The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-01-18
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
D. z. HYDRICK DIES
FROM ATTACK OF BRONCHIAL
PNEUMONIA.
Buried in Spars.aburg-T. P. Goth
ran, Judge Sease and Pro:. Ruck-
er Mentioned as Successor.
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Spartanburg, Jan. 15.-Associate
Justice D. E. Hydrick, Of the South
! Carolina supreme court, died today
in Washington, D. c., Of bronchial
pneumonia, which developed after
the associate justice was forced to
stop at the national capital because
of an attack Of Ia grippe while en-
route to 'Spartanburg from New York
after spending the Christmas holi-
days with his son, Dr.. John Lee Hy-
drick, who is connected with the
Rockefeller Faandation.
Although in rathe.: feeble health,
Justice Rydrick was supposed to be
able to undergo the trip back to his
home in sparsanburg. When he
reached Washington, however, he
was suffering intensely with Ia
grippe and left the train there, going
to the Raleigh hotel, where he passed
away early this. morning.
DR.. John Lee Hydrick was at his
fathers bedside for several days
prior to the associate Justices death
and was with his father when the end
came. Mrs. j. NJ. Wallace Of this
city, a daughter of Justice Hydrick,
left sparsailburg last night for her
fathers bedside, but the end came
before her train reached Washing
ton.
Burial at spartanburg.
The remains will arrive in Spar
tanburg at / O'clock tomorrow att
ernoon, accompanied by Dr.. Hydrick
and Mrs. Wallace. The funeral will
/ be held Monday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Associate Justice D. E. Hydrick
was about so years Of age and was
considered one Of the most scholarly
lawyers and jurists South Carolina
has produced. He was born in Or
angeburg, where he has many proni-
nent connections. He entered Wof-
ford college, remaining there as a
student until he completed his junior
tyear, when he entered Vanderbilt
| university in $780,, He graduated at
Vanderbilt with high honors and re-
turned TO South Carolina. He taught
school at Darlington for time while
| studying law. He engaged IN the
| practice OF law for the first time m
Spartanburg. Soon after his arrival
here he formed partnership with j..
W. Carlisle, father Of Howard b.
| Carlisle. After this connection was
severed he formed partnership with
stanyarne Wilson, the firm being
known as Kydrick G Wilson, which
lasted until January, 1900, when IL
was dissolved because both the part
ners entered public life, Mr.. Wilson
being elected to congress from the
! Fourth district and Justice Hydrick
to the South Carolina house OF repre-
sentatives, TO which he was elected
in 1897 to fill out an unexpired term.
He was reelected in 1898 FOR the full
term and was advanced to senator
| from Spartanburg county in lSoo'
being reelected to succeed himself IN
! 1904. He was elected judge OF the
Seventh Judicial circuit in January
1905, resigning as senator to COM
mence his judicial duties.
| Commissioned as Judge.
| Although his. tern, Of S. zee did
not begin until December Is, 1868.
vet on account Of the illness OF the
Judge who had been assigned to hold
the fall term Of the courts OF the
First circuit he was commissioned as
/! Judge to hold these courts, so that his
first service as Judge was to PRESIDE
over the courts Of Orangeburg cou1-
ty, the home of his youth and the
county Of his nativity.
On February II, 1909, he was
! elected by the general assembly as
associate Justice to succeed Justice
Ira B. Jones. He was commissioned
associate justice April IS, 1sO9' and
was reelected il 1918 for fua! term.
While on the South Carolina st-
prene bench Justice Hydrick made
distinguished name as jurist OF
ability and acunen, one whose cpln-
.. ions we're considered models Of law
and style. -Four children were born
to Justice ard Mrs. Hydcick. Two
soi.s, DR.. John Lee Hydrick OF New
York and y. E.. Hydrick, Jr., of Spar