St. Tammany farmer., 1920-03-20
His Passing Away Brings
to Fuller View Esteem In
Which He Was Held.
DEATH OCCURS
IN NEW ORLEANS
A Man Whose Life and Ser
vice Won the Respect
of all Citizens.

IuUuiA
While the friends Of Sheriff 1. +
puoueter feared he might not re
oouor from his recent illness, later
,ovs from his bedside was encOurag'
;ng and when he was finally able
- sit ND. sign checks and transact
ether business it vas believed nc
might soon be strong enough to re-
+nrn to his home in COvington. He
VOC taken sick IL New Orleans
wbore he went to attend the carut-
vol and was confined to his bed a;
the home of his mother, Mrs. Jonn
Brewster.
Tuesday all hopes were dashed
away by the announcement that MS
illness was further complicated by
tbe contraction of double pneumonia,
and his family hurried to his bed
side Wednesday word came tna:
Mr.. Brewster could not live through
tba night. He died at 9 O'Clock
Wednesday evening, March l7th' al
the age of 81 years. Those of his
friends who learned Of his death
hetore retiring that night took the
morning train for New Orleans and
we're present at the funeral, which
took place at 4 o'clock Thursday
afternoon. Interment at st. Pat
ricks Cemetery No. 2.
Mr.. Brewster is survived by his
wife, a son, John E. Brewster, or
Coyington; five daughters, Mrs. s. l..
'Dittmar, Miss Hettie Brewster, Miss
Alice Brewster, Mrs. H. l.. Sinclair,
of New Orleans; Miss Adrienne
Brewster, his mother, Mrs. John
Brewster, five sisters and two broth
ers.
The pail bearers were Judge Prem
tiss B. Carter, Hon. Lewis l.. Nor
gan, Coroner H. D. Bulloch, Tony
Gabriel, Fred Hardy and Robt. l..
Aubert
The news of Mr. BreWster's death
reached Covington after many of his
friends had retired to their homes,
and in the excitement of the moment
telephone messages were not sent to
many of them. But those who learn
ed of his death in time left for New
Orleans on the morning train.
Those who attended the funeral
from Covington, aside from the rela-
tVes, were, Hon. Lewis l.. Morgan,
Judge Prentiss B. Carter (of Frank
lnton), Geo. R. Dutsch (Madison-
Ville), w. E. Blossman, clerk o.
court elect; Coroner and Mrs. H. d.
Bulloch; Jacob Seller, postmaster:
Nick Seller, A. D. Schwartz, A. L.
Bear, E. G. Davis, president Of the
Covington Bank & Trust Co.; Stanley
j. Theriot, Capt. Pizetta (Mande-
Eille), Walter Galatas, chief deputy
sheriff; John Padras.
Mayor Martin Behrman, John T.
Michel, James Wilkinson and many
prominent New Orleans men attend
ed the funeral.
The funeral was held as soon after
death as possible because of the serl-
GUS illness of Mrs. John BreWste:
and quite number Of Sheriff BreWs-
ter's family. Mrs. Brewster is weak
and stricken with sorrow and threat
ened Illness. Mr.. BreWster's grand
child, Mr.. Dittmar's son, contracted
pneumonia, Miss Alice is threatened
with pneumonia, Miss Hettie left
home suffering from the effects OF
influenza, and all are more or less
III or threatened with sickness.
During his twenty long years Of
service as sheriff, Mr.. Brewster has
Deen blessed with more staunch and
loyal friends, political and personal.
than falls to the lot of many men iD
PUBIC life. Even in the bitterness
Vi election times no word has been
uttered against him that could in
any way detract from his high stand
ara Of citizenship and official integr:-
y. The term for which he was
aoout to be elected was given to him
mthout opposition and he was deep
aHeeted by the confidence aud
esleem OF the people he had served
iong and faithfully. At supper
gwen IN honor of this occasion his
sfatetul appreciation was expressed
~ snort address in which his emo
eioa was plainly visible. 1t was
PROBABLY the first time his friends
4aa ever heard him make a speech,
sur ne was known as the Silent
sneriH. But while he was not a
aiAef ne was a man of action and
demonstration. He was not afraii
u. !. noos and he was not afraid to do
uuty regardless of consequences.
u, as citizen, Mr.. Brewster was
aueral and patriotic, always ready to
sate :. IN the expense of undertakings
NJ community interest or benefit.
~. Aiis ilfe was particularly clean AMI
10 aaolts simple and domestic. He
S ~'eu MS family and his spare hours
fa.r ~. spent in his home. He ha1
NJ b"efiy farmed at Madisonville and
sa sau recently gone into the cultiva-
~ VI rice, which he believed would
prontable business in the future
n,' mr. Brewster was a son of John
l.ewsLer of New Orleans, a man we'll
sao@A IN public life there and who
ss 60 esteemed and influential. Our
h inherited from his father
oL the traits that made him