Show DEATH OF A JUDGE the telegraph announces g death at ten this in washington of hon swa ats matthews a justice of the SUP court of the united states was born bom in cincinnati ohio ww 21 1824 and at the age age of ric tap 0 was graduated from kenyon lege he studied law and W WD still a youth engaged in th pl tice of that profession at w tenn he remained away alp cincinnati but a few yea bews yews I 1 h w thither au 11 u edas ever and returning for a time to in journalism and came a member of the editorials editorial of an antislavery anti slavery newspaper he was judge of the court artt of oat t mon pleas in hanover r oo 00 ohio in 1861 1851 state iya 1865 1855 united states actor oey y for the sou southern thein district of hlo in 1858 and in 1861 entered WB army with a lieutenant colonels sion in 1883 1863 he resigned nin win the army to accept the judge ip of the superior court of cincin toti ati re fie was prominently identified irith th the presbyterian cioll n and with its beligio political action in regard to slavery he ae defeated in 1876 as a candidate for w C longress congress and the next year made ade of himself an historical per benage by his record in connection w th the famous electoral com sion he appeared before that booy ariy riy as leading counsel for the publican candidate in march he entered the united states senate nate vice john sherman resign ed and in 1881 with the distinct t that bat he would no ger be a partisan the democrats f the e senate supported his nomi atiat made by president garfield ft 4 justice of the united states supreme preme court and he was con III admed raed stanley matthews was undene V wy a 4 man of great ability but it is ta of S him that his prejudices were boroug og as to render it difficult for 44 to be strictly nonpartisan non partisan in lathat ra that concerned him or his 48 a As a rule however his effree eer in the exalted position which g its abeld during the last years of his has haa been characterized by fairwell as learning and ability |