Arizona republican., 1917-07-02
JUSTICE MOODY
ANSWERS CALL
OF HIGHER COURT
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

HAY Ehf1lLl4 Mass, july w llllam
II. Moody, former associate justice OF
the United States supreme court, dieo
at his home here at l a. m. today.
Justice Moody retired seven years
ago because of i'll health.
He was secretary of the navy and
attorney general in the cabinet of
President Roosevelt and was appointed
to the supreme bench in December,
1906
Illness forced William Henry
rMoodys retirement as associate JUS
tice of the supreme court of the United
States in 1910, at the comparatively
early age of 81 years. Arduous service,
notably as head of the department of
justice during the antitrust campaign
of the Roosevelt administration, and
then four years on the supreme court
bench during which he was remark
ably active, resulted in a nervous COL
/ lapse which, with a severe attack Of
rheumatism, developed q prolonged
illness.
He had represented a Massachusetts,
district in congress for seven years
prior to 1902 when President Roose-
| welt, struck with Mr.. Moody's Yankee
Vlgor and ability, made him secretary
a the navy, succeeding John D. Long
He was the Youngest member of the
| cabinet at the time but two years
later, when President Roosevelt trans
ferred him to the post of attorney gen
eral he made himself known through.
out the country. Under his supervision
the antitrust campaign of the Roose-
welt administration was mapped ou,
The proceeding to dissolve the Stand
ard Oil corporation was largely evolved
by him and it was under his direction
that the bill asking for its dissolution
was filed in the federal courts of Mis-
souri, late in 1906. 1t was said he also
took an active part in preparing pro-
ceedings for the dissolution of the So
called tobacco trust, but before the bill
was filed, Mr. Moody left the depart
4 ment.
1t was after Associate Justice Brown
who had been suffering for years with
failing eye sight, was compelled to re-
tire from the bench, that President
| Roosevelt offered the seat thus va
Gated to his attorney general. AS a
result, Mr. Moody took his place on
the bench December II, 1906.
While his service was comparatively
dited with more opinions for the period
than he. Among the most important of
his cases were the Knoxville Water
company and the Consolidated Gas
company decisions in which the court
took advanced ground on the restric-
ton of the rights Of corporations in
the matter Of charges, and the first
enunciation of the new doctrine was
/ entrusted to Mr.. Moody
Justice Moody was also the mouth.
piece of the court in the case of the
st. Louis & Iron Mountain Railroad
Co., VS.. Taylor in which the provisions
of the safety appliance law were up-
held, and in the case of Twining VS.
the state of New Jersey in which the
control of the question of self incrim.
mlnation in criminal proceedings was
declared to belong wholly to the states
and in no respect to the federal gov
eminent.
Mr.. Moody was born on a farm il
Newbury, Mass, December %. 1853
After his graduation from Harvard
college he studied law in the office O
Richard H. Dana, author of "Tw,
Years Before the Mast" His skill a,
a public prosecutor, first shown whel
he was city solicitor of Haverhill
Mass, won him the appointment a
district attorney of Essex county
When the attorney general of Massa
chusetts was prevented by lines
from representing the state in tn
famous Lizzie Borden murder trial. h.
selected Mr.. Moody to take his place
His conduct of the trial attracte,
wide attention.
Always interested in outdoor sport
Mr. Moody at one time was presiden
of the New England Baseball league
Until the several severe attacks of i'll
ness which marked the latter part O
his public career, he found his chic
recreation by walking, bicycling, hors
riding and golf The latter part of hi
life was spent quietly at his home il
Haverhill Mass