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DEATH Of JUDGE WOODS.
Well-Known Jurist Expires Sud
denly at His Apartments at
indianapolis, Ind.
DEMISE CAUSED BY HEART TROUBLE.
Physician 10 Immediately Summoned,
nut Life Ia Extinct-Decnme Fa-
nous for His Issuance of the Debs
lnjunction-Brisf Sketch Of His
Career.

Indianapolis, Ind, July Judge
William A. Woods, of the United
States circuit court, died suddenly
Friday night while lying abed in his
apartments at the Delano, on East
Michigan street. Death came a few
seconds past midnight, while his wife
was at his bedside. The judge had
not been feeling we'll in the early
part of the evening, but, paying little
heed to the sickness, passed the mat
ter lightly and prepared to retire.
About midnight, however, he spoke to
his wife and declared that sharp
pains had seized him in the left
breast, in the chest and In the shout
ders, He protested against her call
Ing the attending physician, DR..
Jameson, who had been called in the
day before, but again insisted that
relief would soon come.
Passed Away.
Judge Woods asked his wife to re-
main in the room with him. A mo-
Mept later he again spoke to his wife,
asking for something in an adjoining
room. Mrs. Woods rose to procure
the article the Judge had called for.
and left the room, returning second
later. When she approached the bed
where her husband lay he was dead.
Still hoping that life might not be ex-
tinct. Mrs. Woods summoned DR..
Jameson. The physician arrived a
few moments later, but upon seeing
the judge declared that efforts to re-
viye him would prove unavailing.
Immediately Floyd Woods, the only
son, was notified, and he fastened to
the Delano. Alice Woods, the daugh-
ter, is in Massachusetts, where she
went several weeks ago to spend the
summer. Attorney General w. s.
Taylor and Judge Baker, of the fed
eral court, also were notified and
hastened to the Delano.
The Cause of Death.
DIR. Jameson, shortly after the an
nouncement of Judge Woods death,
gave out the following statement:
njudge Woods suffered from hardening
Of the outside arteries of the heart-angina
pectoris. Three weeks ago he suffered
slight attack. At the time. however, he
did not consider the symptoms alarming.
but continued his regular routine of life.
Another attack followed about week ago
| Thursday afternoon the pain increased and
the judge himself grew alarmed. I made
a careful examination, but his description
OF the symptoms gave out the impression
that he suffered with stomach trouble. l
cautioned him to eat lightly and to stay in
doors. but the judge was out, going about
his business as usual. He came home feel
ing fairly we'll and ate hearty supper.
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TO complain. Mrs. Woods gave him some
champagne. This was in the nature of a
stimulant for the heart He seemed free
| Of pain and perfectly happy. The disease
that proved fatal in Judge Woods case
came on slowly, with his advance in age.
He was somewhat fearful of its being the
cause OF his Illness but did not tell him
so. because feared that the effect Of the
information might be anything but bens-
Acial."
JssHed Debs Injunction,
Judge Woods became widely known
through the famous Debs injunction,
which afterwards became an issue In
netional politics, and government by
injunction" became current term In
political parlance.
His Career.
Judge William Allen Woods was born on
May 10. 1887. at Pennington, Marshall
county. Tenn. He was the youngest Of
| three children, the other two being girls.
At the age of four months William Allen
Woods father died. When he was ten
years of age he took his share of the work
on the farm and continued for four years.
He was then sent to Wabash college, from
which place he graduated in 1859 After
leaving college he taught school at
Marion, Ind. which was broken up
by the outbreak Of the war. He be-
gan the practice of law in 1873. Judge
Woods success at the bar was rapid. In
1873 he was elected to the office of circuit
Judge of the Thirty-fourth circuit of IN
diana and was reelected in 1878 In 1880
Judge Woods was elected to the state su-
preme court bench. In 1885 President Ar.
thur appointed Judge Woods as United
States district Judge. succeeding Judge
Walter 9. Gresham On March II, 1892.
President Harrison appointed Judge
Woods Judge of the United States Seventh
judicial circuit. which he held until his
death. Besides widow. two children sur
vive him. Floyd A. and Alice. both OF this
city.