The herald., 1895-08-09
INCOME TAX CASE HIS LAST
He Supported the Measure With His
Usual Vigor
Notes Of His Early Career as Lawyer and
Legislator
Though Democrat He Was Nominated
by Q Republican President and
Confirmed by a Repub-
ilcan Senate

Associated Press Special Wire.
2 NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. S..-Tbe
Hon. Howell Edmund Jackson. associate
justice of the supreme court Of the United
States, died at his residence at West
Mead. sly miles west OF this city, this af-
ternoon. in the Gath year OF his age. of
consumption.
Judge Jackson had been in failing
health for the past four years, but it has
been only in the past sigtht or nine
months that the progress OF the disease
began to cause his family and friends un-
easiness. Last year he went on lengthy
trip to the TAR west in search Of health.
Later he went to Thomasv.lle, Tenn.
where i: was hoped the mild and bracing
climate would restore his once vigorous
constitution. The trip did him little
good. and after n time he was brought
home. At his old home. Judge Jackson
seemed to improve slightly, until he went
to Washington to SIT in the second hear
ing Of the income tax case. He stood
that trip fairly we'll. and after his return
home appeared to lose strength rapidly.
Nevertheless Judge Jackson never took to
his bed until last Wednesday week. Since
that time his family and friends feared
that the end was near and his death. to-
day was not unexpected. Judge Jackson
was twice married. the first time to Miss
Sophia Mallory. daughter of David b.
Mallory, banker of Memphis, who died
in 1873. To this union were born three
children, as follows: Henry, William r.
and Howell Jackson. Henry Jackson is
at present soliciting freight agent OF tho
Southern railway, with headquarters at
Atlanta. William r. Jackson is district
attorney OF the Chesapeake ana Ohio rail-
wav at Cincinnati. Howell f. Jackson is
manager of the Jackson cotton mills at
Jackson. Tenn.
In 1876 Judge jackson married Miss
Mary f. Harding. daughter OF Gen VIM.
q. Harding. OF this union three chill
dren survive, Misses Elizabeth and Lou.
ise Jackson and Harding A. Jackson.
With the exception OF Miss Elizabeth and
william II. Jackson. jr., who are in Eu-
rope. the children were at his bedside
when he died.
The news OF Judge Jackson's death
caused general sorrow in this city, where
he was SO well known ana admired. The
arrangements for the funeral have not
been fully completed. but 1t is known
that it ill take place next Sunday after
noon.
WASHINGTON, Aug. S.--When JUS
tice Jackson was so seriously i'll this
spring that ne was not expected to re-
cover, the name of his successor was con-
siderably spe,ulated in. The idea was
suggested by some that the president
would again name Mr.. Peckham or
Hornblower of New York. while the
selection of a man from the west fell on
Don NJ. Dickinson. Postmaster- General
Wilson was strongly spoken OF as among
the possibilities while the majority were
of the opinion that Secretary Carlisle
would have the place if he wanted it.
Mr.. Carlisle would be especially eligible
as he would be appointed from the same
district that the death OF Justice Jackson
has made vacant.
The last time Justice Jackson was in
Washington WAS ON the occasion of the
re-hearing in the income tax cases last
May. He had been absent from the city
and from the bench since the preceding
fall. when soon after the convening OF
the October term OF the court, he had
been compelled To go south on account of
his rapidly declining health. During
his absence there had been contradictory
reports as to his physical condition but
the prevailing opinion among his col
leagues on the bench was that he would
never again be able to resume his seat.
Mr.. Jackson had the reputation in this
city especially and about the supr me
court of being very sensitive concerning
the discussion of his health in the public
press and he referred to the subject very
sraringly in his own conversation. The
other members OF the court were there
fore poorly advised as to his condition.
This state of affairs is said to have been
tho reason for the cquivocal character OF
the announcement of the decision to
grant q re-hearing in the income tax
cases. which of necessity depended upon
Judge Jackson's presence.
EHHe was in Washington on the occasion
Of the rehearing for several days and gave
his attention assiduously to the income
tax cases. He sat through the argument
which continued for three days and took
part in the consultation of the court and
when the day arrived for the announce
ment or the decision not only listened
patiently to the opinions of most OF the
other members Of the court. but deliv-
C.,ed vigorous opinion of his own in
support of the validity of the law. This
occurred on the 10th of May and was his
last public appearance. He returned to
his home in Tennessee late in May.
When Judge Jackson was here on this
occasion it was evident to all who came
in contact with him that life was slowly
but surely ebbing away and that the
effort he made in performing his duties
in that emergency vas made at the ex-
pcnse of mis- vitality.
As senator and justice of the supreme
court. Mr. Jackson had resided in WASH
ington about eight years. His associates
here were confined largely to colleagues
on the bench and in the senate chamber.
BY them he was universally esteemed AZ
a man Of nigh moral worth and rich in.