The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-27
DEAD IN SUPREME COURT
Tragic End of Ex- Attorney General
Garland's Life.
WHILE IN ARGUMENT.

He Had Just Declared. "Thls, Your
Honors, Is Our Contention" when
He Fell senseIess 60 the Floor and
Died In Ton Minutes.
Washington. Jan. 27.-Former Attor-
ney General Augustus II. Garland was
stricken with apoplexy while address
ing the United States supreme court
yesterday afternoon, and died within
ten minutes. When the court con-
vened at noon Mr.. Garland resumed an
argument in the case OF TOwson VS..
Moore, which had begun on Wednes-
day. There was a full bench with the
exception Of Justices Brewer and
White. Mr. Garland spoke calmly, and
with no evidence OF agitation or EFFORT.
He had read from a law volume and
had followed with the sentence: This,
your honors, Is our contention"
As the last word was uttered Mr.
Garland was seen to raise his hand
and then gasp. He tottered and fell
si6ewlse, striking against a chair and
overturning IT as he fell heavily to the
floor. A succession Of loud. deep gasps
came from him as he lay on the floor.
His associate in the case Mr.. Franklin
Mackey, was at once by his side, and
with other counsel and officials the
head OF the dying man was raised
his shoes removed and a draught OF
water given him. A deathly pallor had
overspread his face and this soon gave
place to a deep purple. which foretold
the gravity Of the attack He was car
ried from the chamber across to the
room OF Chief Clerk McKenny and
there placed on a sofa. Senator Gal
linger, who IS a physician, was near at
hand. A single glance told him thai
the attack would be fatal Within ten
minutes from the time of the stroke Mr..
Garland breathed his last.
The court in the meantime had post
poned the case in which Mr.. Garland
was engaged and until the seriousness
of the attack was known had proceed
ed with other business. On the an
nouncement Of Mr.. Garland's death the
court at once adjourned.
It Is said that never before in the
history Of the United States supreme
| court has an attorney been stricken
with death while making an argument
| there. There have been cases in which
| counsel have fallen, stricken with ILL
ness, but no case in which death has
| followed within a few minutes.
Mr.. Garland has been in poor health
| for several years. and some months
ago was in the hospital for some weeks
| His friends noticed when ne was well
| enough to be out again that he had
| failed rapidly and was growing feeble
! Several weeks ago he was taken I'll
with the grip. and had suffered from
\ itB effects ever since. He doctored him
I self by taking popular remedies. and II
! is understood had not considered his
Z case serious enough to call in physi-
/ clan. Before he went into the court
room yesterday he remarked TO one
( Of the court officials that he was not
| feeling very well, and he thought he
would GO to Fortress Monroe next
| Monday to take a rest
The news Of General Garland's death
produced a profound sadness In tn,
| senate, where ne had served for many
years as one of the galaxy of distin
| guished men. While in the senate h
had been a member of the committe
! on judiciary and he had taken ranl
with the strong men of that day. o
recent years he had practiced his pro
fession almost exclusively in the su
! prsme court of the United States. 1
was here that he won his most pro
| nounced triumphs.
Augustus H. Garland was born in Ten
nessee on June IL, 1892 but was takeI
TO Arkansas in his infancy. Afte
a collegiate education he studied law
and began practice at Little Rock tn
state capital. MIR. Garland began hi
4 Of ha NJ
civil war, being elected a delegate t
the state convention in 1861 In tina
body he opposed secession, but whel
IT was decided to follow the lead o
South Carolina, Mr.. Garland cast hi
lot with the secessionists and remain
ed faithful to the Confederacy until 1
ceased to exist. He served two term
in the Confederate congress and a por
tion Of a term in the Confederate sen
ate. The war over, he at once renewe
his allegiance to the United States
In 1865 he was elected United State
senator but congress refused to recog
nize the Legislature by which he ha
been elected.
In the contentious in the Republica
party in Arkansas, I'm the Brooks -BaS
ter days, Mr.. Garland espoused tn
| SausS VI MI paAlel' aS uld q ihaJoi
ity of the Democrats, and he succeede
Mr.. Baxter as governor of the stat
He first served in the national senate
1877, being unanimously chosen, an
was serving his second term when cal
ed into Mr.. Cleveland's first cabine
While occupying this position as attoi
ney general he was rendered the pos
tion on the supreme bench afterwart
given to Mr.. Lamar, but declined, sal
ing he was too old in his Opinion
Since retiring from his position in Il
cabinet Mr.. Garland has resided
Washington.
Exposition Seeks Government Aid
| Washington, Jan. 27.-Representati'