The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-07
HAwAIIANs MOURN.
Hermann A. Widemann Dies After a
Prolonged Sickness.

Prolonged Sickness
The death of Judge Widemann
did not come unexpected this morn
ing. The community who loved and
honored the old gentleman was pre-
pared for the worst, and when the
message of death came this morn
ing at $50 o'clock, it was relief to
learn that the noble old man had
passed away without suffering and
without pain.
Surrounded by his family Judge
Widemann went to sleep after long
and useful life. He passed away
commanding the respect Of ali aud
having enjoyed the honors Of this
small country, which he made his
home, where he reared his family,
and in the interests Of which he had
worked.
Judge Widemann was often gruff
and opinionated but he was a man
with large heart and imbued with
true loyalty to the Hawaiians who
loved him and who to-day mourn
the loss of true friend.
III. A. Widemann was born in Ha.
mover on the Oath OF December,
1922. After he left school, where he
received an excellent training, he
was destined for the army. His
pull" was not sufficient in those
days for promotion when "birth'
was everything, and he went to sea
in a merchant vessel.
In 1S43 he arrived in Honolulu
and he liked the place we'll and
made up his mind to return to the
Islands. In 1916 he landed again in
Honolulu and made his home here,
and became a leading citizen of this
little place. During the "gold fever"
in 1889, he made trip to Califor-
MIA but struck no lore" there. Upon
his return he eventually made a
great success, and through his am
bition, energy and sterling qualities
he rose to the high position in the
community, occupied by him at the
time of his death.
The deceased was at one time
Sheriff of Kauai, then Circuit Judge,
Minister of the Interior, Privy
Councillor, member of the Board
of Health, Minister of Finance and a
Noble.
Since 1898 he was the stalwart
champion OF the cause of Liluoka-
laui and visited Washington, Lon
don and Berlin in the interest Of the
Monarchy and the Hawaiians.
Although Mr.. Widemann was not
a trained lawyer be was natural
born jurist, and at the time of his
death was the oldest member of the
Hawaiian Bar, and for a while he
occupied the position of Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court.
The main record of Mr.. Wide
mann will go down to posterity
however as a leading and successful
coffee and sugar planter. When
"things looked bad" in Hawaii nei
Judge Widemann never weakened
and when the grim reaper called
him away this morning, he was able
to look back on his noble struggle
against odds and adversities, which
resulted in his being winner and q
rich man.
Judge Widemann married 40 years
ago to Hawaiian lady who survives
him and with whom he has enjoyed
most happy domestic life. She
and the surviving children will every
day deplore the loss of a devoted
husband and a kind father. The
surviving children who to-day
mourn the loss of a father are Mrs
Henry Macfarlane, Mrs. Fred Mac.
farlane, Mrs. @. O. Berger, Mrs. j
M. Dowsett, Mrs. W. LAM, Mrs
Chr. Conradt, Miss Anna Widemanu
and Carl and Herman Widemann.
The funeral will take place on
Thursday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock
from the Roman Catholic Church