The evening times., 1899-09-11
CHIEF JUDGE ROBERTS DEAD.
A Member Of the Maryland Appeals
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A Member Of the Maryland Appeals
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WESTMINSTER. Md. Sept. n.-Judge
Charles b. Roberts, Of the Maryland court
Of appeals, died at his home in this city
yesterday afternoon. All the members of
his family, except his daughter, Mamie,
who is a member of a religious order Of the
Catholic Church, were with him when the
end came.
| Though long anticipated. the death of
Judge Roberts causes profound sorrow in
this community No arrangements have
| yet been announced for the burial of the
dead jurist. The disease with which Judge
| Roberts suffered for more than year past
was paresis, and it is thought that sun
stroke which he had in Baltimore about
| thirty years ago may have superinduced it.
Judge Roberts himself frequently COM
planned of the effects of the attack referred
to and believed it had seriously and perma-
nently affected his physical condition.
| :. Cardinal Gibbons4was notified of the
| death of Judge Roberts and it is expected
| that he will attend the funeral.
| The Fifth judicial circuit of Maryland. of
which Judge Roberts was chief judge, is
composed of the counties of Carroll, How
ard and Anne Arundel. Associate Judge
Jones in Howard The chief judge may
| come from either of the counties. Judge
! Roberts successor will be elected at the
general election this fall. In the mean
time the governor has the right to appo.n
judge to ssrye4n until the judge elected by
the people takes the office. A despatch
from Cumberland says that Governor
Lowndes has been notified of Judge Rob-
erts' death and said that he did not know
what action he would take, but as the cleo
| tion is so near he may not make any ap-
| pointment traces
| Judge Charles Boyle Roberts was born
in UniontOwn. Carroll ooanty, April 49,
1872 His father was John Roberts, and
his mother Catharine A. Boyle. He was
graduated from Calvert College, NeS
| Windsor, in 1861. He was admitted 10
practice in 1864 and took up his residenc-
| in Westminster. where he lived until th=
| day of his death.
! In 1868 he was chosen on the Demo
crat ticket as one of the p. esldentiai cleo
tors from Maryland, and six years late.
| Tin 1S743owas elected to Congress from the
Second district of Maryland. Duriag hi
term he served on the Committee on the
Levees of the Mississippi River and on
i'the Committee on Accounts of which lat
| ter he became the chairman.
| Mr.. Roberts introduced bill providin
| for the equalization of the tax on state
and national banks, and supported his
measure in speech that attracted marked
| attention. His record in the Forty fourtn
Congress was SO creditable that he va;
| nominated by exclamation for a seat n
the Forty-fifth, and out OF total vote o!
27,017 gained over j. Morri. on Harris, tn
| Republican candidate, a majority u 3 l49
| His service in the Forty-fifth Congres:
was singularly useful TO the Sac OF
| Maryland. He served as chairman o. the
Committee on Accounts. He was kewiss
a member OF the Committee on Commerce
and in that capacity accomplished much
beneficial work for the State. In June
l1SS0, he was snt as delegate to the Ma
tional Convention at Cincinnati whi h
nominated General Hancock for the PresI
| dency.
In November. 1883. Mr.. ROBBERS was
| elected Attorney General of Maryland o.
| the Democratic ticket. He was e!ect d
associate justice of the Fifth circuit No
vember 3. 1891, and on the death cf Judga
Oliver Miller, was appointed chief judg-
of the circuit by Gov. Frank BrQHn, Oc-
| tober 3, 1892. In November 1888. he was
| elected chief judge by the people for tn
full term of fifteen years. He was marie
| November 10. 1863. to Annie E.. daug tie.
of Col. John T. Matthias. of Maryland.