The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-10-14
JldQs I. G. HilClcwi's Life Closed
Sunday Last
WAS At koHAlA FOR COURT
News Brought BY Steamer Vester.
day-Funerai Held at Hno-Fsnl-
iy-A Hawailan's Career.

The arrival Of the steamer Upolu, from
Hawaii. was awaited with great anxiety
and interest yesterday 10y the relatives
and friends Of Judge Il. q. Hitchcock. II
was known that news would be brought
of the condition Of the citizen whose SER
ious Illness for a considerable period had
aroused the fears Of so many. The little
steamer was telcphoned about the noon !
hour and by y. m. was docked.
The reports of last Sunday concerning |
Judge Hitchcock had been Of disturb |
ing or doubtful nature. II was said that
within the space of few hours he had
been very low" and again somewhat
improved" number were prepared TO |
hear the worst and the worst II was.
Edward Griffin Hitchcock Is dead.
The announcement was made briefly,
but writers were able TO sketch number
of particulars.
After many months Of suffering the end
came on Sunday morning last, the sth
inst, at ll:l5. The death occurred at the
residence of George Renton, manager OF
Eohala plantation. There was not agony.
Much pain had been suffered. At the last
there was a gradual sinking to the disso-
luton.
taken to Hilo by the steamer Hawaii on
Sunday night last. The steamer had been
ordered to kohala from liilo for That
purpose. Inc Hawai-, WIN 'Oi. islltl' oh
board. left Hilo at o'clock last sunday
afternoon and reached lionoipu, kohala,
In about eight hours The return Journey
was undertaken without delay. Those
who accompanied the remains were Miss
Hattie Hitchcock, II. n. Hitchcock. Sher-
IN l.. A. Andrews and w. ;. Wise. The
steamer arrived In Hilo early Monday
Funeral services were held and the bur
ial had last Monday afternoon, the llth
inst. Rev. stephen Desha was the clergy
man and spoke most feelingly. The Hall
church was overcrowded with foreigners
and natives of Hilo and outlying dis.
tricts. There was special music. The pall
bearers were Judge Lyman, Judge Hapai.
ID. Porter. G. FurneauN, Sheriff l.. a.
Andrews. George Williams, Jas. Brown,
e. G.. Kennedy and Chas. Richardson.
business was suspended entirely during
Than Edward Griffin Hitchcock, there
were few citizens of Hawaii better known
throughout the group, and staunch
friends he had everywhere. lie was born
at Bahaina, Maui January ~, 1887, ana
was therefore nearly G2 years OF age. lie
was the son of missionaries who came in
either 1881 or 1882 from New England
The family home was on Molokai; Judge
Hitchcock received most or his education
in this country, lie became "A lawyer, but
most of his earlier work was as planta !,
tion manager on Hawaii lie married
a daughter of :. y. Castle and Is sur
yiyed by his wife. The children are Dep
uty Marshal II. Il. Hitchcock, Edward
". Hitchcock Of lilo, Mrs. Fred snow of
Frank Smith at present In Honolulu. and
Miss Hattie Hitchcock, who, since her
return from the States several months
ago, has been in constant attendance up
ON her father Mrs Il. @. Hitchcock left
for Hawaii last Monday with the Deputy
Marshal, after having spent some weeks
in Honolulu as a necessary rest from her
labors with her sick husband. The ILL
ness of Judge Hitchcock extended over a
period of fully year and half. lie was
not in health when he left the position
of Marshal here and went back to Ha-
wall a carbunCle worried and weakened
him and invited other Ills. lie hraNely
fought to keep from bed ana on duty ana
n was difficult to induce him to accept
proper treatment. lie simply would not
he confined II he could possibly be about.
Much of the life of II. q. Hitchcock was
spent In the service of the Government.
lie was sheriff of Hawaii, Marshal of the
Provisional Government and OF the Re
public, again sheriff of Hawaii and then
Circuit Judge. In every position he was
active, energetic, faithful and without
thought other than of rendering the best
possible account of any stewardship. lie
became "A national figure as Marshal, "a
which position he was appointed in 1873.
IL was he who was in command OF the
police and Citizens Guard during the
irving emuete of 1926. 1t was he who
followed the plotters against peace and
law and order with unrelenting vigilance
and with a keen alertness and Nigor that
caused many of their plans to miscarry
and that avoided collision when the poiit-
ical rancour was most bitter. Ills eNer-
of '"rhe Holy Terror" and that title
cIung TO him. He seemed hrusquc at
times, but was tender as "A woman when
his sympathies were played upon. His
part I'm the formation of the new Govern
ment here was AN important aid trying
one. He had TO be firm and he was not
afraid TO strike when he thought a blow
necessary. He was at the helm night and
day for months and did far more work
than any one man should at any time he
called upon to perform.
No man knew the native better than
Judge Hitchcock and no man was more
Jealous of their rights than lac, lie tried
his best to guide them as he thought for
their benefit. To see one of them 20
astray panied him. Though In his later
years Judge Hitchcock appeared TO he "A
weakly man. In his youth he was noted
athlete Any native of the older genera,
lion will tell with fullest detail OF "A record
feat OF swimming by Judge Hitchcock
when a youth. lie was in the water near
ly all OF a day.
Judge Stanley viii he appointed Judge
In place of the late bench occupant "a
serve for this term at kohala. Judge
Stanley has resigned his commission IN
the First Circuit to President Dole, who
is on Hawaii.