The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-07

Nt-- -l '-.t -ttnli} residence. ft-f ~ Street
I northwest this morning at Ia.5. O'Clock.
''F- bdVIdge had been $40 for the past
month "i acute Indigestion. Ills physi-
cans were DR. r. Y Hammond and Dr.
W. w Johnston. Mr Dsvldce-- death
came peacefully. while he WAS surround
ed by members of his family and his inn
mediate friends. The iutermrrr win tal,s
place DID Oak Hll Cemetery The funeral
arrangements have not Vet been com
pIeted
Mnsn the announcement Of EIr Bav-
idSe death reached The City Han am of
the Districts courts which were in session
adjourned.
Waiter ID. DayidGe was the oldest mem
Der OF IN" District bar. with one eNceg-
uou. In the number OF years OF actiy.
practice lie was admitted 90 the practice
oi law ln tG. District courts on December
i', ISIS ana ocNo.ed his eutir. life tp his
ft'i-S-lNl'- tE was born Tu BaIti-
more Md. about SevrUts. s.-giUh- wears ago.
ana graaua ,ed f.om the Baltimore Cftv
I'H-Ss before De- reached his ma ai0riJy.
private tutors He studied law I'm this
cit} iu the offices of Mr.. Ia-arr and
clement Cox the father of Walter s
Cox. formerly Associate Ius|fl-- .,r rh-
supreme Court of TN. District
AF- Dayidee married Miss Anna I0uiSf
Washington, the daughter az Bailey
!. w Shl,,Slon. ; y who was
ingtou Sir. Davidge ie.res f5I-
sons walter D., jr.. William FeudaU. T.
stewart and John Washington David,ra
" Iiiam Kendall Davidge is The only one
OF Ilr sons VINO Is married. Mr. D.riEga
also leaves three 3aught--s N1vf r 81
anna Washington and Edith Hathror
Davidse- His wife died twenty-oue years
For the past twenty-five or thirty years
Mr- DdFidge has been looked Uuou as one
OF the leaders al the W4Shir-t8n bar He
was engaged on one side or the other
AouteinpoiaHeOusly with him Thomas
Senmes, and Justice Andrew b Haguer's 8
iaLnet We're students Of law iD the Office
of Mr. Cox. After AIr Davidga and Nr
SemmeS We're admitted 10 practice. Air
Cox associated them with him In several
cases before the courts. soon after this
DaEldge & Semmes formed partnership
ih the practice OF law under thaJ firm
name This partnership continued for
several years, when Mr- Semmes went
~ est lie later. however. on the break
ing out OF the civil war. returned I0 his
native State and was chosen Attorney
or this Mr. Davidge formed partnership
with Christopher IuElC- which continued
Tor many years. During Iat- years Alr.
DavIdge was associated with his son.
Walter ID. Davidge. ir.. iu the practice OF
law. the firm name being barIase * Day
idg-
-4i- lthtNE was naturally very
bright man and with thiS h- had fond
ness for study which made him without q
peer I'm his profession. Tie had a. large
practice before the United States supreme
Court iu which be was very successful
He was "a most impressive speaker and iu
discussing his ability the late Justice
Field said OF him that le presented his
case To- the court with greater cielrUeSS
and emphasis than most men,
Mr. DayiGEs was retained as special
counsel with General Porter. rt New
York. tr assist DiStrigf-AtLoTuey COrkhIu
iu the prosecution OF Charles J. Guireau
he assassin OF President Garfield. He was
also one Of the leading counsel i'm the star
route cases iu which hc appeared for the
dtl-uce-
Another celebrated case I'm which Nr
D-EIGE- took n prominent part was Tho
TRIAL 81 Richard Harrington. who. II the
time. was assistant attorney for the Dis
trict under Judge Fisher Ine trial took
place IN the seventies, ana was closely
watched hE the entire population Of the
District. The specific charge gaiust Ear-
rllz-nl was that be cuuSp'-ec to i11Ure
q highly respected citizen. who had pre-
feTret charges against the Board of Pub
lie h OTks. Both houses Ut Congress aU-
pointed g1mmir-ees 20 investigate the
investigation Harrington. with William
r. NatluEiy and W. 4. Cook. represent
ed the Board OF Public Works. 10 was
claimed that there were books In the Of
fee OF Harrington which contained most
DANA sll= evidence against Governor
Shepherd and ,he Board of Public Works
These books were locked In Harrington -
sale This safe WIS blown open one night
Iy professional burglars. and it was said
Harrington attempted tu throw >uSDi-
cIgu ou Alexander
the Chief or Police that he had received
Information that an attempt would be
made on a certain uiEht to secure the
books en- his safe by burglarizinE IT, At
the suggestion II Harrington he and the
Chief Of Police watched on the NIGHT the
safe Was To be bUrglariZed- While they
waited the burglars entered Harrington =
oILcr and rlHed The safe Of the books IL
was IN the grey OF the morning when the
thieves left Jhe building and were fol-
lowed by Harrington and the Chief Of
Police The burglars went straight 10
tho home OF Columbus Al-x4ud and
raEs the dOUrbeI and knocked on the
door Alexander waS aroused from his
sleep. and raising window in the upper
CO. one Of the burglars asked him 20
come down, but he refused 90 90 So This
refusal by Alexander 10 come down
aroused The suspicion OF the Chief Of Po-
IDe as e. the trJtEfuiIeSs OF the Sgg-
Et-tlun ot Harrington that Alexander was
Jha mSugttor OF the burglary. lie was
convinced that Harrington was insiu-ere.
and E' was afterward charged with con-
spring 20 rob MS own safe and putting
the crime or AleNanden- Harrington was
defended by Ny DaViGge. and the jury
Jailed 20 agree upon n verdict Tn fact ir
= .aJtl that no man who was defended
Wy Mr. Davidge for a criminal offence
WAS ever convicted
The Brown will contest was another
case IN which Mr. Daviige took prunf-
uyut and very active part This was
contest over the estate OF TiIiiSOu Brown
Dir. bavidgr represented Marshall Brown.
brother Of the deceased. who contested
the Will In which his brother named some
one else his sole beneficiary In -hfs case.
as IN many others. air Davidge-s oppO-
meut was Richard Nerrick who was an
number ol times which these gentlemen
met as opponents before the courts en-
Eende.ed a rivalry which made their con
tests very INTERESTING TO the members OF
the bar and others who attended THE ses-
sloES of the courts lu those days
While NOT considered brilliant orator.
hr- bavilE. was Eard-d "a most iunres-
SiFt and profound speaker. ana IN his
IreS' -'JdfIuu ui causes Co 90 jury always
displayed great powers of argument
At one time Mr.. DaEidEe was retained
sS counsel for the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad at large salary.
Mr.. DJyIGEr. 70 i- said, never took auv
part in politics. and ir Is stated that he
never voted even while the residents of
the District We're enjoying the privilege
of suffrage. He was a member Of the club
which used tn have It's home where the
Lafayette Theatre now stands. and was
also member " the metropolitan Club
al IN. time of his death
MISS LONGS FUNERAL