The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-12
TO ACT ON JUDGE
HIRzEL'S DEATH,
County and City Lawyers Meet
This Morning in Clayton Cir
cult Court Room.
PALLBEARERS TO BE CHOSEN.
Governor VIII Be Asked to Fill
Vacancy Immediately in Order
10 Prevent the Expiration
OF the Term.

A epecial meeting OF the lawyers who
practice in the Clayton Circuit Cour; from
both county and city will be held in the
Circuit Courtroom at Clayton this morn
ing at 20 o'clock TO take action on the
death of Judge Rudolph Hirzei. II is prob
able that the pallbearers at the funeral
will also be selected at this meeting. The
courtroom was draped in crepe yesterday
ty Sheriff Kerth, and will remain so for
thirty days.
Sorrow was expressed throughout ST.
Louis County yesterday at the untime.y
death of the distinguished jurist The MEM
bers of the Hirzel Republican Club. which
was organized in 1896. when the Judge was
q candidate for the Supreme Court draped
the different life-sizeG pictures OF him
that be had presented to them at the time
a special meeting of the club will be called
Immediately by President John W. Nc
chimney to adopt appropriate resolutions.
1t was stated yesterday that Judge Hirzel
had finally decided to take a vacation. and
was hurTying his work in order to adjourn
xhe May term of court By next Saturday,
when he intended to take a good rest.
Judge Hirzel will be buried in Washing
ton, No., by the side of his daughter. to-
MORROW morning. Brief funeral services
viii be held st his home In Clayton before
the body is taken TO Webster Groves,
whence It Will be shipped TO Washington
en- the Missouri Pacific at o'clock. The
Washington arrangements are In the hands
Of Attorneys John w. Booth and J. -.
Eiscadden-
The members OF the Clayton bar were
yesterday unanimous in stating that II was
Of the highest Importance that the vacancy
caused by Judge Hirzers death be filed
Immediately. This VIII be done by tho
Governor. The appointes will serve until
the next general election. when a candi-
date Will be selected to ill oat the unex-
pired term. Judge Hirzel still had four
years to serve.
The Clayton lawyers hope that Governor
Stephens will make the appointment to-
day or tomorrow. In explanation OF their
haste they point TO section No. 1904 of the
Revised Statutes. which reads as follows:
Elf ar any time after the commencement
of term # happen that the court shall
not be held according to adjournment. il,
ehall stand adjourned from day to day until
the evening OF the third day."
When Judge Hirza. was last on his bench
he adjourned until yesterday. Consequently
unless there Is a new Judge by Saturday
evening the present term will expire by
operation OF law. This would greatly In
convenience q number OF practitioners In
the Clayton court, who have matters to be
disposed CT and are aveTse to continuing
them over to the September term Of court.
A boom was started yesterday for Colonel
r. H Stevens. one OF the best-known Dem
ocraiic lawyers in st. Louis County. His
pane Will be presented to Governor Steph-
ems Immediately.
Governor Stephens announced last night
that he is not considering the appointment
of a successor to Judge HirzeI yet and will
not take the matter up until after the fu-
neral In Jefferson City the lawyers men,
toned for the place are John w. Booth Of
Washington. lack J. Mitchell of Old Orch
ard and Judge Robert Walker Of Herman.
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