Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-23

WASHINGTON. Marca a2.-Associsie
Justice Stanley Matthews ot the United
States supreme Court, died ST. 1915
O'Clock tais morning..
Ibs Ie-t change o the condition of JUS
hcs Matthews occo7ed yesterday SITTER
uoor 4t O'Clock. La the morning he had
been feeling quite com,osub's and cLesr
FOL- At tbst ho1r. however. the intense
pain which marked ths periods of decline
recured, and never le,t him until death
brought relief Dr. Wumm w. Johnston
WAS summoned, and iadiuV his patient
suffering So intensely administered opistss,
which, toward morning, induced state OF
semi-co1sciousness. in which he remained
undl tte end. Occasionally hewoull par
u1ilg revive end recognize the loved once
usar him hy eiaucs cr ps,ssure OF the
hand. but relapse soon lowed. For
number of hours previous to death DE was
prac icaIly unconscious.
Ir bis 'as. hours the diving Justice was
surrounded hy members OF his family who
-a'e -..o-. nus az i'.
Matthews and Miss Evi Matthews. hls
SOP Paul Nltth,Ts-and Nr. Q. B. Mst-
ihers hf oro,aei OF DnaonAlA "3o
came lo Washington a week OF ten Gays
lso. Dr. Johnston md tla iiith. ul coio-sd
-ervan. who only ale" days ego announced
TO 'Ale' WHO -'e'. '"'''-' ION ,--
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The rbsnrs- ,r rnicb Justice Matthews
br.stbed his last this morning. and which
b.- h.-, hia .rc-ff -iuc- lssl S.0tsmbar. ia
,, ,,.s -,,- .i1..0r .b. .s.-rd Story of The
arso.r. r.arslor oeenni-1 hv him for sew
s-.I re,rs ON fre c1rna- of Connecticut
,,s--s and N street
r.,s -,r,,g 4.....1 blinds alon, the en-
t,-s sv..r. 'front.' fbis rornirg afforded
.-..rg -r.+ e,i ..,. nor s. rsnaI w,t6i1.
Ma -a-,-.s .. rrs.i.- Matthews eendi-
.,--. 7-,-.,.. .r.s ms. ,-..-- has hear of sucb
II. .,...-.. .,.,t ha-s,-,, mas Il,
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even ,o many ~1o nld been prepared Iof
tle aano1rc-alen at amy time during the
winter.
The Justice T's ever o cneefiul ana
hopeful patient and natartIly Che taem-
lers of 1- family elce'vored 20 be as
cheerful and n.p-lul as he, and it was
ov-lrr Io hI- apr helic that the favorable
reports ot The past week were given 20
those who inquired a.ier aa health oalg
-riey morlIrE J1stIle Matthew's was
discussing H'-n bis family var.ous plans
ior tee .n-u-e "lel De 7'.'o ' '.ie' 's
in tne past, -o take n'I' ln tlei' eNee1
ulu hnttt 200 1ne si,te ms return TO
Wsbn-lon aid ooe o ile iani-y inls
morning Shave wc reslly lett that there
ws hope q. hIs recovery. Toe lmmedi-
ats clr.e %. bis dseth wss exhaustion OF
the le.rt alf congestion of the kidneys.
T,e e-rlr.~erf of Miss Matthews and
AT- Justice GRAY was announced this
week and ths marriage was expected to
occur shortly.
$50 rlnE-meut7 nave heeo made 10y
the Supreme Court for rba ceremonies ln-
eidenr to the .uneul Justice Matthew S
brother IA here nrsuiug "a case before The
corrt and hs i- expected to make all ar
r1ncemeut. Marshal Wright said, sitter
tte- -diournmeut of tbe cour-. tnar no ore
rr-eem,rts would he made until the
wishes of the family had been ascertarued.
There were iew precedeuts to guide the
COURT Ihe lest death ci an Associate
Justice in office was t'1t 90 Jost'ee w ooo'
erd t1at had occurred so -olg ago 'A't 10
one seemed .o know what hao been lone
then or what wl7 customary.
rHg DEAD IrRIsr's IIFE.
Stanley Nltfhe.ys WAS born iu Cincin-
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