The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20

fne starc supreme Codrt arc
prominently mentioned as the
possible successors 70 Judge
Charles A. Willard OF the United
States district court who died
In Minneapolis last night.
Minneapolis. March 14.--Judge
Charles Andrew willard OF the United
States district court died at his home
here.
lie had been i'll i've weeks. Re.
Gently he suffered a general break.
down. In health and a complication
OF diseases resulted in his death.
Judge Willard was born in st.
Johnsbnry. VT. May |. 1857. lie grad.
uated from Dartmouth In 1877 and
two years later gained his degree in
lsw at the Boston law school. Re.
turning to his birthplace he practiced
law for three years.
lie came West from 81. Johnsbufy
and located In Sc. Paul, where he prac.
tieed law until 1885. He then moved
10 Minneapolis and again entered the
general practice OF law, remaining an
active member of the legal profession
in Minneapolis until 1901.
He was appointed an associate jus
tiee In the supreme court OF the Phil.
ippines in 1901 and immediately en-
tered his duties there. After. three
years he resigned and returned tc
Minneapolis to re-enter Law practice.
One year later he again was called. to
the Philippines and served four years
as associate justice OF the supreme
court.
Judge Willard resigned that position
to accept the appointment of United
States district Judge OF Minnesota.
which Office he had held since July 2,
1909. While In the Philippines Judge
Willard learned Span !. and rewrote
part OF the. Spanish jud. sial code then
in effect there, lie was a delegate
from the Philippines 10 the Republic.
an national convention In 1904.
Judge Willard lectnred at the Uni.
versity OF Minnesota ON the law of
bailments from 1887 to 1901, He was
frequently called to sit In the United
States circuit court OF appeals with
Judge Waiter sanbcfn OF 81. Paul and
other well known judges
He married Misc Charlotte Hast.
ings, daughter Of Gilbert Hastings OF
Minneapolis. ia 1891 Albert Hastings
Is now in the Philippines and Is the
sole remaining American member OF
the municipal commission OF Manila.
Tbe survivors, of Judge Willard are
his widow, two sons. Josiah, eleven
years old, and Paul Hastings. nine
years old, and William J. Willard,
brother. of Sommeryille. Mass.
Was a Brilliant Judge.
To the Free Press: viii YOU not
allow me please, to say a word, as
deputy clerk OF the United States
district court al coincidence of the
pntimely death of the brilliant Judge,
Charles A. Willard, who so Judi.
ciously and so. wen presided over the
affairs OF the United States court
in this division?
Judge Charles A. Willard was in
a few words, not only a brilliant
student OF Jurisprudence but also a
profound and extremely quick, think.
or. However he was. above all, EN-.
phaticaliy modest and most just and
kind. For these REASONS Il is need
less to say that the various depu.
ties OF the United States district
of Minnesota win miss him with
great grief; not perhaps primarily
because of his great mind so much
as for his commonplace and quiet pa.
thence and kindness toward them
from Saturdays oa,iy.
Though apparently in perfect
health on arriving at the Heinrich
hotel on Thursday evening. W. II.
Popple. a young traveling man,
whose home Is at. Des Moines. Iowa,
was taken suddenly III ON Friday,
was removed that afternoon to the
Immanual hospital aud died there
half an hour afterwards.
Mr.. Popple was at the hotel but
short time on Thursday evening.
He registered for a room and left
his grip, II is not certain, that he
went to his room at all, e,a.
On Friday afternoon about / 80
the clerk at the Heinrich received
telephone. cali from DR.. c. j.. Hol.
man. who asked for Mr.. Popple's
grip. and said the man was very Ill
with pneumonia. II was found that
the grip had not been taken to the
room at all and Mr.. Popple had
not slept there that night, as the
bedding was not disturbed. Pinned
TO the pillow was note that had
been left there by j. A. Shellen-
berger of Minneapolis. who said he
wished to pay Mr. Popple back
50 he had borrowed from him and
would like to see him somewhere
next Sunday. Such was the CON
tents of the note. Mr.. Shellenberg-
err. after leaving this note, left the
city.
Shortly after the telephone mes.
sage was received. Or. Holman came
in his automobile with Mr.. Popple.
The latter was extremely sick. The
grip was handed into the auto and
the sick man was taken to the