The New York herald., 1869-11-21
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY NOVEMBER 81 8es-TRPLE SHEET

.K HERALD, SUNDAY, N
New York; It was not enough mat the defendant
himself was p,rsulng my cllent but he must set the
whole State TO hunt MIN down."
MI. Gerard was trying an action involving right right
OF way, which his client claimed, through the ianus
OF the defendant The late James 4. Brady WAS
counsel Tor the latter Mr.. Gerard was explaining
TO the jury, upon diagrams, where his client nao
,.You don't mean to say" interrupted Mr.. Brady.
athat the planttr has right TO go IN tnat direc-
''Certainly do,n replied Mr.. Gerard.
why" said MIR Brady impulsiveiy 'you might
as Wen say nave right TO come Into your mouse as
$50 you have, my dear feIlow.n exclaimed Mr..
Gerard .'won't you come and dine with me TO-
THE HOUSE OF REFUGE.
The circumstances connected with Mr.. Gerard's
fourteen years OF age, indicted for stealing canary
BIRD led him TO think that something mght 1e uons a
asked TO deliver public address. He visited all the
city prisons, saw how old and young Offenders were
mixed up together consulted the polce Juslices,
and from the mass OF the material thus c0iected
took as The subject Of his address the necessity OF
house Of refuge for juvenile delinquents. the
The House Of Refuge was built what the House OF
Refuge Is to-day need not be told Its refOrmatorY
influence Is most sautary Thousands to 6i young
hardened In crime, would themselves become hard-
ened criminals are here educated for future useful
forth INTO the world thoroughly reformed and pre-.
pared TO become good citizens. II is now one OF
the most useful institutions IN the country ana mas
been adopted In nearly every state In the Union
UNIFORMING THE POLICE.
The spirit Of public enterprise, forming such Q
large element In Mr.. Gerards career, has IN nothing
shown Itself more effectively than IN his Efforts TO
increase the efficiency Of our police force. In the
some time, and While there was particularly struck
with the efficiency Of the London police as contrasted
et1 S 9e ny ct ss pSs Of ha ls
the wearing OF uniforms would give addl-
tonal respect TO the men. and IN every
back wrote series OF able articles IN the Journal
or Commerce, spoke repeatedly in public on the
cy hs Of aaopng his
suggestions and particularly the unlfornng OF the
police and making 1t military organization. Every
body remembers now our police used to look In their
shabby coats OF many colors and every variety Of
hat and cap and With no badge OF office but star
at the breast tnat was half the time In an eclipse.
Having convinced the Police Commissioners OF the
utility of the proposed uniform they ordered 1t to
be worn. but the men rebelied and refused to wear
cry" About this time Mrs. Coventry Waddell gave
fancy ball at her residence In Fifth avenue. =.
said Mr. Gerard to Mr.. Matsell, who was then Chief
& Of Police: mWili you lend me suitf am not
Certainly" replied the chief; "but where are
you going TO wear ttY"
'At ball on Fifth avenue"
sThat IL fashionable place to introduce the uni
FORM" said the robust and smiling Chief.
Mr.. Matsell gave him q complete uniform, hat
Gerard was not ashamed to wear It M they certainly
ought not to be. And 80 it was adopted without
further objection In almost every city In the United
States police uniforms are now worn.
WAR AGAINST NEwSB0yS.
A somewhat memorable event In the history Of Mr..
newsboys. He does not object to m newsDoys
thinks them Q great instltutlon-an indis-
century Of civilization. His only objection was to
their vocerous style OF crying out Sunday papers on
Sunday morning. waking everybody from sleep
and disturbing ministers and congregations at their
Sabbath worship The sunday officers were power
less against the noisy urcnlns and Mr. Gerard deter
mined to abale the nuisance. directed an officer,
although he had no warrant, to arrest an editor,
who US an exponent OF the rights OF newsboys, had
taken on himself to cry out and sell papers, On
latter arrested the editor and marched him of to the
Tombs, where he was thrown into cell, to answer
was v h M e lTv e M
not pursue the case through all Its lengthy details
There were several trials and appeals. Mr.. Gerard
carried his point and was successful In abatng the
nuisance. 1t was in contemplation to give Mr.
Gerard piece OF plate for his success In the matter
but he never accepted the honor,
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
No man In the city has taken lyelier interest In
the cause OF public education than Mr. Gerard. IL
has been no ephemera1, spaSmOdtc interest. it has
been the interest OF lifetlme. HIS warm and gen.
erous ana sunny nature has special affinity for
rounded with their smiling faces. With hts growing
swestIess and purity or his devotion 70 teir inter
ess. For over twenty years he has been an officer
an he to
popular education; There y not public school IN
s : 81 and nSr %
comes. AS Is well known, he has long been in the
habit Of delivering frequent lectures to the Older
to say to all from the youngest to the Oldest. our
public schools was the closing theme OF his great
banquet speech. HIS soul dilated with Joy, aud
n hepnttfui and nfmOat sacred tnArtr0tfOn clothed
his utterances. No more beautiful thought aud more
beautifully expressed was ever uttered than tnat
embodied in hls closing words, which we cannot
refrain from qu0ting-"Ihere Is one hour In the day
which ls sacred IN this great city, and which Is
wicIedness AS the city bells toll out the hour OF
nine in the morning hundred thousand children
are engaged IN prayer In more than hundred LOFTY
Duildings hundred thousand tongues, with eyes
cast upwards TO the SKIES are repeating In solemn,
suDdued accents that beautiful prayer to their Coo
which our Saviour taught Oh eartn; hundred thou
sand voices pour forLh solemn chant in praise OF
the great Creator who has given them the light or
another day, and the sweet music OF children's
voices pouring forth strains OF solemn music ls more
acceptable to Heaven than any holy incense ever
thrown nom silver censer. There ts suDlimity in
the thought" His interest in our public schools
and bis Iabors for their beneut Will only terminate
with his lfe
THE BANQUET.
We did intend to devote considerable space to the
great banquet given 10 Mr.. Gerard. Our frequent
references TO It. and Its date being 30 recent render
1t unnecessary. more handsome memorial was
certainly never given TO any mere lawyer, who has
never worn the ermine or held judicial Office but
SIMPLY as he expresses 1t himself, been one OF the
rank aud file Of the bar. The best talent Of the legal
profession was there and the speeches IN their
happiest mood. The bright sparkle OF brilliant wit
Illuminated them oil. Among tue closing speeches
was that OK the late James T. Brady-the last speech
he ever made. Tne hour was too late for Its publ
cation IN the morning papers, and so the reporters
failed TO take notes OF II, and thus the record
OF it has been forever lost. He seemed to be
unusually inspired this OCCASION and never talked
better lie SCARED into the highest realms OF tnought
hn raVa mi trQi tn
never so trenchant; stream Of eoquence poured
from nis ips; he held everybody speiibound by the
magic OF his unrivalled oratory. But we Will not
gifted and noble In his life and so lamened in his
ueath. Revertlng to Mr.. Gerard, we shall only add
that after many years OF untrng devotion to his
profession ne finally retired from Its labors. 1t Is
rarely given to lawyers to retire from practice
Most generally they die In harness. The strlles ol
Ycifa III nndh nd