Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-22
THE SENTENCE AFFIRMED.
1rdoe Drummond Takes No Exception
TO the Divine Ruling.
After a Life of Usefulness He Sue
cumbs to Deaths Warrant.
History of His Life as Jurist Re-
markable to Degree.

a,urf and one OF tIe 0iueSI ana Dtst known
inri,ts in the country, died suddenly 1T
Wheaton. Ill.,, this morning.
Indge Drummond was born ait Bristol
Me- on oct. 16, 1909, and was therefore
s5,aars of age. His preliminary edu-
1stian was obtained at the public schools,
md 81 1896 he entered Bowdoin, whence
Ee was graduated in 1880. nthe fall of
Hat wear he went to Philadelphia
snd began the study Of the law
With William P. Dwight, son of
III president Of Yale, with whom
Ga remained until Mr. Dwight entered the
ministry. after which Mr.. Drummond
entered the office of Thomas Bradford, with
,.boo, he remained until he was admitted
h fine bar in March, 1898. In May, 1885,
ba removed to Galena, ILL.,, and entered
mon the practice Of law In 1870 in the
Harrison campaign, he was the whig can
8id3te for the legislature in the counties
If Joe Daviess, Stephenson. Winnebago,
Ra5re Ogle. Lee. Whiteside, Carroll.
Rock Island and Mercer, a district which
hls now three congressman. He was
elected and served one term, the only poll
fieal office he ever held.
In 1850 Gen Taylor appointed him dis
trict nudge of the district of Illinois The
3puoiitment was entirely unsolicited on
th5 pltt of Judge Drumm0nd. but was
ureed Nv the entire bar Of the circuit in
which he had been practicing When the
state of Illinois was divided into two di-
visions IN 1855 the act Of congress as
Signed Judge Drummond to the northern
district He had removed to Chicago the
ga5r before Ia December, 1869, President
Grant appointed him judge of the Seventh
circuit. consisting of the states of Illinois,
Wisconsin and Illinois.
Tn fine fall Of 1889 he was married to
Mis-. Della A. sheldon, daughter Of John
r sheldon. Of Willow Springs, Wis.
They had six living children, two sons
and four daughters. all of whom have
grown mp honored members of society.
THE great work OF Judge Dummond,
which has impressed itself upon the
mdicial history Of the country, has been
dome since he went upon the circuit bench,
THE panic of 1878 swept over the west
like Il simeon, and wrecked railroads in
common with every other expanded in
the imitation which followed the war. BY
tie middle of 1876 nearly sixteen thou
sand miles OF railroads, which were In
whole or mainly in his circuit had passed
lhJq lng naIlas o. receivers .t. appointed oy
represented oyor $500 100000 in bonds
and nearly twice that amount in stocks.
Everyone of these receivers made their de
tailed reports of their financial and ope-
rating actions directly to Judge Drum
moud and upon every act of theirs he had
to give his approval. In this way he gave
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