San Antonio Light - February 11, 1949
W. C. LINDEN FUNERAL HELD
Funeral services were held Friday from the Porter Loring chapel for Walter C. Linden, 86, of 315 Howard st., colorful pioneer Texas attorney.
A native of Louisiana, Linden came to Texas and began the practice of law in Llano in 1887 where he was county attorney from 1892 to 1894.
He rose to prominence as district attorney for Llano and six neighboring counties from 1896 to 1900, when he obtained convictions against members of the notorious "San Saba mob".
Linden came to San Antonio in 1900 and practiced law here and in various parts of West Texas until his retirement two years ago.
In 1913, Linden was appointed Bexar county district attorney by Gov. Oscar B. Colquitt and served in that office three years.
On his eightieth birthday a party was held in the office of Dist. Atty John R. Shook for Linden, then as assistant district attorney.
At that time he recalled when he was practicing in the hill country, former Gov. Coke Stevenson, then a ranch boy, approached him and said:
"Judge Linden, I want to practive law. What's your advise?"
Linden said:
"I told him I'd start on "Greenleaf on Edvidence," and Coke was an apt student and I knew he'd make a good lawyer from the very beginning."
Linden also knew Roy Bean, "Law West of the Pecos," when the latter was operating his first combined dance hall, saloon and seat of justice at Langtry.
Linden made an impressive appearance in the court rooms of the hill country and West Texas. He was known to every citizen within his orbit and a number of his admirers named their children in his honor.
Among the families who admired Linden was that of Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson, Blanco. According to the senator's wife, Johnson was named after the pioneer attorney, the "i" being changed to a "y" and the "e" to an "o" in the process.
It was not until he was well past his eightieth year that Linden reluctantly abandoned his practice of a daily plunge, winter or summer, in the San Pedro park pool. At 80, even a 17-degree temperature did not deter him from his daily swim.
Linden said at the time he took a glass of milk and two jiggers of whisky after the morning plunge and then for the remainder of the day felt "like a million dollars."
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mattie Thomas Linden, San Antonio; a son, W. C. Linden Jr., Orange, and two grandchildren.
Services were conducted by Rev. A.V. Bound of the Beacon Hill Presbyterian church. Active pallbearers were George Potchernick, Harry W. English, John R. Shook, Russell Wine, W. Pat Camp and Walter Smith. Members of the San Antonio Bar assn. were honorary pallbearers.
Interment was in Mission Burial park.
W. C. LINDEN FUNERAL HELD
Funeral services were held Friday from the Porter Loring chapel for Walter C. Linden, 86, of 315 Howard st., colorful pioneer Texas attorney.
A native of Louisiana, Linden came to Texas and began the practice of law in Llano in 1887 where he was county attorney from 1892 to 1894.
He rose to prominence as district attorney for Llano and six neighboring counties from 1896 to 1900, when he obtained convictions against members of the notorious "San Saba mob".
Linden came to San Antonio in 1900 and practiced law here and in various parts of West Texas until his retirement two years ago.
In 1913, Linden was appointed Bexar county district attorney by Gov. Oscar B. Colquitt and served in that office three years.
On his eightieth birthday a party was held in the office of Dist. Atty John R. Shook for Linden, then as assistant district attorney.
At that time he recalled when he was practicing in the hill country, former Gov. Coke Stevenson, then a ranch boy, approached him and said:
"Judge Linden, I want to practive law. What's your advise?"
Linden said:
"I told him I'd start on "Greenleaf on Edvidence," and Coke was an apt student and I knew he'd make a good lawyer from the very beginning."
Linden also knew Roy Bean, "Law West of the Pecos," when the latter was operating his first combined dance hall, saloon and seat of justice at Langtry.
Linden made an impressive appearance in the court rooms of the hill country and West Texas. He was known to every citizen within his orbit and a number of his admirers named their children in his honor.
Among the families who admired Linden was that of Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson, Blanco. According to the senator's wife, Johnson was named after the pioneer attorney, the "i" being changed to a "y" and the "e" to an "o" in the process.
It was not until he was well past his eightieth year that Linden reluctantly abandoned his practice of a daily plunge, winter or summer, in the San Pedro park pool. At 80, even a 17-degree temperature did not deter him from his daily swim.
Linden said at the time he took a glass of milk and two jiggers of whisky after the morning plunge and then for the remainder of the day felt "like a million dollars."
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mattie Thomas Linden, San Antonio; a son, W. C. Linden Jr., Orange, and two grandchildren.
Services were conducted by Rev. A.V. Bound of the Beacon Hill Presbyterian church. Active pallbearers were George Potchernick, Harry W. English, John R. Shook, Russell Wine, W. Pat Camp and Walter Smith. Members of the San Antonio Bar assn. were honorary pallbearers.
Interment was in Mission Burial park.
San Antonio Light - February 11, 1949
W. C. LINDEN FUNERAL HELD
Funeral services were held Friday from the Porter Loring chapel for Walter C. Linden, 86, of 315 Howard st., colorful pioneer Texas attorney.
A native of Louisiana, Linden came to Texas and began the practice of law in Llano in 1887 where he was county attorney from 1892 to 1894.
He rose to prominence as district attorney for Llano and six neighboring counties from 1896 to 1900, when he obtained convictions against members of the notorious "San Saba mob".
Linden came to San Antonio in 1900 and practiced law here and in various parts of West Texas until his retirement two years ago.
In 1913, Linden was appointed Bexar county district attorney by Gov. Oscar B. Colquitt and served in that office three years.
On his eightieth birthday a party was held in the office of Dist. Atty John R. Shook for Linden, then as assistant district attorney.
At that time he recalled when he was practicing in the hill country, former Gov. Coke Stevenson, then a ranch boy, approached him and said:
"Judge Linden, I want to practive law. What's your advise?"
Linden said:
"I told him I'd start on "Greenleaf on Edvidence," and Coke was an apt student and I knew he'd make a good lawyer from the very beginning."
Linden also knew Roy Bean, "Law West of the Pecos," when the latter was operating his first combined dance hall, saloon and seat of justice at Langtry.
Linden made an impressive appearance in the court rooms of the hill country and West Texas. He was known to every citizen within his orbit and a number of his admirers named their children in his honor.
Among the families who admired Linden was that of Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson, Blanco. According to the senator's wife, Johnson was named after the pioneer attorney, the "i" being changed to a "y" and the "e" to an "o" in the process.
It was not until he was well past his eightieth year that Linden reluctantly abandoned his practice of a daily plunge, winter or summer, in the San Pedro park pool. At 80, even a 17-degree temperature did not deter him from his daily swim.
Linden said at the time he took a glass of milk and two jiggers of whisky after the morning plunge and then for the remainder of the day felt "like a million dollars."
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mattie Thomas Linden, San Antonio; a son, W. C. Linden Jr., Orange, and two grandchildren.
Services were conducted by Rev. A.V. Bound of the Beacon Hill Presbyterian church. Active pallbearers were George Potchernick, Harry W. English, John R. Shook, Russell Wine, W. Pat Camp and Walter Smith. Members of the San Antonio Bar assn. were honorary pallbearers.
Interment was in Mission Burial park.
W. C. LINDEN FUNERAL HELD
Funeral services were held Friday from the Porter Loring chapel for Walter C. Linden, 86, of 315 Howard st., colorful pioneer Texas attorney.
A native of Louisiana, Linden came to Texas and began the practice of law in Llano in 1887 where he was county attorney from 1892 to 1894.
He rose to prominence as district attorney for Llano and six neighboring counties from 1896 to 1900, when he obtained convictions against members of the notorious "San Saba mob".
Linden came to San Antonio in 1900 and practiced law here and in various parts of West Texas until his retirement two years ago.
In 1913, Linden was appointed Bexar county district attorney by Gov. Oscar B. Colquitt and served in that office three years.
On his eightieth birthday a party was held in the office of Dist. Atty John R. Shook for Linden, then as assistant district attorney.
At that time he recalled when he was practicing in the hill country, former Gov. Coke Stevenson, then a ranch boy, approached him and said:
"Judge Linden, I want to practive law. What's your advise?"
Linden said:
"I told him I'd start on "Greenleaf on Edvidence," and Coke was an apt student and I knew he'd make a good lawyer from the very beginning."
Linden also knew Roy Bean, "Law West of the Pecos," when the latter was operating his first combined dance hall, saloon and seat of justice at Langtry.
Linden made an impressive appearance in the court rooms of the hill country and West Texas. He was known to every citizen within his orbit and a number of his admirers named their children in his honor.
Among the families who admired Linden was that of Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson, Blanco. According to the senator's wife, Johnson was named after the pioneer attorney, the "i" being changed to a "y" and the "e" to an "o" in the process.
It was not until he was well past his eightieth year that Linden reluctantly abandoned his practice of a daily plunge, winter or summer, in the San Pedro park pool. At 80, even a 17-degree temperature did not deter him from his daily swim.
Linden said at the time he took a glass of milk and two jiggers of whisky after the morning plunge and then for the remainder of the day felt "like a million dollars."
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mattie Thomas Linden, San Antonio; a son, W. C. Linden Jr., Orange, and two grandchildren.
Services were conducted by Rev. A.V. Bound of the Beacon Hill Presbyterian church. Active pallbearers were George Potchernick, Harry W. English, John R. Shook, Russell Wine, W. Pat Camp and Walter Smith. Members of the San Antonio Bar assn. were honorary pallbearers.
Interment was in Mission Burial park.
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