The Washington times., 1901-09-25
journment was at once announced by
Justice Bingham.

! journment was at once announced by
| Justice Bingham.
| Judge jeremiah NJ. Wilson was well
| known throughout the country through
| his connection with famous legal battles.
| He was born in Lebanon, Warren county,
| Ohio, November %, 1928. but moved to In
diana, where he received common school
/ education. Later he attended an -acad-
emy in Indianapolis. where he studied
| law. He was admitted to the bar in 1855.
He was judge of the Court of Common
! Pleas from 1860 to 1865 Was judge of the
+, Circuit Court in 1865. when elected to Con-
gress. He lived at Connersvile and mar
| ried Miss Mary Shipley, of that place.
| He served in Congress from the Fourth
Indiana district two terms (the Forty
second and Forty-tilird Congresses). One
| of his colleagues in the House was Secre-
| tary Wilson, and the two have always
been close friends.
At the expiration of his second term
Judge Wilson was invited to return to in
diana, being assured of a high position
on the bench in that State. After some
deliberation he decided to remain at the
! Capital, and he Immediately opened a law
| office here, his partner being ex-Judge
and ex-Congressman Samuel Shellebar-
| ger, of Ohio. The firm attained great
prominence, and the members of ii were
looked upon as the foremost lawyers of
| Washington The bulk of their practice
| in the early years of the partnership con-
sisted of contested election cases in Con-
gress, in which branch Judge Shellebar-
ger was an expert. Both gentlemen were
radical Republicans. Judge Shellebarger
| died several years ago.
Judge Wilson in the latter years of his
| life became noted a criminal lawyer
| and cross-examiner. He has been con-
neeted with nearly all the important law
cases tried in the District in the past
T; quarter of a century. He was the leading
counsel for Madeline Pollard in her fa-
nous suit against w. c. p. Breckenridge
He gained much renown through his
connection with the celebrated court
| martial OF d. G. Swain. formerly Judge
| Advocate General of the Army. He was
also noted for his work in the Income
Tax cases. the case of Holden VS.. Hardy,
, the Eight-hour Labor Law case. the Star
Route trials the Schneider murder trial.
the Alabama Claims cases. and the
/ French Spoliation cases. He was for many
years attorney for the Union Pacific Rail
| road and for the Mormon Church
He appeared as counsel for John We'd
derburn in his case before the Patent Of
| flee which attracted wide attention among
those having business with that branch
of the Government. Prior to that time
one of the celebrated local cases in which
Frank Ward He appeared in court
the representative of the heirs-at-law in
the famous Holt will case. and also as
counsel for Henry W. Howgate who was
tried in 1885, He was also attorney for
Dennis j. Canty, charged with the murder
Of George NJ. Rye. three years ago, and
succeeding in securing his acquittal
While in Congress Judge Wilson was
chairman of the special committee ap-
pointed to investigate the local Board of
Public Works. 1t was the report of that
committee which resulted in changing the
form of government for the District of
Columbia.
In recent years he was associated in
the practice of law with a. A. Hoehling,
Jr.. and mis- son. Charles S. Wilson.
Judge Wilson was noted for his great
intellectual and physical vigor. It was
said of him by the foremost lawyers of
the United States that he had no peer as
a shrewd cross-eXamlner
About two years ago Judge Wilson was
made the President of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company, the To-
cal branch of the Bell Company, in order
that he might more efficiently represent
it during the fight in Congress by the peo-
pie of the District for lower rate of
tariff and in the movement for a general
reorganization of the company.
Judge Wilson is survived by two chill
dren, Charles S. Wilson, who is an at
torney. and Mrs. Anna Haywood. the wife
of William Haywood, who represented the
United States as Consul at Honolulu, at
the time the Hawaiian Islands were ac-
quired by this Government. Mr.. Wilson
is married and has three children. He
resides at 1890 Kenesaw avenue.