The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-29
! BEREAEED BENCH.
Unexpected Death of Chief Justice Morri-
son L. Waite.

Unexpected Death of Chief Justice Morri-
son L. Waite.
WAsuINGT0N, March 23.-Chicf JUS
tice Waite, Of the United States Su-
preme court died at his residence in
this city at 6.l0 O'Clock this morning.
The Chief Justice was in his usual
health, though exhausted by his recent
severe labors, until Saturday, when re-
turning from Senator Hearst's, where
with his daughter he attended a re-
ccption, he complained ofa chill. This
feeling passed off during the night,
but he remained in bed throughout
Sunday and until it was time for him
to 90 to court Monday. Suffering then
from nlalaise and vague indiSpOsition,
he did not read the opinion in the tel
ephone case but sat through its reading
and then returned to his home. He
was waketul Monday night, and Tues
day morning symptoms OF acutn brol-
chitis appeared accompanied by insonl-
mia and great res -lcsslleSs. His condl-
ton Tuesday was not alarming but
Wednesday circumscribcd pncumon;,
showed itself During Thursday night
he was comfortable and no particular
alarm was felt, but at six O'Clock this
morning failure Of the hearts action
was observed, and ut six ten he passed
away.
His daughter, Miss Mary /. Waite,
and his son, Mr.. {. G. Waite, vice
President of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton Railroad, were with him
when he died.
Drs. Caroline B. Winslow and Frank
a. Gardner were in attendance. Mrs.
Waite left Washington for California
about week ago, and is now supposed
to be in Los Angeles. Arrangements
for the funeral h: We not as Yet been
made. The Chief Justice will be buried
in Toledo, Ohio.
The Supreme Court and both Houses
of Congress have adjourned as a mark
of respect for the deceased Chief JUS
tice.
CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE'S FUNERAL.
WASHINGTON. March PA tele-
gram has been received from Mis-.
Waite, acquiescing III the suggestion
that the fureral services OF the late
Chief Justice be held III the Hall of the
House Of Representatives next We'd
nesday and that the body be privately
inferred at Toledo the next day. Mis-.
Waite left Los Angeles ut 10 O'Clock
last night to come East immediately.
DR.. Ruth leaves Washington to-day to
mees her at Kansas City and to escort
her to Toledo. Edward L. Waite, the
second son of the late Chief Justice,
will remain in Toledo to meet his
mother.
MORRISON r. WAITE.
Morrison Remich Waite was born in
Lyme, Conn.,, November %, 1916. He
graduated at Yale in 1887 and removed
to Ohio where he began the practice OF
law at Maumee City. In 1919 he was Il
member of the Ohio Legislature. He
removed to Toledo and took no active
part in rolitics, devoting himself to the
practice of his profession. His reputa-
ton as profound and successful law
yer and his high character as a citizen
made him distinguished. He was APP
pointed by President Grant one Of the
counsel Of the United States before the
arbitration tribunal at Geneva. In 1873
he was chosen by the constitutional
convention Of his state to preside over
its deliberations and in the same year
he was appointed Chief Justice OF the
Supreme Court.
The death of Chief Justice Waite is
the removal Of a valuable public ser
want, of a man whose attainmantS and
character were extraordinary and en-
emplary, as his distinction was illus
trious and historic.
His professional career from the out
set was successful, and the quiet and
transformations manner in which he per
formed his work assisted in creating
that confidence in his ability which the
court and his fellow-citiZens entertain
ed. ''His assersion on any question was
always accepted as indisputable," says
well-known member Of the Bar, who
long observed him in his legal practice
He was appointed Chief Justice 10y
President Grant on the 2lst OF January
1874, as the successor OF Chief Justice
Chase.
FORMER CHIEF JUSTICES.
The first Chief Justice Of the United
States was John Jay, of New York
who was appointed in September, l7S")
and resigned to become minister tt
England in 1885. John Rutledgc, o1
South Carolina, was appointed to tho
office on the l>t of July, 1885, during
recess of the Senate; was nominated Il
the Senate at the December session, but
was rejected, having become since his
appointment the victim OF an lncurahit
mental affection.
William Gushing, Or Massachusetts
was nominated in January, 1875, anc
confirmed by the Senate, but declined
the office. He was an associate justice
at the time, and his is the only IN
stance in which an associate justice
has been appointed to the position o.
Chief Justice.
Oliver Ellsworth, of Connecticut, was
appointed on the 4th Of March, l796
and resigned in 1899 to become minis
ter to France.
John Jay, who was then Governor O.
New York, was reappointed Chief JUS
| tsce, and was confirmed in Decembcl
| of $500. There was some question II
the Senate and III the public mln'
about that time regarding the proprlety
of appointing members Of the Supreme
Court to other offices, it being argued
that the practice might have tenden
| cv to interfere with the impartlallty Z"
! the Judiciary by opening up paths t
poll ical preterment, but no imputatlol
seems to have attached personally t
either Mr.. Cushing or Mr.. Jay.
Mr.. Jay declined the office after hcin!
confirmed, and John Me- S.lall was up
pointed III 1901. He di d in 1889 dur!n!
Il recess of Congress, being the hrs
Chief Justice to die in office. Chic
Justice Taney was appointed in IS"
and died in October of 1864.
Judge Chase was appointed to sue
coed him and died in May, 1873, nj