Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-04
JUDGE JOHN ].
= JACKSON DEAD

Parkersburg. sept 2.-Formsr
Judge John Jackson. the oldest f~d.
eral Judge IN the United States.
dropped dead az Atlantic City this
morning He was SO years old Au-
gust last and left here for At
lantic CITY about three weeks ago.
COUSIN OF "SrONEwALL" JACK.
son.
Judge Jackson servei on the fed
eral bench almost half a century. He
was aprcintei by Lincoln In 1851
and retired only two years ago. lie
was the last surviving judicial ap-
po'utee 90 President Lincoln. he
was born Iu Parkersburg the oldest
son OF General John Jay Jackson
lie "a a c1fsin % General stone.
WALL Jackson. OF the Confederate
Army
Gr1 fuafe FROM Princeton College
in iNt5. young Mr. Jackson studied
Law n fae o-a,e of John y Allen
president t'a supreme Court Of
Virginia. ln the nfiies he was sew
eral times n member of the virginia
Leg laiure and prominent IN the
Wt'T rar'v a~ gery speaker ana
AZ e~c tive deba;er
he was an elector on the whls
ticket In 1882 and 1856 and on The
Bell aud Everett ticket in 1850
The judge in 1880. when mem
ber of his state Legislature. In spite
Of Nj. hirthplace.and family ties. op-
pose the secession of virginia. and
when he war broke out naturally
bccawe a member Of the Republica1
party
But after-the war during the days
OF carnntbog rule IN the southern
states with me impulsive independ
ence that ems 90 have stuck by
him hc swung over 90 the Demos
crat stating his reasons In mo- uu-
certain terms aud Democrat hp
remained ever afterward
During The war when Mcclellan
marched into Virginia the Judge
was one of The first 10 meet him. He
accompanied the army hundred
miles on its active march. giving
much ala and Information
CALLED DELEGATES VAN
PIREs.
He was great figure in the Co.l
strike OF 1902 in The West virginia
region Just as ne had been IN that
OF 1857 he issued an injunction
restraints The strikers and was
threatened With impeachment Whef
he Grst heard or the talk OF inn
peachment. after he hsl issued HE
Injunction rc-trainlng the strikers
from holding meetings or coniuctlue
campaigns to- urge nonuBlon men 90
keep out OF the mines and had
caused arrests and imprisonment
for violations OF his order ne de-
clared:
Il neither know nor care anything
about the impeachment talk r d1
not fear any proceedings OF tha:
character and J regard the whole
matter as absurd a Judge c0n only
be lmpeachei for corruption im-
proper conduct or .omefhiua OF tlat.
nature The most that could be
said. II all their claims are true. o.
that there had been an error OF
judgment. and no man can De- im-
peached for that
"But therc has been no error Of
judgment My opinion speaks Tor
Itself ~ is my honest opinion
backed mp by ~ years % experience
on the bench and think 70 vlll
stand"
The opinion that hc % freelg ey.
pressed was that walking delegate
were vampires
The Judge hcil the record for
service in me rnlf,1 States courts
and 80 was claimed ho hai ft. ..c-
ord for tho number 1f -asos John
Marshall and steYhen s Field sf
20 years in thc Supreme Cour
Judge Jackson served moro .han t0
years
judge Jackson Was married Iuit
s.. tSf7. to- Mics Carrie q CLINE of
Parkersburg He was man of
venerable and disungui bed appear
ance and was widely known. ..-
clally in his home state