Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-12
HOPE ABANDONED.
Justice Miller's Life Ebbing
Away.
The Jurist's Death MOmentarily
Expected.
Many Anxious Inquiries After His
Condition.
President Harrison and Ex-President
Cleveland Among those Most
Deeply Affected.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.-Justice Miller
is dying.
Up to l O'Clock this morning the
most serious trouble to be combat
ted by the physicians was an accumula-
ton OF phlegm in the patients throat,
which, on account of partial paralysis of
the organs, could not be removed. This
would produce choking which could be
relieved only by raising the patient to a
sitting position. This effort in every
Which Which, was itself highly det- let
rimental to his condition. At
about o'clock the paroxysm
ceased, and though the sufferer was
breathing heavily, he fell into an appar-
emily peaceful sleep, which lasted
throughout the night, but as morning
came on, the sleep degenerated into
comatose condition, which constantly
increased. He now lies in a state Of
profound coma, which no doubt will
continue to the end.
All the members OF the supreme court
in the city, called once or oftener with
their wives during the day. Chief JUS
tice Fuller and Mrs. Fuller spent an
hour with the family last night, and
again today. Mrs. Dimmick called on
behalf of Mrs. Harrison to inquire as to
the condition of the justice. The mem
bers OF all the foreign legations, now in
town, called during the morning, as did
many others OF prominence in Washing
ton.
From l O'Clock this Saturday morn
ing, it was evident there was little on
which to base any hope OF his recovery.
The nerves and muscles of his throat
were much affected, and all attempts to
give the patient nourishment failed,
still there were slight evidences of semi
consciousness, the justice now and then
openingshis eyes and looking at the at
tendants with a. gleam of recognition.
At daybreak these signs ceased, how
ever, and he became totally oblivious of
his surroundings.
Justice Miller is man of massive
frame, full-blooded and stout. He had
during the last seven years often spoken
to his family of fears of stroke of
paralysis. 1t is said his brothers, one
or two OF whom died from paralysis,
strikingly resembled him in build, and
his knowledge gained in early life
by reading medicine, made him appre-
hensive that he might some day go as
they had gone. About three weeks ago
while at st. Louis, he suffered from an
attack of diarrhoea, but this was effect
ually checked on his return home.
Day by day his strength increased,
and yesterday he dictated a letter to
Mrs. Stocking, onet of his daughters,
now in Vienna, in which he spoke of his
good health. The dictation was made
10 l., ,, o+or nd
afternoon, when the justice was carried
into his Office, the letter was lying on
the table awaiting his signature. 1t
probably will never be signed, but must
remain as an affecting memento, an ad-
ditional testimony as to the uncertainty
of human existence.
Mrs. Miller's condition has been dis
tressing all day. Yesterday she boreup
well, but reaction has set in, and her
nerves are in a pitiable state. She is
completely Frustrated. She is in good
health, though. so there is no cause for
alarm. Mrs. Reeves, a relative of Mrs.
Miller, arrived this morning and is CIV
ing her whole attention to the task of
calming the almost distracted lady.
The only members of the Justices fam
lily here are his wife and son, the latter,
Irwin Miller, being well-known Chi
cago lawyer. Mrs. Touzalin, q daughter,
who is near Colorado Springs, and Miss
Lucy Corkhill, the Justices grand
daughter, have been notified by tele-
graph.
A great many inquiries are received
from all parts of the country. Chief
Justice Fuller received telegram from
ex-president Cleveland, expressive of
grief at the news of Justice Milller's
illness, and the incident recalls the fact
that between the ex-president and JUS
tice there had been for some years a
feeling of mutual admiration and warm
personal friendship.
One of Justice Miller's associates on
the bench, tonight, in speaking OF his
colleagues illness, said the laborious
work Of the circuit court was too hard
for him, and he had determined never
again to undertake it. He was tired
out on his return, and felt that he never
again could do the work and do himself
justice.
At midnight Justice Miller was still
alive, although the end was momentari-
ally expected. DR.. Lincoln left the JUS
tice's bedside at II 80, and to those in
waiting said the end must soon come,
though it was possible he might live
until the early morning hours.
A telegram was received this afternoon
from President Harrison, expressing to
Mrs. Miller his grief at her husbands
illness, and stating if there was any hope
of his reaching the dying mans beside
before the end came, he would at once
start for Washington. An answer was
returned to the effect that he would be
too late. Mrs. Harrison called this even
ing and spent few moments with Mrs.
Miller. She seemed very anxious, know
ing of their mutual friendship, that the
president should at onP come to the
bedside of his stricken friend, and left
the house with the intfntion OF tele-
graphing the president p start at once.
RECKLEss RAIDERS.
A sanguinary Affair in a Lake, County