| Show DEATH OF A MAN WHO REFUSED A BRIBE OF THE WHISKY RING chicago march 7 judge martin B M wallace 0 pioneer resident of chicago and a prominent character with a long life full of notable incidents is dead aged 74 years for thirteen years judge wallace had been a police magistrate he left the bench february continued on page 0 DEATH OF A MAN WHO REFUSED A BRIBE OF WHISKY continued from pago one too weak to conduct business of the I 1 court and did not recover judge wallace was a brevet brigadier general odthe civil war he served as united states assessor in the district of cook county under the second ad of grant and he became noted during the whisky scandal as tho roan who refused a bribe of taid to have been offered by the whisky ting ho had aldaya been known for his honesty but from that day he was pointed to with pride by persons discrediting the allegation that every man has hi price he was a native of ohio and had re tided in since 1834 he studied law in ottawa office of general lew wallace when war was declared he went to the front na a major in the fourth illinois volunteer cavalry he was promoted through the various grades to brevet brigadier general at the close of alie war after eight years as judge of the county court at that time embodied pie probate court he became attorney for the county board he haa liean a gilted lilted lil ted jury commissioner for forty years his wife four daughters aud a son survive him |
