Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1889-03-29
HIS LAST SENTENCE.
Justice Stanley Matthews is Called
Before the Great Supreme
Court of Heaven.
After Years Illness He Gently
Passes Away, Surrounded by
His Family.
A Brief Sketch of His Life and Ca
reer as an Editor, Soldier,
Lawyer and Judge.
The Barrett Boys Pay the Death
Penalty for the Murder of
TOllefson.
Stanley Matthews Dead.


WASHINGTON, Morch 22.-Justice Stan.
ley Matthews died at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, surrounded by members of his family.
He has been an invalid for a year
or more. During the winter of 1888 he
complained of indigestion and muscular
rheumatism and as spring wore on began
to suffer from obstinate diarrhea from
flesh. AT this time it was thought his
great devotion to work was to a large de-
gree responsible for his illness, as no
doubt it was, and acting upon the advice of
his physicians and friends who had great
hopes that a change of air might prove a
lasting benefit, he went to Massachusetts,
stopping for some time time at Lennox
and then at Nantucket, but he continued
to lose ground. During the summer he
had several attacks of muscular rheuma-
tism associated with high fever which
would c0nfine HIM to his bed for several
days at time. On his return home he be-
gan to improve somewhat but he contin-
ued to have intercurrent attacks which al
ways greatly reduced his strength and
flesh. These came Oh at intervals of three
or four weeks. Between them he would
have periods of marked Improvement and
several times when DR.. johnson was con-
fdently hoping to be able to get him out,
another attack would prostrate him.
Stanley Matthews was native of Gin
cinnati. Ohio, his birth navlng occurred
July 2l, 1924. He was the oldest child of
his fathers second marriage. Until he
was eight years of age the family resided
Wsagge t2e gfebstef bs ar as = e
professor of mathematics in Pennsylvania
university. In 1882, having been elected
president of Woodward high school, Gin
cinnati, Professor Matthews returned to
that city and for the next seven years took
charge of the education of his son, prepar-
ing him for the junior class in Kenyon col
lege, Ohio, where he graduated in the fall
of 1910. Among his fellow students was
Rutherford B. Hayes, afterward president.
After devoting two years to the study of
law, Stanley Matthews removed to Maure
tion as assistant in q school. Having been
admitted to the bar, he commenced his
practice at Columbia, devOting his leisure
to editing q paper called the Tennessee
Democrat After his return to Cincinnati
ed assistant,pr osecutlng attorney during a
such efficiency as to attract attention. He
subsequently formed the acquaintance of
DR.. Gamaliel Bailey, who was then pub
lish!inE l! 1 the @ Democratic nso II Herald, q an
utter to this newspaper and subsequently
the publication. At this time the anti
slavery feeling was running high in Ohio,ni-
volving both parties and the prominence in
to which Matthew's name had been brought
G n11h1iShQr 0f fhic made him a
party to the combination which elected
Chase United States senator from that
state and resulted in Matthews election as
a"free soiler" clerk Of the Ohio house Of
Of II The ls4s eesfRS9e pRSe
Matthews returned to the practice Of
his profession and upon the adoption of
the state constitution in the following year
was elected by the democrats as one of the
Judges of the court Of common pleas Of
ton in January. 1858, finding the salary in
SUFFICIENT, to become member Of the law
firm Of WOrthingtOn & Matthews. He sub
sequently served one full term in the sen
ate of Ohio. President Buchanan ap-
pointed him United States district attorney
duties of this Office with great credit,
at the end of which time he ten
dered his resignation to release President
Lincoln of any embarrassment in providing
an occupant lOr the once. upon the ten.
der of his services to Governor Dennison
at the commencement Of hostilities after
Lincoln became president he was ap-
pointed lieutenant. colonel OF the twenty
third Ohio infantry. Rutherford B.
Hayes was major of the regiment and Gen
eral Rosecrans its colonel. Lieutenant
Colonel Matthews served with the regi-
ment In West Virginia. He was promoted
to col0nel Of the thirty first Ohio regiment
in 1851. His regiment was engaged in SER
vice in Kentucky under Ma5or4enerai
OF the army Of the Cumberland.
In April, 1883 Colonel Matthews was
elected by the republicans judge of the
superior court Of Cincinnati and resigned
his military command. He filled his
judicial position until July, 1854, when he
rendered his resignation, compelled by
pecuniary considerations to resume his
private practice. This soon became very
extensive and profitable, including many
of the most important cases pending III
state and national courts. In 1872 Mat
theWs, although member of the c0nven-
yention which, first nominated Greedy for