The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-17
Many of Them Attribute His
Suicide to Attacks of "Vil-
lifiers and TraduCers."
WORRIED NOT FOR SELF,
BUT BECAUSE OF WIFE
Judge Herr Says 1t Is Lament-
able He Should Be Driven to
Act by Mud-S Singing.

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Howell is considered a tremendous ana
useless sacrifice to the attacks of ir-
responsible villiiers and traducers," as
one friend put 1t, "a indicated by the
following statements from well-known
men:
ALBERT T. GUENTHER, city treas
urer: 1 am deeply shocked over the
tragedy and nobody deplores the death
of Judge Howell more than l do.
ALONZO CHURCH, secretary of the
Essex County Park Commission: All
can say Is that it is awful, and Judge
Howell's death should put an end to
those villianous attacks on a mans
private life.
FIRE COMMISSIONER T. ED
WARD BURKE: l would not want to
feel that l was in any way responsible
for the death of n of the cleanest and
fairest-minded men that Newark e
had as a public official.
MRS. ANNIE MULLALY, of the Sal
walton Army: l, have known Judge
Howell personally for four years, and
he was a perfect gentleman.
CHARLES E. TALBOT, superintend-
ent of the City Hospital: l hac
a death to affect me so much. His deatf
is SO sudden that I cannot realize 1t
Newark loses a splendid man.
CITY AUDITOR GEORGE FORMAN
l have known him for a long time
and he was an upright, straightforward
citizen, above reproach. That he Wa'
in poor condition physically and ha!
recently been away to rest his nerves
probably accounts for his act. For him
self he did not care what was said. bu'
his family worried over the attacks, anf
| this worried him. He was every Incl
a man and a citizen to be regretted.
CRIMINAL COURT JUDGE CHAS
F. HERR, Judge Howell's associate: l
is a lamentabie fact that a man OF tn
sterling qualities of Judge Howe
! should be driven to suicide by beint
worried over contemplate mud-sling
ing. Judge Howell was worried owe
the effect the cowardly attacks had OF
his family; for himself, he laughed a
them. 1t is time that decent men tax
these matters up and stop the con
temptible, unsubstantiated attacks OF
public-spirited citizens, or the decen
men will have to cav the city and lie
the indecent ones run it.
CITY ATTORNEY CHARLES M
MEYER: Judge Howell was a gentle
man, but l do not care to express VIVA
1 think about those who were instru
mental in causing his tragic death.
BATTALION CHIEF JOHN J
TOWEY: Poor Judge Howell! He dit
what he thought was best to serve tn
people
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LAWYER JACOB L. NEWMAN.
It's entirely too sad to talk about.
FREEHoLDER JOSEPH MANN.
The community loses a faithful serv'
ant.
DIR. JOSEPH FROELICH: It's
pity; the unfortunate will be the great
est mourners, for Judge Howell was in
deed their friend. I. =
ALDERMAN ELMER A. DAY:
lost the one best friend / ever had
Judge Howell was honest, manly an
upright, and his. death Is a great shoe
to all good citizens regardless of creed
or anything else.
ALDERMAN MICHAEL LEVEEN
1t will be impossible to, secure a sue
cessor to Judge Howell who will ac
complish the good and deal u JUS
tice in the name he did.
COUNTY COUNSEL ELVIN W
ICRANE, former Prosecutor of tn
Pleas of Essex County: Judge Howe
was undoubtedly driven insane when h
went home last night and found hi
wife in mysteries because of slander
against him. =
DIR. WILLIAM DIMOND, who .kne'
Judge Howell since both of them cam
from Europe: My old friend. HDav
Howell, was made temporarily insan
by inding his splendid wife in hystef
les when he got home last night. Sh
had read Deputy Sheriff Mason's asse,
lions. .
And for three Deaths" said a law
yer who overheard the above remark !
front of the City Hall, for the lat
Chief of Police Adams was drlven I
suicide by vituperation."
c. E. TALBOT, superintendent OF tr
City Hospital: Judge Howelrs act we
caused by 'the viliication and slandt
of undertaking politicians
J.. e. SMITH, lawyer: New Jersey
responsible for not having In its sta
utes laws for the severe punishmer
OF mud-rakers.
UNDERESTIMATE CHARLES n
MASON: decline to discuss tn
shooting in any phase. 1t is a mo
dreadful tragedy. which no man ca
depore more than l do
SHERIFF SOMMER, In an almo'
GREATNESS one. said: It's terrible.
DEPUTY SURROGATE CHARLIE
r, KQCHER, who frequently acts 9