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Show AUTHOR OF A FAMOUS RLUINC Daatb. of Hun. Ili-nJ. Hall, at Oaa Tlnia Chirr Justlca of Colorada. Ainitw-itx, N. Y Sept. 7. lion. Benjamin Hall died here last evening after a lingering illness. He was boru in 1H14. In 150, by appointment of President Fillmore ho made a compilation compil-ation and revision of the accumulated official decisions of the attorney general gen-eral of the United States. In 1861 1'iesident Lincoln appointed him chief justice of Colorado, a position of great peril iu the days of the breaking out of the rebellion. A conspiracy was formed to kill him and other federal officers and secure the territory for the seccessiouists. The scheme failed, and nothing went further to defeat the plans of the rebels than the ruling of Hall, originating with him, to the effect that in cases of armed rebellion against the government the courts should suspend sus-pend the issue of writs of habeas corpus. cor-pus. New York, Sept. 7. Bernard De Young, aged 73, a well known San Francisco diamond broker, died yesterday yester-day of Bright's disease, at the home of his son in this city. New Y'ork. Sept. 7. Mrs. Filiza Sim-onton Sim-onton died here yesterday. She was the mother of the late James W. Sim-onton, Sim-onton, at one time general agent of the New York associated Press. She was !M) years of age. |
