El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-09-14
Noted New Mexico Jurist
Passed Away at $3.50
This Morning
BODY WILL BE
BROUGHT HERE
Funeral To Be Held In
This City On Next
Saturday
STATE SUSTAINS
"A GREAT LOSS

William n. Pope, for the past fou
years v. 8. district Judge of New Mex
leo, and formerly associate and chic
justice Of the Territorial suprem,
court, died Of p~ernicious anemia a
$3.50 O'Clock this morning IN Atlanta
Ca where he had been staying sine,
the latter part Of June. He was Al
years Of age.
Judge Pope died at the home Of hi.
slster-in-law, Mrs. Philip Weltner, whs
before her marriage was Miss Sallis
Hull.
The news Of the death Of the vel
known jurist was received here this
morning In q telegram to Harry Lee,
clerk OF the U. s. district court.
Mrs. Pope will accompany the body
to Santa Fe, where tho funeral will
take place at 3 p. m. Saturday, follow
ing services In the Presbyterian
church. Interment will be In Fair.
view cemetery. The members of the
state supreme court and the former
associates Of Judge Pope ON the terri.
tcrial supreme bench will be the pail
bearers.
Shocks His Many Friends
The news of Judge Pope's death
was discussed in all of the public of
fees this morning shortly after Of
ficials arrived to begin their days
work. The news spread with great RAJ
pidity and was the source of many ex-
pressions of regrets. It was known
when Judge Pope left here in June that
he was in very poor health and it was
not thought he would recover. At
the same time predictions then were
freely made that the distinguished iur-
list would live a year to five years.
Last Order Sgned August 30
The last official act Of Judge Pope
as far as records IN the federal court
here are available today, was an or
der appointing United States commits
sioners. 1t was signed August 80 in
Atlanta, Ca, where Judge Pope was
taken after visiting a specialist in
Chicago. The name was written clear
ly, showing no feebleness of hand.
His Fight For Health
Judge Pope's delicate constitution
and the evidence he showed of the
strain Of official duties caused alarm
to his relatives and friends many
months ago. Last winter the judge
finally decided to take a rest of sew
eral weeks and went to Mississippi
where 1t was hoped the change of air
and altitude would benefit him. He
visited New Orleans and other cities.
returning here with renewed vigor.
At once he plunged into his official
duties, and for a time he seemed able
to stand the strain OF the combining
court work.
1t will be remembered by many
here that on the eve Of his departure
for the east, to rest, he handed down
numerous opinions and orders. One
of the opinions was a lengthy one in
the Ration Water Works ease which
had been in the federal court for
months.
Many Famous Trials
Since the federal court was located
here in 1919 Judge Pope has presided
at many famous trials, one of the most
interesting recently having been the
breach of promise suit for $4,000 of
Miss Margaret A. q. WAddell, of Los
Angeles against A. r. MANLY, rancher
Taos. Il was in this suit that Judge
stated in his charge to the jury
that poverty is no legal excuse for a
man to break off a matrimonial en-
yagement-a statement which aroused
Keen interest throughout the south
The famous trial of Elfego
3aca and others charged with conspir-
ICY to effect the escape Of the Mexi-
AN general, Jose Inez Salazar, from
he Jail In Albuquerque. took place
lere but not before Judge Pope. The
asst important case before Judge
cope was the sensational disbarment
proceedings brought against O. N
darron and F. Z. Wood, Albuquerque
Ittorneys. This was heard this spring
md at that time it was noticed Judge
POPE held the hearing on the lower
loor of the federal building. 1t was
hen rumored that the judge wished to (
scape the ordeal Of climbing the {
t
Those who saw Judge Pope In that
rial noted the pallor of his cheeks 8
nd expressed the fear that he was,
ldeed, suffering with p~ernicious ane- '
ia. !
Interest in Sunday School 5
One of the prominent character 2
Of Judge Pope since he resided I
! santa Fe, as mentioned today by {
Is friends, was the keen interest he =
ok in Sunday school work in the !
resbyterian church. He had estab- :
sh a class Of young men, The Good
fellowship Glass" and he conferred !,
fc-oufiuusd on paea four.1 ].