Evening star., 1905-03-17

I Monday morning. Services, will be held at
St Johns Church. 10th and Ii streets, con-
Quoted by Rev. Roland Cotton Smith. The
interment will be private. Chief Justice
Harry NJ. Clabaugh of the Supreme Court
of the District OF Columbia. Mr.. Au!ica
Palmer, United States marshal for the Dis
! trict of Columbia, and Aessrs.' J. j. Dar-
lington, George +. Hamilton. Elisha X.
Camp, Reginald Huidekoper. B. w. Parker
and r. Golden Donaldson VIII serve pail
bearers.
Justice Coles wife formerly Miss Eh2-
abeth S., Settle, and his two daughters Miss
Emma Cole and Miss Louise Cole. survive
him. The deceased was married eighteen
years ago
An air of gloom pervaded the city hall to-
day. Announcement of the death of former
Justice Cole was made imme iiately after
the opening of the several branches of the
court at 10 o'clock this morning and there
upon all legal business. so far as actual
proceedings in court were concerned. ceaS-
ed The court and the bar. is a whole and
as individuals, We're shocked ly the receipt
of the sad news. Many were unable to
realize at first that the well known Jurist
and lawyer had really passed away.
One of Leading Attorneys.
Justice Cole was one of the leading at
torneys for the c2veators in the Kengla
contested will case, which was set for hear
ing last Monday before Justice Gould and
a jury in the Probate Court. When the
matter was reached Attorney r. Golden
Donaldson, law partner of Justice Cole,
explained that the latter was indisposed,
and added that his physicians were of opln-
ion that the sick would not be able
to be out for three or four days.
The hearing was thereupon postponed un-
til Wednesday last, when the court was fur
ther informed that Justice Cole was unable
to appear, further continuance until
next Monday was granted, as 1t had been
fts
case, There was no intimation given in
court Wednesday that he critically i'll,
so the announcement this morning that he
was dead was in the nature of stunning
blow
Mr. Charles A. Douglass appeared in Cir
cult Court No 2 and formally conveyed the
distressing news to Chief Justice Clabaugh.
On motion of Mr.. Douglass the court was
Immediately adjourned as a mark of re-
spect to the memory of the deceased. Sim
iiar action was taken in the other branches
of the court, the motions being made by Mr..
r. Ross Perry in Circuit Court No. /, JUS
tice Barnard presiding; by Mr.. j. J. Dar-
lington in Equity Court No. l. Justice An
derson presiding: by Mr.. A. S. Worthington
in Equity Court No. 2 Justice Stafford pre-
siding, and by Mr.. d. w Baker in Criminal
Court No. l. Justice Wright presiding.
Criminal Court No. 2 did not meet today
but Justice Gould directed that a suitable
entry be made on the minutes.
Moved Adjournment.
Each of those who made the motions that
the courts adjourn, as stated, spoke briefly,
but appropriately, regarding Justice Coles
life his work, his sterling worth as a judsefs
as a lawyer and as "a man, and of the sor-
row felt not alone by the bench and the
bar, but by the entire community because
of his demise. The presiding justices. in
granting the motions, spoke feelinSly along
the same lines.
A meeting of the bar will be held later
for the purpose of taking suitable action
relative to the death of Justice Cole.
Born in Maine.
Charles Cleaves Cole was born in Hiram.
oxford county, Maine May %, 1S4l, and
is a son of David Hammonds and Ruth
Eastman Cole. He was educated in the
common schools Of Maine, and later took
courses at Fryburg Academy and Maine
wesleyan Seminary Kents Hill, Maine, and
afterward graduated from the law school
of Harvard University in the class of 1867.
During his earlier life he teacher In
the country schools. and after graduation
from Harvard he admitted TO the
bar at Portland, Maine. aAd ever since
that time practiced his profession. SHORTY
after graduating from Harvard University
Mr. Cole removed to West virginia and
there entered the practice OF law
His ability being recognized he was eiect-
ed prosecuting attorney of Doddridge coun-
tv which position he held during the years
1871 and 1872. In 1878 he removed TO Par
kersburg w. Va, and was city solicitor OF
that city from June l. 1915, until January
1. 1875 In 1873 he moved to the District
here Soon afterward his brother. Wy
man l.. Cole, followed him from West Vir-
ginia and with him formed the law irm