The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-21
4 GREAT LOSS.
Death of Chief Justice
Jones.
purther Details Of the Sad
Affair.
The Remains Sent TO Minnesota
For Burial.
shovs sketch Of His Lffe-Action
r.ten by the Bar Association
x..imzte Of Judge Jones Char
-, nv Members Of the Bar.

,ne ueasre particulars In the first edi-
=. a Sundays PosT IsTELLiSzxczR Of
sesfb a Chief Justice Richard IA
- Tones aud the fuller details contained
: sefopa edition, had without doubt
s.,,v a ssddening an effect wherever tho
-. ,,cuetra.es in this territory as The IN
.ss,,-suce Of the death Of Garfield had
80 ne nation. Judge Jones's noble
Irs,s,igx AZ heart aad mind, his kindly,
$3.50 ,..nuer and his intense humanity.
ss.tssrsd MIN 20 ali with whom be came
s. ees.saet. His towering physical form
80 typiesi II his big heagt and broad
,nind. He wss iookefi up 70 y AZ IS
.,,ss ~ death IL loss well nigh IRE
,.sras,sg 10 the Judiciary and the cornTnsn-
YEA a., - 10 Of Jsdge Jones's friends bad
ss.,5,,sffas, TIA. bic recent in1ispDsiti0n
~. - :. m serions. file WAS naturally Of
.nrh fs,I habit, taat disease did not
auick,y show By OUTWARD signs. Those
Who bad particularly notceu Dill iof toe
80 tsy5 aeeks, however. remember pc
fs,IIar van expression. particularly Of the
~xas While his eouuieuance bore nearly
=. nsnal rr.day hue. His step lostff usual
srmness and bg0s aney and he was easily
efhaHstsd. Alter attending the session OF
he supreme court At Olympia last week he
ven, - the ranch VI Nj. George d. shan
nor, near that city. mere ne seemed TO
ree1rega;e somewhat lie was In quite
soad spirtls and evidently enjoyed the
aslet and rest Friday night, however. he
6ad A serious sinking spell aud his friends
wgre greatly garms1. The Chief Justice
esftsinly had . pFemoniiion that his end
was near and he was determined
10 get home At once. The next
day he left for Seattle. such was
ri rtmarkahie foriitnde that the
friends who accompanied him were de
iu5ed with the belief that he was feeling
rnnch stronger end bcltcrs Judge Jones
uss der0ted to his children aud had care
fully kept from them all knowledge OF his
real condition. When he arrived home
Saturday night he sought 10 prevent aay
Alarm and the family retired without an
lntimafioD Of their fathers real condition.
cane 20 much worse messenger vas dis
patched for DR.. smith lie Was attending
another case and could not be fonuu.
Tine ineslculabiy valuable was lost
through inability 20 Eeeure telephone con
nectiou. The boy Ia The central Office was
fast asleep and hot until - minutes before
Judge Jones bTeAtf,ed his last did Dr. smart
arrive. DR.. Weed came few minutes
later. Judge Jones was then Jasi oil hui
man aid. lie dirl Ia great agony, but was
aonscious to the last and bade his friends
fsrewa.l lHtiima oT dropsY Of the lungs,
which embarrassed reputation, cCmpii-
Gated With kidney trouble, WAS the cause
Of death
The children residing here. VI. Keith and
Misses Isabel aud Edith jones'. weFe almost
Frustrated with the shock. IN accordance
With their request no visitors, excepting
two or three devoted lady friends, were &c
ceiytd al the family residence. Chief JUS
tiee Jones had expressed the wish thai his
reiaaius, when he should die, should b.
laid by the side Of hi. wife al his old
home. Rochester, MINI. The body was ac
eordingly emtalmed sunday, preparatory
10 The long jonghey.