Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1890 — JUSTICE MILLER STRICKEN. [ARTICLE]

JUSTICE MILLER STRICKEN.

Samuel Freeman Miller, senior Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was stricken with paralysis, about 2:3d o’clock, Friday afternoon, at Wash* ington, while walking on # the street, and his condition is very critical. Justice Miller was returning from the Capitol and had just alighted from a street car when he first noticed a numbness in his leftside. He was within one hundred yards of hia residence, and, realizing the trouble, endeavored to reach it by quickening hia pace. His left leg refused to perform itsfunction and became more and more use* leas. This numbness finally extended to the entire left side. The Justioe, a man of determination, with a mighty effort, atr empted to drag himself along. He, perhaps, would have succeeded, but at this point he had to cross a street car track paved with cobblestone. Upon these he stumbled, reeled and almost fell. He re - * covered himself, however, and seemingly aware of approaching unconsciousness again put forward an effort to rbaeh hia doorway, now only twenty yards distant. Unconsciousness overcame him, however, at this moment, and upon the rough cobblestone of the carriage way leading to his residence the Justice fell, his whole left side paralyzed. He fell flat upon his face, which was badly cut by the rough atones Hia condition is extremely critical.