The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-27
A SAD Scene IN COURT.
Ex.Attorney General Garland Was Suddenly
Stricken with Apoplexy.
WAS ADDRESSING THE BENCH At THE TIME
Momcnts--Hc Hnd Held Many
High Pnblic Positions.
.ispecial pisrateh to The rost.l.

washington, january W. rue Suuuen
death OF Former Attorney General A. n.
Garland while addressing the supreme
court today created not only profound
sensation at the capitol. but the sincercst
sorrow among hundreds OF public men.
Mr.. Garland's two sons. who are living
In this city, were tclephoned for and ar.
rived after their fathers death. Ii is said
that never before in the history of the
United States supreme court has an attcr-
ney been stricken with death while making
an argument There have been cases III
which counsel have fallen stricken with ILL.,
ness, but no case in which death has fol-
lowed within few minutes, as happened
today.
Mr.. Garland had been in poor health for
several years and some months ago was IN
the hospital FOR some weeks His friends
noticed when he was well enough TO he out
again that he had failed rapidly and was
growing feeble. Several weeks ago he was
taken III with the grip and had suitereo
from ITS effect ever since, He doctored
himself by taking popular remedies, as u
is understood he had not considered HIS
case serious enough to call in physician
| Yesterday afternoon while in the supreme
| court he laid his head on his hand as he
sat q table for the accommodation Of count
| sci and complained of feeling very III TINS
morning. before he went into the court
room. he spent some time In the clerks
Office and remarked to one of the officials
that he was not feeling very well and be
| thought he would GO TO Fortress Monroe
next Monday to take a rest. He did not
regard his condition as at all serious
| After the death OF the former attorney
| general became known the supreme court
la1s oil ffr hsvH uNr
| taken on the motion of Attorney General
Griggs. who. in making IL, said: May II
| please the court, 1T Is my sad duty 10 an
nounce to the court the sudden death nj
an ex-attorrey general OF the United states.
| August Hill Garland. The sudden and I'M
expected death Of this distinguished man
comes with shock OF surprise to those OF
| us who have heard OF It. as undoubtedly
| IL came to those OF this court who viii
messed his seizure. He was man so dis
| tinguished in his profession. so disttn..
guished as statesman In public life. and
| so connected officially and professionally
| with this court to the last moment of his
| life that deem II proper that should
| suggest to the court that out of respect to
| his memory they should take recess UNI
til tomorrow and make that motion >
Responding for the court, Chief Justice
| Fuller said: THE court learns OF the
death of Mr. Garland with sincere sorrow
and concurs in the suggestion that has
been made. Out of respect to the memory
| OF the distinguished member OF the bar
an adjournment will be taken until TO-
morrow at the usual hour"
| The news OF General Gnrlands death
| produced profound sadness in the senate.
where he had served for many years, While
| in the senate he had been member OF
| the committee on judiciary and he had
taken rank with the strong men of that
| day.
| His first appearance In the court was In
| connection with the great case involving
| the validity OF the test oath law and the
! result Of his contention In this case gave
him national fame. The case grew out OF
| the legislation of the reconstruction period.
4 Under the law in question no lawyer who
had participated In the civil war on the
| Confederate side could practice his pro-
| fessiop until he had taken the oath, MIR.
Garland challenged the constitutionality
of the law for himself and neighboring
lawyers and beginning With the lower
courts he followed the case up through
the various tribunals to the supreme court
! of the land. There, Notwithstanding the
| court was politically almost unanimously
opposed to him his position was sustained
and the law overtbrown,
In the contentious Of the republican
| party in Arkansas in the Brooks Baxter
| case Mr. Garland espoused the cause OF
MIR Baxter as did majority OF the demo-
l
| governor OF the State. He was first elect
| ed to the senate In 1871 being unanimously
4 chosen and was serving his second term
when called into Mr.. Clevelands hrst
cabinet While occupying his position as
| attorney general he was rendered the po-
sitiop on the supreme bench, afterwards
/ given to Mr.. Lamar. but declined. saying
that In his opinion he was too old. After
retiring from the cabinet Mr. Garland re-
sided In Washington. He had many
| friends here, where he was universally
esteemed for his unassuming manners.
| genial disposition, as we'll MS for his ster-
| ling integrity and legal attachments
The detailed arrangements Of the funeral
| have not been completed, but services VIII
| be held in the parlors OF the Colonial hotel,
where General Garland lived. on Sunday,
after which the body probably will be
placed In vault st Rock Creek cemetery
| to be removed later to Little Rock, where
| The interment viii be made The remains
OF Mrs. Garland, who died twenty years
ago, now rest there
Washington, January 26. Former Attor
ney General Augustus II. Garland wal
stricken with apoplexy while addressing
the United States supreme court at 1871
o'clock this afternoon and died within tel
minutes. The occurrence came with start
ling and tragic unexpectedness, changing
the usual calm and dignity OF the court int
temporary confusion while the dying ma
was carried from the chamber in a futil
effort to alleviate his condition.
When the court convened at noon MI
Garland resumed an argument IN the cas-
OF Towson vs.. Moore. which he ha
begun yesterday. There was a full benc
with the exception Of Justices Brewer an
White. Mr.. Garland spoke calmly and wit
no evidences OF agitation or effort II
had read from law volume and had fol
lowed with the sentences This. you
honor. is our contention" AS the Las
word was uttered Mr.. Garland was see
to raise his hand and then gasp. He to'
tered and fell sidewise, striking agains
a chair and oscriurning II as hG fell heayil
Il 10 the floor. A succession OF loud dee
pasps came from him az he lay on the fioo
tiis associate iD the c:ise, Mr. Fraukii
. Msckey, was at once By his side, and wit
othcr counsel and officers the head OF tb
diving man was raised and drsught (
gater given him s..
A deathIy paIlor had oyerspread his fac
and this soon gave place to deep purpl
, whicb foretold the gravity Of the attaci
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