The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-23
JUSTICE BRADLEY DEAD.
HIS DENISE EXPECTED FOR
SEVERAL WEEKS PAST.

III With the Grip When he Returned
TO the Capital But Bound TO Attend
to His Duties If Possible - Gossip
About Bis Probable Successor.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Associate Justice
Bradley Of the United States supreme court
died at 6:15 o'clock this morning. Private
services will be held at his late residence
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock. after which
the remains win be taken to his home at
Newark. y. j., and inferred in the family
burying ground Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
The supreme court to-day adjourned after
the announcement Of the death without
transacting any business.
ANNOUNCED TO THE CABINET.
10 was stated at the white house this after.
noon that the death Of Justice Bradley was
announced at the cabinet meeting to-day
and it was decided to adjourn at once out
Of respect TO his memory. The session was,
therefore, somewhat shorter than usual The
Chilean affair was the sole topic under
consideration. The public reception which
was to have been held at the white house to-
morrow afternoon has been postponed on
account Of the death Of Justice Bradley.
The dinner which Secretary Tracy was 70
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dent and Mrs. Harrison was also postponed
for the same reason.
NO ONE SURPRISED.
No one was surprised at Justice Bradley's
death, for IL had been expected all winter.
When the supreme court convened in the
fall Justice Bradley, who had returned
with the grip upon him, made a determined
effort to attend its sessions, even when he
was really unfit TO do 50. He would not be
kept at home while the Boring sea and
other important cases were being argued,
but before long he found himself too weak
to CO. and for more than a month he has
been in bed. He was fond OF ceremony.
and when he did not appear at the
Presidents reception on New Years day
which he had attended religiously for a
score Of years, everybody felt that even his
great will power was broken, and thst he
must soon die. He was not man of many
friendships. but he was power in the su-
preme court, and left a place not easy
to fill.
TALK ABOUT HIS SUCCESSOR.
The President has not of course thought
as yet of filling it, but others have, and
already Attorney General Miller and Sec
retarles Noble and Tracy, the three men,
bers of his cabinet who would like places on
the supreme bench, are being mentioned in
connection with the vacancy. There is
good reason to believe, however, that the
President will not break his cabinet now.
He particularly wants to appoint Attorney
General Miller to the supreme bench and he
expects to do so, but he wants to wait. II
he is renominated and reelected there will
be plenty OF time. If be is not there may
be still opportunities; in fact, it is whispered
about in administration circles that the
President expects at least two more vacan-
cies on the supreme court before March 4.
1898.
THOSE WHO ARE EXPECTED TO GO.
Justices Field and Lamar are the two
who are expected to retire. The latter is
understood to be in poor health. The for
mer is not in such bad health, but is quoted
as having said to the President that he
would retire this year. The present va
cancy will therefore probably be filled from
the Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jer-
sey circuits. Circuit Judge Acheson would
naturally be promoted If he had served
longer and was not suspected of some liking
for Senators Quay and Cameron. Chief
Justice Paxson. Judges Mitchell and Green
OF the Pennsylvania supreme court, Judge
Green Of New York and Senator Higgins
OF Delaware are mentioned in this connec.
ton.
Joseph P. Bradley was horn Of English
parents in Berne, N. Y, March IS, 1913,
was in the 10Th year of his
age at the time of his death. He descended
from line of jurists, being the sixth of the
family to wear the ermine Of the bench
Joseph was the eldest of eleven children,
and worked on farm until he reached the
age OF 10. His early educational facilities
we're limited, consisting principally in his
attending a country school three or four
months in the year; but he made good use
OF his fathers library, from which he drew
q valuable fund Of information. He taught
school every winter from his 10Th to his
10th year, during which period he also prac-
ttced surveying. at the age OF 20 he en-
tered Rutgers College as the beneficiary of
a clergyman. and graduated with honors in
1886. He then began the study of law
and was admitted to practice in 1889.
Opening an office in Newark, he
continued to practice there for thirty years,
until his appointment to be Justice Of the
United States supreme court, which occurred
in March 1870, President Grant making the
appointment. Judge Bradley was connected
professionally with many celebrated cases
before his ascension to the bench, and since
that time heard nearly all of the famous
suits growing out of the civil war. Besides
his duties on the bench, which he discharged
with distinguished ability, he contributed
learned papers to several cyclopedias and
delivered numerous lectures on law and
ethics before college classes. In patent cases
especially did Justice Bradley exhibit the
power Of his analytical mind. During the
first few years after his elevation TO the
supreme bench he was circuit Judge for the
southern circuit. and in that capacity
frequently visited Savannah and
presided over the United States
courts. Later, on the resignation
of Justice Strong, he was assigned to the
third circuit, embracing Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and Delaware. Strictly speak
ing Judge Bradley was not politician, al
though he was a stalwart republican in
principle. The only notable political incl
dent of his life was his membership of the
election commission in 1877, which seated
Hayes over the claims of Samuel j. Tilden.
He concurred in the conclusions of the COM
mission, and supported his position in an
deliberately prepared argument. He was
once defeated for congress. and never held
a public office except the one vested in him
at the time Of his death.
GRoRGIA's SUPREME COURT ADJoURNs.
ATLANTA. GA, Jan. 22.-The state
supreme court adjourned to-day out of re-
spect to the memory Of Associate Justice
Bradley of the United States supreme court.
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