Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-24
JUDGE GOODRICH SAY BENTON HELD
DIES SUDDENLY OFFICE IN MEXICO
WAS At OFFICE N COURTHOUSE
At 1 O'CLOCK NND LESS THAN
TWO HOURS LATER HAD PASSED
AWAY
FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON
PROMINENT IN BUSINESS AND
POLITICAL CIRCLES FORTY FOUR
YEARS L. SURVIVED HN WIFE
AND TWO CHILDREN.

No death which has occurred ia
Brownsville ~ months has - shocked
the community a. that of Judge II. H.
Goodrich WHO died al hi> home on Adam>
street Monday afternoon at 5:ln O'Clock
Just a. \ physician was pre-
pairing 10 prescribe for >light
indig, >tion Judge Goodrich during the
day a. friends at hi> office IN thr court
house had been complaining of swelling
about the meek. lie went home. AMI after
a short time 4 physician was called. The
doctor felt ~ hi pulse asked a quc>
tion and a. Judge Goodrch WI, answer
ing hc lap>cd into uncon>riouSmc>> and
died.
nr. y u. Hcntfrn. who attended Judge
Goodrich. stated that apuplcNy was the
cause NJ death.
The funeral will hc held this after
noon at four O'Clock from the family re-
icacc at 1910 ADAMS STREET. with s'ry
ices at the Episcopal church IN Rev. Il.
VI. MacDougall the pastor. Judge t0c,l-
rich was an active member "A this
church Burial services will IT, y, Rio
Grlndc oldgr NJ. II A. VI. Al NJ.
The deceased j. survived ~ hi> wife.
one snn. u. K Goodrich. also prumin-
cnt attorney. and ~ one daughter. Miss
Addic Goodrich. lie lc.ycS ~ close r,la.
lives.
II H. Guudr'rh was horn lt Syracuse.
y. Y. September > l>iJ Ills family r.
moved ~ Wisconsin when hr was a
Young man. AMI during the civil war hc
enlisted IN the Fourth WiScnn-in rayai
~. lie came to Brownsville with his req
mrni in l>t-I. aud 4 wear later was mus
tered out. lie was then employed ia ~,
Iquartcrma>tcr> department. Ilr held this
position until 1870
lie was appointed deputy collector ~
customs III the port af Brownsville in
1870 and held that position for fifteen
wears. during which time h. studied law
aud applied for admission ~ thc bar Ia
1>S4.
IN l>>7 Judge Goodrich was elected
county Supfriui cndent of schools aud h.
held that Office for twenty 1--WE wears.
having reelected 10 the c1icG twelve
times. H. ran fnr county Judge IN clcr
iionS Of 1912 and wa> elected and held
that office NJ the time ~ liz death.
Judge Goodrich in the early COS was
associated IN the practice ~ law with
Judge &. IL MariS. thc county judge of
Willacv rountv who died Y Few weeks
aga NJ KingSrillr.
judge Goodrich was " member pf the
Grand Army IF the Republic. having been
one W The organizers ~ The a. NJ. Barney
Post No. .. g.. A. H.. which was organ.
izcd IN Brownsville Nv 1891. IIc held the
office II qnartcrmaStcr in this post.
There j. only one surviving member If
the 4. w. Barney Post now. Captain
William kcllv ~ this city. who was also
one If the organizers and holds the of
Y flee IL commander of the post.
The deceased was not onlv active IN
the Cameron county political life f"r
many wears. hut hc was NJ y Identified
with business affairs ~ the city IL 49,
sisted in the organization If the Mcr
chants National Bank aud served a.
president nf the institution for several
wears. retiring principally because of ad
vancing age
IIc was " member w Rio Grlndr Lodge.
Nm II Ancient Free and Accepted Mas
uuS and u member w the Brownsville
Country tlnh.
The Cameron county courthouse was
closed TODAY ont uf respect to County
Judge Goodrich. and All the county ~
fcia'S attended the funeral.
A large number ~ business houses
rl~o CLOSED during he hour pf the FUN
raj
The brownsville public schools were
al.o closed TO-DAY w order ~ president
H. l.. Woriman ~ the school board ont
~ rrSpcct tO the memory ~ Judge T.. VI
Goodrich
The Chamber ~ Commerce ~ which
Judge Goodrich was member closed
this afternoon out ~ respect to hi mem
cry.
AS County Superintendent ~ schools
Judge GnndIich saw the county homes pi
learning grow frum nothing Ia twenty
district rhnnl~. For manv wears. owing
~ the fact that the county was almost
vhnllv unsettled. there were few district
~ch0nl> However when the upDrr part.
m the county began ~ grow few vrar'
ago the necessity for cuuntv schools are
I and \ rnnd system II rural schools Were
Established under the dircriiun ~ Coun
~ Snrcrintrl Dent Gnnarirh
Though tn nonfS for the new rouHf
courthouse and jail were voted ~ th'
-ountr under the administration w Cpun
I Nm Iu1pr Bartlett. and The cNravatior'
--crc al>n " ~ under the lpttrr'> term
he actual construction Nh the building
began Sh-rtlv affr- Judge Gop,lrirh wa.
rlerfe-l He VS. fhr first cnrntv ind.'
- 1t on the i.rurh ~ the co1ntv cpur'
n the rcw lnildine and ~ III a. chair
: man ~ the boari ~ county commi- sion
w.
puring the progress ~ construction
tEanffuu,I IN nagg 4