Litchfield enquirer., 1869-01-14
HUH IIIC 1AIt OUIICSC v IN MEMORIAN.
JUDGE GOULD.

Judge George Gould, of Troy, N. Y. whose death was so recently announced, was q member of the class of 1927-a class noted for its eminent names ill every de- partment of public life. His great ability as a lawyer and jurist, which reflected hon.
 or upon his college, descended rightly to him from his father, Judge Gould of Litch
 field, the head of the once famous Connec- ticut law school He was early and deeply grounded in the principles of his profes- sion, and through life showed this marked superiority to others who were less thor Oughly trained. He was an enthusiast in his profession, and loved the study of it's theory and literature, even better than it's practice, notwithstanding his uncommon skill as an advocate. 1..
 As judge, his opinions in various i'm portant cases are highly valued, and take rank with those of the best iurists of his State and of the land. In certain instan- ces which had relation to difficult points of real estate law. these decisions were defini- tive and held to be as establishing the prin- ciples of law in those cases. -
 Possessing profound legal education, and keen penetrating mind, he acted with Q prompt boldness tllat was often as surprising to his friends, as to those who elsnDsed him, but time and calm reflection ua1Ally proved the wisdom of his judg- h ait J ltkls 1Itt rt-5ft.
 Many anecdotes are told of his shrewd, ral5id insight into the real merits of the s:ake before him, when on the bench
 ArhOng these we select the following which lslrelated in one of the Troy papers A fdw years SEQ, while the Judge was hold ing court in the city of New York, pris- dner was being tried before him for mur- Ger, in causing the death of man by a pistol shot An eminent physician and surgeon was on the stand as Q witness for Ahe defence. The prisoners counsel, an adroit lawyer, attempted to show that the man, who lived some little time after being shot, might have died from some other canse, and examined his witness after this sfyle: s.Doctor. would not such and such a thing cause death?'' ssOh, yes, sir" ''Well Doctor, might not this man have died from such and such Q canse?" "Oh, yes, he mightr' And then he went on at some length, describing what might have caused the mans death. That is quite sufficient for us" exclaimed the defendants counsel with an air of triumph, as the witness clos cd his elaborate explanation of the work ings of the human system. Judge Gould turned on his sent, bent his large, keen, penetrating black eye, full on the witness, and said, a little sharply: Doctor, you yave told us in e very learned manner, what mish have caused this mans death; now will you be so kind as to tell us what did cause his death?" ''7he bulget, si,.'' an swered the witness. This ended the case.
 Judge Gould was a man of wide reading and literary cultivation with the best English authors in prose and verse and he'Was not one of those who suffered his classical attainments to fall into disuse bus kept up his acquaintance especially .with tse Latin authors. He had grea Conversational powers, and was full of ac curnte historic knowledge. anecdote ant playful wit Although man who took { rrcminent ulace in politics, and had grea sp3nence in the political world,a he wa above tho politician low arts. He was sfernly unoompromising patriot. and mos rrkfve in theso last trying and difncui
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