The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-05
JISTICE LLERS TiREER
Nas horn In Maine nut Ven Ht> first
Pane In lIlInoI,

Of ufti,- un October : ~ that year jus
tics. Fuller was the seventh Chi.f Justice
If the supreme Court and but two ct
his pr,.d..CeSsorS held ufi,-. for "a longer
p-rlod. John Marshall pf Virginia -.'r,,-l
thlrtyfour years and Roger Is fancy
ot Maryland and uf bred Scott drci-inu
fame twenty--lght years
Justice. Fuller. although appointed 10
thr bench from lllnul, AMI th"u'inr'
haiinR from further west than his PIE
dr,,'ssnr- was 10y birth and ancestry a
New Eugluud.r tie was born ~ Augusta.
Me. uu February II 1888. HIS father.
Frederick 4 Fuller. was "A lawyer. and
his mother was a daughter 81 Chief jus
tIC,. Nathan Weston.
After graduation from B.,wduIu ~
1889 h, studded law IA the nfticr Il uIs
uncle G,'urgr VI Weston. at Bangor and
attended lectures ia law At Harvard
lie was admitted - the bar ma isSB and
began practic,. N Augusta. where h" Ma
elected t. the tItv Council and ais, for a
time served 49, CITY Attorney Ne found
tim. alsp IT, edit the Augusta lu'. which
WIS intended a. h" rival 81 ltIu"r g
BlaIIl.s kpuu,i,',' jOE,Eui
The wonderful growth nf Chi"aE' Ma
time and he drcid,,i L. move {, that cav
Hls talents found ull"k recognition H.
What was then th" Met .,ud ~ a very
short time lac W.ts known 49, "u" ct o."
i-adlng men 1T the ChrtEr hLr w."
t.,ok du active pant ~ Politics - q I''iu"-
crat and was ,.l.'t'd e m"ni'.'' 'i tl'
STAT. Constitutional convention r| 80
IN the following veal b" Mo '.l-rt.i & .
..H.E
Republican distri.r Although H. &c..
manned identified wttr ms panty d"rny
the war h. had 40 sympathy NTH 'rAt
wing ui ia" party which -upi"rt''i th''
South lie wts a iririd Il >t'pt"'. \
Douglas aud made .. reputation 80 60
s,a...,.hruak-r IA w-h'pmtug p.uEL.. =
ia" RECEPTION given ~ ia" lat. h.i'"f
IA thicagu ~ 80"
u,. Was a dsl-Ka',. t. ~" democratic
national conventions 81 l>s. 80 80
and lSsn and II u SaId. would have b'.'u
again chosen IA I~Si nut TOT ia" ma"',i.
nations 81 th, notorious Ju,' MLnkIu. Nup
got htms..lf chosen instead "a .ri'r 't''
saId t. make the r-tuTrn"r- sch Mhckur
vent 10 JaIl later. having t--"n '.u' r't'oi
1T I..rJuIy ~ =, dur'tIHu with ballot h'''
-tuffng
B..fur,. ht- elevation o. rH. h,.u,u vi
Fuller waS concerned 10 many -. LIBERATED
raa-.- and ~. made. e reputation 'nr hdN.
Ing an unusual -,rHp.' 81 legal know g.ig'
IhIs Nas lllV-iriIrd al IL" trIhI i"r i"f''~'
uI Bishop cheney "t lh" E'tHriu'"' fI--
cuIll church then rector ~ % Protest tuf
Episcopal church no thIciEn VI Fuller
Appeared tor the dri"u," tud showed
a know l..tig- 81 dn,I-ut ami uv.i"i'.
,-Crlesiazti,il law dHd ur''''',i'''' ittl
aston shed both III" iEIvh AMI o." l"EH|
profession. \ptw outstanding ~" HhliN
II has counsel NJ h"n"y wa~ iut,ud
guilty. but his o7tngregattHu stood To-
him and halI-'i form th. ns~ i"r"uItHa-
tiui e which ur b"ctU' m" 'ir-t btSI 80.
defeating the Rev ~ SABINE { 'hts '.'v
Although 49, well kurVu "a ik.' West VT
Fuller ~h- uu' rl'.'' krpNu 'u 90" .I. IA
'r.. I.-' and Co. Tia. puti.r ~ E"u..r.d
and Ia nomination ~ Pr Id'.u' ''"H'.
land u,'t-Iuu-i surprI~'. ~ lsh IA fool
lowed quickly Iv strong HUl'-ItIHu
Partisan i'"iIiI"- AMI -'' iI"nai i'''. .i-
N,.T. very strong Iu ftd' day and H..
pubIiran ~..nst.. h.--Ita'"d Co confirm 'i'.
APPOINTMENT To- Mgh oiiir'' Il a man dl'.
u.,iut.d hv the iir-t Democratic ir--ld'i,'
-tn,,. the. war II VA hiu'-d iha' Vi
Fuller had not i...u a loyal SUPPORTER ~
the mon IA III" war and DOUBTS N"f'-' 'N 'u
cast upon his legal ability
Nr Fuller however. found some ~arri
support-r- among hI- political opponent
and hI- nOmInatIuI. winch Wt- held 'a'N
Nv the. senate. committee. uuiH j.Iy ~
and then rrp,r'..d without r',umiU.uia
ton wa- Confirmed by "A vote = II o. .t.
larg,.ly through th. efforts ut ~" Re pu'I
IAN Senators from Illinois tglI"rI ant
Farw.ll. whu cordially Endorsed IT''-id'.ii'
,lsyslaud.- ChuIC.. Ih, year following
h.- elevation 90 the h.nCh Jy-tIo" Fuller
was appointed a member - III" ,uu,-n
Glou AZ pari- To- art'trafs ~" boundary
dispute. n..tw.,.u Great Britain and N..u.
.Zti.la and "a 1875 he was ON" ~ ia" p"ar'.
commissioners ~ IN" Hag'i" la 1871
Harvard gave hum IN" degree - IL. u
After Justice. FIll"r- appointments D.
Wa- ruinOred that \lr Fuller was a poet
and u Wa asserted that no man could
-. poet and "a great JurI-t ~ t'.' S.Iiu''
time Then " appeared that J. j fh-lp,
who had teen a Clas-nat" 81 Mr. Fuller
and who wa- also talked 81 FOR M" Chi"f
Ju-'iC,-hip. had also written poetry
Pu..ius sad 20 hsv" t.-"n written ~ nu''
men w"r" published, including pu"m CA
Ess.N junction IV Nr Ph"lp- and the
Discussion Of th"ir r"latlN" merits "a-
warm
Tn. nullIhcAtrpn - the neon" tax law
and th. decision which DESTROYED the
Northern S"Curi'ie- merger weT" two -
the mot Important "a $50 ~ which Justice
Fuller gave ms opinion Oth"r important
decisions N"r" IN the pauuuTy tat cas-.
here m" labDT unions W"r" held 20 %"
atuenahls 20 III" sherman antitrust laW
the Western lnlJn Telegraph Company
" the Common eaith - nn-yivaf.a.
In which the right 10 tax other than mira
state telegraph fns'--ag'-~ = a d"il"d tu
m. state, the Bank - Washington "
Hume IN which the insurah'" interest ~
the wife and children IN IA" .ii" ~ m" nus
hand and father was recognized A. ~
tingui-hed from N" claim - creditors
and the. case 81 lnman " TIA" South arc
INA Railway Company, IN which th'
power To- exempt itself from liability for
negligence m shipping goods wa- denied
10 the railroad company
Chief Justice Fuller was twice married
Hts first VT" VA Cali-ta Reynolds
" HON he married ~ iSjs In isGS h" mar
ried Mary p Coolhaugh. the daughter ~
William r CoolbauRh. tn" Chicago
banker BY his first ~ife he had tao
daughters Grace and Maud. and 10y his
second vife six daughters. Mary. Mildred.
Catherine Jane. Pauline and Frances
Justice Fuller vas a slender man, rather
below middle height He had abundant
/ white hair which he wore long. and 4
drOopinR white muztaCh" He wa noted
for hIS grace - manner and clegaHC" q
dress and until a few years hafur" ms
death when h. Withdrew s"rnew hat from
outside Acfiviti'.- he took prominent
part ia the social and club life - Washing
ION He VA "A member - ~" N"trppoiI
tan and Chevy chase clubs. wa- lover
Of our Of door life and an enthusiast
4 golfer HIS summers were spent at hi-
cottage IN Sorrento, near Bar Harrpr
Me whsre he died
Gov. HuGhrs Extends sympathy