The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
JOHN HAYNES, DEAN OF SUPREME COURT
COMMISSION, is SUMMONED BY DEATH
ProminentLa
SuCCumbs to
Illness.

Judge John Haynes. dean q the
Supreme Court Commission of this
State. died q heart failure yesterday
afternoon az 80 o'clock az the St
Nicholas HoteL He leaves Z wife and
o1e child. wills ? Haynes, 4 son by
a former marriage, who Is nov IN bust
ness II Tucson Ariz Judge Haynes
first vie died. II 1876 IN Ohio and he
Immediately came 20 this city. where
be commenced the practice q law. N
January. 1850. he married Miss Julia
Heuey. & sister OF Attorney Francs
Eeney q this city.
Judge Haynes was born II Washing
ton County. Pennsylvania His parents
moved % Ohio when he was only
years q age and he has always cor
silsred that his native state He was
educated ar Jefferson College. PennsyI-
vaCia. AID commenced the practice OF
The law AT GAINESVILLE. Ohio. ii 1886,
where he vas afrerward partner OF
The late Lucius P Marsh He was
elected 20 the Office CT District Attorney
ar ZauesviIIs. Ohio. and held that Of
ice for eight years
four years later IN partnership with
Judge Holmes. 4 former law partner Of
Roscoe ConkIug AZ ithaca. y Y Dug
ing his residence IN Michigan he was
elected % the Legislature Of that state
and served 01e term
HIS heath failed and his first wife
having 6isd he removed 20 san Fran
cisco il 1875. While here az that time
be revised Estee's PIeadiugs ard
Forms n 1879. Oh the advice % physt-
clans he vent 20 Tucson. AriZ., where
his legal ability Immediately received
recc gufrtCu and he became attorney for
the Copper Queen Mining Company q
Bisbee- the Tombstone Milling and Mn
t-E Company Of Tombstone. the Santa
Fe RafIroad and several other large
corporations During his residence IN
Arizona be was appointed County
Judge uheu the rev courts were ere
ared. bur the appointment having been
made without consulting him he de-
cIlned IT. IN the fan of 1857 he removed
70 Les Angeles. where he prscticed law
u1r1l his appointment On the Supreme
Court commission IN June. 1882
While IN Arizona Judge Haynes was
conceded % Be the best trial lawyer IN
the Territory Probably hls most
marked characteristic as q trial lawyer
vas his wonderful seIf-cOutroL In the
many hot legal battles which he fought
there he was never once known 70 lose
his serene and UurUfied self-p0sses-
sion
He made q reputation IN his early
career n the famous indian sQUaw'
case which vas carried 70 the Supreme
Court q the United States, and which
involved the tItIe ID the land whereou
Is situated the city Of Pirrsburg
n private lie his nobility q Chsrac-
Yer eudea-ed him 70 al wtrh whom he
came IN contact Cuassur1InE ard ap-
urcachable he aIways gave courteous
hes-frE 90 those who sought his at
teuti0u. socially Or officially. He was
most co-siderate OF young men and.
having been for many years examiner
or rhe Supreme Court Ct applicants for
admission % the bar. this was a quail
inv wherein many q trembling applicant
for admission 70 practice law found
comfort
Judge HAYNES has been for years
sufferer from heart trouble. which has
continuously manifested itself In his
vork upou the Supreme Court Comuis-
sion Judge Haynes has left the impress
y his great legal talent upon the case
law oe this State and his death Is
loss % the bar, the bench and 70 the
cucLfc.