The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-05
End of Brilliant and Faithful Career Comes
Unexpectedly and Without Warning
HAD SERVED HIS COUNTRY FOR TWO DECADES
AS the Head OF the Nations Highest Tribunal, Melville
W. Fuller Has Been in Office for Twenty-Five
Years, Longer Than Any of His Predecessors
Save Chief Justice Marshall

Sorrento. Mainc, july ia fulflu.
mcnt nf an OF Expressed wish that hc
might end his long life IN the very
room where his wife brrathcd her last.
six years ago. Melville Fuller the ven.
crahlc chief Justice ~ the supreme
court of the United States. died sud
denly of heart failure today MOI only
did he round oiit his days in the same
room where his wife had passed away
but II was IN the state of his nativity
that his long life ended MIR Fuller
was a years old
with the u sticc when he died were
his daughter. Mrs Nathaniel Francis
Of Washington: his granddaughter
Miss Aubrey Francis. and REV. James
II. Freeman of Minneapolis. q neigh
bor and friend Of the family. Justice
Fuller had not shown any symptoms
of Illness. Yesterday he attended the
Church of tho Rcdeemcr OlipiscopaD.
where Rev Mr. Freeman conducted
services He retired last evening about
the usual time and. to All appearances.
In his customary health. Ills daugh-
ter. Mrs Francis. heard u call from
her fathers room early this morning
and upon answering II saw at once
that he was seriously III. Summonlng
Mr.. Freeman. Mrs. Francis sent him
for a physician. but when the physician
arrived the justice WAS beyond assist
ance.
chief Justice Fuller had been sum-
mer resident Of Sorrento for IL years.
He came here from Chicago on June
20. last. and since that time he has
been STAYING nj "Malnstay." ms his
summer home IL called. The funeral
will be held nj the Church OF the Re-
deemcr next Wednesday afternoon. In
terment will be at Chicago probably
on Friday
Chief Justice Fuller LEFT an indelible
stamp on the laws of the country
Among his most famous opinions were
tho following:
The income tax decisions. In which
the law was held to he upconstltu-
tlonal.
labor unions were held To be amen
able to the Sherman antitrust law
Taft Hears News.
Somerville Mass. July 4-Presldent
Taft was seated In the big grandstand
on Highland avenue reviewing the In
dependence day parade when the news
Of the death Of Chief Justice Fuller
was conveyed to him.
II am greatly shocked and erievcd."
hc said. "at the death of chief Justice
Fuller for whom had formed a warm
attachment"
The president later In the day spoke
at greater length on the death of
Chief Justice Fuller lie said:
II learn Of Justice fuller's death
with great regret He was an old
friend aud a great Judge ! had known
him for 90 years when I was solicitor
general. anAi our relations were always
those ri intimate friends. had the
highest regard for his legal ability
and his death is "a great shock"
Although the president would not
discuss the question of successor, he
left strong impression among those
close to the executive that Governor
Hughes Of New York will be the next
presiding justice of the supreme court
OF the United States.
Justice Swayzc of the supreme court
OF New Jersey Is also mentioned
The death of Chief Justice Fuller
means absolutely that the Standard