Telegram-herald., 1888-03-24
JUSTICE WAITE DEAD
sUnMoNsr sU0osrLY YESTERDAY
Pssss.saa~ said - H@ss Bees tAs csass
"A Prssi&a4alsa bs ths kFss1d-at-
hoth Hs1ss. Of CssxFsss AslsaEa--
A BleGr&shte.i sl<ss2Ea

W.zHIssFos. March Z5--Cnief Justice
Waite dad Al 8 clock this morning The
f,hlsf Justice dl1sd cut on Saturday ssen-
inx. aad sn hls rsaurn home hs became 50
ia th2t his fsnily ply slci.n, Dr. winsio".
sas ssns tor Hs sss confined % his bed
oE sasdAF. Dut On Monday ae insisted upon
soinz 10 ths 5aDrsnIs Cosrt 70 Do present
when the dsclssoa IA Tns telsphons case sas
rsnd.r.d- The weather vas mild. and tae
yrscsation vas taken to pIsysnt any III
Affects rom tas ioarnsy. The teiephons
dscislon had been written By the Chief JUS
tee, but hs sas too III 10 read IL from the
bench, and that duty vas therefore per
formed by Jaslies Biatchford Special
care was taken that 40 evidences OF the
Chief JUSTICES illness should appear, and
noas OF the throng thai heard the decision
read suspected the rs4i reason Why u Vas
snn0uacsd 5v Justice bialchfofd-
"A soon as possible Al Ter the reading
Justice Waite lsl the bench and vas nur-
ris1iy driven home. 10 5 admitted that
the trio 70 the capitol uxs far from prudeDt
far one ia I1sIice " ala condition.. Bat II
IL asssrLsd that no ssrlO0s c0nseq uences
can Do ascFibed 10 t. The Chief Justice
u4s determined 70 20 add the doctor bad 10
Weld. lie went sack 10 bed and since then
he las been very alex Hazu. Miss Waite
was the only msmosr 0fthe family AZ home.
Ars Waite oeiug 0n the Pacific coast aud
her brother and sisier-ln-saw IA Cincinnati.
The Cnisl Justices son vas telegrzpned Tor
and DO and his wife reached Washington
Yesterday. Ia the afternoon a CONSULTATION
0f physicians 1as held IA the sick cham
Der.
None OF the Supreme Court Justices have
had any Information 20 give 10 inquirersi
snd extraordinary efforts have been made
bT al having knowledge OF the facts TO
keep she Chief Justices illness secret
Arranzements have been made for the
specify return Of Mrs Waite.
Justice " Waisa's illness vas due - trouble
vita his liver and spleen. corr phcatsd With
very painful stomach disorders. Justice
Waite h2d a very serious nt OF sickness Just
st the close of the administration OF Presi-
dent Arthur. lie Wss confined 10 his house
f9r several weeks with an attack Of cry
slpelas thai thrsxtsned az one time 10 have
= laesl termination. The serious character
OF his illness az that time was not generally
known until after the crisis bad been passed
and IL was not until be becsme we'll enough
TO be up and about his house on Ist- that
newspaper paragraphs appeared reporting
him 20 bs IN danger. The Justice MAS =
haze man 70 lock a. but be had a stroke OF
paralysis some years ago, and his friends
ksFs been soicit0us a0ous him on IN a.
account. fearing . recurrence OF the old
symptoms
Another account of the Jndges illness
SAYS that hs was In bis usual health. though
exhausted Oy his recent severe laoors. until
Saturday night. when. on returning from
senator Hearts, where, with his daughter,
he attended = reception. be complained 0f =
chill This feeling psssed OF during the
night. but be remained in bed Throughout
sunday. and until it was time for him 20 20
10 the court on Monday. Tuesday morn
ing symptoms Of acute bronchitis appeared,
accom- panied by insomnia and great rest.
lessnsss GA Wednesday circumScribed
paeumonia showed itself During Thurs
day nixht ne was comfortable. and 40 par
q urllsr Was felt. bat &C o'clock this morn
fnx failure Of the hearts action Was ob-
served. and st 6.lO he passed away. His
daughter Miss Mary E. Waite, and hIs soa,
q. &. Waite Vice President of the Cncin-
nat Hsmilton q Dayton Railroad, were
Nth him when be died