The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-09-03
PIONEER NEVADA JUR|ST
PASSES AWAY IN EAST

telegram received in Eureka
Wednesday announced the death of
Judge Adolphus L. Fitzgerald at Bos-
ton, Mass, that morning. where he
was visiting his son. Richard Y. .Fitz-
gerald and family.
Judge Fitzgerald. when he visited
in June, looked and seemed in
better health than for years, and his
death was unlocked for at this time.
His active life and the inroads of age
were against his power Of endurance
and recuperation when the final at
tack came upon him, and no doubt
he succumbed quickly and was en-
tered up on the final enrolment.
When a long and well spent life
closes. a bible verse in mind seems
to be applicable
well done thy good and faithful
servant, enter thou into the joys OF
thy Lord"
Expressions of regret seem out oi
place and words of coincidence are
the only balm that can be offered tc
soothe the loved ones left behind.
Judge Fitzgerald's life in Eureks
was noted down on the pages of hap
py memories. as he often remarked
Many happy days were passed here
and they are revived again in m,
visits to the old town, which 1 looi
forward to as time passes. These
old time friends have many anecdotes
to relate and "reminiscences of happy
bygone days In which the deceased
was a central figure, for he was +;
genial character and a wonderful
story teller. He always had some
thing at his tongues end of a hu
morous vein that just suited the oc
casion, and was often heard to re
mark, THAT reminds me-" and an
other story was told.
Judge Fitzgerald had a long ant
useful career in this State. AS {
scholar and jurist he ranked amonl
the foremost leaders of the west. H,
had been high in the councils of Ma
sonry ever since 1862.
The deceased was born ON Octobe
cath, 1S40, at Rockingham County
North Carolina. and was nearing hi
S1st year. His education was received
at the University of North Carolin,
where he received his B. A. and M. A
degrees. He served with the Confed
crate Army as private in cavalr.
regiment, seeing active service in thu
battles of Wilderness, Petersburg ant
Richmond. Following the war h
removed to California and taugh
Latin and Greek at the Pacific Col
lege at vacaville, Solano County. Lat
er he served as a deputy superintend
ent of public instruction of the coun
ty. He was admitted to the Califor
MIA bar in 1878 and came to Eureka
Nevada, where he settled and resided
for many years. Judge Fitzgeral,
practiced until 1887 when he wa
elected district judge upon the Dem
ocratic ticket, position which h
filed for fourteen years. At tn
conclusion of his district bench tern
he was elected Justice of the Suprem,
Court, carrying every county in thu
State, and receiving the largest vot'
of any candidate in Nevada. Afte
serving six years he refused re-nom
ination. stating that he was unable t.
endorse the platform adopted by thu
Democratic party. In 1891 he wa
admitted to practice in the Supreme
Court of the United States. His las
public service was as member o.
the assembly of the State from Eu
reka County in 1918.
Judge Fitzgerald was the author
of a book upon the silver question,
problem in which he was greatly in
terested throughout his life. Up un
til the time of his death he was
strong advocate of a silver standard
in the United States.
Besides his son Richard, in Boston
he leaves a daughter, Mrs. Geraldine
Gordon of Los Angeles, and son
Mccoy Fitzgerald. of Berkeley. Cal
A later telegram announced tina
the funeral would take place at Bo
ton on Friday afternoon, but no 9th
er particulars were given.