Evening star., 1893-10-07

fortune with him to washington. He lived
Justice Waite made a great deal at the
law. but he was not a money saver, and
though he got fees as high as s40.0O at a
time when he died he left but tile. His
most valuable piece of property was his
house, which was worth In the netghbor-
hood of $4,000. Salmon p. Chase left
house in Washington and a place in the
country near here to Kate Chase Sprague,
but she is now comparatively poor. aid
though her land has risen in value it Is by
no means large enough property to en-
able her to entertain in anything like the
was alive and she was trying to ele-
vate him to the presidency. / don't
know what Justice Stephen ]. Field Is
worth. He could have made a fortune at
the law had he stuck to the practice. He
has entertained great deal since he has
been on the bench, and doubt whether he
has large fortune. He lives you know.
just opposite the Capitol, in the builIing
that was used as a prison during the v ar.
He has comfortable home, which is well
furnished, and his library is one of the
finest In the country. Judge Brown is said
to be wealthy. He made a great income for
years in Detroit, and Justice Shiras should
be rich, for 1t was reported at the time of
his appointment that he had given up a law
practice worth from fifty to seventy-five
thousand dollars year to take mis- place
upon the bench. Justice Hornbiower is said
to be throwing up practice worth $4,000
year, and the luckiest man Of the judicial
nine today is Howell Jackson, who was ele-
waited from lower salary in judicial life to
the $lO,O0, the private secretary and the
great honor Of the Supreme Court. Justice
Lamar died poor. He owned an estate of
land was worth little. and 1t brought him
no income to speak of. Stanley Matthews
household furniture was sold at auction
here about week ago, and the wife Of
Justice Woods. though she has a compe-
tency. Is not rich.
Judges with Histories.
1 wish some Of the Supreme Court JUS
tices would write their autobiographies.
would like to know just how Justice Brown
shot that burglar who was attempting to
rob him. You know the story? The burglar
stood beside Browns bed when he awoke in
the night and covered him with a pistol
Il want your watch and key Give them to
me ana ~ make no noise. and your life IL
safe" "AA right" said the future Justice
and putting his hand under the pillow, he
pulled out a revolver. got the drop on the
burglar and killed him before he had time
TO say Jack Robinson. This is the outline
OF the story and 1t may not be exactly cor
rect There is no doubt, however, that
Judge Brown killed the burglar, and in
something like this way. Take the life of
Justice Stephen ]. Field. What stories he
could write! His whole career has been
filled with interesting episodes One 1 have
heard occurred while the cholera was raging
In Asia Minor. The missionaries worked
the peOpic anu Judge Field, then
boy, acted as nurse for cholera patients
One night he was at a dinner and he saw
one or the servants who were waiting on
the table fall dead. There was a cry of "the
plague and in a moment the house was
empty. Think of his early struggles In Cal
ifornia. He landed in San Francisco with
ten dollars in his pocket. and the next morn
ing. after paying his bills, he found ne had
Just one dollar left. He had however, sixty
four old newspapers which he had brought
from New York. He got a boy to sell these,
onering him half. They sold for sixty-four
dollars-a dollar apiece-and the thirty-two
dollars thus gotten started him on the road
to fortune. He had to defend himself in
those days. and while he was in the lecis-
lature he sent a challenge to a man named
Moore who had insulted him. The man who
carried the challenge was David c. Broder-
lex. who was afterward shot by Terry and
Terry was you know. shot not long ago by
one or Fields friends. Broderick saved
Fields life early in the fifties AS I hear
the story. the two men were standing in a
hotel In San Francisco. when Broderick saw
a Spaniard throw back his cloak and level
his revolver at Field AS quick as thought
he flung himself between the two men and
pushed Field out of the room, and his ac-
ton saved his life Such stories told by
Justice Field would be full Of interest. T
doubt not the other judges could give some
thing almost as romantic, but there is little
probability that they will be heard from
just now.
FRANK n CARpENTEp