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1WH firt taken to Lis former residence ou I lo]\ Duuiiune street. ^ool^ The body was laid on the floor in kaij the dminp-room. stripped, the wound c ^ exitouuec], and an inquest held by Cor- t oner Grayer, the jury returning a ver- r^j*e diet of murder. The body was then t not ^ aiH* earned to tlie rcsiJeuce of 0erv ^ou Thomas ^ Cooley, corner ot St \ |esg Charles and Seventh streets, and laid ^ HQ. out in state. The coffin was covered f oul Wlt^ bouqueto of rare exotics. The ron- ^ace Head judge was turned oon slightly to the right. It was as calm v' m and peaceful as if lie was asleep Many (),rv * fin nds gathered around and gazed 011 ^n*r the tranquil features, wmeh in life had ^for keen a beacon light in every social j au- intercourse u^ A few statements of his life may not nue\ inappropriate,though a biogiaplneal 4.k(*t sketch would be out of place. William 0 •on Htnrv Cooley was bom in the parish a md of ^u,n^ Coupee December 17, 1832;* y n,j His family had nhvavs r« sided th^re. N t}lt, He studied law with his father, the tlt;Hon. T J. Coolev, and was admitted. uto the tiar 111 1807 He had previously , 9 graduated at the Transjl vain a *nj 1 Cniversitv of Kentucky. in the a | 14 academic department Governor *, H H.ihu appointed him judge of a , the parish of Pointe Coupee, and Ins tl klt;) ‘ appointment was confirmed by the n Senate. He afterwards became a Nmember of tlie Constitutional Cooveu- ytion of 1868, and many pro visions of our present Constitution bear the ini- k ^rlt;* press of his bund. After this eonvee w.( turn he became a citizen of New s| y ' Orleans, and wua elected Judge of the lt;f] 10 * ( Sixth District Court of the parish of tl Orleans lu 186S. His conduct while g; / presiding over this court was marked ft\ by extraordinary iude|jlt; udanee of v( I thought and resolution. No fears of r* ‘censure from any source do- th ?d# , terred him frrtm entering on nnv \ ‘j*11 course that he deemed propetv rt l,e* He married a IVli«s Piuntevignes. f(J Jg who died about six years ago, leaving Tlt; °d t him one son His iannly consists of L ut his fatlier, two brothers and two sis- U1 m* tors. To his gjsterft big loss is a severe th pK- . blow A1 ways*an ftflectn'ahate hrtfher, 01 up of lab* years their Welfare has been a th lg devoted atudy. To them anrl'hnt child fclt;^ his life was devotad. The affection he* of***• had for them tempered lua intercourse i,cQd with others. eyliX t No man can complain of any wanton 4,1 y injury from hto hand or totfgae While slt; K ' in the exercise of lus duties to the ^ ** public *rr to his clients he said and did a { many things which cut to the qiuok, pr }.u Hi ore was no malice m the genial, open ah 18 heart wiucji has goue to its rest. He i1(, a wore it on his sleeve, There was no *’ doubt of his opinion^ No' utodfcrcur- * ee reht of duplicity mhrbed his course 4 anJP j He t»as oil or iiothiti^. -He deserved thi 10 to rank, in hiastyla of legal practice, • AI ^ I’vrith Brady, Stanton and Butler. His yj^ } crashing moaner of uivecLure when ad- g(,l* i rtrpssi^g judge, jury, or audience was Te j full of^ower. Bat he gone. (XL
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Marshall Weekly Messenger
Marshall, Illinois, US
Thu, Jul 17, 1873
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