The independent-reporter., 1910-07-07
MELVILLE v FULLER
CHIEF JUSTICE
Leader of American
Judiciary Dies Suddenly
Round, Out His Day in State He
Loved No Well.


IN fuhllment OF an oft-ezpressed
wish that he might end his long life
in the very room where his wife
breathed her last. SIX years ago. the
venerable chief justice OF the Supreme
court Of the United States Melville W.
Fuller. died suddenly Of heart failure
carly Monday Not only did The lead
er OF the American judiciary round
out his days IN the same room where
MS wife passed away. but it vas in
the State OF his nativity the State he
loved so we'll. that his labors and his
long life ended. Chief Justice Fuller
was - years old
With the justice when he died were
his daughter. Mrs. Nathaniel Francis
Of Washington; his granddaughter,
Miss Aubrey Francis, and Rev. James
E Freeman of Minneapolis, a neigh
Dor and friend of the family. Justice
Fuller had not shown any symptoms
of illness. Sunday he attended the
Church OF the Redeemer, where Mr..
Freeman conducted the service. He
retired Sunday evening about the usu-
al time and 10 all appearances. in his
customary health.
His daughter. Mrs. Francis. heard a
call from her fathers room early Mon
day morning and on entering saw her
father was seriously i'll. Summoning
Rev. Mr. Freeman hurriedly. Mrs.
Francis sent him for a physician but
when ,he physician arrived the justice
was beyond assistance.
/ Chief Justice Fuller had been a sum-
mer resident of Sorrento for / years.
! He came here from Chicago on June
% last, and since that time had been
staying at the "Mainstay,9 as his
summer home was called.
The funeral services We're held at
the Church of the Redeemer Wednes-
day afternoon. Interment will be in
Chicago, probably on Friday
iae lite Chef Justice Melville Wes-
on Fuller Was born in Augusta, Me,
7e5. Il, 1888. the SOB 5f the late Fred
erick Augustus and Catherine NJ.
/ (Weston) Fuller. He was educated at
Bowdoin College and Harvard Law
school, graduating from Bowdoin with
the class OF 1888 and receiving the de-
gree OF A. ". from that institution in
l. afraujinu q nf lHn-
lures at Harvard Law school. He re-
ceived the honorary degree of /. L. D.
from Northwestern and BoWdoin in
lSSS. Harvard in 1891. Yale and Dart
mouth in 1901.
He married June y. ISIS Calista
o. daughter OF Fri Reynolds OF Chi
cago for his first wife and his second
marriage took place May 30. 1866 to
Mary E. daughter of William F. Cool
baugh Of Chicago.
He was admitted to the Kennebec
county bar in 1888. and practieed law
in this city in 1S55-6. He was presi
dent Of the common council and city
solicitor in 1S56 and at the same time
was the associate editor of the Angus
Ia Age
He praeticed Law at Chicago from
1856 TO lSSS. He was appointed chief
, justice of the United States April 80,
1883. confirmed July % and sworn in
October s of the same year -
, He was a member OF the Illinois
; State Constitutional Convention of
1862. was in the Illinois House of Rep
resentatives in 1853, GA and 65 and
was a delegate Ito the Democratic Ma
!. tional convention of 1864, 1872. 1876
and 1850.
He had been member of the board
of trustees of Bowdon college chair
man OF the trustees OF the Peabody
Educational fund and chancellor of
the Smithsonian Institution. He was
named rs one OF the arbitrators 10
settle the boundary dispute between
Venezuela and British Guiana. meet
ing at Paris in 1899. and WIS men,
Der of The Hague Permanent Court of
Arbitration.