, the
wamest sympathy of the people so ont
in their great bereavement.
About two years ago Judge B0ykin
resigned his position ON the bench
formed a partnership with Mr.. Arm
istead Jones, of this city, and moyed
with his family to Raleigh. Their prac-
tice has been large and growing.
Before going on the bench he was a
leader in politics in Sampson, and
served three times as Representative
and State Senator. and was president
pro TEN. of the Senate He was APP
pointed Judge of the Superior court to
succeed the late Judge McKoy, by Coy
ernor Scales. and elected and reelected
by the people
Judge Boykin had his heart in this
campaign, and died in harness, fighting
for good government. His speech at
Peacock's Cross Roads ON Friday, the
day before his death, is said to have
been one of the most powerful and eff
fective ever made in that section.
He was one of the States first men
able, high-minded, an upright judge, and
an honest man