The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-11

city. felt the shock of Chief Justice McClellan's death most deeply and sus- pended the work of the November term of the Supreme Court for two or three days They had all been led to hope for final recovery of their chief. The last news from his bedside at his home in Athens. coming from his neph- ew Hon. Thos. C. Mcclellan, carried more hope than any message had brought for several weeks before.
 Then, too, Chief Justice Mcclellan. in the company of his nephew, had passed through Montgomery Friday night en route to Texas. and spent in the drawing-room of Pullman car a pleasant hour and a half in convor- sation with a few of his friends here These were Associate Justice John K. Tyson, Gen. R. F. Ligon. Clerk Of the Supreme Court, Paul LeGrand. and Joel Rarnett. To these the afflicted jurist spoke most encouragingly of his condl' ton. He told them that he was on his way to San Antonio, Tex, with the hone of completely regainlng ms health. Although perceptibly weak and pale, he spoke with so much freedom from alarm that his friends almost forgot their apprehensions of his con dition of late and helped ms Ior'ltuue with parting words of cheer.
 News Received Here.
 Nobody could haave been more sur nrised than were these friends to hear of the sudden demise of the Chief Tustice less than twelve hours arler the promising interview at the rall- way station here. Justice Tyson re- celved two telegrams from Hon. Thoroas e Mcclellan yesterday mern- inS conveyine the news of the death. Tbav probably brought the first infor- noation of the death of Chief Justice MccIeI1an as they were received sbortIv after 9 o'clock. Soon the Governor received notification and forthwith issued his proclamation pay ing the dead jurist memorable trl- hute Monday will likely be the day on which all executive oUceFs ot lhe State will be closed.
 The official companions of the dls- tinguisbed 6ead. with the exception .lr Justices Jonathan Haaralson and N. D' Denson. will attend the funeral to take rlnce In Athens, the home of Justice Mcclellan. Monday, it is now believed Not before Monday, at the earliest will the funeral be held Justices Tyson, John C. Anderson and Joseph D. DowdeIl will accompany the re- mains from Montgomery to Athens, leaving Montgomery this morning at s:25 o'clock after the body arrives from New Orleans at o'clock. The remains will not be taken from the train during the stay here.
 When, last June. Chief Justice Mo Clellau stepped from his office in the Capitol, locked its doors and started for his home in Athens after a winter of voluminous work, he had gone through sixteen yearsof his career on the bench of the Alabama Supreme Court. According to the judgment of one of the closest as- sociates On the bench Justice MeCIel- Ian ever had he was the equal of any living jurist in the United States. It was yesterday that this estimate was put on the ability of the dead Justice But 1t Goes not seem that individual opinion of the ability of Chef Justice Mcclellan is necessary to place him in the front rank of contemporary 1urists. The products of his mind are on re- cord tn speak for themselves. Taey are read aad quoted throughout the United States as truly great eontribu- tions to the Jurisprudence of the age.