The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-29


and turned over in his bed In a few mo-
ments he was dead The nurse could not
realize the fact There was no struggle, no
suffering The chief justice literally fell
asleep. The two members of the family
could not realize the terrible blow that had
come upon them. Mics Waite is completely
FRUSTRATED.
Associate Justice Miller, the senior member
OF the court; sent invitations to his fellow
members to meet him at the consultation
room OF the court. where they all assembled
at II o'clock. The attorney general and
leading members of the bar were present.
The chair of the chief justice was simply
draped in Grape. but in no other respect did
the appearance of the chamber give any in
dicatiOn Of the mourntul nature Of the occa-
sion. When the court and the assemblage
were seated, Justice Miller, in a low, broken
voice, said:
It Ia my painful duty to announce to the
lar Of this court that it's honored chief JUS
tice departed this life this morning at $50
o'clock. This is not the occasion to make
any extended observations on the subject.
which will be done in due time. The court
will adjourn until IL O'Clock on Monday,
April 2.
The senate and house both adjourned
as the death was formally announced.
THE DISTINGUISHED DEAD:
Morrison Renick Waite received his APP
pontment as chief Justice Jan. FL, 1874,
and was the successor Of Chief Justice Chase
He was tho seventh in the line of dis
t,nguished jurists who have held the Office
In the rural town OF Lyme, Conn. the old
house in which he was born, Nov 20, 1916,
still stands. At the age of seventeen he en-
tered Yale college, from which he graduated
In 1887 in the class which included William
n Evarts. Edward Fierrepont. Prot. Benja-
min Silliman and other DISTINGUISHED men.
He began the study of law with his father in
Lyme and concluded his preparation for the
bar In the Office Of Samuel L Young, then a
prominent lawer In Maumee City, Ohio He
formed a partnership with Mr. Young shortly
after being admitted in 1889, and the year
after he took as his life partner young lady
of his native town. He was elected
to the Ohio legislature in lS40,
and the following year the firm Of
Young e. Waite removed to Toledo. Ohio,
where they buiit up a very large and remu-
nerative practice A younger brother of Mr..
Waite was admitted to the firm soon after,
and the partnership continued up to his ap-
pointment to the chief justiceship. Mr..
Waite was Wing until that party disbanied,
when he joined the Republican party. He
reluctantly became candidate for congress
In 1862, and later was the nominee of the
administration party" but his canvasses
were unsuccessful. Other nominations and
various appointments were rendered him
from time to time, all of which he refused
to accept The first position in which his
ability attracted the attention OF the whole
country was that of counsel for the United
States in the triburalof arbitration which
met at Geneva in 1912. He was associ-
ated In this delicate negotiation with Caleb
Gushing and William NJ. Evarta His tact
and good Judgment largely served to termt-
nate the difficulty arising out Of our civil
war between the United States and the
in 1872, he presided over the constitutional
convention of Ohio.
PERSONAL APPEARANCE
enty. second year. one who had met him In
the street even recently would have VEN
tured the prediction that he would live
many years yet to grace the bench. He was
OF medium height, with broad shoulders and
sturdy figure Everything about his appear
stood straight and was digniiied in carriage
His large head was crowned with thin
growth of iron gray hair: His forehead was
broad apd full, the eyebrows dark and
heavy. The mouth and nose were large and
full Of character. He wore beard about
his face, but his upper lip was clean shaven.
His figure was u familiar one on the streets,
as he almost invariably walked to and from
his house and the supreme court cham
Der in the capitol In the summer OF
1883. Chief Justice Waite was one
of the party with President Arthur, Gen.
Sherman, Gen. Sheridan and others who
went on trip through Yellowstone Park.
On that trip he met with an accident that
caused considerable alarm ut the time.
While en- route from the Mammoth Hot
Springs to the falls the chief JUSTICES saddle
slipped from under him and he had a bad
fell. At first he felt but little pain from the
effects OF his tumble, but after riding two or
three days he was obliged to stop, and the
surgeons who accompanied his party made
an examination which elected from them
fered slight fracture of the ninth and tenth
ribs The chief justice was obliged to
abandon his trip and return East Co.
ing to his old home at Lyme. Conn.,.
he soon recovered from the effects Of his
accident. The Waite family is one of the
oldest families in the country and the coat
OF arms granted to it bears the date of 1912.
Thomas Waite, who was member of parlia-
ment, signed the death warrant Of Charles
IL and the family moved to this country
thirty years after the landing OF the Pilgrims
that Thomas Waite settled in Connections.
and this mans son was one of the first presi-
dental electore after the War of the Reyo-
1utien, and cast his vote for George Wash
ington. Justice Waite's father was chief
Justice OF the supreme court Of Connections
and he studied law under Matthew Griswold,
one of the most noted statesmen of early
DAYS Like Judge Waite. he was q graduate
OF Yale nnd eminent as jurlst. He left the
supreme bench, however, at the age Of sew
enty, and died ut eighty-two.
HIS APPOINTMENT RECALLED.
Judge Waite's appointment and confirma-
ton formed a striking episode of the time
Elk President Grant had nominated success
lively Attorney General Williams and Caleb
Gushing, both OF whom encountered much
opposition, and after q time their names
were withdrawn and Mr. Waite was nomi-
mated. He had been an independent Repub-
lcan candidate for congress against one of
the late Charles Summers warm perFopal
friends, and had incurred the enmlty Of M.
sumner, who ut that time also .enter-
tanned no very friendly relations to-
ward the Grant administration. The
proceedings Of the senate are still
covered by the veil Of executive secrecy, yet
IL was well known that Mr.. SUMMERS two
hour speech in opposition to Mr.: Waite was
one of the STRONGEST efforts of his life. He
dwelt upon the eminner services and attain
menls OF each one in the long line of in
cumbents OF the Office of chief justice and
spoke in bitter terms of dispara9ement OF
atcrs were present No voice was raised in
defense of the nominee, yet when the ques-
ton of c0ntrma ton came to q vote (which
was Immediately upon the conclusion OF Mr..
Summers SPECIFY sfxty two senators voted In
the affirmative and @r. Sumner did not vote