The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-01

to furnish bond of s1000G0 for Davls. MT. Fowler had a letter which he would show upon being urged which was from Jefferson Davis. It was the first letter which came through the Union lines after the civil war by war rant of the government.
 Later MT. Fowler returned to New Haven. Since that time he has always remained here
 Not long after he was associated with the New Haven road as assistant counsel. This was in the early seven ties. He was at that time one ot the leading lawyers in New Haven. His services were widely sought, especially Tn jury cases, in which he did remark ably well. His gifts of oratory and Of debate were remarkable.
 Although always greatly interested in politics and public welfare he never sought office. Indeed it has been saW of him that, had he seen lit to seek office, he would undoubtedly have made a great success as a politician He
 was. one of the guides of the city denl- ! ocratic party, and prominent member of the Monticello club, then having it's headquarters on Temple street. The Iiclub advocated the principles of Jeffer-
 sonian democracy. Slime time before 1 he had been a representative in the l legislature when the state house was
 on the New Haven green. But that
 was the only public office he ever held. T IIa tl,.,o
 in this state to capital punishment i For the last year it is safe to say that
 he never missed once going to Hartford
 there to appear and speak before the I proper committee of the assembly I against the practice.
 'I MT. Fowler was past grand master
 of the Adelphi lodge, A. F. and A. NJ,
 and past grand patron of the Con- { necticut branch of the Order of the
 Eastern Star. He was also a Knight I Templar as had been said. He was a member of the David Humphreys
 branch of the Sons of the American J Revolution.
 ! The deceased was prominent mem I Der of Christ church He had been a 4 yestryman since before the telring I down of the oi1 church, When seen
 yesterday, Dr. Morgan, the rector of I the church, said that Mir Fowler had
 endeared himself to all In the church
 He was especially active, he said, in I doing good in a quiet and unostenta, } tious way to the poor. At the church I he was an active member of the Order ! of St. Andrew Indeed only Tuesday I night did the members of the order \ pass vote to send sympathy to Mr ! Fowler that he was i'll and express to \ him their wish that he might see a
 speedy recovery, They all intended to
 call upon him at the first opportunity ! and their surprise and grief at hear ing of his death was of course double- fold since it came so unexpectedly. ! Mir. Fowler was twice married His children by his first wife are Mrs. E. F. R, Varick of Stamford, Dr. Theo- { dosia Fowler Schoeney of New York, ! and Charles F. Fowler, an. engineer in [ China. By his second wife, Mrs Kate \ Starkweather Fowler, who survives q him, there are four children surviving ! Charlotte s. Fowler, George S. Fow- Ter, business manager of the Yale
 Alumni Weekly, Kathryn and Helen l Fowler.
 He also leaves three' brothers, John
 H. and James B. Fowler of Sperry X
 Barnes, both of this city; George s. of
 Newark, N J., and one sister, Mrs.
 Sarah Scott of New York.
 His eldest brother David William died but a few weeks ago in East Ha- vet:s