Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-07-04
JUDGE \. B. HAMILTON.
His Sudden Death From Heart Disease
In El PdSO.
WILL Be BURIED IN SOCORRO.

! Last Hlsnl Inc tltLen received q
dispatch from w. l.. Bradley at El
Paso giving the Information that
Judge II. b. Hemilton. formerly of
New Mexico and for four years an as.
sociate supreme Judge Of this territory,
had died suddenly of heart disease
there.
The following article from the El
Paso Herald gives an account OF mis-
death:
At midnight last night death claim.
ed Humphrey d. Hamilton as It's vic.
tim, only a few minutes of nausea and
a little pain over the heart preceding
d quiet death.
For four years Judge Hamilton has
been an honored member OF the El
Paso bar. He entered law as pro.
fession in 1872; came to Socorro, N.
NJ, in 1883, where he hal a good prac.
tlce. until In 1895. when he was ap.
pointed by President Cleveland to be
district Judge aud associate justice OF
the New Mexico supreme court. He
proved himself an excellent jurist. as
during almost FIVE years on the bench
he had only one case reversed by the
higher court.
Christmas, 1872. he married Miss
Mary }. McCutcheon, who died in
1890 as suddenly as the Judge passed
away. Three Of their children are liv.
ing--Lulu. wife of william Driscol OF
El Paso; Humphrey, Jr., a lawyer, Lin.
coin, N. NJ, and Fenwick. now In the
City of Mexico.
January 3, 1899. Judge Hamilton and
Mrs. Mary r. Riggle We're married
and soon after came to El Paso for
their home. She survives him.
The body will be laid to rest In SO.
zorro, probably Friday.
The deceased, while a resident of
this city, was for a time associated
with Clark and Fall, but of late had
been conducting his practice alone He
numbered his friends by the score in
this city and in New Mexico they are
all over the territory Speaking this
morning OF his career. President T.. NJ.
Bray OF the Chamber of Commerce
who has known the deceased for al
most a lifetime, said
Judge Hamilton was truly one OF
Gods noblemen. AS jurist he was
able and as a man he was a man In
every sense of the word. AS a lawyer
he was one OF the brightest In this
section OF the country. AS a father
and husband he was dutiful and ten.
der. | never heard any person utter
an Ill word against him. and this Is
something unusual ard almost phe
nomenal for any man who has been In
public life"
Death came very suddenly and unex
pectedly, as the deceased was out In |
the city early last evening and appar.
emily In the best of health. Judge |
Leigh Clark. who was associated with |
him In the practice of law when he |
first came to FL Paso, met him on tho |
street about o'clock and spoke to |
him, when he was in good health
apparently, as ever Four hours later
be was corpse.
Upon learning of the death of Judge |
Hamilton this morning Judge Wynd
ham Kemp, chairman of the local bar
appointed a special com
mittee 10 call on the bereaved widow
and offer her any assistance possible
he committee being composed OF
County Judge Joseph Sweeney. County
Attorney Maury Kemp. Judge Richard
Burgess and Judge Walter s. Small
wood.
The committee was informed that
he funeral arrangements would be
just as soon as word could
De received from the son, who is In
Mexico, and hat the funeral would be
held at Socorro as soon as he could ar
i've. When the remains are taken to
he train the members OF the local bar
will accompany them from the family
residence, on Upson avenue. After
he funeral members of the bar will
hen hold a meeting and adopt suit.
,ble resolutions to be spread on the
minutes OF the district court.
The deceased was a native OF Mis-
'ourl.
The New Mexican says; The bust.
hess OF the Well.Fargo Express com.