Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-27

Judge Arthur Macarthur.
| day having occurred last January He
| had, however, enjoyed vigorous health up
to within few years past. Last spring
| he had an at .ack of illness, from which he
never fully rallied. His wife was with him
at the time of his death. Judge MacAr-
thur leaves one son, Col. Arthur NJ. Mac
Arthur of the United States army. During
his long Residence in this city, occupying
as he did an important judicial position,
and endowed with social qualities he was
brought into contact With a large humber
of people and made may warm friends and
acqudintances, who will hear with sincere
regret, of mis- death. He was a OF
line presence, OF genial manner and OF
| philanthropic impulses. and he occupied an
| important place in the life of this -ty.
Funeral Arrangements.
The body is expected to reach his city
at 3;30 this afternoon, and will be taken
to the family residence. 12ol n street. Col
| cnel Macarthur, the son of the deceased.
who is in Texas, has been notified, and IL
it should be learned that he desires TO
come on in time for the funeral the serv-
ices will not be held probably until Sat-
urday.
A Native of Glasgow.
He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, JAM
uary %, 1915, and came OF an ancient and
distinguished family. His father died when
he was an infant, and he was brought over
to this country when a mere child. lie
ceived his education at Amherst College
,, and at the Wesleyan University in Middle
town, Conn.,, after which ne studied law in
New York, and was admitted to the bar In
1910. He practiced In that city and In
| Springfield, Mass, for some years with
| marked success. While residing in Spring.
| field he was appointed public administrator
for Hampden county, and was judge advo-
cate for the western military district of the
state. In 1919 he went west and estA blish-
ed himself in Milwaukee where lie at once
became prominent and attained a high
standing at the bar. Two years later he
was elected city attorney. In 1850 he was
elected lieutenant governor of Wisconsin,
and served part of the time as governor
during the vacancy caused by the lesiyna-
ton of Governor BarstGw.
Before his term Of office as lieutenant
governor expired, he was elected Judge of
the second judicial circuit-the most i'm
portant In the state-and in this position he
became one Of the most popular men in
Wisconsin. filling the office with honor TO
himself and to the satisfaction of the peo-
pie. he was reelected for second term,
after the expiration of which he went TO
the Paris exposition of 1867 as one of the
United States commissioners.
Appointed Judge.
In 1870 he was appointed by President
Grant an associate justice OF the Supreme
Court or the District of Columbia From
that time on Judge Macarthur was a con-
spicuous character in Washington. Much
OIL the time he presided I'm the Criminal
Court, and it was generally supposed that
MS tender disposition and generous i'm
pulses somewhat influenced his decisions
and prevented his administrator of soyara
sentences. The record does not sustain
TINS impression, however which was douht-
~ iess -, created by his mild and gentle manner
In 1883 Judge Macarthur resigned hts
| position On the bench, under the act of
| Congress which permits federal iudpes IN
.s.ire upon full pay after having reached
| the age of seventy years, and after having
served at least ten years. Judge Macarthur
was serenty-three years of age at the time
| he retired, and had served seventeen wears
| upon the federal bench which together
with the two terms he served on the cir
cunt bench in Wisconsin, gave him q judicial
career of at least thirty years
1t Is owing TO his industry that the cases
decided in the courts of the District are
| reported in such a way as to be available
| for the profession. There had been no re-
ports of the decisions of the District SUI
preme Court since 1910. and Judge Mac
Arthur, to supply this want, undertook the
| task of reporting the decisions of the court
in bano beginning in 1873. He has publish
ed four volumes of these decisions. This
was a labor without COMPENSATION and was
| undertaken simply that the law as decided
might be preserved and made known in
permanent form.
Al a Literary Man.
Judge Macarthur was singularly well in
| formed in literary affairs and was a fire.
quent contributor to the newspapers and
magazines. He was the author of the fol-
| lowing works: Education in Relation to
! Manual Industry" "A Biography of the
| English Language from the Earliest Times
With Notices Of Its Authors, Ancient and
| Modern" AN Historical Study OF Mary
| Stuart, Commonly Called Mary. Queen OF
Scots, Recounting the Principal Events Of
| Her Life and Illustrating the Injustice
| That Has Been Done Her Memory and
Character" "A Series of Twelve Lectures
| on the Law as Applicable to a Business
! Education" and Addresses and Papers on
| Various Subjects.
During his entire career he showed great
interest in the charitable and educational
Institutions Of the community. For many
years he was president Of the Washington
| Humane Society and of the Associated
| Charities of the District. At the time OF
| his death he was also chancellor of the
| National University and president of the
board of regents of that institution.