Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-28 | Page 1 | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Former Federal Justice, near Death, Fiends Fear

Oliv Oliver r Wendell Holmes Former Federal Justice Justices Near Death Friends Fear to Associates Rush to Bedside of Venerable Venerable Vener Vener- able Figure W WASHINGTON Feb 28 The W-The venerable former Justice Oliver Wendell Wendell Wen Wen- dell Holmes was so seriously ill today today to to- day that friends rushed from Boston to be b by his side The justice is ill ill and at his age all all his doctor illness is serious was Thomas Thomas' A. A Clayton would Clayton would say Around the s supreme court where Mr Holmes served 29 years ears until his retirement in January Januar 1932 it was he was with br bronchial pneumonia Meanwhile Professor Felix Frankfurter Frankfurter Frank Frank- furter Lurter and John G. G Palfrey left eft Boston Boston Boston Bos Bos- ton to be near their old friend The latter is his legal and b business representative March 9 is Mr Holmes next birthday birthday birth birth- da day the ninety fourth On hi his bi birthday birthday birth birth- th- th day the thc year before last President Roosevelt honored him with a visit Since his retirement the justice has been in m seclusion at his residence here a short distance from the White WhiteHouse House 1720 I 1 street N. N W. W 7 f i IQ Oliver Wendell Holmes Dr Claytor said periodic bulletins on his patients patient's condition would not be Iss issued d. d The hosts of ot friends of the thc justice in the city waited eagerly for word 0 of his condition