Evening star., 1921-05-20

Ashley NJ. Gould. associate justice
of the District Supreme Court, per-
sonal friend of President Harding
and Vice President Coolidge. and
prominently identified with bench and
bar for about thirty-five years died
suddenly this morning at 11:25 o'clock
az his home. 1908 Q street Death was
one years of age.
Justice Gould had been in apparent
" good health previous to a few min
ures of his death. He attended court
Tuesday. bueHon returning home that
evening complained of his left leg
furtiHg. About month age he
nprained several tendons of the leg,
but seemingly had entirely recovered.
tpon reaching home his Pny94cf1n
advised that the leg again be put in
cast. which was done. Since that
time he has not left the house.
Dowastairs for Breakfast.
Getting up this morning. he went
downstairs to breakfast with his wife.
He said that he did not feel so we'll.
having spent a restless night, but
later decided that he would do some
work. He sent for his secretary. Miss
Margaret e. Kroll. who reached the
house about II O'Clock.
shortly afterward Justice Gould
walked out Of his room with the aid
OF 4 cane and fell to the floor in a
faint. Mrs. Gould at once sent for
DR.. George Barton. who, upon arrival
administered various stimulants. The
justice failed to respond and. al
before the last died about 1I:e5
o'clock.
Deputy Marshals Arrive.
Before HE death. J. T. Kelly and
H. B. Fields. deputy marshals, in
Justice Gould's court. arrived and
were with him at the end. Marshal
Splain also arrived shortly before the
justice expired. Within q few hours
including John Laskey. United States
district attorney. called to offer con-
Golences
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been made.
Surviving Justice Gould are his
wife. Mrs. Elizabeth Morris Gould
SON. Ashley NJ. Gould of California,
end three daughters. Mrs Gordon
Slarrow. Mrs. Manuel Quesada and
Nfs. Marion Anderson. all of this city.
Born in Nova Scotia.
Ashley Mulgrave Gould was born
az Horton. Nova Scotia October 8,
1853. the son of Charles Edward and
Mary Jane (Fullerj Gould. He studied led
Tor college in the public schools of
Hampshire county. Mass. and 1877
entered Amherst College. He was
graduated from that institution in
city as the representative of New
bngland newspaper. After serving
as correspondent short time. Mr.
Gould was appointed to a clerkship
in the Post Once Department. and
later was transferred to the Depart
ment of Justice
He began the study of law at
Georgetown University Law School
in 1884, and soon after obtaining his
degree was admitted to the bar of
Of Columbia He resigned his posi-
tfon in the Department of Justice
April /, 1885, and established a law
practice at Kansas City. Mo. remain
when, he returned to Washington
He became secretary. and soon
thereafter president. OF the Wash
ington Title Insurance Company
which position he resigned to be-
come assistant Omitted States attorney
for the District of Columbia, Febru
ary /. 1898.
Appointed By Mckinley.
Mr. Gould was appointed by Presi-
dent Mckinley to be United States
lAttorney for the District May !. 1901
the manner in which he conducted
the Office.
Mr.. Gould in 1858 married Mar.
Earet, the second daughter of Horace
y. Cray Of the firm of Britton &
Gray. Later he changed his resi-
.dence from this city TO Takoma PARK
locating Just beyond the District
line.
He was elected. in 1897. a member
Of the house of delegates of Mary-
land. being the second republican who
ever carried Montgomery county. He
was the caucus nominee of his nartv
foe speaker OF the house of dele.
gates. was chairman of the ways and
means committee and the foor lead
ef.
The following year he contested fo,
the congressional nomination and 10,
$500 ballots was the leading candi
date He Withdrew however, in favo,
Of his personal friend. Col George A
Pearre.
Made Associate Justice I'm 1902.
In 1902 Mr.. Could was appointed as.
eociate justice of the Supreme Cour,
Of the District of Columbia, later be.
.coning senior member. He was hon.
Srrder by Georgetown University with
$Hh . degree of LII. D.. on the occasion
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