The sun., 1901-12-23
JUSTICE DAVID MADAM DEAD.
THOUGHT TO BE RECOVERING AZ
TER OPERATION FOR CANCER.

Finished All His Court Work and Settled
His Own Anairs Before He would Put
Himself in the surgeons Hands-Did
Extra Summer Work. Although Ill.
Justice David McAdam Of the Supreme
Court died at o'clock yesterday morning
at DR.. william T. Bulls private sanitarium,
where DR.. Bull performed an operation
for cancer Of the tongue on tho Justice
last Monday DR.. Bull said after the opera
ton that Justice McAdam would be telling
about II himself in month. Justice
McAdam rallied splendidly after the opera
ton, shook hands with his son Thomas
and gripped his hand with such firmness
that the son particularly remarked it as
evidence that his father had all Of his normal
strength. A little later when Mrs. McAdam
came in, her husband waved his hand
cheerily to her, and he continued to be
cheerful through the week. He spoke one
day so that his son could understand him
and asked il all the family were well. He
spoke again when the final weakness came
upon him saving when the oxygen was
brought in, in tones which his wife under
stood, that it was all up. At other times
ne nad useo a pau ana pencil
On Friday night il was thought that the
crisis had passed. On Saturday, however,
the patients heart began 10 show serious
weakness and that night all the members
of his family were sent for and they were
with him, Mrs. McAdsm aud his sons, when
the end came yesterday morning, Tho
operation had been a more serious one than
the doctors at first expected IL 10 be, and
they had removed two glands besides a
large part OF the tongue. At the Justices
request his private secretary, Thomas r.
Keogh, remained with him through the
operation and the days that followed.
Throughout his life Justice McAdam had
been known as hard worker and
thorough one and these characteristics
marked him TO the end. Last June the
trouble with his tongue began TO manifest
itself, but although he was not assigned to
duty for the months OF July and August,
he sat through both months in Special
Term for other Judges. Early in Decem-
Der he sat in the Appellate Division. A
little more than two weeks ago the doctors
told him that the operation must be per-
formed forthwith and asked him to submit
to IL at once. He refused. saying that he
had duties 10 the public which must be per-
formed first. He then Set about his tasks
and completing all the cases before him
handed in his last decision on Friday a
week ago. At the same time he put all
everything that was pending, and then no
declared himself ready for the operation,
going under the operators knife on the
third day following the completion OF lus
last legal decision.
Justice McAdam had been on the bench
since 1871, and had not missed single day
Of duty, or once been late for the opening
of court. Nor did he once fail 10 finish up
the work Of one term Of court before the
opening Of new term This thoroughness
4 4 -. Ia An htA min
10 undergo the operation, 10 pay for the
operation and for his room at the sanitarium
even before he went under the knife. HIS
mother died a year ago this month nj the
age Of 81, and the JusticS then bought
pIot and provided for a monument for him
self in the cemetery at Tarrytowri. The
only thing left unfinished at the end of his
ca reer at the age of 63 is work upon the
law Of negli gcnce as applied 20 the relations
Of landlords and tenants, a supplementary
work in n measure. 20 the Justices we'll
known Landlord and Tenant, which,
originally published in 1875, has recently
been issued in a third edition and has be-
come a text book
Justice McAdam was born In New York
In lS3S and he began 10 earn his own living
at the age Of 10 years as an errand hoy in
the law Office Of = +. Marbury. His edu-
cation was obtained from the public schools
and i'm this Office. Al n he Was admitted
To- the lar and he became a successful
needy persons from patriotic motives with
out charge He was first elected a Judge
- the old Marine Court and was twice
rs,.leytod and was chosen Chief Judge of
that court Ia 1880 he went go the superior
(ouTt ami became a member Oi tAs Nu-
prefne bench u hen tint court was merged
with the Suprem" 'ouu
on the l"nCh be- was noted fpT his habt
of going dIre''ly m q Caso, Frequently VA
divorce actions brushing the wiin"ss'v- and
testimony aside aud having the principals
brought before ham fof dir"t .oaN'rsatiou
nis sKpo-itlOuH - the law were ooncis.
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