News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-10-18


ried Thirza Joanna Maynard, of Enos-
burgh, Vermont, who, with their two
children, Minnie L., and George NJ,
survives him.
Brother Hogan was well grounded
In fundamentals of the law. AS
/ student at the university, he received
instruction under Thomas M. Cooley.
and the acquaintance of instructor
and student, thus begun, ripened into
warm personal friendship. Brother
Hogan often spoke in words of high
est appreciation of Judge CooIey's
abilities and of the privilege of having
been his pupil. The training that he
received at that able professors hands,.
and natural tendency to thorough
ness in his studies, laid foundation
for knowledge of the law, broad and
firm, upon which he builded through
life.
Throughout his practice, Brother
Hogan approached the consideration
OF every legal question, through the.
door of fundamental rules and prin-
ciples, and having found the principle.
OF law within which the question came,
he them looked for decisions that recog-
nized the principle-and he was sure.
to find them. He was logical and &C.
curate5 in reasoning; and forceful and
persistent in argument.
As a counsellor, he was painstaking
and thorough in the examination and
consideration of matters submitted to-
him; and his advice to his clients was
good. He was Jealous in the interests
of his clients. And in the preparation
and trial of their cases, while never
overstepping the bounds of honorable
practice, he would investigate every
circumstance to the last word, and
follow every connected trail to it's
end; he examined every piece of evil
dence and matter Of proof to discover
vulnerable elements or subtle dangers.
and few escaped him.
He was an able advocate. Having
confidence in his own conceptions of
the law and of the cause he represent
ed, he stubbornly fought for his client.
yielding to his adversary most reluct-
antly, but always after the manner of
a well-bred and courteous gentleman.
During the years of his most active.
service in professional work, he prac-
ticed beside such able lawyers as Judge
Henry R. Start; Judge Alfred A. Hall:
Heman S. Royce; Albert P. Cross; HI.
G. Edison; H. G. Adams; Park Davis;
Guy c. Noble; c. W. Writer'S; Willard
harrington; w. D. Wilson; H. E.
Rustedt; H. Charles Royce; Henry
A. Burt, and E. A. Sowles, all of whom
he followed to the Court of Last Re-
sort. Such lawyers recognized in
Brother Hogan, valuable associate.
and formidable opponent. He was
counsel in many important cases, re-
ported in our State reports, and was.
ranked among the leading lawyers Of
Vermont
He did not confne himself to
study of the law. He loved other
books and read many, and on many
subjects. The history of our own state
and the life of our early inhabitants
were especially interesting to him; and
the writings of Roland E. Robinson
were among the books that held for
him special charm.
He took an active interest in all the
affairs of state, and in the civic welfare.
of his own commonwealth and home,
city.
By nature, he was optimistic, COM
panionable and sympathetic. He en-
joyed "chat" with an old friend or q.
brother lawyer most intensely; his
were always interesting
and usually embellished with well-told
stories of Irish folklore, of which he
had fund.
A good citizen, a brave soldier an
able lawyer, a constant friend. The
world is better because he lived.
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