The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-29
JUSTICE BREWER
FATALLY STRICKEN
Aged Member of Supreme Court
Dies of ApOpIexy, With
Startling Suddenness.
LIFELESS BEFORE HE CAN
BE CARRIED TO HIS BED
Falls Heavily to Floor of Bath.
room, and Never Regains
Consciousness.

O.
siah Brewer. associate justice of the SUI
preme court OF the United States. died
tonight at 1890 o'clock from stroke OF
dpopieXy. His death occurred before he
could be carried TO his bed. Mrs. Brewer
was with him when the end came. JUS
tice Brewer was 73 years old.
Inc end was altogether unexpected.
Although he had not been feeling We'll
for the last few days the aged iIrist
was up and out today and apparently I'm
good health and spirits He was in
the evening reading
ohortly before 10 o'clock he retired to
MS M room and within a few moments Mrs
l5,,ns,,r, hrewer heard heavy fall and went to
n,, ,m'eS.lsaIe. f. she found her husband prone
on inc iloor Of the bathroom. He did
not regain consciousness and died before
physician, hastily summoned, could
reach the house.
Mrs James F. Karrich and Mrs U. 7
Jetmore, were summoned at once, but
reached the residence too late.
Help to Newspapers.
Justice Brewer came TO the supreme
court from the federal court In Kansas
RE was the second Oldest member OF the
court, Justice Harlan only being his
senior He was regarded as the most
democratic OF all the members of the
court most alrable. approachable and ac-
-
lle bench who had proof copies of his
opinions prepared for the newspapers. and
this he did consistently.
another Characteristic OF the iurist was
tha' ne never took any OF the time of
The court or the public in announcing
ms opinions. lie reached the conclusion
PROBABLY many years ago that the audi
cnce i'll the courtroom was so extremely
limited IL was a pure waste OF time 10
read opinions there. He would give in a
ieW words MS conclusions and then hand
down the proof sheets of his opinion, al
ways completely arranged
A Western Man.
Justice Brewer essentially was q west
ern man and his sympathies were always
with the west. He was deeply Versed in
corporation law and Will be missed i'm
mcnsely during the framing OF The opin-
ions Of the supreme court on the mo-
mentous questions concerning the Stand
ard Oil and tobacco cases now under con-
sderation.
In his earlier days Justice Brewer
camped regularly In the Rocky mountains
and was fond OF outdoor life lie was a
member of the old Field family being a
nephew OF the late Justice stephen j.
Field and Cyrus w. Field
Justice Brewers death raises a serious
question as to the action of the court re-
gardlng the Standard Oil ana American
Tobacco company suits. and ii is not
tried, since there now remains but seven
justices to pass upon them, Justice
Moody not having participated in the
trials by reason of Illness,
Justice Brewer was the one member of
the supreme court who was in almost
constant demand as a lecturer and after
dinner speaker. He was an orator Of
unusual ability, With picturesque per-
sonality. a rich voice and a command OF
strong and powerful English. he always
held his audience until his last word had
died away. He expressed his opinions
forciby and clearly on any subject, un-
less. for some reason IL might affect the
pending decision OF the supreme court,
David Josiah Brewer. associate Justice
Of the United States supreme court. was
born in Smyrna, Asia Minor June 90.
1881. He Is the son OF Rev, Josiah
Brewer and and Emilia A Field. sister of
stephen j, Field, his father was an
early missionary TO Turkey, was gradu-
ated from Yale college in 1886 and from
the Albany law school In 1858: estab-
lished himself In his profession at Leay-
cuworth, Kan, in 1859. where he re-
sided until lie removed TO Washington to
enter upon his duties. In 1861 was ap-
pointed fnited States commissioner: dur
ing 1863 and 1854 was Judge OF the pro-
bate and criminal courts of LeaVcnworth
county from January, 1860, TO January,
1869, was judge OF the district court. I'm
1869 and 1870 was county attorney of
Lcayenworth; in 1870 was elected a Jus
tice OF the supreme court OF his state,
and reelected II justice OF the supreme
court OF MS state. ana reelected In 1876
and 1882; in 1884 was appointed judge OF
the circuit court of the United states
FOR the Eighth district: was appointed to
the position he held 1T time OF his death
to succeed Justice Stanley Matthews. de-
ceased. in December. 1889, and was com
missoned December is. 1889: president
OF the Venezuelan boundary commission,
appointed by President Cleveland: mem
bcr OF arbitration tribunal 10 settle the
boundary between British Guiana and
Venezuela: orator al bicentennial, Yale
1901: president 1nterna tional
Congress OF Lawyers and Jurists. ST.
Louis, 1904. received degree of LII. -. |
from Iowa college, Washburn college. |
Yale university. State University of Wis
consin: Wesleyan university, Middletown. |
Conn: University of Vermont and Bow |
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