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Show A &REAT JURIST. JUSTICE BRADLEY OF THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT IS DEAD. Hrlef ItlagHflllol Nkelrli -Appointed to OMBeaehby Orm in ISTO other Promlnsnl ji IVha rassed Away Dttriag On Day. Washington, .Ian. 83 Justice Bradley of the United States supreme cuurt, died at i 8:18 this moroluff. d';itli whs not unexpected as it had been known for months that he was far from lieini; well. An attack of grip last spring left him in a much delillitu'tecl condition, . from winch he teemed unable to rail-. During the greater part of the present term of court he was unable to be present. With his declining J ears and the cold, ilani weather prevailing, it was impossible for him to recover. Two days neo he rallied, and it was thought that lie mi'ht shake off the illness, but yesterday he began sinking. The funeral arrangements in accordance with the wishes of the dead justice, will be I quiet, Private services will be held at his late residence on Sunday afternoon, and bis remains will tbcu be taken to Newark, N. J., where the interment will take place Monday. The supreme court adjourned immediately after assembling, until next Tuesday. Judge Eradley was appointed by President Grant from New Jersey in 1870, and by law had become entitled to retirement with full pay for life, but he preferred to remain in active duty and so, died with the harness ou. Judge Bradley will be remembered as one of the judges of the supreme court who served ou the e'ectorial commission of tif-tccn tif-tccn chosen by eongrers to decide the con. ! test for the presidency in 167(5 and ls be. i tween Hayes and Tilden, and it was his vote : in the dispute over the election returns from South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana that I made the former president. For his action in that contest he was of course roundly censured by democrats all over the country, but his exemplary private life and eminent I service on the bench have won for him the respect of his countrymen and his death w ill be widely regretttd. |
