The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-04
END COMES
AFTER HARD
COURT DAY
Thousands of Friends of Jurist
Stunned By Sad In
telligenCe

The bench in Room of the superior
court is draped in black The jury box
that was filled yesterday with men seek
ing citizenship is vacant. The halls
of the house of justice are silent Court
has adjourned in the midst of it's bus
lest term. Judge Walter 7. Hardy is
dead.
The Lake county bench and bar IS
in mourning
HIS FAvoRrTE WORK
Judge Hardy walked from his COURT
room at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
in good spirits. He had been engaged
| throughout the day in the worS that
he liked the best. the making of Amer-
can citizens by naturaliza ton. His last
| official act was to grant citizenship
to three young men who had served in
the army of the United states in
France 1t had delighted him to eN-
tend the hand of Fellowship to these
deserving men.
Three times climbing the stairs from
the clerks office to his court room, he
aad faltered and rested. but although
ply sically weak ne was mentally alert.
TALKED OF EXERCISE
The days work done his mind was
occupied for a few minutes by thought
# his failing health. Stopping in the
reporters room on the ground door, he
talked with Mike Wagner about a sys-
tenn of physical exercise which he plan
mi
conversation finished he LETT the room,
turning at the door TO say, Good bye.
Mike"
Mike Wagner is the reporter in Room
.. He had been associated with Judge
Hardy for the past year.
That's funny thing, he said to
Harry Folk. another reporter. The
judge generally says Good night or
Well, I'm going hsme' Did you notice
how he said Good bye, Mike"
Wagner and Folk had often discussed
the question of his failing health with
Judge Hardy.
PREPARES FoR LODGE.
When he reached his home at 81 De-
troit st. Judge Hardy settled himself
to read the commandry ritual of the
Masonic order in preparation for the
lodge meeting at which he was to have
presided last night. He was the com
mander
At about half past FIVE o'clock he
called TO his wife and asked her to
bring him a drink of water. He said he
was not feeling well.
END C.aME QUICKLY
When Mrs Hardy came with the wa
ter he had toppled over. DR.. W. F.
Howat, the family, physician was called.
and found Judge Hardy suffering from
a stroke of paralysis. At SOS o'clock
the patient died without having spoken.
Mrs. Hardy. the physician. and a num-
eer of intimate friends were present at
the time OF death.
The news spread rapidly. Scores of
attorneys as well as other business and
professional men who had seen Juds
Hardy during the day could hardly b.
lieve the report.
COUNTY MoURNs
Lake county today is in sorrow at ts
loss
Judge V. s. Reiter, Room 4 superior
court. said this morning; walter Hardy
was a loyal American and a splendid
citizen. He was r man Of ability ami
his work was marked by his sincerity
He very conscientious and was not
swayed by anything except what Ia
thought was the right. He abhored
anything tainted by un-Americanism
FUNERAL THURSDAY
Attorney John Morthland tooa
charge of the arrangements for the run
eral which is to be held Thursda
Morthland and Hardy were cronies All-
other intimate friend was John Sput-
geon. formerly reporter in Hardy's cour5
Since Spurgeon has been i'll, Judge Hard
has been with him nearly every day
Judge Hardy was very fond of tn
young attorneys He often spoke IS
praise of Edwin Friedrich and Bernara
Gavit. His greatest pride was the N,u,A
Of naturalization. He vas always I VI
tho applicant and if the foreigner show
ed disposition to study American his
tory and its form OF government Judg,
Hardy would overlook his mistakes it4
speaking the language.
Walter T. Hardy was born in Carrou
county. May "a 1882 the son Of Davf-
II. and Angelne HARDY. After dnishn-
the common school near his nome D.
entered Wabash college. where ne con
pleted the sophomore Year. IN ISsc he
began his studies at Ken College q
Law. Chicago We -e he graduated in
1926. He was ad:a':tcl to the bar 49,
Delphi, Ind. and pTactice1 law In thar
city until 1907 when lie came 10 Ham
nond. In 1914 he WAS elected one "a
the three judges Of The Lake eounts
superior court and WAS reelected foul
years later.
He was member ot tho state suJ
county bar associations a republic can
and Mason and sar.nc~. lie married
Bertha NJ. DeMuth OF Cnicago.
Judge Hardy was a partner Of John i
Reiiley.
The body will lie in state at the
First Presbyterian church ali day
Thursday.