The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-03-22
JUDGE cullen c. HIGGINS
MURDERED SUNDAY NIGHT
SHOT DOWN BY ASSASSIN. ENDsACTIyE AND USEFUL CAREER
WAS JUST AT PRIME OF LIFE Friends ATTEST HIS
WORTH AND POPULARITY. THREE SUSPECTS HELD

gagged In his profession He served
four years as district attorney and
IN 1906 was elected Judge Of tho
seth Judicial district and was an
honor to the bench for four years.
Since 1910 he has practiced in the
courts Of all the counties IN his old
district and his business had grown
to a wonderful magnitude, due to his
professional qualification. to vigorous
faithful attention to business affairs
and his open honesty and frankness
In his dealings with people He had
Tho confidence Of the people and was
never known to betray trust. lie
loved humanity, he loved truth and
Justice and he was always interested
II the happiness and pleasure Of chill
dren.
He was Just at the age to be con
sidered in the crime OF life and wltn
his qiness his energy and his high
tone OF character would have pro-
gressed In his calling and his publl,
usefulness.
Why was he murdered? We don't
know In the course OF his profess
slonal life he had defended the ma
iesty OF the law. He had prosecuted
men accused Of crime. He had de-
Tended others Perhaps he was In
somebody's way. He was not afraid
He had the consciousness Of right
eous conduct, In his dealings with
men. The assassin that shot him from
ambush probably knows the spirit
that moved him TO the diabolical deed
but othors OF US do not know.
81 nostlc OF Post City has been ar
rested II is said that the murderer
was tracked from the hotel window
to where his horse was tied up some
distance away. and that later the
horses tracks were followed and an
arrest was made at or near Post City.
Further more It is said that during
year past Judge Higgins has as
sisted In prosecuting two men aocus-
ed OF killing the father OF the man
now being held as a suspect. Officers
and citizens here and in Kent coun-
ty will not likely relax vigilance until
tho murderer has been brought to
answer for the crime.
Rangers went to Clairomont this
week to assist in securing the ends
Of Justice.
Judge Higgins leaves a devoted
wife asd their bright young son
Marshal. in a dense gloom OF grief
They had during last year finished
beautiful home, we'll appointed and
source OF pride and comfort and
surroundey as they were by friends
life was bright for them, but the as
sassin's hand has done lts work and
the bright scenes have been trans
formed into dense darkness and the
agony OF grief.
The sympathy Of hundreds OF
friends goes out to them, but cannot
lift the pail that enshrouds that
home.
Judge Higgins IA survived also by
his mother, a brother and sisters and
to these we extend such coincidence
as we may.
Attesting the popularity OF JudSc
Higgins, every community In the
county was well represented At the
funeral and people were here from
Colorado, sweetwater, Abilene, Roby'
Haskell, Anson, Rotan, Post city
Clairem6nt. Dallas, New Mexico ana
from Dickens and stonewall counties
The ministers both paid beautiful
t-lhute 10 thc lie and character OF
Judge lIisgins
The aotive pail bearers we're Joe
Monroe. Sam cass'evens, Mack Tay-
Ior. Jas, b. sunson, W P. Leslie and
]. P. Rinlngsley'
Honosary. o. 2. Thrane. NJ. +
Horser ,Guy f, Paxton Arthur Yonsa
.. " torch and Robt- II curnuttr
some 81 the friends attending the
funeral % Judge Hisi1s were
judge Jno. B, Thomas, W. r. chnp
m8n, y T. Brooks R. J Barnett.
rhas. WEIGH OF Anson.
o, c. Walker. ], r, Knox. y. a.
Watson, Rev. Ledger and ". T. Pa
terson OF Rotan.
s. ". Kelsey, J. P Majors. Lester