Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-08-17
DEATHloF JUSTICE JACKSON
Passed. Away About 2 O'clock
Thursday Afternoon.
The Chief Justice Had Not Been Serious
Iy Sick Till within the Lsst
Year-Carried or by Con-
sumption.

Nashville. Tenn. Aug. -Ho How
ell Edmunds Jackson. associate Justlce
of the supreme court OF the United
States. died at his residence at West
Meade. six miles west Of this city, at
. O'Clock yesterday afternoon, In the
Gath year Of his age, Of consumption
Judge jackson has been in failing
health for the past four years, but ~
has been only In the past eight or nine
months that the progress OF the disease
began to cause his family and frlends
uneasiness. Last year he went on o
lengthy trip to the far west in search oil
health. Later he went TO ThomasViile'
Ga, where it vas hoped the mia n
bracing climate would restore his once
vigorous constitution. The trip did him
little good, and after a time he was
brought home. At his old home Judge
Jackson seemed to improve slightly un'
til he went 10 Washington to Sit In the
second hearing of the income tax cases.
He stood that trying trip only fairly
well and after his return home APP
peared to lose strength rapidly. Never
theless Judge Jackson never took tc
his bed until last Wednesday a week.
since that llult IhS I'M o'N
realized that the end was near, and his
death Thursday was not nexpected.
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 Il.
Harding. daughter Of General VIM.
Harding. OF this union three children
survive. With the exception of Miss
Elizabeth Jackson n VIM, II, 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 Jackson's death
caused general sorrow in his city,
where he was so well known and adj
mired.
Howell Edmunds jackson was born in
I Paris, Tenn, April ), 1892, 80 that he wal
in his SD year at the time of his death
Justice Jackson was a classical scholar,
graduating from the West Tennessee col.
lege In l4S. He studied law two years az
the University of Virginia and In Jackson
under his hinsmen, Judges A. w. Ototteil
and Milton Brown; graduated from tho
Lebanon lay school in 1856, in which year
he located In Jackson and engaged In tho
practice of his profession; removed ia
Memphis In 1889, where he continued tho
practice OF law; served on the supreme
bench by appointment on two occasiona
and was once a prominent candidate for
supreme Judge before the nominating cone
vention, relocated in Jackson In 1916; 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 i'm 1881 and served TIL April
". 1856: was appointed United States cir,
cuit judge by President Cleveland and
nominated for associate justice ny, fresl'
don't Harrison. WAS pOnnrImC0 DIV the sens
ate February II. 1873, and entered upon the
duties of the office March 4. ] 1892.
Buzzards Bay, Mass. Aug. 9.-Presi-
dent Cleveland said on hearing of the
death of Justice Jackson: THE coun-
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 ii
is the general opinion that the selec-
ton OF a successor will be made from
without that territory. Since the death
OF Mr.. Justice ~Blatchford, the state OF
New York has been without a represen.
tative on the bench. and IT Is believed
that the president will &c there for {
successor to Justice Jackson. WhetheI
or no; he will again attempt to place
Mr.. Peckham or Mr.. Hornblower OF
the bench is in doubt. The names o
Secretary Carlisle, Postmaster Genera
Wilson, and Don NJ. Dickinson are alsC
heard in the discussion.