New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-10
DEATH OF JAS. T. BRADY.

lawyer and eminent citizen died yesterday morning. at
the of his friend, Edward T. Young at No West
Sixteenthst, and his remains afterward removed
TO his late residence No i24 West Twenty thrd-st At
the time Of HIS DEATH Mr. Brady in the vigor OF his
DAYS and flower manhood, and the brilliant repIta-
ton crowned his aud rendered him conspic-
among host of his fellOwctizens, was growing
in with every year that he lived Noless respected
as citizen and gentleman than as q scholar ana
leading member Of the bar, his death VIII
leave void not easily filed; and, coming as
1t did almost without forewarning 1t cannos
fail to create both surprise and The last cause In
which Mr. Brady was actively engaged as counsel was
the trial of Gen. Cole at Albany for the murder Of L.
Harris Hscock and to that trial his friends think his
last illness may be traced. On Saturday evening while
visiting at Mr.. Youngs he struck down with par
alyss and though at first not unconscious he help
less from the beginning and lost This
continued until Monday afternoon, when he rallied and
became exceedingly cheerful 1t certain, however
that he could not survive, and the Rev. Father Thomas
Ducy administered the last rites OF religion anticipa-
tion Of the end that near Mr. Brady fingered until
o few minutes before o'clock yesterday MORN
ing, when he calmly expired. surrounded by his
faithful pastor and Borrowing friends. Father
Ducy, who had been educated byiMr. Brady. and for
whom the generous lawyer had ever manifested the
sincere affection and esteem. waited yesterday with
calm and patient resignation by tho remains OF his
patron and FREUD. Mr.. Brady leaves four sisters, Mrs
Moore, Mrs. Jarvis, and Mrs. Lane, and Miss Susannah
Brady and one brother, Judge Brady Of the Court Of
Common Pleas He married, but like Washington
Irving cherished fondy the memory OF one from whom
death had separated him.
Mr.. Brady born IN Warren-st, in this city April
1878. His father, the late Thomas 8. Brady was an
shman, Of excellent education, and the most amiablo
qualities, who distinguished himself as careful
| teacher and painstaking lawyer. The elder Brady
was o prominent politician Of the Sixth Ward,
| and held office as member of both branches
Of the Common Council and subsequently became Judge
of what is the District Court. His were edu
Gated under his direction OF them Thomas Brady
since deceased going into the navy and the others being
brought up to the bar Among the most eminent OF his
| pupils is Archbishop McCloskey.
James T. Brady tried In Ward courts before he
had attained to his majority but lawyer he may DO
said to have been wholly without noyate His readi-
and GOODNESS joined with great logical precision,
early distinguished him in his profession and % years
ago he was great not greater, advocate than in
the weeks OF his life. Standing foremost at the bar
the compeer Of such men as Blunt, Ogden Holman,
| Edward Sanford, and David Graham, he was
no less distinguished for his fidelity TO his clients
than his urbanity toward the younger members Of his
profession He possessed great power in the ciossexam
nation Of witnesses and very able jury speaker
Criminal law his forte, and he exerted his greatest
power in the defense Of the accused He was engaged In
nearly all the important criminal trials in the NewYork
Courts throughout his career but able as he was In
every case he undertook, In the celebrated Forrest
Divorce case he showed power perhaps, than In
any other His greatest speech in this case, and the
greatest speech Of his e at Albany on the Appeal
and what remarkable about was that 1t was purely
an intellectual triumph The fret decided by
the verdict OF divorce and amony In Mrs. Forests favor
| as carly 1857 and it such long and wearsome
chapter OF delays before decision was reached In the
Court of Appeals that all the enthusiasm the cause was
capable OF inspiring had long before worn itself
As politician Mr.. Brady of what might be called
Constitutional Conservative turn Of mind but his i'm
pulses and his acute Of justice often oyerbaanced
these tendencies He held office except once when
he Corporation Counsel BE consented to accept this
position because 1t in the line Of his profession and
while occupying the place he made made many important
improvements in the administration Of municipal law
Before the Rebellion he was ultra States Rights
a Hard Shell Democrat of the srctest type-but when
the South evnced disposition to resort TO reasonable
| measures, being urged to 20 to Albany as
a member Of the Tweddle Hall Convention, he
Indignantly refused He declared himself In favor OK
keeping constitutional faith, but not with Rebels
From the firing on Fort Sumter he zeaously supported
Mr. Lincon's administration and used his influence in
keeping such Of the Democracy as would DO
guided by his counse In 1860 he had supported
BRECKENRIDGE and carried his support far as TO dis
courage fusion the electoral ticket between the two
Democratic Presidential candidates, while he consented
TO be candidate for Governor himself the Shell
ticket against william Kelly, the SoftShe candidate In
order uphold principle. II there had been any chance
OF his election he would mot hayerbeen candidate.
Now he was earnest and able In supporting the right
| and uphOding the Government
There evidence that Mr. Brady ever reoined the
Democratic party The last year seemed to withdraw
entirely from politics. but he openly against sey-
mour whom he had not spoken for 20 years. and Who
he believed, had behaved treacherously toward
him He did not vote for SeymourCand would
| have supported Grant without reserve buf
| for regard for his brother. prominent
Democrat in this city, who knew Mr.. Brady well, thinks
that II he had obeyed his impulses he would have sup
ported Fremont in 1885, and adds that when the Demo-
cratic party was broken he happy to be free. Mr.
Brady himself once demonstrated the truth OF this In
very significant way Coming from the lecture OF Wen
dell Phillips OH Daniel o'Connol Che said "When was
| Democrat never dared to hear Phillips. Now can
both hear aud admire" But while supporting the war
measures of Lincon's administration, one point and
only one he differed with the Government He did not
believe in the doctrine Of military necessity as applied 10
Northern States without the hostile lines OF Rebels
Politics however, never entered into his professional
e and Of his greatest cases was his defense Oh the
spy executed ut Governors Island
No man adhered TO determination not 10 accept
Office outside of the line OF his profession more firmly
than Mr. Brady Nearly every place in the gft OF the
Democracy OF New.York offered to him. and declined
by him. He pressed 70 accept seat in the Legs
ature and In Congress- but he steadily refused ana Id
1861 no peremptoriy declined the Tammany nomination
for Mayor At that THE TRIBUNE regretted his de-
clinaton and commenting upon 10 said OF MT BRADY:
"He Is genial yentlemanly citizen without particle
OF malignty in his politics, independent as wooisaw'
YER somewhat eccentric, but there is not Democrat
among us who in Office would be less partisan. or 10
whom his political opponents would appeal IN full con-
hdence that he would be Mayor Of the city and not OF
party During the period that interviewed between TINS
his part and the close OF the war he made many