Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-08
CITY MOURNS THE DEATH IF JUDGE NEVILLE
Douglas Bar Meets and Passes Suitable Resolutions Upon the Passing of One of Its Distinguished Members

paralytic stroke. a man with career ! in many ways quite remarkable 1 passed away. Member of the legis- 1 lafures of three commonwealths. dis ! trict judge. tentative state supreme | justice, and twice a member of the national congress are but the more notable of the positions of honor he held in a life that was filled with ac- ltivity untill i'll health of recent years made him a recluse from the public forum Judge Neville never recovered Consciousness after he was found ly- ing on the floor of his room Sunday afternoon.
 Bcdy 10 North PIstte.
 The body upon instructions of son, Keith Neville, and other relatives, -win be sent to North Platte. Neb., for interment Both the son and one of the brothers, who is in California. have wired that illness prevents them from coming here. A daughter, Miss Irene Neville. who formerly lived lhere, is in Washington city attend ing an art conservatory. The body iprObablv wi'l leave Douglas on the eastbouBd evening train tomorrow
 The body will be accompanied from inc chapel of the Do1slas. Undertak- ling comDany to the train by members of the Douolas bar.
 | Judge William Neville was born in
 southern Illinois about sixty-five years ago and lived at inc town Of IChester. He was educated at MeKen- ldrv college. While quite young he ienlisted in the union army. After the war he studied law and was admitted Ito practice in his home state. When
 about twenty-seven years old he was
 elected to the Illino legislature as a
 republican.
 In the early '70's he removed 10
 Omaha, Neb., and was elected to the Nebraska legislature from tbere. He
 later went to North Platte, in west
 ern Nebraska. where he made his
 home, until he came to Douglas about
 six years ago.
 He was always active in politics
 and deemed it DO disgrace to change
 his party affiliations, but, like Lin
 colr, whom he honosd and revered as his pol tical patron saint, he be lheved in staying with his party while lit was right. and refusing to stay
 with it when he became satisfied it
 was wrong. He severed his conDec-
 ton with the republican party when
 President Grant announced the pol cy of his administration 10 be to pay
 the bonded debt of the nation in gold
 after compelling the soldiers who
 saved the nation to accept their pay in a depreciated paper currency As l an independent republican he sup ported Horace Greeley in his pTesi- dential campaign.
 He was always in close touch with the common people and advocated those reform measures which he be licved 10 be for their interest. While a resident of North Platte Neb.:>he served the people most ac- ceptably in various important official positions During the Cleveland ad. z ministratiCn he was register of the
 United States land office at North e Platte. following which he was elect
 ed district judge in that district
 which office he held until January
 ! 1896, and after that he was tw e
 1 elected by the populists and demo . Crats as congressman from the Biz sixth District" and, on account Of il health. refused a nomination unani U mously rendered him for third term
 He was also elected as supreme : judge of the state of Nebraska, pro vided the amendment to the stat
 constitution should ne adopted in
 creasing the number Of suprem'
 judges at that same election: but
 was declared not adopted and conse IT ouently he never entered upon tn
 duties of that office.
 Judge Neville was man Ot ger
 erous impulses, liberal to a fault, am , in the exercise of his charitable Dc |. lnevolences, followed the scriptura z injunction, Let not thy right ham ,. know what thy left nand doeth,7 a ! can be attested by many families wh t were the recipients of his silently be 7, slowed bounty.
 During his residence n Douglas h s served this county in the territoria z Legislature and his life here has bee !. an oren book to be known and req ~ of all men.
 ss He has made many warm and pc a soBal friends here who will sheer q ly mourn his sudden death, ss At Q meeting Of members of tn eeA poueIas bar held this morning tn !. following resolutions were adopted: ~ Whereas, The Almighty, in HI a lbeneficence. has seen fit to remov z. from among us our well beloved an q Iesteemed brother lawyer: and Ct Whereas, His long residenc '. among us has caused him to be el q deared to us as members of the pr Cs fessioD. and his manliness and steI x pg qualities have caused him to eal z the respect of every member of tf e community: and
 H Whereas. The los IS deeply fe v by all: and
 cs Whereas, It is the wish of q .. members of the bar to extend the E sympathy to the son and daughter ss our late professional brother in the A bereavement; be it
 Resolved, That we. the membe <s of the said bar. hereby express O sH evidence of said loss and engro S these resolutions for the purpose e yerpetuating our recollection Of O <s ate brother. and that a copy Of tn = resolution be transmitted 10 his s
 and daughter at North Platte. e bTaska- and also that a copy of u X -esolution be given to the press. a aiso that a request be made that C copy hereof be spread upon the m X utes of the district court of Cochl countv. Arizona
 e Done atpoueIas, Arizona, this X day of April. 1909.
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