The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-15
OUR CHIEF JUSTICE.
''Becky Sharp" Visits the Home
of Judge Martin,
Unanimously Chosen by the
People of Kansas
ITO Sit at the Head of Their
Highest Tribunal.
4 BEAUTIFUL HOME
Presided Over by a Charming
and Cultured Woman.
Mrs.Martin Expresses Her Views
on Current Topics.
COMING TO Topeka.
The Chief Justice and His
Family
Will Probably Take Up Their
Residence Here.
Mrs.Martin Expresses Her Views
on Current Topics.
COMING TO Topeka.
The Chief Justice and His
Family
Will Probably Take Up Their
Residence Here.

L
Martin he was leaning over his own front
gate on North Fifth street in Atchison
talking to neighbor
had approached the house up the
long hill, in an electric car, and as the
street car conductor stopped the car in
response to my request to let me off at
Judge Martins house, he said with more
confidence than grammatical correctness
''that's Judge Martins house, and that's
him standing at the gate"
The neigh Dor took his leave as drew
near the gate, and in the gathering twi-
light l saw stout rather under medium
height man who looked at me inquir-
ingly though kindly.
SIS this Judge Martins house?"
asked
Yes, and am Judge Martin" he re-
piled. "Won't you come in?"
AS we went in introduced myself and
was in turn introduced to Mrs. Martin
and lady guest.
Judge Martins home is a handsome
modern house with many recent i'm
provements on it. All around the front
and one side is a roomy veranda with
curved arches overhead. Judge Martin
bought the house about five years ago,
from Judge Horton, his predecessor as
chief justice.
Inside. home is written all over the
walls, and an air of elegance and luxury
but emphasizes the home comfort. Mir
rors are fitted into the corners and vacant
spaces.
In the parlor the predominating tone
of carpets, hangings and rugs are a
soft brown, evidently chosen with a thor
oughly Delsartean regard for harmony
and artistic effect
On a small table in the sitting room
with an excellent picture of Judge Mar
tin are also photos of Judge and Mrs. A.
II. Horton.
When I speak of them Mrs. Martin
says: 1T was in this house, and in this
very room standing here advancing to
the front bow window in the parlor)
that Judge and Mrs. Horton rendered
reception complimentary to Mr.. Martin
and me when we we're married"
Then the Judge invited me into his
study, which is just off the sitting room,
and my first short meeting with one of
the most thoroughly charming of the
wives of prominent Kansans whom 1
have been privileged to meet, was ended
for the time.
have talked to many prominent pub
lie men, been treated cordially by nearly
all of them, snubbed by one, l think; but
l have never talked to a more modest,
unassuming, unaffected, plain, but affable
man in my life than is Chief Justice
David Martin.
He looked at me with such a plain,
unassuming expression as he said that
he knew of nothing of interest about
himself that I could not doubt his sim
cerity.
There was nothing of the aversion to
talking to reporters sometimes found;
no assumed false sense of modesty; just
a simple, honest belief that he had done
nothing which could interest the public
Talking of present matters of public
interest Justice Martin said:
81 suppose 1 am what they call free
silver crank, but I don't mind that
"1've also been censured because of
nv favorable attitude toward equal suf-
frage, on which subject I've written a
series of papers.
Il have seen only one severe criticism
of my appointment have it here in my
desk, and it is from the Troy Chief
"What do l think of the censure the
governor is receiving?
"Well, that is, l suppose, to some ex-
tent at least. consequent upon rather
too free hearing of the claims of the nu-
merous candidates for office"
Justice Martin, like so many of Kan
sas' leading men, served his country in
the war.
81 was in the army over eight months" !"
said he, "and was at the last taking of
Cumberland Gap, with Company c, 129th
Ohio, volunteer infantry
The judge fell into somewhat remin-
iscent mood. "My father and mother are
both dead
81 have two sisters living in Mechan-
icsburg, Ohio, and two brothers in York
Vile near New York city.
"my father was an Englishman, my
mother was born near Belfast. She was
q Presbyterian, my father Methodist,
and so l was reared, but I go to church
generally with my wife, who is an
Episcopalian.
81 was born in Catawba, Clark county,
Ohio, October 16, 1889 1 was educated
in the common schools and under pri-
vate tutor.
81 first read law with General ]. War
rem Kiefer, of Springfield. who was af-
terward speaker of the house of national
representatives.