Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-10
DEATH OF JOHN j. HAYDEN
AN OLD EMPLOYE OF THE POST OF
FICE DEPARTMENT.
Had Resided in Washington Since
Close of Civil Narrative
of Indiana.

Judge John J. Hayden died last evening
at his home, 1896 l. street, after an illness
of a month He was in the eighty-second
year of his age.
Funeral services will be held this after
noon at 4:3O at the late residence. Rev.
Dr. Hamlin. pastor of the Church of the
Covenant, will officiate. The interment
will be in indianapolis.
sketch of His Career.
Judge Hayden was one of the oldest en-
ployes of the Post Office Department. He
was stricken Sunday, April H. at his home,
No. 1876 l. street northwest, with cerebral
hemorrhage and his death resulted,
stated. He was a native of Indiana and
was born January 81, 1890. at an old his
toric town near Cincinnati, called Rising
Sun. He was the son of the late DIR.
James Hayden, one of the early phySi-
clans of Cincinnati. and the grandson of
John James of "Linganore,'' Frederick, Md.
Judge Hayden received his education at
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and grad
uated from the law department of Harvard
in 1871. Shortly afterward he married Miss
Sarah Marshall, the youngest daughter OF
John Marshall, president of the Bank of
Illinois, at Shawneetown, the second oldest
city in the state.
Just after starting in the practice of his
profession he was taken into partnership
with his brother-in-law, Henry Eddy, one
of the eminent lawyers of that day. Later
he removed to Indiana and became Judge
of the Probate Court. He represented Ohio
and Switzerland counties In the state legs-
lature At Indianapolis he became warm
personal friend of Governor Morton during
the dark DAYS of the civil war In that
town he buried his oldest son, young
officer in the Union army, who was killed
before Vicksburg. His wife is also buried
in the same cemetery, Crow Hill.
Forcible Writer.
Soon after the war Judge Hayden re-
moved to Washington and has made this
city his home ever since. He was a re-
markedly forceful historical writer and
was a member of many literary clubs,
among which were the University, the Po-
tomac, the Travellers and others. and was
the Washington correspondent of several
western papers. His last letter was writ
ten two days before his fatal illness began
His mental and bodily vigor was remarka-
bic for a man of his years. and when he
was in Chicago last year a physician re-
marked, why. | never expected to see you
alive again" The remark caused the ven
cradle judge to smile. He said it made one
of eighty feel just in the prime of life"
In his manners. Judge Hayden possessed
all the qualities Of the typical old-time gen
tleman, and his genial personality attract
ed to him large circle of friends wherever
he went. During the last days of the old
Wing party and the early life of the young
republican organization he was the editor
of a newspaper, which advocated the prin-
ciples of those parties. The paper had
large circulation. His work In the inter-
ests of the new organization in politics won
for him the sobriquet of the wheel horse"
He was a thirty-third degree Mason and
was member of Keystone Chapter, No. g.
+. A. NJ, of indianapolis.
Three children, two daughters and one
son, survive him. These are Mrs Hattie
Hayden Hayes Of Chicago, and Miss b. NJ.
Hayden and H. j. Hayden, both of this