The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-07-05
.LIPP|NCOTT I DEAD
Supreme Court Justice
Passed Away This
Morning.
ALONE WITH SERVANT
Stricken With Neuralgia Of
the Heart While at
Breakfast.
GRIEF AT COURT HOUSE
Old Attaches Weep When
They Hear the Sad
News.
GRIEF AT COURT HOUSE

Justice Job H. Lippincott, Associate
justice OF the Supreme Court, died at
1920 o'clock this afternoon, at his resi-
dence, No 1872 Sip avenue, of neuralgia
Of the heart. The Judge rose as usual
this morning and came down stairs to
his breakfast about eight o'clock. He
was alone in the house with a servant
girl his family. consisting of his wife
and son. Herbert, now a student in Rut-
gers College, being on the Justices farm
at Vincentown. Burlington county. He
told the servant that he was not feeling
well and complained of pains in his wrists
and arms and stomach. He carried his
collar and cuffs in his hands and stepped
INTO the dining room to put themHnn
but he was unable to do so. He .
the girl to him from the kitchen. any
when she came in she saw at once that
the Judge was very sick man. He was
deathly pale and in great pain.
The next moment he sank down and the
servant laid him out in the hallway.
loosened his clothing and rubbed his
hands and arms vigorously. She revived
him in measure. and the Judge said ne
had better get back to bed.
The plucky girl helped the Judge to his
feet and started up the stairs with him. 1t
was hard work. The Judge is a heavy
man and the girl had all she could do to
support him. Once he lurched backward
and both nearly fell to the floor below.
The servant, however, succeeded in
getting him to his bed and then she ran
for DR.. Culver and sent messenger for
ex-Judge David w. Lawrence, an intim-
ate friend of the family, who lived in the
neighborhood.
Dr. Culver arrived at the house in a
short time, and after examining the
stricken Justice, declared that he was
suffering with an attack of neuralgia of
the heart. At first it looked as though
Justice Lippincottt was in dangerous
condition, and DR.. Law was summoned.
Court Cryer George Bowley was on his
way to Justice Lippincott's residence
when he met the messenger who had
been sent for the physician. Mr.. Bowlev
FASTENED to the Judges house and mater
tally assisted in administering to the
patient
About twelve o'clock there were signs of
an Improvement and the physicians
thought that he was out of danger, but
in a few minutes he took turn for the
worse and at 1920 o'clock he died. with
him at the time were the two physicians
and Court Crier Bowley.
The news of Judge Lippfncott's death
quickly reached the Court House ana ex-
pressions of regret and sorrow were heard
on al sides. Some of the court attaches
who have been associated with the daaa
Justice for several years actually wept
when they heard the news. The nag on
the Court House was displayed at half
mast as soon as the Judges death was
announced.
job H. Lippincott was born near Mount
Holly, November II. 1872. He attended the
law school connected with Harvard Uni
versity' and was admitted to the bar of
this State in 1867. He began the practice
of law in this county and became counsel
to the Freeholders in 1874. In 1856 Presi-
dent Cleveland appointed him United
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States District Attorney for New Jersey.
and in the next year he was appointed
County Judge to fill the unexpired term of
Alexander T McGin, who was made
Chancellor He held this office until 1898.
when he was appointed Justice of the su-
preme Court He was reappointed last
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