The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-08
ABEL STUDY, PIONEER
ATTORNEY, DEAD OF
APOPLECTIC STROKE

Abel Lomax Study, 50 years old. the
Oldest member of the Wayne county
bar and widely known in eastern In
diana as an attorney, died of an apop-
lectic stroke at his apartments. 1920
Main street, early Sunday morning.
The funeral will be conducted from
the home of his son, Robert Study, PIP
South Sixteenth street, at 2:3O o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. DR.. ]. J. Rae
of the First Presbyterian church will
be in charge of the service. Friends
may call at the home of his son. 212
South Sixteenth street. Monday even
ing, Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Interment at Earlham cemetery.
Mr.. Study was born on Sept 4, 1899
near Williamsburg, son of Henry and
Sarah Lomax Study. He was one of
II children He was reared on farm
near Williamsburg and was educated
IN the district school Just west of that
town.
First Studies Medicine
He studied medicine under his uncle
Dr. William LomaX, of Marion, but
later decided to enter law. Coming to
Richmond in 1861, with his brother
the late Thomas j. Study, who also
had decided to. study law, he began
his study in the office of Judge James
Perry on the day that Fort Sumter
was fired upon.
Judge Perry was one of the leading
lawyers of eastern Indiana, and in his
Office Mr.. Study received a thorough
grounding in the elements Of law and
also taste for the best in literature.
He was admitted to the Wayne
county bar in 1868, and several years
later was appointed to be deputy dis
trict attorney under the late Henry
j. Fox. This district was composed of
Wayne, Union, Franklin and Fayette
counties, and Mr.. Study handled all
the state cases in Wayne county for
about four years.
Legal Associates
His legal associates at that time in
cluded men whose names lent dignity
not only to the county but also to the
state, such as Oliver P. Morton. In
d1ana's great war governor; George
w. Julian, Nimrod H. Johnson. Jesse
P. Siddall, Charles H. Burchenal, John
c. Whitridge, John F. Kibbey, William
A. Bickle, Henry c. Fox and Daniel
w. Comstock
Henry U. Johnson, Ray K. Shivelev
and A. G. Lindemuth were appointed
by Judge w. A. Bond as a special COM
mittee to draw up resolutions of re-
gret for the death of Mr.. Study. On
motion of Mr.. Johnson, the court ad-
journed until 9 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing as a mark Of respect for Mr..
Study'S memory. The Wayne county
bar will meet at 9 o'clock Wednesday
to take action as a body.
Two Sons Survive.
Mr.. Study was married to Mary A.
Eiittle, daughter of Squire L. and Anna
c. Hittle on Dec. 16, 1863 Mrs. Study
died April %, 1905. He is survived by
two sons, Robert L. Study, associated
with his father in the practice of law
under the firm name of Study and
Study, and Herbert Guy Study. an
of st. Louis. One brother.
DR.. Joseph N. Study of Cambridge
City, and four sisters, Mrs. Nancy A.
Locke and Mary l. Fairy of Indianap-
oils, Mrs. Martha Miller of California
and Mrs. Josephine Nichols of Chi. |
cago, also survive.
The death of Mr.. Study removes an
other member of the Wayne county
bar whose career dates back to the
Civil war period, and who was a men, |
Der of the galaxy of brilliant attor-
neys of the period following the ending
Of hostilities.
Mr.. Study had large acquaintance
in Wayne county and in the adjacent |
political units of Indiana and Ohio. He
was of quiet and retiring disposi- |
ton, and enjoyed the friendship of /
intimate friends, many of whom were !
identified with the early days of Rich
mond, and with whom he enjoyed ex-
"reminiscences about events |
and personages that have contributed /
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