Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16
Death Of RnYnrdY I0nnSOu.

Reverdy johnson died very suddenly
Thursday evening, ut the residence OF
Gov Carroll in Annapolis, Md. Mr.. John
son had gone to Annapolis to argue case
in the court of appeals, and by invitation
of Gov. Carroll became the latter's guest
at the executive mansion. The governor
invited Chief-Justice Bartol of Maryland
and several other gcntlcm n to meet Mr..
johnson at dinner at the mansion. They
dned about five o'clock =. NJ. At dinner
Mr.. Johnson appeared in excellent spirits
and his usual health. and entertained the
company by his conversation and by relat-
ing anecdotes. At dinner he took one
glass of Madeira, and refused to take any
more. After dinner he suddenly asked
the governor to take him into the parlor
He took the governors arm, and walking
in there sat down on Il sofa. The govern
OF proposed to have coffee brought. but
Mr.. johnson replied, No, if you want to
smoke. rcjoin your guests and smoke. >
The governor answered, Very well. |
will Join You in 4 few minutes" and re-
turned to the table but feeling uneasy at
ltstN III NIL cpi!liSOIl .tltHC, lIolJOStt "
the company to 90 into the parlor and Join
him. Charles G.. Kerr. Mr.. Johnson 5
SON in law who had come into the dining
said, No. he always takes q nap after
dinner, and | suppose he has gone to
>lccp.' The company then went on smok-
inc and talking, and while so doing Il
servant of the governor appeared at the
! 4 4 1,
Mr.. johnson was lying in the yard on the
stones Gov. Carroll went Immediately
to the place and found Mr.. johnson lying
on the cobble-stones Of the carriage-way
that passes under the porch of the man
sion. close up to the wall and near Il door
/ leading to the basement lie had evident
" gone down the front steps and around
to the side OF the house. and fallen where
he was found. This was about 10 =. NJ,
and the impression is that he had been
there ut least half an hour. He WAS then
deal, and was bleeding profu>ely from
woupd> on the right side of his head and
face. Although his vision was very fee
, bic, Mr.. johnson was very ventur>ome il
his goings, and evidently wishing to =,
into the yard he did not call for assistance
/ but went out the front door and down tn,
front steps by himself. Turning to til,
left, he must have walked over the gras,
plot ana down a short decline to tn,
bricked area adjacent to the basement o.
the mansion, and proceeded toward the
angle formed by the projecting bay win
dow. Then. either tunbling over Il piece
Of coal or being seized with vertigo, tt
which be was occasionally subject, he fell
, striking his head against :; sharp corner
of the granite base course Of the house
which gave the first wound on the head
reaching the pavement, made of rouCl
cobble->tOnc>. II second wound was re
ccivcd in front of the first, producing
) fracture of the skull which was the chic
and fatal injury. The wounds on tn
scalp were accompanied with fractures &
the external bones of the Uranium po>Sibl
i with them also, of the base, which mus
have been accompanied with a probabl
! rupture of some of the arteries at til
, base. Death must have resulted almo>
e instantly.
! Revcrdy johnson WIS born at Annapoli
! Md May u, 1896, and was the son
the Hon John Johnson, Chief Judge OF III
: Fir-t Judicial District Of Maryland. II
e was educated at st. Johns College IF Al
i, napoliS. studied law with h;s father, WA
: admitted to the bar in lSl.5 and soon "A,
:. quircd an extensive practice From Is
l. to No he was Il State SENATOR and bcfOl
" 1919 he WAS at the head of the Marylan
n bar. In 1915 he was elected United Stat,
h Senator. and in 1919 President Taylor Al
, pointed him AttOrnev-Gcncrnl. ON II
u death of the President in 1870 he retire
II from office, and continued to practice a
: most exclusively in the United States :,
. prcme Court. In 1851 he was a mcmbc
Of the Peace Congress. and in 1862 W:
II again ted to the Senate He was en-
| ploycd by the government rs an umpire
= the adjustment of questions which h.
}, arisen betW cen the United States and fo
eign governments during the war.
I l>G> lie was appointed United States NH
: lister to Eng gland, rs the successor of II
Hon. Charles Francis Adams. He WAS T.
called early in the following year, and h;
since resided in Baltimore.