Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-04-11
Associate Justice David Tavlor
Suddenly Summoned to
Obey 1t.
After Partaking of Supper u.
Complains OF Distress and
Soon Afterward Dies.
Sketch of the Career OF the Distin
guished Jurist- HOnOred by
Many Public Trusts.

MADISON, April 8
Associate Justice David Taylor is dead
The end came with startling suddeDpss
Friday evening at about 7 O'Clock.
Judge Taylor, though suffering from
cold for a few days prior to his death. NAV
be said to have been in his usual good
health. He was a splendid specimen Of
physical manhood, considerably over sir
feet in height, finely proportional
straight, strong, rugged and rudy Hs
looked TIE very picture of perfect health
and was indeed free to an exceptional ~
tent from the ailments that afHict man.
He attended to his official dutiee Fri.
day as usual. The supreme court is not
in session at the present time, ami it,
members, with the exception of Chief
Justice Cole, who is in Milwaukee. are
therefore engaged in consultation over
cases heretofore argued and in the writing
of opinions. This was the kind of work
to which Judge Taylor devoted the last
day of his life. He worked with custom.
airy in lustry and application all day, and.
though remarkipg to friends that he had a
troublesome cold made 40 further com.
plant.
He left the capitol at about haIfpas
FIVE o'clock in the afternoon and walk
ed leisurely home. After arising from The
supper table he Strengthened up pressed
both hands to his chest, breathed deep
sigh denoting pain, and remarked to his
daughters-Misses Mary and Alma, who
of the family are alone at home-that be
was feeling very badly and that doctor
lad better be called DR.. Ward, VINO re
sides only block away, was at once SUN.
moned.
After thus speaking to his daughters
Judge Taylor laid aside his coat and then
went into his bed chamber, on the ground
floor, where he disrobed and went to bed
DR.. Ward, who arrived in few moments,
found him conscious but in deep distress,
and at once dispatched messenger
for DR.. Fox. Before the latter a.
rived, however, Judge Taylor bad
passed away DR.. Ward applied va
rious remedies but they were
of no avail. The patient was beyond all
hope when the physician first arrived
Death was due to heart failure, and scarce
" fifteen minutes elapsed between the
moment when the patient arose from the
supper table till he had breathed his
last
David Taylor was over 70 years Of age.
but such were his superb physical charao-
teristics that he might have passed for a
man ten years younger. tie was born IN
Carlise, Schoharie county, n T., Marco
II, 1918 graduated from Union college ID
that state, in lS4l was admitted to the
bar two or three year, later, and came
west to Sheboygan, this state, in 1876. Al
different times while "a practlcing lawyer
at ShehOygan he filed yarloas local Offices
including that of district attorney 10
1853 he was chosen a member OF the
lower branch of the legislature and N
1865 and 1856 was an able and
influential member Of the state senate In
the contest for seat IN the United
States senate in 1851, he was suggested S
one deserving Of that honor and IN the
election by the Legislature he received the
vote Of the venerable Wyman SpooneF'
notwithstanding the choice of the repuo-
lican caucus had fallen tc James K. Doc
little.
In 1858 he was elected Judge of the
fourth judicial circuit and served with
distinguished ability in that position un'
I'll January l. 1869. Previous to the eS'
piration of his second term he was again
elected to the state senate, and this iac'
was made the basis for contestlng ms
seat; but his right was affirmed by the
senate. which held that his senatorial
term did not commence until after his ll'
dicial term had expired
Early in the '70s he removed from ohe'
sooygan to Fond du Lac and formed a laS
partnership with J Nj Gillett. In 1872
Nj TAYLOR, together with Messrs. " !,
Villas and J 2. c. Cottrill. was appointed
By the supreme court to collect and reYl.
the general laws of the state, and IN log
he became member Of the supreme
court, at the same time with Hon, HARROW
S. Orton. He was afterward reelected ana
his second term would have expired ia
January, 1886.
Judge Taylor leaves a widow and y
children-taree sons and three daughters.
The eldest son is a rdnchman and rfsids'
at Wichita, Kan.as; the second son, JeIis!,
Is "a lawyer at Sault Ste Marie, and ., lae
third dentist at Biloxi, Miss. Inc
daughters are unmarried 5nd
side at home. Mrs. Taylor nu
her second daughter. Miss Alice, have oesl
spending the winter at Biloxi, and N az
notified by telegraph last evening OF .Ls
great and sudden sorrow that had eoll5
upon them. They are expected nome y
fast as .team can bring them.
Nearly Frantic.
Has It ever been your misfortune 70 Be ofols-
into frequent contact with a person s1cess''ey
nervous. # 20, you must be aware that 80.
causes, unnoticed By the vigorous, drive 8af'--
invalid to the verge Of distraction. j y $
necessary 70 particllarize these as il is iup9sss
TO guard acains, them The root Of the sf-.
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