The Topeka state journal., 1910-03-29


Many calls were made at the Brew
er residence today by sympathizing
friends of the family and messages of
coincidence arrived in great numbers.
Members of the supreme court of the
United States were among the callers.
Justice Brewer was found in the
bathroom of his home, dying of ap-
oplexy, the discovery being made by
Mrs. Brewer. She at once telephoned
for Justice Gould of the supreme
court of the District of Columbia, who
lives near by Hurrying to the Brew
er home, Justice Gould, with the as
sistance of two servants, carried the
body from the bathroom to a bed.
Justice Gould said that Justice
Brewers pulse was still family beat
ing as he carried him into the bed
room. Mrs. Brewer and a niece, Miss
Clara Hall, were the only members of
the family in the house at the time
The two daughters of the jurist, Mrs
James r. Karrich and Mrs. A p. Jet
more were summoned at once, but
reached the residence too late
Marshall Wright and Deputy Clerk
Maherson got word of the death. JUS
tice Gould in the meantime summon
ing DR.. ]. H. Taylor, who lives a few
doors from the Brewer house.
DIR. Taylor said Justice Brewer was
dead when he arrived. DR.. Sterling
Rufin also was summoned.
Justice Brewer had not been well
for several days. He had had several
attacks of headache and stomach
trouble.
President Taft. upon his arrival
here from New York was much dis
tressed by the news of the death OF
his friend, Mr.. Justice Brewer. He
had learned the bare fact last night
before his departure from Jersey City
and eagerly read the detailed accounts
of the death of the noted ,turist as
soon as the newspapers reached him
in his car at the Union station this
morning.
Came of Eminent Family.
David J. Brewer came from one OF
the most eminent families of America
less remarkable for gifted sons than
ment, perhaps, no single household
has eoualed that of David Field, the
Grandfather of Mr.. Justice Brewer OF
the supreme bench. 1t is New England
had a religion that tested faith by
works. 1t believed in morality and
trusted in the efficacy of prayer. It
read the Bible and strove to practice
and Stunned vain things. In It's phil
osophy life was serious thing, and
duty the master over all.
David Dudley. Stephen J., Cyrus w.
and Henry NJ. Field were sons of this
household, and there were others, less
eminent It is true, but men who play
ed well their parts on the stage of life
They left the parental roof early and
made adventures in far-off lands. They
were in Asia and Europe and South
America They were clergymen. Jur-
lists, scientists. merchants, financiers.
Thew bore the Word of God and
preached the faith of Christ in alien
tongues to alien peoples. They per-
formed the law and made justice ride
in simpler chariot and speak palmer
language. They added another tie to
the marriage of the old hemisphere to
the new, and one that bound secure by
daily converse and instant touch. In
short, the family Field is of the very
aristocracy ef American citizenship. 1t
illustrates the possibilities of the hu-'
man race.
David Dudley Field was the eldest
born of the Rev David Field, and his
wife. Submit Dickinson, and this first
born was father. as well as brother,
to the other children of the family. He
was college bred and chose the law
for a profession. He settled in New
York and achieved signal success. He
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