The times., 1901-03-29
OBITUARY.

Ex-Aiderrnan Frederick Sigrist of the
old Twenty-hrst ward of Brooklyn. who
was one of the central figures In the or
ganization OF the vigilance committee OF
San Francisco. Cal, died on Tuesday In
his seventy-second year at the home OF
one of his sons. 50 Harmon Street. Brook
lyn, from paralysis. In 1893 he ran against
Isador Straus in the Fifteenth Congress
sional district, where he then lived. and
reduced the Democratic majority from
1890 to 4.000. He was one Of the first
producers of California wine and bran
dies. His vineyards were near Napa
City, Cal. and he amassed comfortable
fortune from them. He retired twenty
five years ago. He was born In Bavaria.
Germany. and leaves three sons and one
daughter, Francis X. Frederick G.. John
j., and Elizabeth The funeral will take
place this morning at $50 at St Barbara
Church. Brooklyn.
virgilio Tojetti. an artist with a studio
at fS9 Fifth Avenue. New York, died in
St Lukes Hospital on Wednesday after
noon. Mr.. Totetti was born in Rome.
Italy. fifty years ago. His father was
Domenico Tojetti, professor in St
Luke's Academy of Fine Arts In Rome
The elder Tojetti was engaged by Pope
Plus TX TO restore a number OF pictures
in the Vatican. Yirgilio Tojetti came to
He married Miss Catherine Hayes of that
city, and removed to New York He
rapidly developed taste for painting fe-
male faces. His painting of The Two
Roses and its companion picture. Sweet
Thoughts. brought renown He did some
panel work In the residences of William
c. Whitney and Charles T. Yerkes and
at the entrance TO ketth's Theatre in BOs-
ton and in many other places. He was
finishing a portrait of Mrs. J. Hood
Wright and one OF the late Mrs. William
X. Brokaw when he died. He leaves a
widow and two daughters.
Mrs. Mary Howard Jonson. who died
at her home in Montclair, N j.. on Mon
day last, was well known in New York
circles Her husband. the late Frederick
Jonson, was British Consul at New York
many years ago. After his death Mrs.
Jonson opened a private school. Mrs.
JOnson leaves one child, her daughter
Marquita, who was married to Henry
Lenox Banks. nephew of the late James
LenoX, of New York
Mrs. Eliza B. Garrett the widow Of the
late John Garrett and a daughter of the
late John Jewett. died on Wednesday at
her old home in the old Jewett mansion.
q Monroe Place Brooklyn, y. T., in her
ninety-first year. She was the oldest
member of Holy Trinity Episcopal
Church, and had been director Of the
church charity foundation of the Graham
Institute in which she endowed two
beds. She leaves brother. a sister ana
two grandchildren.
Charles Ralph Hickox. for many years
a prominent member OF the Produce Ex-
change. and at one time on its board OF
managers, died yesterday at his home,
126 West Ninety-fourth Street, New York
He was born in Warren, Ohio, on July ?
1885, and came to this city in 1855, ana
went into the grain business. He went
to the front in 1861 as a second lieuten-
ant in the Fifth United States Artillery
and served until 1864. when ne resigned
with the rank of lieutenant He per-
formed gallant service at Gettysburg ana
in several other engagements. After his
resignation from the army Mr. Hickox
resumed business in New York. He mar
ried Miss Helen 3. Church, Of Fort Ham
ilton who died several ySars ago. he
had been an active member OF the Ohioh
League Club since 1878. and he also be
longed to the New England Society. the
Loyal Legion, and Lafayette Post @: A
r. Two sons. Ralph and Charles, and an
unmarried daughter Helen, survive him-
Both sons are lawyers
Thomas S Harlow. one of the associate
justices OF the. First District Court OF
Eastern Middlesex, Mass, died at his
home in Medford yesterday, aged eighty
eight years. Judge Harlow was born IN
Castine, Me- He was graduated from
Bowdoin College in 1896 and completed
his legal studies in Louisville, Ky, where
he was admitted to the bar in 1889. On
the establishment of the First District
Court of Eastern Middlesex in 1870 he was
appOinted one of the associate justices
in which position he continued until MS
death A daughter. the widow OF the
Hon. B. r. Hayes, survives him.
Egerton Clairmont, husband of the Eng
lish novelist who writes under the pseu-
donym of George EgertOn. is dead IN
San Francisco from pneumonia and VIII
be buried by strangers, as his people
could not be reached by cable ClairmOnt
was writer of some reputation In Eng
land. He came here from Phoenlx