Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-14
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE JOHN NJ
HARLAN DIES IN WASHING.
TON, AGED 70.
DISTINGUISHED JURlSr AND
A CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Harlan Was conspieuous in kentucky
Politics, Once Candidate For Vice
President. Foremost Constitutional
Authority and Prominent in Councils
Of Presbyterian Church.

Washington. Oct 4.--Associate JUS
tice John NJ. Harlan. the oldest mem-
Der of tho supreme court OF the United
States, for years conspicuous In Ken
tucky's politics. once candidate for
the republican nomination for vice
most constitutional authority and
prominent in the councils of the Pres
byterian church. died at his home In
this city today. He was IS years old
last June.
Justice Harlan had been III with
acute bronchitis less than week. He
sat on the bench last Monday when the
court heard arguments on the so called
anthracite coal trust case.
The following morning Chief JUS
tice White announced that Justice
Harlan was slightly iil' and yesterday
asked attorneys to consider that Jus
tice Harlan was sitting In their cases
altho not physically present.
Justice Harlan, however. was In
much more serious condition than his
colleagues in the court realized. Despite
his advanced age he was robust and
ordinarily enjoying tho best OF health.
He was rarely absent from the bench.
an attack of influenza Il year ago be-
ing almost the only illness for n long
period.
Deaths Of Associa ates Severe Shock.
The sudden death of Associate Jus
tice Brewer OF the supreme court. who
was not only colleague on the bench.
but close personal friend. very much
So t~;o
have felt some apprehension OF the
serious consequences of the shock OK
Justice Brewers death.
Chief Justice Fuller's death was
also great shock to the venerable
jurist
Justice Harlan continued to perform
! his share of the work OF the court. His
great ambition was to serve until next
June. when he would have exceeded
| the service of any other man who snt
on hc bench.
| AS II was his service WAS longer
than that of any other Justice except
| Chief Justice Marshall and Associate
Justice Stephca j. Field.
Long in Public Life.
! John Marshall Harlan was born in
Boyle county. Kentucky. June |, 1888.
was graduated from Center College.
Kentucky. in 1850. studied law In Tran
sylvania University. practiced his pro-
fcsson AT Frankfort. and was elected
county judge in 1855 He was the whig
candidat" for congress in 1889 and re-
moved TO Louisville in 1861. That year
he raised tho Tenth Kentucky infantry
regiment and served in General Thorn
as division. owing to his fathers death
In 1858. Judge Harlan felt compelled
to resign. altho his name was before
the senate for confirmation as n brign-
der general He was elected attorney
general of tho state of Kentucky in
1853 and retained that office until 1867.
when he returned to Louisville to re-
sumo the practice OF law He was the
, repu ubiican candidate for governor II,
1871, and his name was presented by
his state for vice president. Judge
Harlan served as member of tho
Lou siana commission. and was com
misstoned as associate justice OF tho
supreme court Nov. 30. 1877. He was
for more than twenty years and up TO
tho time OF MS death a lecturer on con-
slit utioual law in George Washington
University.