Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-13
Judge
Gear
Is Dead

Judge deOfSe u. Gedr, LOT several
Years one of the most prominent and
successful attorneys of Honolulu, died
at the Queens Hospital at ten min.
utes past / o'clock yesterday after
noon A hard fight was made to save
his life by the physicians who attend
ed him in his short illness, Doctors
Herbert, Wayson, Judd, Walters,
Wood, Rogers and Osmer doing all
, that it was possible to do, but their
efforts were unsuccessful The Judge
died without regaining consciousness.
Judge Gears illness was diagnosed
as ptomaine poisoning, and Sunday
hight he was taken to the Queens
Hospital to be operated upon. After
it was seen that this was unsuccessful
an effort was made to prolong his life
by saline injections in the hope that
he might regain consciousness before
the end came, but he died without
being able to recognize any of those
who we're at his bedside. These were
his wife and brother, A. V. Gear, and
Il number of intimate friends.
The immediate cause of death, as
was shown by postmortem eXamina-
ton, was cerebral meningitis from an
fbscess back of the ear. Judge Gear
Underwent an operation for this about
six weeks ago.
The funeral will take place tomor-
row afternoon from the Masonic tenn
pie. There will also be services at the
Nuuanu cemetery. The remains will
be cremated Friends wishing to view
the remains may do so this afternoon
at Williams undertaking parlors on
Fort street
Judge Gear left the following rela-
tives: His wife, Mrs. George d. Gear
and his brother, A. V. Gear, both of
this city; another brother, Louis Gear,
OF Oakland; sister, Mrs. Emily Spen-
Ger, of Granville, Ohio, and his par
eEts, Mr. and Mrs. H. l.. Gear, of San
Francisco.
Judge Gear has been a resident Of
Honolulu since about 1896. He was
born at Quincy, Plumas County, Cali
fornia March q, 1868, and received
law in the office of his father, H. l..
Gear. of San Francisco, being admit
ted to practise in California in 1892,
and going into partnership with his
father
He assisted his father in law, report
irg for some time; and in 1894 went
to Guatemala, where he remained two
years.
From Guatemala Judge Gear came
to Honolulu, where he remained up to
the time of his death. Ever since he
came to Hawaii he has been recognize
cd as one of the leading attorneys of
the Territory and has been very sue
essful in his practice. He appeared
N many Of the principal cases before
the Supreme Court At the time that
Captain Lucien Young was court-mar-
tailed following the Bennington disas-
ter, Judge Gear defended him.
In 1891 he was appointed Judge of
the First Circuit Court of Hawaii, |
in that capacity until the ex-
piration Of his term in 1895. Since
that time the Judge has devoted him |
self to private practice, resolutely de-
nlininG to accept any public Office, !
though several times offered nominal
tons by the Republican party.
Judge Gear was thirty-second de- !
gree Mason. member of the Scottish !
rite and of the Mystic Shrine. He was
also q member of the Knights of Pyth-
as and charter member of the local
Llks lodge.
The funeral services will be in |
'harge of Pacific Lodge, of which Judge |
lear was member, and will take |
,lace from the Masonic Temple tomOr |
ow afternoon at o'clock The in
erment will be in the Nuuanu valley |