The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-26

For about two years Judge Ellis had
been suffering from Bright's disease,
doubtless brought on heart failure. A
year ago while visiting q brother in
Kansas City he was taken with Sc
we're attack of pneumonia and for a
time he lay almost at the point of death
in Kansas City. and he never fully re-
covered from the effects OF that attack.
He had an indomitable will and during
the spring at times when he was
scarcely able to be around he insisted
that he was not sick and persisted in
his work until June, when he left for
Michigan to recuperate during the sum-
mer. He returned to his home in Be-
lott only a few weeks ago and only re-
Gently came to Topeka to take up his
still remaining in Beloit for a time.
His trained nurse, who was summoned
for him by DIR. Powell late ycsterda ?
afternoon, was the only person with
him when he died. SO suddenly did the
When Judge Ellis went to the office
of his physician late yesterday after
noon he complained that he was not
feeling as well as usual.
DR.. Powell made a hasty examination
of him and found his pulse was up to
120 and his temperature was 102. DR..
Powell realized Immediately that his
patient was in q serious condition and
urged him to go to the hospital. Judge
it known that he was seriously i'll mas
much as he was q candidate on the Re-
publican state ticket. He said If he
thought he was not going to be able
to do his work he would resign.
DIR. Powell urged him to go to bed as
soon as possible, however, and sent for
a trained nurse. Miss Loomis, to care
for him. The doctor went to see him
about o'clock last evening and found
his temperature reduced to 10O1x. DIR.
Powell instructed the nurse to rub the
patient with dry cloth and then with
alcohol A half hour later as the nurse
was bathing his back with alcohol. he
SUDDENLY exclaimed that he had cramp
and made a motion in the direction of
his heart, but almost before he had
finished the movement he died. The
nurse Immediately applied restoratives
and sent for DIR. Powell, but the end
had already come.
Judge Ellis leaves widow and two
sons. The elder son. Ward Ellis. is a
student in the State university. Mrs.
Ellis and the younger son. boy OF
about IL years. are in Beloit.
The other members of the supreme
court were notified Immediately OF
Judge Ellis death and also his secre-
tary, Gale Jones. Telegrams were also
sent to the son at Lawrence. to his
brothers in Kansas CITY, and to F. T.
Burnham, his former law partner in
Beloit, who was asked to convey the
sad intelligence to Mrs. Ellis.
Funeral arrangements have not vel
been completed. but the burial will take
place at Beloit. probably on Sunday.
Judge Ellis was born in Cayuga coun-
ty, New York, 55 years ago. His family
moved to Eaton county. Mich. when he
was a small boy. and he was educated
at Battle Creek Ee also attended the
university at Ann Arbor for time. He
was too young to enlist in the army
when the war broke out. but he en-
listed when he was II. but the war was
nearly over by that time. He studied
law and was admitted to the bar In
Michigan in 1872 and six years latel
came to Kansas and settled at Beloit
, Of Mitchell county during the eighties
and was recognized as one of the best
lawyers in that part of the state.
| In 1892 Judge Ellis began to wider
his political career. He was that yea1
presidential elector on the Republf-
can state ticket Two years later hs
was nominated by the Republicans fol
| congress in the Sixth district against
William Baker. He made q vigorous
fight against Baker and was defeated
1896, he was again the Republican can.
didate, this time against N. B. McCor.
mick, but he was sick during a part o.
the campaign and was again defeated
| When the constitutional amendmen
| increasing the size of the supreme cour
was carried and Governor Stanley hat
four supreme Judges to appoint. tn.
sixth district lined up almost solidll
behind Judge Ellis and landed him II
one of the places. The term for whicl
| he was appointed expires the com1nl
January, and again the Sixth distric
lined up behind him for nomination
and he was nominated at Wichita las
May for the four-year term.
| Mrs. Ellis was formerly Miss JOSH
| PrinRle, Of Chester, Mich. The Eli
home at Beloit overlooks the create
part OF the city, and Judge and Mrs
Ellis have for years been regarded q
among the social leaders In the town.
Superstitious people who believe tina
great calamities go by threes VIII prob
IL fhe third prominent man in kansa
political life to die recently. The othe
1.-TWO were United States Marshal L: s
Crum and Judge Albert II. Horton