Evening star., 1897-04-10
Preparing His Lectures.

Prepa RIM His Lectures.
Since the election of his republican sue
cessor in the Senate, Mr.. Voorhees, has
been giving his attention to the prepara-
ton Of lectures which he was to deliver
throughout the south and west beginning
in June. In order to the more readily at
tend to this work Mr.. Voorhees, had moved
from his New Hampshire avenue residence
to l05 Maryland avenue, where he had
ready access to the Congressional Library.
Ten days ago Mr.. Voorhees, took a drive
with Senator Turpie, his colleague from
Indiana. when he contracted severe cold,
which caused a return of the neuralgia
from which he had long suffered, and this
was complicated with heart trouble. But
he worked on, debating matter for his lsc-
ture. THE Public Men of My Own Times," "
Until three days ago, when he became 100
i'll to continue his work. Still his family
believed he would again rally, as he had
done during the severe illness through
which he had passed.
His Last Hours.
At 3 o'clock this morning his son, DR.
Reese Voorhees,, who occupied a room ad
joining that of his father became aware
of his fathers intense suffering. He at
once called in DIR. Shoup, who lives on the
same avenue, and everything possible was
done to relieve the sufferer. But at 5:3o
o'clock the distinguished statesman passed
away in the presence of DIR. Shoup, his
son and only daughter. The immediate
cause was heart failure.
The funeral will take place Monday morn
irg at IL o'clock from st. Johns Episcopal
Church, and the remains will be taken
to the old home of the deceased at Terre
Haute, Ind. where they will be inferred
at the side of his wife in Highland Lawn
cemetery.
Sketch of His Career.
Mr.. Voorhees, was born September %
1927, in Butler county, Ohio, and in his
early infancy was carried by his parents to
their pioneer home In the Wabash valley of
Indiana. He was graduated from the In
diana Asbury now De Pauw) University in
1S49, and studied law and commenced the
practice of that profession in 1851. He was
appointed United States district attorney
for Indiana in 1853, and held that office un-
til he entered Congress in 1861. AS a law
yer he engaged in celebrated and sensa-
tional cases, and practiced in the courts of
sixteen different states, meeting the leading
lawyers and advocates of the country. nev-
er failing to prove his greatness as an ad
vocate.
From 1852 to 1858 he practiced in the
same circuit and counties with Abraham
Lincoln and other noted men of that period.
He engaged in a wide range of litigation
before jefferson Davis, then circuit judge
hees at Harpers Ferry in 1853 in defense of
John E. Cook, one of John Browns follow
crs. first gave him national reputation. His
speech to the jury was published at home
and abroad and attracted wide attention.
Later on came his defense of Mary Harris
in this city; Harry Crawford Buck, at
Frederick. Md; Capt. Edward T. Johnson.
at Greenville, Tenn; James Arnold, at
Nicholasvlle, KY; William Hazeltine, at
ST. Stephens Point, Wis; James Mutt, at
Pittsburg, Pa, and other celebrated trials
that attracted wide attention at the time. A
volume of Mr.. Voorhees, jury speeches has
been published by his son, but the edition
has long since been exhausted.
AS stated, Mr.. Voorhees, met Mr.. Lincoln
while practicing law, and although eigh-
teen years younger than the martyred
President, the two became fast friends, and
frequently occupied the same room at
hotels at which they stopped while travel
Ing from circuit to circuit looking after
their law practice In this way he be
came intimately acquainted with Mr.. Lin
coin, with whom he remained up into the
small hours of many night, while the
martyred President entertained him from
that rare fund of anecdote for which he
was famed. Mr. Voorhees, had the most
profound respect for Mr.. Lincoln.
His Political Life.
In his political life Mr.. voorhees, was
aggressive, but always frank, and his Pc
culiar hold on the democracy Of his owl,
Stdte WdS idISciy lhe feSuil VI thdt power
which he possessed of retaining the friend
ship of the men with whom he was once
associated.
In nominating conventions he has never
had opposition from his own party. when
q candidate for place either In the House
or The Senate. He was first appointed by
Governor Williams as senator to nh the
vacancy caused by the death of Senator
Morton, and took his seat as q senator
from Indiana November IL, 1917. As q eau
d.date before the people in 1873 he over
came what the democrats regarded as the
most partisan apportionment ever known
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