The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-08-17
DEATH Of JUSTICE JACKSON
Passed Away About 2 O'clock
Thursday Afternoon.
The Chief Justice Had Not Been Serious.
ly Sick TIL Within the Last
Year-Carrled on by Con-
sumption.

Nashville, Tenn. Aug. 9.-Hon. HoW-
ell Edmunds Jackson, associate justice
of the supreme court of the Unlteo
States, died at his residence at Wesr
Meade, six miles west of this city, at
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, In the
Gath year of his age, Of consumption.
Judge jackson has been in falling
health for the past four years., but IL
has been only in the past eight or nine
months that the progress OF the dlsease
began to cause his family and FRIENDS
uneasiness. Last year he went on 9
lengthy trip to the far west in search OF
health. Later he went to Thomasvillef
Ca, where it was hoped the mild ano
bracing climate would restore his once
vigorous constitution. The trip liz him
little good, and after a time he was
brought home. At his old home Judgs
Jackson seemed to improve slightly UNI
Ill he went to Washington to sit In the
second hearing of the income tax cases.
He stood that trying trip only fairly
we'll II after his return home ap-
peared to lose strength rapidly. Never.
theless Judge Jackson never took TIC
his bed until last Wednesday a week.
Since that time his family and friends
realized that the end was near, and his
death Thursday was not unexpected.
Judge Jackson was twice married, the
first time to Miss Sophia Malloy. daugh.
ter of David b. Malloy, a banker OF
Memphis, who died in 1873. To this
union were born four children. In 1875
Judge Jackson married Miss Mary r.
Harding, daughter of General VIM. e.
Harding. OF this union three children
survive. With the exception of Miss
Elizabeth Jackson and VIM. H. Jack.
son, jr., who are in Europe, the chill
dren were at the bedside when the dis
tinguished sufferer passed away.
The news of Judge Jacllson's death
caused general sorrow in this city,
| where he was 80 well known and ad,
| mired.
Howell Edmunds Jackson was born in
! Paris, Tenn, April s, 1882. so that he waa
in his 63d year at the time of his death,
Justice Jackson was a classical scholar,
graduating from the West Tennessee col.
the University of Virginia and in Jackson
under his kinsmen, Judges A. w. ototten
and Milton Brown; graduated from tho
he located in Jackson and engaged in tho
practice of his profession; removed to
Memphis in 1853, where he continued tho
practice of law; served on the supreme
bench by appointment on two occasion1
and was once a prominent candidate for
supreme judge DelCfe tne nominating CoHs
v%ention; relocated in jackson in 1876; was
elected to the state house of representa-
tiVes in 1850 on the state credit platform.
was elected to the United States senate
as a democrat in 1881 and served till April
u, 1856: was appointed United States cir.
cult judge by President Cleveland and
nominated for associate justice by Presi4
dent Harrison: was confirmed by the sen,
ate February IS. 1923. and entered upon the
duties of the office March 4, 1899.
Buzzards Bay, Mass, Aug. 9.-Presi-
dent Cleveland said on hearing of the
death of Justice jackson: The
try will keenly feel the loss of such a
prominent and able man"
Speculation as to the succession have
already been INDUCED in, although
there will be no appointment by presi-
dent Cleveland until congress meets.
The circuit over which the deceased
Justice presided by allotment of the
court comprises the states of Michigan,
Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, but it
is the general opinion that the selec-
without that territory. Since the death
of Mr.. Justice Blatchford, the state Of
New York has been without a represent
tative IN the bench, and it is believed
that the president will go there for a
successor to Justice Jackson. Whether
or not he will again attempt to place
Mr.. Peckham or Mr.. Hornblower on
Secretary Carlisle, Postmaster General
Wilson, and Don NJ. Dickinson are also
heard in the discussion,