The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-15
KNEW THAT DEATH
ANGEL WAS NEAR
After Suffering Many Weeks
A. G. Compton Expired
Last Night.
WAS A PROMINENT CITIZEN.
HE WAS HoNoRED AND RESPECT.
ED BY ALL AND THIS RESPECT
WAS REFLECTED IN OFFICES OF
TRUST RENDERED HIM.

1t was only fifteen minutes after
the time he had prophesied death
would come to him, A. G. Compton
died at his home 34S Randolph street
last evening at 6:55 At 2:40 o'clock
Mr.. Compton told his wife and mem
bers of the family gathered at his bed
side he would be with them but four
hours more. Death brought relief af-
ter five months of severest suffering
and came as the result of a complica-
ton of diseases. The deceased was
62 years of age. He is survived by
the widow, Mary P; daughters. Mrs.
George Coleman, of Omaha, Neb.;
Mrs. George Ross, of Chicago and
Miss Blanche; sons: Roy H. and Ed
win Lawrence; brother. Charles
Compton of Columbus, Ind, and Sis
ter, Mrs. Ann Stubbs, of Wabash, Ind.
The funeral will be held Friday
morning at 10 o'clock at the home. 1t
will be in charge of Richmond Lodge
F. & A. NJ. of which deceased was q
member The burial will be at Earl
ham cemetery. All the arrangements
have not been completed and more
definite announcement will be made
tomorrow. Friends may call at the
home this evening from to 8 o'clock
and Thursday at any time.
Mr.. Compton was assessor of Wayne
county for ten years. At the time of
his death he was secretary of Rich
mond Lodge of Masons. which office
he had held eleven years consecutive
ly He was a member of Sol Mere dith
Post G. A. r. and a former comman-
der and adjutant.
Authority on Tax Laws.
Il expect that A. G. Compton was
one of the highest authorities on the
tax laws of this state to be found in
Indiana" stated Prosecutor Jessup
this morning after expressing his deep
sorrow over the death of Mr.. Comp,
ton. Several other attorneys agreed
with the statement made by Mr.. Jes-
| sup.
| Mr.. Compton during his service as
county assessor was recognized as one
of the most efficient in the state. Of
ten he was called before the state
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sultation upon important matters OF
taxation. He prepared bill raising
the salaries of the county assessors
and providing them with special pow.
ers. This bill was passed by the leg
islature. Mr.. Compton placed upon the
tax duplicates of this county hundreds
of thousands of dollars of omitted tax
able property. In special research
work of this nature, he added to the
duplicates more than all the Other as
SCISSORS OF Wayne county.
Mr.. Compton held every comrade in
the closest esteem and his patriotism
and fidelity was of an unusual nature
He was born at Clarksville. Clinto:
county. Ohio, January 10. 1916. WITH
his parents he removed to Centervillt
in 1852. In 1858 he moved with hi.
family to Dublin, this county. In 1SS-
Mr.. Compton moved to Nebraska anc
later to Kansas. In 1898 he came t.
Richmond which was his home up t
the time of his death.
Civil War Veteran.
On October 23, 1868 Mr.. Comptol
left home at Dublin ostensibly to at
tend school, but in reality to go to In
dianapolis to enlist in the army. H,
was enrolled in NJ company. Twenty
first regiment of Indiana Heavy Artil
lery. In November he with his con
pany, left Indianapolis for the front
Nine days later he was fired upo
while the river steamer on which hi
command was CHARTERED was passin
down the Mississippi river, close t
the junction of the Red river. Afte