Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-04-04

DEATH OF JUDGE MAsoN.-A correspondent
of the. Baltimore Sun, in Elkton, Nd, furnish
es the following account of the death of Judge
John T. Mason, Secretary of State, for the
State of Maryland
ELKToN, Mn, March 29.--Jndge John r.
Mason reached here on Monday last, in com
pany with Henry V. d. Johns, of the Balti-
more bar, TO try an action instituted in Har-
ford county, by Messrs. Mari and Emmart, of
your city, TO recover from Ramsey McElenry,
of said county, damages for a failure TO repair
wall of a building on Fayette street, in the
tenancy of Messrs. Mari and Emmart.
The case began on Monday afternoon, and
was ably conducted by Messrs. Mason and
Johns, and Jones, of the Cecil bar, on the part
of the plaintiffs ana Messrs. Archer and Con-
stable, for the defendant
The argument before the jury was closed
about 3 O. clock yesterday friday afternoon,
by Judge Mason in a speech of an hour, which
was regarded by those who did not know him
well as one of great power. Some of those
who knew him best, however, were aware that
at that times he was not as clear in his argu-
ments as they had heard him on former occa-
sons. Once or twice he was at n loss for
word. OF one time when he desired to use
the words speculative and contingent DANA
league after saying Speculative and - and in
quire what was the other word he desired to
use, and once or twice his articulation was not
altogether distinct, but nothing was thought
of it at the time
lie lett the courthouse apparently well min
ged among our people, (among whom, in his
brief stay, he had made many friends, and
babe one by one whom he had been introduced
to, in pleasant words, farewell, and then pass
eG to his room.
About four o clock he was summoned to
dinner, and took his seat at table apparently
well. 1t was noticed few moments later that
he had some difficulty in swallowing his food,
of which he had not taken more than two OF
three mouthtuls. He arose from the table,
turned his back TO it, aud tried TO cough, and
then resumed his seat. He then placed glass
OF water to his mouth, and attempted uusuc-
cessfully 10 swallow il. He sgain arose. and
walked to the end of the room, and once more
tried to cough, and again resumed his seat
moment later he again arose from the table
went TO the front Of the hotel, and then, re-
tracing his footsteps, entered the hall, where
he met small boy whom he patted on the
head and tried to speak TO without being able
to make himself understood. At this moment
the proprietor of the hotel and others diScov-
cred his condition. and the Judge succeeded in
asking to be taken 10 his room, where after
the lapse of ten or fifteen minutes, he became
entirely unconscious. In the meantime Drs
Mitchell, Ellis, lamar, Willis and Kennedy
had hastened to his bedside, and every remedy
which medical skill could suggest was applied
for his relief but he continued TO grow worse
until about a quarter of p. NJ, when he died
His attack was apopleXy, accompanied by par
tial paralysis of the left side.
About the very moment that he was strick-
en- down. the jury in the case be had been try
ing returned into court with a verdict for his
clients for three thousand dollars, and in COM
mon with our whole community were shocked
TO learn that Judge Mason, with whose many
estimable qualities of head and heart they had
been profoundly impressed, would probably
not live to hear the result of their labors