Fred Gause

Fred Carl Gause (August 29, 1879 – February 15, 1944) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge who served as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from November 1, 1923 to January 5, 1925. Biography Gause was born in Greens Fork, Indiana to a Quaker family. Two years after he was born, his father, Dr. Thomas Gause, was murdered by Arthur Brooks after Dr. Gause told Brooks's wife that her husband was having an extramarital affair. This caused Mr. Brooks to seek revenge, entering Gause's office, threatening him, and then shooting him with a revolver. Brooks was later convicted by a jury and given a harsh sentence. The case garnered media attention across Indiana. After the murder, Fred's mother, Christine Gause (née Boone), moved her family to Henry County. Fred Gause attended New Castle High School, graduating in 1897. Gause attended the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington from 1898 to 1900. He was admitted to the bar the same year he graduated. Gause returned to New Castle, where he read law under John Morris and Eugene Bundy before beginning to practice law in the city himself. Gause became the Henry County Attorney, serving in the position from 1902 to 1912.