The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-03-28

JUSTICE MATTHEWS
Summoned Before the Bar of tsrnal
Justice.
SUFFERS INTENSE PAIN |
The Turning Point Ending His Earth
Iy Career
SUPREME COURT ADJ0URNS.
SUFFERS INTENSE PAIN
SUPREME COURT ADJ0URNS.
The Remains to be inferred IN Gin
cinnati Cemetery.

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has just been posted that Justice STAN
ley Matthews of the supreme court
died at 1905 o'clock. The last change
in the condition of Justice Matthews
occurred yesterday afternoon at 8
O'Clock. In the morning he had been
feeling quite comfortable and cheer
full. At that hour. however, the in
tense pain which marked the periods
of decline required, and never left him
until death brought relief. DIR. VIM.
Johnson was summoned and finding
his patient suffering SO intensely adj
ministered opiates, which towards
morning induced state of semi-con-
seriousness, IN which he remained until
the end. Occasionally he would re-
vive and recognize the loved ones near
him by a glance or a pressure of the
hand, but relapse soon followed. For
a number OF hours previous to death he
was practically unconscious. In his
last hours the diving justice was sur
rounded by members of his family, who
have been with him throughout his
illness. Mrs Matthews. his daughters,
Miss Matthews and Miss Eva Mat
L
and Mr., q. b. Matthews, his brother,
of Cincinnati, who came to Washing
ton week or ten days ago,
DIR. johnson and the faithful col
ored servant, who only a few
days ago announced to callers with
great satisfaction that Justice Mat
theWS is ever So much better" were
also present. The chamber In which
Justice Matthews breathed his last and
wi a h10n world
September is on the east side of the
second story OF the elegant mansion,
occupied by him for several years, on
the corner of Connecticut avenue and
L street. The tightly drawn blinds
along the entire avenue front this
morning afforded the first Indication
| to the neighbOrs and paSsers by that
all was not we'll within. The report
| of Justice Matthew'S condition during
the past week has been of such a
| cheering nature that apprehension
| was, in a great measure, Subdued and
the news of his death came with a
shock even to many who had been
| prepared for the announcement at any
| time during the winter. The justice
| was ever a cheerful aud hopeful patient
and naturally the members OF the
family endeavored to be as cheerful
and hopeful as he and it Was owing to
his belief that the favorable reports of
the past week were given to those who
| inquired after his health. Only
yesterday morning Justice Mat
| thews was discussing with the
family various plans for the future
when he should be able, as in the past,
| to take part i'll their execution" But
at no time since his return to Washing
ton" said one of the family this morn
| ing, "have we really felt that there was
hope of his recovery" Arrangements
for the funeral are yet, of course, in a
chaotic state. The remains will be i'll
tered in the family vault at Spring
| Grove cemetery, Cincinnati, but details
will not be perfected until the arrival
of the dead Justices older son, MIR,
| Mortimer Matthews of Cincinnati, and
| his youngest daughter Grace, wife OF
| Horace Cleveland, assistant United
States district attorney at Cincinnati,
and nephew of Justice Harlan.
| The engagement of Miss Matthews
| and Mr.. Justice Gray was announced
| this week and was expected to occur
| shortly.
In the United States supreme court
| Immediately upon assembling the chief
| justice announced the death of Justice
Matthews, and as mark of respect to
his memory the court and adjourned
| till Tuesday next.
The immediate cause OF death was eX-
| haustiOn of the heart and congestion
of the kidneys.
He was born in Cincinnati, July 81,
1924. He graduated at Kenyon college
in 1910 and began the practice of law
| a few wears later in MaurY county,
Tennessee. He returned to Cincinnati
soon after and became engaged in anti
slavery movements. being in 1S49 as
sistant editor of the Cincinnati Herald,
the first daily anti-slaVery newspaper
in that city. lie became judge OF the
court of common pleas of Hamilton
county in 1851; was state senator in
1855 and 1958-61. He was United
States attorney for the southern dis
trict of Ohio in March, 1861. He was
commissioned lieutenant colonel OF
the 23d Ohio regiment and served in
West Virginia, participating in the bat
ties of Rich Mountain and Harper Z
Ferry in October of the same year
He became colonel of the 57th Ohio
regiment, and in that capacity com
manded brigade in the army
of the CumbeTIa land and was engaged al
Dobbs' Ferry. Murfreesbore, Chicka
manga and Lookout Mountain. He
resigned from the army in 1858 to be
come judge of the superior court OF
Cincinnati, and was presidential cleo
tor on the Lincoln and Johnson ticket
i'll 1864 and on the Grart and COifa1
ticket in 1858. In 1854 he was dele
gate from the PresbyteTy OF Cincin-
natl to the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church IN Newark, New
Jersey. AS one of the committee OF
bills and overtures. reported the reso
lutions adopted by the assembly on thu
subject of slavery. He was defeated
as q republican candidate for congress
in 1876 and was one of the cOunSe
before the electoral college commission
opening the argument in behalf of TIT
republican electors in the Oregon case
In March, 1877. he was elected
United States senator in place OF
Hon. John Sherman, who resigned anC
in 1881 he was appointed an associate
Justice of the United States supreme
court.
1t was 1920 this morning when thu
intelligence OF the death of Justict
Matthews reached the supreme cour
room in the capitol. The proper Off
GERS of the court Immediately author
ICED the draping black of the sea
lately occupied by the associate jus
tice and when the hour of II o'clocI
arrived the court assembled as usua
and was opened in due form by tn
crier. Upon taking his seat in tn
center of the bench the chief justic
made the following announcement
1.-THE court has received the melan
chOly intelligence OF the death OF it
, beloved member, Mr.. Justice Mat
thews. in this city at 10 O'Clock thi
, morning. No business will therefor
I be transacted and the court vii
adjourn until Tuesday next at l
} O'Clock"
{ MESSAGES OF COINCIDENCE.
a large number of messages of cor
> dolence were received during the after
) noon. among them were the following
EXECUTIVE, MANSION,
p March y, 1889.
Ell My DEAR MRS. MATrHEws-I haF
heard with the most profound regret {
; the death of your most honored hui
band. = The sense of loss and bereayS
o ment which you feel will be shared
all our people l have known JustiG
a Matthews for many years and had
very hi IN appreciation of his charactt
o and learning. That you may be con
forted and sustained in this hour