The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-25

lessor, Governor of the State and
Judge-A Great Loss to the COM
munity.
This community has seldom received
a more sudden and more terrible shock
Of the same kind than that caused late
yesterday afternoon by the announce
ment that Ex-Governor John j. Jacob
was dead. His death came so suddenly
as to seem incredible, for be was busy
until within few minutes OF the lime
he expired and tell on the street while
walking from his office to his home.
So far as is known nobody saw him
fall. lie was walking down Twelfth
street, not far from Market, when last
seen.
About twenty minutes past four Mr..
c. W. Franzheim happened to look out
of window on the north side oil
Twelfth street, and he noticed man
living on the sidewalk in front OF the
Hotel VanKeuren. He and Mr.. Henry
Merkel fastened across the street. and
found the PROSTATE form to be that OF
Hon. John j. Jacob.
With the help Of others who soon ar
rived, he was carried across the street
and into the office OF the Franklin in
surance company, and several physl-
clans were summoned. a stimuIanI
was procured, and Judge Jacob wac able
10 swallow it, but it did not revive MN,
and he expired almost Immediately.
DR.. Cushing was the first to arrive,
and he was closely followed by Dr.
hickey. DR.. Hildretn, Dr. HazIett ana
others. All OF their skill was unavaiI-
ing, however, az life was extinct when
they reached him.
The body was first removed to tho
undertaking rooms OF 6. Mendel Il Co.,
and thence TO his home at $40 Main
street
WITHOUT WANING.
In the meantime Mr.. a. ]. Clarke
and Mr.. Henry K. List, life long friends
and near neighbors of the judge, had
heard OF the tragic affair, and they went
to his home and conveyed the news as
gently as possible to his wife and family.
The shock, Notwithstanding, must
have been terrible. Although Judge
Jacob had not been in robust health Tor
some time, there was no reason 20 sup
pose his useful and honorable career
would end Tor years to come. de was
busily engaged looking after the inter
est OF clients till within . lew minutes
oil his death. Alta o'clock lie was at the
court house, looking up some records.
A few minutes before his death friends
met and spoke to him. and he seemed
in ordinary good health.
He was confined 10 his house this
summer for some time by i'll health, but
was not thought TO be gravely i'll. Some
time ago lie suffered very severely from
carbuncles, and it is said he never fully
recovered from the effects, but neither
he nor any OF his friends were alarmed
about his health. When the docket was
called in the circuit court on Wednes-
day he was present. and he set cases
for trial as far ahead as next January.
Several cases he asked to have put off
till the next term. and he evidently had
no warning that his days might be num-
bered so few.
UNIVERSALLY RESPECTED.
Judge Jacob, as he has been generally
called since he sat on the circuit bench.
was man of great force Of character.
He was considered by all who ever knew
him the soul OF honor. Courteous to
opponents, always dignified, conscien-
tious in his profession and in all the
relations Of life, he was looked up to as
model man. As n politician his
warmest opponent respected him, and
MS an official his honor was never as
sailed, while he wore the judicial ermlne
without n spot.
There was some discussion among the
members OF the bar association as TO the
calling OF meeting OF the members OF
the bar to take action in respect to his
memory, but it was decided to be best
to wait until this morning, when his
daath will be officially brought to the
attention OF the courts. and the men,
bers Of the bar present can then indi-
cate what time will be most suitable for
such n meeting OF the association.
The time for the funeral has not yet
been definitely decided upon, but it will
be appointed so rs to enable all who de-
sire 10 do honor to man who has
taken so distinguished part in the
history oil the community aud state, all
opportunity to attend.
Ills CAREER.
John ]. Jacob was born December 10,
1929, in Hampshire county, on the
South Branch of tho Potomac. His
father was n native OF Maryland and n
Methodist minister, but had served in
the American army in tine Revolution,
rising TO the post OF captain in the Sixth
MARYLAND regiment, and afterwards q
member oil the county court and high
sheriff OF Hampshire county, Virginia.
He died in 1889, aged eighty-one years.
Ills second vile, the mother Of ex-Gov-
ernor Jacob, was Susan McDaviti. She
died in 1850, aged eighty-iive. In 1889
Rev. Mr.. Jacob having died, his widow
removed to Roinuey, where her son
went to school to the academy, alter
wards to classical institute maintained
there, and then TO Dickinson college,
Garlic, Pa, where he graduated in 1919.
Returning TO Hampshire county, he
taughl school and studied law. In 1853
no was elected professor in the Uni.
versity OF Missouri, where he remained
until 1860. During the war he con.
tinued his law studies, and in 1865 ho
returned TO Romney and entered roSu-
larry upon the practise OF his profession,
his partner being Col Robert White,
afterwards attorney general and now
civ solicitor OF Wheeling.
In 1869 John j, jacob was elected
,reuhar from Hninpshire county to tho