Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-27
GARLAND NO MORE,
The Former AttOIDey-GeneraI
Expires Suddenly
HE DIES "IN HARNESS" "
stricken With ApOpleIy While Address
Ing the Supreme Court.
MS LONG PUnLc SERVICE.
ma. startling Demise First Instance
90 m Attorneys Falling fr"c'i-
lily Dead While Arguing before
49,. countryss Highest Tribunnl.

I
...,. ,.is afternoon. and died within ten
-.. o,r,s5n came with startling and
,r.>p.. .educss. changing the usual
.. and d...ty of the court into tenn
...., .,r..-.on. while tho dying man
.. ..-... nom the chamber in a futile
....,,.. g.. alleviate his condition
u.. -.. court convened al noon Mt
... -.-umed am argument i'm the case
.-.,..,. SIS Moore. which had begun
..-..v. There was a full bench with
... exception of Justices Brewer ana
White ..
-rlI,, CALMLY TO THE LAST.
,.. Garland spoke calmly. and with no
..,..s of agitation or effort. lie had
...t from q law volume. and had follow
,.i,, ,be sentence. This. your Honors'
,.,- ronteution." As the last word was
.,..-r8 Mr.. Garland was seen 70 raise ms
,.-t. and then gasp. lie tottered ana zen
...avs striking against chair ana
-.,,~vire, if as he fen heavily 10 '"c
succession OF loud deep sdSpS
,,. fron him AS ho lay on the moor
I'D. .-soeiete in the case, MI '"'f-'''
-f.rkey. was al once 10y ms sg0 81
,..r, tba aid Of other counsei In' -,
~ -ee diving man WAS raised ms .,.'.,
,-.-. removed and glass oil "'''' ""'
iteu him. .-..,-,,,,s
deathly pallor had overspreao nus ms
+.r. and this soon gave place 70 ,
,.srrl.. which foretold the sIaN"S - ~.
..-.r Ua was carried from the cualnOo'
,b. room of Chief-Clerk Mcheh-
.-- tb,r, placed ON q sofa. senator
'.-,i,,,s~ who is "a physician, was h'dl
~a A single glance told MN lla'
,,.. e,tack would be fatal VIM" ,yN
,,f,,,tes from tha time of the s'l'N'' -'''
Garland breathcd his last ,.7.,.o.+-
Tbo court I'm the mean uIht' no." l',
-. case i'm which Mr. Garland
was engo ged. ana uh'l ''o lI ,.itb
80 tha attack was known procteu'' VIZ
- h,sin.ss Word of the tIaslc emu
- ,oor roieos through the Capitol ah" |
-.-re and members hurried 10 ING
(.(,,,.t-rolfu. Senators BerT! ana J""o'' -.
Av,tares- were among the H49I 90 w.
-. h.fv and after them was IONS ".-
80. ,,-r-5rs high In political ana clVH CtI-
%. lN 49, r,1 been connected with Mr.. /
Garland ~ various times IN his Iohs pun
llc service.
FIRST INSTANCE OF ITS KIND.
II is said that never before m the MS
,.rv of the United States Supreme '.ouII !
has an attorney been stricken with lel1l |
,rrn. making am argument there IAtre |
have been cases in which counsel nave !
FALLEN. stricken with illness, but no case
fn v-tich death has followed within a few |
minutes. as happened to-day.
Mr. Garland had been in poor health !
for several years. and some months as" |
was iu "a hospital for some weeks. ms
friends noticed. when he was WeH eHouIh |
-. d.. ONT again. that DE had failed rapid |
g.. .~5 wa. growing feeble. Several weeks /
.sl DE was taken il with the eIipi ana /
r.l suffered from its effects ever since
81. doctored himself by taking popular
,.rrelie-. and 30 is understood had not
considered his case serious enough TO eau
u physician.
Yesterday afternoon. while IN the SUI
.r.r. Court room, he laid his head on
81. hand as he sat at the table Tor lhe
r.r.llati0n OF counsel, ana complain
.. .. f.aIira very SID. This morning, be-
-.. Doe went into the courtroom, he
....t some time i'm the clerks Office. and |
mixed 20 one of the officials that me
.r0t f.e.ne very We'll. and thousht ne
-..... a9 to Fort Monroe next Monday 10
,.... r.-t He did not regard his condi-
g.. a- 40 au serious.
THE COURT ADJOURNS.
t..r do. death of the former Attorney
t..rI became known. the supreme
C.lt adjourned for the day. This action
r. r.E.u rr the motion of Attorney
D.. Gr.-es. who. in making IT, said:
.... .t please the Court, it is my sad
t. ., announce 10 the Court the sud
o. I.tl 0f am eX-Attorney- OF
t. I.ttI States Augustus HHl Car
sudden and unexpected death
ueuishcd man comes with
surprise so those of US who
i .rI of il. as undoubtedly it came
.f this court who witnessed his
H was "a man so distinguished
r-.e-i0n so distinguished as q
u political life, and SO con-
a'y and professionally with
tl The last moment of his lire.
u it proper that j should sug-
Court that out of respect 10
..ur they should take recess
nluow and 1 make that mo-
for The Court. Chlef-Justice
learns OF the death Of Mr..
H..l sincere sorrow, and con-
M suggestion that has been
' . pect 10 Che memory OF |
member Of the bar an |
". te taken until to-mor-
'" | @ hour"
SADNESS IN THE SENATE
. .'. Garland's death pro-
lncss i'm the Senate,
served for many years as
,.t of distinguished men.
'e hc had been mem
Committee ON Judiciary. and |
.E with the distinguished |
..F Tie naturally gave the
shane of his attention to legal
-lr tendency OF his mind
" Il. direction. In recent years be
Ii.tiO0I his profession almost eX-
the Supreme Court Of the
states. IL was here that ne won
pronounced triumphs. and since
a must come. all recognize that IL
most hung that 70 should have come
Doe was performing his duties in
'. tr,at forum
TEST OATH CASE.
iis FIRST appearance I'm the court was
.l connection with the great case involy.
!. ihc validity Of the test-oath law. and
.' result Of his contention I'm this case
gave tm national fame The case grew
'|' W the legislation Of the Reconstruc-
l'h period Ia the law in question. no
.aNlrr who had participated in The civil
N.r ON the Confederate side could prac-
u'- Dds profession uniil he had taken the
D'h Mr Garland challenged tho con-
hI'. uouaiiiy Of the law for himself and
~. .plr.ug lawyers. and beginning with |