Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-13

taken off. On July Z, It was fousi
necessary to amputate the leg below
the knee. This operation was also
failure and on Saturday, all hope was
abandoned. In the meantime his
three brothers arrived from Kauai.
Deceased was so years Of age last
week. He was born July s, 1858, ut
Waioli. Kauai, his parents being Mr..
and Mrs. Abner Wilcox, who came here
in the early days with the mission
aries. Judge Wilcox was the sixth OF
the seven sons who composed the fam
lily. Charles died in California hve
years ago, and Henry, the youngest,
died some seven or eight years ago on
Kauai. Edward is now living at Win
sted, Conn, and news OF the death or
his brother was sent by cable last
night. The three remaining brothers
are George. Albert and Samuel. The
widow and the four brothers are the
only surviving members OF the family.
Deceased received his education here,
| his father being a teacher and seeing
Z
ed in the rudiments. He went to Pu-
nahou College from 1867 to 1868. Word
came OF the death of his parents with
| In one hour of each other at their old
, home in Winsted and william decided
| to leave school and shift for himself.
He was a master OF the Hawaiian Ian
guage and depended upon that to earn
livelihood. He was appointed inter-
prefer in the courts and remained at
that calling for a long period, demon
strating that as Hawaiian scholar,
he had no equal.
In 1897, deceased was appointed po-
! lice Judge, a position which he occu-
pied up to the time of his death. He
had never studied law but nevertheless
he was a Judge among a thousand,
,empering justice with mercy, settling
little trivial troubles between husband
and wife, but ever giving to the de-
serving criminal the full penalty pre-
scribed by law. He had keen sense
or humor and his wit has many times
been Watter OF comment on every
hand When reused, his sarcasm was
of the most biting kind and in debate
with some attorney with an overween-
ing confidence in himself Judge Will
cox was never known to come off Sec
ond best
Deceased was married about ten
years ago to Kahuila. a Hawaiian lady
of Molokai, in whose ylens runs the
blood of chiefs.
Judge Wilcox was engaged in the
manufacture of poi, his factory being
In Kalihi near his late home.
Judge Wilcox numbered his friends
by the thousands and among the Ha-
waiians he was as one of them. His
good acts were never heralded abroad
but there are hundreds among the poor.
er class who, were they called upon
could testify to the kindly assistance
he has rendered the min time of need
He was kind to everyone, no matter OF
what nationality he might be. There
are a number of Chinese and japanese
who could tell the same tale as the
others and who are still working or
the various properties of the deceased
Judge Wilcox was perhaps one Of
the best readers OF character the
Islands has ever produced and to this
, fact may be attributed much Of his
, success as police Judge He could size
, up situation and man in the inter
!. val OF very few seconds and almost
Invariably his judgment was correct.
, Deceased will be missed in man!
circles and not the least among tn,
yachtsmen of the city. His knowledge
OF the coast of this island, the wind
A and the currents made him invaluabl,
In boat any many is the race he hal
q won through being the possession o
= these rare qualities.