Evening star., 1901-09-25
Mr.. j. M. WILSON'S FUNERAL
IT WILL TAKE PLACE AT CHURcu
OF THE COVENANT.

Inc funeral of Jeremiah NJ Wilson who
died suddenly at the Shoreham yesterday
morning, will take place from the Church
OF the Covenant at 2 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon The following honorary pail
bearers nave been selected: Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson, General ]. NJ Wilson,
late chief Of engineers United States army,
retired; Admiral George Dewey, Admiral
w s Schley. Justice Brewer of the United
states Supreme Court. Justices Morris and
Bingham of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia. Senator McComas, Judge
c. c. Cole, Chaplin Brown, president of the
District Bar Association; George A. Ham
lton. h Ross Perry, William Thompson
Harris. Thomas R. Jones, Joseph H Gran
lord, Louis r Shoemaker. General Thomas
Sherwtn, Horace S. Cummings and L. N
Bethel The active paIbearers will be
r. W. Van Dyke, John NJ. Nolan, John B.
Henderson, jr-: Charles Frailey, ]. W.
Greer W j. Lambert. William T. S. Curtis
and Fred E. Chaplin.
The members of the bar will attend the
funeral Of Judge ]. NJ Wilson In a body
me attorneys are to meet In the rooms of
the Bar Association promptly at 1:3O
o'clock tomorrow afternoon and proceed
thence TO the Church of the Covenant.
VIII BE Long Mourned.
Acting Secretary Hackett of the Navy De-
partment was associated with the late
Judge Wilson for many years. and feels
his death as personal loss. Speaking to
Star reporter this morning on the subject
ne said:
No man in this community will be more
missed than Judge Wilson who was not
only lawyer OF long experience but an
aoIe-ninded man. Every one knew that If
ne were In a case that the best efforts
would be made to get at the truth II is to
be deplored that the naval court now sit
ting in this city will lose the benefit of his
services. l feel his death as psrsorai
loss l have known him nearly thirty
years. marked feature of his deneanor
was that ne preserved complete composure
IN all circumstances. He seemed never to
be In hurry. He performed a prodigious
amount of labor and yet found time in the
midst of 1t for quiet. genial converse. He
was man OF unusual qualities and will be
long mourned in this city. particularly by
members Of the bar"
The sorrow in Indiana.
General L. T. Michener in speaking 10 a
Star reporter today, said:
The news of Judge Wilson's death VIII
spread sorrow throughout southeastern
Indiana He and I came from the same
county In that STATE. / was in ConnersviIle
our nome town, last Saturday and Sunday
and as usual found everyone asking about
tJere, as they love TO call Him
1T is safe to say that he was .he best
beloved man who has lived In that part or
the state in the last half century When
! saw considerable of him Ia tnat position
To my mind, he was the best trial Judge L
ever knew. He was Courteous. careful in
dustrious. learned and COURAGEOUS The
confidence in him was so great that Jury
trials were comparatively infrequent In his
court. There was almost universal regret
Mhen he left the bench TO enter Congress
his second campaign for Congress artl-a ct
ed wide attention account of his ioint
canvass of the district with his opponent.
David s. Goeding, then In the heyday of
his fame and possessing remarkable abili-
Ties debater.
Judge Wilson not only met him hut sig
many overtnrew him and proved his right
10 place In the first rank of p,litIcaI ora
tors In 1888. sixteen years later, 1t was
my good fortune to arrange for him a series
or meetings In the counties of his old con-
gressional district, at which he spoke with
all OF his old-time power and persuasive
ness, meeting with such a reception from
those who had known him long and loved
him well as IL falls to the lot of but few
men to receive But we men of Indiana
most love to think Of him as judge, for in
that place he met our highest deals"