The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-10-02

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81 Jefferson City, Mo, Sept. z8
Henry w. Bond. chief justice Of Tie
Missouri supreme court, died Of
apoplexy IN his chambers, il the 81
prenie court building in this city. this
morning, where he had retired the
nigh before in apparently the best, Ct
health. 81 &, IL sS
IS Shortly after 4. n1., he arose and
complained to Frank Mitchell, n
janitor, in the building, that he WIS
feeling sick and requested that !
glass Of ice water be brought him.
This was done. When Mitchell re-
turned to the room he became
alarmed at the appearance Of Judge
Bond and hastily summoned Dr.. w.
A. Clark. Judge Bond died shortly
after Dr. Clark arrived. s:-
None of the members of the fam
lily was in Jefferson City Mrs. Bond
was in St. Louis with her daughter,
at the Buckingham Hotel.
r Chief Justice Bond had only re-
turned few days ago from two
months vacation spent with Mrs.
Bond at Atlantic City. He was look
ing the picture of health and told
friends that he had been greatly ben
efitted BY his trip to the sea shore.
When the Supreme Court Commis-
sion was organized in 1911, Judge
Bond was appointed member. In
1912, he was nominated and elected
as member of Division No. of the
court for a term that would have eA-
pired in January, 1923. He had
served number OF years as presid-
ing Justice Of that division before
being elected Chief Justice.
Judge Bond was regarded by the
judiciary and bar of Missouri as one
of the strongest lawyers who has
ever sat on the bench of the Supreme
Court Of this State. His opinions
were prepared in clear, remarkably
forceful English, many being regard
ed in legal circles as models and
masterpieces of legal literature.
Judge Bond had for many years
ben prominent in St. Louis before
his appointment to the Supreme
Court bench, April II, 1911.
He was born near Brownsville,
Tenn, January 81, I848, the son of
Thomas and Ellen Owen (Whitelaw)
Bond. He was educated in the
schools of Tennessee and at Harvard
University. He practiced law IT Boil
iyar. He was marie 4 there Noyem-
Der 10. 1880. to- Miss Macy ID. Miller.
In 1870 he came la ST. Louis, where
he practiced law untit, hss election as
Judge of the St. Louis Court Of APP
peals for a I2-year term. beginning
January /, 1893, which he~held until
lis resignation on October II. 1901. Il
when he re-entered the practice Of
law. He formed partnership with
MS son, Thomas Bond, in 1904. Be-s.
ginning 1906 they also had as firm I
member, Judge William c.. Marshall,
lnder the firm name OF Bond, Mar
shall & Bond, which was dissolved
n 1910 and the firm of Bond & Bond
continued until his appointment to
he State Supreme Court.
He is survived by his widow and
ons, Thomas and Whitelaw Bond,
md daughters Mrs. Marion Bond Of
st. Louis, and Mrs. Alleyn Won 1
;chrader OF New York.
Funeral services were held at thet
lome of his son, Thomas Bond,
1899 Waterman avenue, ST. Louis.
Judges and former judges Of the SUI 4
'reme court were honorary pail 4
bearers.
!. Following the services the body
vas taken to his home at Bolivar, !.
Tenn, where services and the burial
ook place Tuesday.
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