New-York tribune., 1921-10-03
Special Dispatch to The Tr.5uuc


CHICAGO, Oct 2.--The body OF
Judge Peter 5. Grosscup. former
United States Judge iii Chicago. who
died Saturday morning on board the
Steamship Caronia while that vessel
was twenty-four hours out Of the port
of Liverpool, will be sent back TO the
United States for burial on the
Caronia, sailing October s, according
TO cable adviccs received to-day in
Chicago.
Details of the Judges death were
given in the cablegrams HIS death
was announced in an unsigned wireless
message late last night, which merely
said he had died Presumably this
and sent back by cable. There were
ne means of verifying the rumor, but
his daughter and friends here ac-
cepted 1t as true. The messages of
to-day say he was stricken with
heart disease on the second day out of
New York, and from that time was
confined 10 his berth. lie expired Just
As the ships officers picked up Fast
net Light. off the coast Of Irelend. The
Caronia arrived in Liverpool this
morning, 4 coffin was taken on board
the body was placed III it and taken
ashore, where ii was turned over to
friends who had been summoned to
the dock by wireless.
Burial at Ashland, Ohio
81 am informed that the body viii
be met ut the pier by relatives and
len direct TO Ashland, Ohio. where
Mr.. Grosscup was born, for burial be-
side the grave Of his wife, said
Marshall r. Sampsell, OF Highland
Park, associate Of Judge Crosscup.
last night.
Nh Sampsel also received cable
gram giving details Of the return Of
the body.
Judge Grosscup's death hae been
terrific shock to me-" he sad. Il had
not heard that he had sailed. though
! knew he was intending to. When the
first news came to me Saturday night
Immediately dispatched cablecram
to friends in England. Confirmation
Of the news reached ne from them
this afternoon.1
The Caroaia. an eight-day boat, viii
reach New York the morning of Oc-
tober 16.
JUDGE Grosscup was sixty-nine years
cid. lie came to Chicago when he was
thirty years old, aud ten Years later,
IN 1872, he was appointed q United States
District JuaHe ~ President Harrison.
He was promoted 10 the Circuit Court
bench by President Mckinley in 1899.
and wnen the Circuit Court Of Appeals
was formed later was designated as
one Of It's judges.
Handled Traction Case
Judge Crosscuo rendered the decis-
ion reversing the 29000 eco tine AGAINST
the Standard Oil Company. As Judge
in the Union Traction COMPANY litiqa-
ton be came III for considerable cen
sure. finally being indicted. with OF
hclals and receivers Of the Mattoon &
Charleston lnterurhan Railroad, fol-
lowing wreck. The indictment later
was quashed
In 1910 Congressman SABBATH nitro
duccd resolution in Congress asking
Impeachment Of the iudge for dccis-
ions in labor cases. Then came ruraors
that an AGENT Of q national magazine
was Investigating his career. Judge
Crcsscnp announced that he would re-
sign from the bench, but CHANGED his
mind when these runners reached him.
declaring, II viii not resign under
fire"
One year later he anain handed in
his resignation, sold his home in High
land Park and moved to New York
His last visit TO Chicago was month
ago at the home Of his daughser, Mrs.
Leslie Moon, 73 Cedar Street. lie came
here to invite his dauohter ia accom-
rany him on his "trip TO Eurcva.