, 1877-03-30
j. r. CLAI1ISSON.

THE ACCIDENTAL. Dt3C1!AHGk or A r13T0L.
Tho community wns sta1.Icl yesterday morning
with lhc rorort TINT judge j. r. Ela.kson had ace.
IDENTIFY shot himself Mt Ills home Mt Evans,un. 1le
hnd antshe Ills breakfast AMI, as 10 aad tcw min.
tcs to spara before It was Tins to 70 to the S:21
train, he sath ht wonll 70 ui,-staiss Ana
write n letlot Sulttns the action
10 tho mordt be went Into his room md pulled
open drawer In tho wrting.dcsk to Rct some
.papor, In Tho drawer wns pocknt smith T. Wes-
toh revolver. carrying a No, IN bullet. II was
new one, which, lie lad said, had many Improve.
nents over other revoyoss. ahe trigger bcng capa-
bio Of such adjustment "a not to 60 OF. lio kept
1t f-cockcd, aud, befnya beauty In ltscif. ho
was frequently In tho habit Of looking al 1t. Eihor
~ hls haste e got the napeF Or fotgctial of tto
;lrawer and attempted to takn tho paper from It.
The revolver wns ta among tho paper. AZ! la tak.
rhargea. the iH oa entoilng the body of Mr. carK.
~ neat the st .ae u he pit Of The stomach, and
u .,isr: n:ia~. Mis- jackson. va. In tho room
ssssssi: @ s 81: sss;i i III, H., -; :'&y aeiI ~
Iesscncot. wcre lmn,ediatsly sent ior pSYsleisns.
rbin woan,i. Dr. Powell. Of TIL city. was 81 .am. a
moncd, and when he. arrived an examination waa
held II ~, oHna thas Tho snses:ne ~ ,,, had hem
cover: liu may live twenty. -four hours. aud per-
<ys; y h,:,s Sc; eG s,s.s s,ss +: Il. ::' sss
acyntcd father and husband. and this accident will
cause many bitter tear to 1nw from sho eyes Of
friends nro doing all TINT can 10 dona 10 alleylate
e. anEaien H. ana @ ,n1,ety Ths! ;sssdc, tse s"2sl
and m.er en ~ nj On:
pseacnt wntetfng md hoping that he who 10 dear
10 them lnsy hc spared.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Tia gentleman F3tnaN mama hHnHh thfA arttrta "
born Intlott1.burE. pa., In tho year la:s lls en-.
tered . rsnnsyls.ns tollegs f.om wheh hs xt.ai;
ysafs old. iie leeaHe Iato., ind ws. stterxsrds
A..s,ant rro!e.sot Of Latin, - st Jau'es College,
%s'ssss ". tssst ssssf' ss' ss sSsit,ssS fs s . s 5
period It ilagaratown, where, in la5i. ho wa I'd.
in,tted 10 !he liar Of ths statu Of Maryland IN
many other great men who have anticipated l1oraeo
Ntecey's adsIco to - 90 Weat," tenoscl 10 Chi.
sago' l!s was adn,ittea TO Tug i1'inol. llaF, and
lii m Sss.. u a.:oeiasioa W..
VII. buekneF .: Aostts. one Of the olleAt
hsa attcrwar rta and tho association was continued
until Sir. M0rtls WIS elected to the Honclt ot tho
Circuit coat.. Attet ~. Morris. withdrawal. tho
dissolved. and Mr. Ciarkaun a,soc.aiea himaelf
suit c1art. This pa.snsI4hip continued Until lSti
Z. Van behaAek, andot tie drsa name Of carkaon
:ts time Of lls uufos'unate taktny.uG. Wtth NE.
Van Setback thu &ssocLat lou was particularly for.
tunate, l.Ielr pfacttcu bcing larys, influential
Mr. Clarkson WAS nominated for tho
:lUlgeshlp uf The Superior Court ot Cook county.
Hut, although Tho English prtss Of lllc city was
ogtsnoIcn IN bis favor, aud although II mas tho
cFsa. upinton that bis character and ability
.ach q 70 make him peculiarly attatt for tho posi-
l!ou ths lckct On which hc ran was heaten and .o
| vas aiming those win wers UnAtis t0 secutt shu
Herea.aE} rcttlAc7ts Ut election. Since that time
hr Clatktoa haa not tngaQsd In politics, hut hx4
devoted hlnacif exclusively to hts law business IT..
the pursuit ot which hs was unusually successful
| apu fsonl which no roaped substantial fewArds.
At. C!atkl9n u brother of Blsllup Clarksan. Vt
Seersska; Win whom be want througn college nal
= family, dtsttlgul.hcd in thu history Of tl,a
Eri.eupal Church. his faihos beng son Of q
clergyman of that Church In England liz removed
to. and sctflel in l.ancnttcr, Pa where he reared
. largs family we'll kuown throughout thc State.
asa tlI!sk hia reputation has been lescrYraly
lJelty 10 The lntercss4of H. clisnt'. aud ia ea1.
judges and jures. Mr. Clafkson l,as beeu special.
1y known for tbs sucea4s which attended his psoae
Cution Of dtanlatic and tsadesnark copy.
| right taacs. In which !ine he was t6a
| only Chicago lawyer who may bc said 70 hass hal
really extensive psuctce: Hut this st.&uld not bt
canstrurd 10 Imply that ho has beeH confined Il
tais branch Of he profession. for ha va. past.
Jacob ku.sc1l. Of tho Oldest settlers In Chicago
tut now deceased.
blshop Clarkson, who was hero last week and
| saw bis brother alive ard In thu enjoyment o
| heaith. has heeu tstc3raphed for 1t 0msh&, ant
| will probably arrive to-day.