El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-15
A Life Of Usefulness To Two
Generations Calmly
Closes.
ATST. CLBMGNT'STODAY
His Body Lies In State, With
Masons Ready To Es-
cort 1t To Marshall
Tomorrow.

| Judge F. B. Sexton died this morn
ing at O'Clock at his home in this
city after brief Illness. He was
taken Ill about a week ago and has been
confined to his bed ever since. For q
while it was hoped that he might re-
cover from this, as be had done from
previous attacks. but the grim destroy
er refused to be put off longer, and
the end came at last. With the won.
derful energy that cheracterizs sd him
| through life Judge Sexton continued
to attend to his duties as United States
commissioner to the last and b .idg
unable to get out heard two cases at
his room.
He continued however to sink rap
idly aud yesterday Dr.. s. T. Turner,
his physician, abandoned all hope of
his recovery. DR.. G. T. Race was
called in for consultation but the end
could not be postponed long. His son
and married daughter In east Texas
were telegraphed for. His daughter
arrived on the T. & P. last night His
son WAS unable to get here In time aud
hence will go to Marshall TO the
funeral.
Judge F. B. Sexton was born in
Indiana, April 20, 1928, and came to
Texas and settled in San Augustine
county when nine years of age. He
was admitted to practice law by q spe-
DIAL act of the legislature q. the age of
twenty.
When the war came he was elected
to the state senate but refused to ac-
cept the position and took the stump
in favor OF states rights and secession.
he was subsequently elected to the
confederate congress and served
throughout the war
In 1876 he was delegate to the demo
cratic convention that nomina,ei Sam
uel ]. Tilden for the presidency, and
seconded the nomination OF Mr. TIL
den.
Judge SsXton was married August
10, 1852, his wife having now been
dead about four years. He leaves two
sons, one in Ell Pa=o, aud Richard, " ho
ters. One Mrs. II. F. Estill, resides as
Huntsville, Texas, and the other,
Miss Mary Sexton, is Q teacher in the
public schools of this city.
The judge located In Ell Paso SOM
six years ago. At the time OF his death
he was the United States commission
er for this district and in his capacity
rs such he decided the famous Rich
case thai has established the prece-
dent for the surrender by the United
States and Mexi % of such of the citi.
zens of one country as ara sccu sed of
crimes in the other.
Judge Sections Masonic record Is as
follows: made Master Mason iu Red
Land lodge mum ber 3, San Augustine,
Texas, 1S49; worshiptul master ia 1858,
1858, 1859, 1871. Grand master 1876,
and Is the oldest living past grand
master. Past grand high priest OF
graud Royal Arch chapter of Texas;
grand com mander Knights Templsr OF
Texas, 1870, also 32d degree Mason.
The Masons will take charge OF the
re mains, which will be transferred to,
st. Clements church this afternoon
where they will lie in state and can te
viewed by friends of the dece. e.sec.-
Tomorrow morning they will te
shipped to Marshall, Texas, where
they will be Inferred by the side of
his wife. The remains will bs tax en-
to the T. & P. depot tomorrow morn
ing aud escorted by the Grani Com
mandery of the Knights Templar. A
guard OF six Knights will acc ,mpauy
the remains.
The Texas state flag is at half pass
on the court house in honor OF the de-
ceased. At his own request the HER
AID states that he died as he had liv-
ed, an "uureconstructed confed crate
Effective today and continuing till
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