The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-14
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Dista,s'" >m" ..tlm Of
-,aw
Nc,A weakness
HE WAS HURRYING
TO CATCH TRAIN
Vermont Jurist Gained Re-
noWn in Great Sugar
Trust" Trials

/ While hurrying TO catch a train for
! st. Johnsbury, Judge James 4. Martin
OF the United States court for the dis
trict Of Vermont, dropped dead on the
G platform of the Montpelier q Wells Riv-
, en- railroad at Montpelier this morning.
! Tie had made the mistake of going to the
Central Vermont railroad station in the
expectation that his train would start
there and learned of his error Just in
/ time to board a street car on State street
which would carry him through the city
to the other station. Leaving the street
car at the corner OF Barre and Main
streets he hurried to the Montpelier &
Wells River station only few feet away
and had barely reached the platform
when he toppled over backward
DIR. William Lindsay and DIR. J. r..
Dewey were soon summoned but their
services were Of no avail, as Judge Mar
tin had expired. A weakness Of the
heart aggravated by the exertion and ex-
citement due to the hurried trip between
the two stations was the cause his
death
Judge Martin came TO Montpelier sew
eral days ago in making his customary
rounds OF the state for the purpose of
holding court for granting citizenship;
and he had intended to take the $40
! train for st. Johnsbury this morning.
/ Other court attaches were at the station.
/ including Clerk H. s. platt of the United
States court. and when Judge Martin did
/ not arrive there was considerable specu-
/ aton over his non-appearance. a. al
ready related. The attaches of the court
we're waiting on the platform, but none
OF them was near enough to catch him
as he fell
James Loren Martins residence was in
Brattleboro. He was born in the town
OF LandProye Sept l3. lS46. the fourth
son of James and Lucy Gray Martin.
He lived on farm until Il years Of age.
when he started out for himself. In or
der to go TO school he worked at odd Jobs
on farms and in factories and thus went
through the public schools after which
he entered South Londonderry academy.
Later he attended the academy at Mar
low. Y. H. and on finishing a course
there he became a teacher in that insti-
tuition. His teaching experience also ex-
tended over period Of six years in Lon
donderry and Winhall, this state.
At the age Of p Judge Martin began
the study Of law in the Office OF Judge
H. II. Wheeler In Rrattlehoro and the
following year attended the law school
in Albany. \. V Graduating from that
Institution in May. 1869, he was admit
ted to the bar in Bennington county the
following month. He practced law in
Londonderry until 1852. when he moved
10 Brattleboro. at which place he con
timed to practice bis profession until he
was appointed United States Judge in
October 1906. meanwhile serving a. L. :.
district attorney through appointment
by President Mckinley and President
Roosevelt He was IN his third term as
district attorney when named for the
federal court position. succeeding the
man fIudpe Wheeler under whom he
bad studied law.
Mary other official positions had been
held bv Judge Martin. He represented
The town of Londonderry for q decade
and was for tho last six wears of that
period speaker Of the House In 1902 be
Brsttleboro iu the legislature
md declined to be = candidate for speak
y. He had served as states attorney
.or Windhsm county. commissioner Of
axes under Governor Dillingham; and
.lso under Governor Fuller. He was for
many years a member of the Brattleboro
chool board
A. L. S. district court Judge. be was
allied upon T. preside at many impor-
ant trials, most important of which was
,crhnps IN the sugar cases in the winter
& 1907. when the q s. government
rought charges ~ fraud on 4 great
eale. The government fret secured res
tuition q s20n0o00 and then started
uminal proceedings against the living
10 via b. recalled that
sugar trust officials and employees were
SLED e trial including Charles p.
'eikc. the secretary and treasurer " the
trust 40 tie defendants except one
.ere convicted hut not uutl bitterly
luelt trials were hei1. IN which Judge
'artm uas eaiied 8pon 10 decide many
.roitef issues. n uas e. these Gases
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