Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-22
JUDGELONG CUT OFF
Hs Pension for the Loss Of an
Am. aad Wounds
REVOKED BY aoxE SMITH
stru.~sk sss~ Aeshsa By ths rcnsion
Ess~.. On caesss - saerssa~isss
- a h fse<sblr ss,s os~ 90 Be


tonight prints fhs following story: The
most sensational thing tha, has yet
cona q light relative to tho 50 called
parxsng ~ the peasion list under adj
minsstratlon auspiess - the suspsnssen
80 a no lee distinguished aad badly
xaan.l..l tsnslouer than Justice chxrlss
Dean Lag q the Michigan sapsene
court
some q The circumstances surroani
sne the s<tion a the department place
n IN an extraordinary light Although
the order a suspension hears date of
June -. Mr. Long MAS never notified Of
Ia i-suancc. aad received In astooish-
meuf FROM the News this mora
10. the tirsf intsnafisn that he had
t~aeE put on thst departmental black
Let. No reasoa for the suspen-
sion - knoxn herst unless it b. because
Uncle S4,n had hsen informed ty some
esii dlsposed person ~ tho Taise Ia sal
sry gwen Mr. Long by tke last icglsia-
rire ani eonelusisd that the justice i
getting to0 murh money. In view n
ali The zarprsslag details. the case in
drcsl ems T. BE- a eofkrr.
Judge foss'- Wounds
Sew -Idiers In fhis state suffer from
woassis a. severe aad anueying as those
x Justice Long. The artificial left arm
be swings reveals az glance 10 the
casual acqraintance the extent 81 his
sscrifile IN loss * limb. he has. how
ever. ether and not - apparent disabili-
lies that came nearer "a resulting
Ia the ks- 10 his life. At the
battle a Wilmington Island. Georgia.
whefe be lost his arm he was also
shot through the hips and abdomen.
by nO means with the design Of ex-
exposing - publicity the details IL the
judges psiyate life. bat 10 give slight
indlcsfiln of the troublesome character
0f this still ogea wound. Il may be stated
that every day % the judges lie u has
% be dressed twice. Whenever the
wound c.oees be has 10 take to his bed.
When fhis occurs during the rush q
business before the oserworked court at
lst0~lng. ss u Sometimes does. much in
conssuience resuits Often IN an emer-
-ency. his brother Justices have person.
ally undertaken good Offices Tor his re-
lief. Exjgdge Chanplin. especially.
has many times az an amateur but skili-
ful surgeon reopened with bis own hands
the wonnd that the old soldier might BE-
enabled - arise and take up again his
important duties as associate justice.
Brief Note er Dsmi-~~l
IL ls over thirty years now since the
government gave recognition to these
disabilities Il 80 grave and painful ma
tarc. Amonu the hundreds ~ thou
sands ~ peusiorefs. Nc Long stands
wcii up toward the head % the list. the
nnmhef II his certificate. granted in
feheussy. iSssi. being l0.359.
The amount of money received
throagh this certificate has been in.
creasrd from time 20 time under various
acts u congress until IL has foe several
years back lssn ss3 q month The no
tice of suspension by which il Was with.
cat waning cut OF after the iapse of
nearly third ~ a century. il merely
hriel formal document. and gsvcs no
clue a. - the reasons that may have in
tueneed the course II the department.
The peEsion certificate number given in
the order. No. in3i9. shows that there
cpald have been NJ mistake by which
Judge Long may have been confused
with some other soldier of the same
name.
Hc u an Invalid Pcn-iouer.
Tie most remarkable phase % tho
matter - that Mr.. Long does not belong
g. The classification - those pensioners
who have been the victims q the recent
sslsfeusicne "a wholesale. Hs comes
unti,.r the invalid pension act. While the
otbers ehses eases have. bstsuee II
their xresf lpmteF anl the striking do.
raffQrf takrn by the government. at
traetea sn mach puiiir attention. 10
hsnZ O. the stifpenaert classification.
siacsf uithout exception. being recent
isrre~slc1s g the pension iist r'ared
tteFe unsier the authority ~ the act
fs-zci az fhe iND sfselon in
quirbs in fhis city failed % re-
san anythng chat might furnish
gfiluri even Ter spstuiatsar A. q shy
ne 3fter Was nstis by Commissioner
Ie,shrrn Tveury foar = tbe sixty days
ei.oee during which - furnish pr,~f
IN iapr.Ft - 81 application Tor rein
81. .eneaf hats already expired. tut b.
tsa n0t cr'f rot reseived say ofiicial
roitia-stitu - Whsf the coassaisEiarer
has ,htnf. bat hal act even learned A
Whisfer conesfnnr if FROM unofficial
sosHer%
whst tge ~sy-
a woaisin he ssy~ "tse more aston
iehssi Il you bssl 4pii ne that iha gov
ernor had suspended M from my
airev A. laigr. | cant imagine any
reaen ~ The course taken II q al
mystery - NE. { am uasble - an
ist sftni it Well 7 wont put in any
slsepicpr, tiehtz "a Consequences u it
rss sfat alossx xithcut 4. | rarss el
tha,uh sns,N II ~ ons sbe sauld
fase ny wsan.is ~ consideration fof the
renaca I have been rec~iving. fLfr
estiF 7 boa fe..l A. tad about Il -
scnbi = y Ka- aofae other poor fsliev
san ce9ttn afor3 e. il-e bis prnssor
a. xei a. [ can