Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-25
Associate Justice of United
States Supreme Court Passes
Away at Albany Home Full Of
Years and HonorS,
FAMOUS FOR DECISIONS IN
CORPORATION LITIGATION
Death Due to Complication Of
Ailments incident to Old Age;
Speculation Concerning Sue
ceSSor Already Rife,
fBy Morning Journal special Leased wireI

fBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire
| Albany, y. Y, oct 24--Rufus W
tPeckham, justice of the suprem,
court of the United states, died at his
isummer home At Atamont. at SIT
tonight
| Death was due to 4 complication ol
idiseascs--heart trouble. Brights dis
ease and hardening Of the arteries
contributing Justice Peckham hao
been in i'll health for some time. bu
his condition was not considered
serious until recently. Following ad
tjournment of the May term of tn,
United States supreme court he cam,
on from Washington with Mrs. Peck
ham to spend the summer at Alta
mont expecting To return for the be
ginning Of the October term.
a few days ago his condition be.
came such that his physicians said he
was likely to die any time or might
linger for several months. Up to. a
rev days ago Justice Peckham ex-
able to be about the house The cir
|culatory disturbance which contrib
t.ed 10 mis- deaf - ss a., INST noticed
about six years ago
Governor Hughes topight Expressed
deep regret when informed Of til,
death of Justice Peckham,
Justice Peck ham," he said twas
one of the ggreatest iurists this coun-
try has produced. In ability and
strength of character he was worthy
of the best traditions of the bench
His service in the supreme court is
one of the finest contributions he has
made to the nation.
Rufus w Peckham, associate JUS
ticc of the supreme court Of the
United States, was born in the city
of Albany, and state of New York,
November S. 1898; his father was a
native of Albany county, and had
been district attorney of the county,
justice of the supreme court of the
state, and at the time of his death
In the shipwreck of the Vile de
Havrc, November 2.1S73. was one
cf the judges Of the court of appeals
of New York state The son was edu-
one of the schools in Philadelphia; he
studied law in the office of his father,
who was then in partnership with Ly
man Tremain, attorney general Of the
state, practicing law under the firm
name Of Peckhim AZ Tremain, in the
city of Albany. he was admitted to
the bar of the state in December
1853. his father was in that year
elected to the bench Of the supreme
court, and the son formed "A partner
ship with the former partner Of his
father, under the firm name of Ire
main & peckham, which continued
until the death of Mr.. Tremain in De
cember, 1878. In 1865 Mr.. Peckham
was married to daughter of -. III.
Arnold, an old New York merchant
and at that time president of the
Mercantile Bank in New York city
In 1868 he was elected district attor-
ney of Albany county; was subse-
quently corporation counsel of Albany
city, and in 1883 was elected a justice
of the supreme court of the state.
While serving as such he was elected,
in 1856, an associate Judge of the
court of appeals Of New York state,
and while occupying a seat on that
bench he was, in December, 1895, APP