The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-02-18
Obituary..
JAMES T. BRADY.

Yesterday in New York. his birthplace,
and the scene Of his unaidcd struggles for
fame and fortune. at the comparatively
early age of SO, a stroke of apoplexy add,
ed the name of James r. Brady to the
death-roll, and cast shade of mournful
sadness over host of admirers and
friends. Like his rival, Chas. O'Conor,
Though born OF parents too poor to afford
him to liberal education, he determin-
ed to study for the bar. Slowly, persis-
tently, and aided only by his preserving
| talents and the friends his ambition and
his genial temperament won him, he rose
| until he achieved an enviablc reputation
as lawyer. Yet, while his professional
reputation stood very high, he gained
few cases. He interested himself too
much In his clients, and, therefore, so
repeatedly protested their innocence, and
made such frequent hattering appeals to
the characters of the Judge and Jury,
that, together with his subtle distinctions
on points of law, he excited a suspicion
and confusion which diverted success
Still, few could rival him in the art of
eloquence. The members of the bar
loved to hear him in his finest efforts
they were so distinguished for logical rea-
soning, legal acumen and brilliant rhe-
toric
To the Irish heart he was especially
dear; and his ardent espousal of their
country's wrongs led many to suppose
that he was an exDatriated native of Erin
he was President of the ST. Patrick S
Society, and always spoke at its annual
dinners Indeed, many believe that his
forte lay In after dinner speeches, where,
after the drinking of toasts and The flow
OF wine, he was fervidly rhetorical. No
public occasion seemed or was complete
without James T. Brady as an orator !;
hence, a city journalist asserted that a
standing reward Of $4,000 had been Of
fered for the discovery of the public or
private occasion, within a radius of fifty
miles from Union Square, On which Mr..
Brady did not speak, and somewhat NAL
iciously added that the reward had never
been claimed.
Politically, Mr.. Brady was Democrat
until the late war broke out; then for a
time he was known as War Democrat,
but his earnest advocacy of the prosecu-
ton of the war gradually induced his
severance from his former associations
and his utilization with the Republican
party. His endorsement of President
Lincoln's policy led to his appointment
to an important commission under that
administration.
Personally, Brady was rather graceful
and, when his face was illumined with
the infence of convivial associations and
oratorical efforts, he was even considered
handsome. In build, he was slight but
compact; had broad, intellectual face.
with bright eye and noble features.
He was eminently sociable, relished
amusements, and was a representative,
joyial bachelor. He was lover of the
drama, an habdue of the theatres, and
contributed several plays that attained a
local celebrity. He was one of the foun-
ders of the Democratic Fund Association
of which he continued zealousmember;
and wrote for the press at intervals, which
propensity never forsook him. From
this discursive sketch of the eminent
deceased, it will be readily presumed
that it was with no show of mock solemn
ity or hypocritical sorrow that. yesterday,
all the courts of New York adjourned in
respect to the memory of one of their
departed, brightest ornaments