Litchfield enquirer., 1870-06-09

a respectable position as lawyer, and for two years was judge of the County Court, while that court was holden by Q single i. judge. All who knew him have very pleasant memory of his genial humor, pertinent anecdotes, and witty and pun gent sayings. The younger members of the bar were delighted with his compa- ny and all deeply deplored his sudden death
 MATTHEW MINOR,
 (. Of Woodbury, was lawyer of good classi- cal education and respectable legal at tainments. He had a native difidence, which prevented him putting himself for ward, very often on the trial of cases, but when his powers were brought out he made a respectable show. He belonged to one of the eminent families of Woodbury, and for personal qualities was very much re- spected
 NATHANIEL P. PERRY,
 Of Kent, was quiet, unobtrusive, consci- entlous man. He was the only lawyer in that town during the greater part of his professional life, and did good local busi ness. He was very diligent in the pursuit of his profession and generally argued the cases that he commenced. He was mem Der of the Senate for two successive years, and died at the age of about sixty years.
 HoLBRooK CURTIS,
 Was native of Newtown but practiced law in Watertown. He was judge of the County Court for two years and was fre- quently member of the legislature, where he had good share of influence. He was usually chairman of the committee on di- vorces and his reports in such cases were very interesting. He was man of good common sense and acquitted himself cred itably as judge, but his powers failed with his advancing life and he lived for several years in comparative obscurity. ISAAC LEAvENwoRTH AND ROYAL R. AMMAN.
 There were two lawyers in Roxbury fifty years ago, Isaac Leavenworth and Royal R. Hinman, who made considerable show of business before the courts, but who re- tired from practice in the course of few years, MT. Leavenworth went into other business in New Haven, where it is said he has been very successful and is still living at very advanced age. Mir. Hinman held the office of Secretary of State for eight years, ,and published several pamphlets con- taining the statistics of many of the most prominent families in the state
 JOSEPH H. BEL1AMY,
 Of Bethlehem, deserves more than a pass ing tribute. He was a grandson of the eel ebrated divine of that name and was man of great moral worth. He never had a very extensive practice as a lawyer, but was much employed in various branches Of public business. He was frequently a member of the legislature, and once repre- sented the sixteenth district in the Senate. He died in middle life, and all, of all names and parties, s,pay him the tribute of an affec- tionate and respectful remembrance.
 THEODORE NORTH.
 Of Goshen, his native town, removed to Chenango County. N. Y., about 1923, He graduated at Williams College in 1906, with the highest honors of his class, he was a remarkably we'll read lawyer, and had a respectable standing as an advocate. He attained to eminence in his profession in the State of New York. He died some twenty years since.
 YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE BAR.
 In 1920 there were several young mem- bers of the bar who had just commenced practice, some of whom afterwards became eminent, and two of whom, Truman Smith and his cousin Nathaniel B. Smith, still survive. Besides these there were George Wheaton, Leman Church, David c. San ford. Nathaniel Perry of New Milford and William s. Holabird. These all lived to a period within the memory of many now in practice here. Perry died at an earlier date than either of the others, and left a family, but he was still young man when he was called away. Sanford became a } judge of tue Supreme Court and was great ly respected for his eminent fitness for the place. Wheaton was celebrated for the great skill with which he prepared his ca ses for trial, and his arguments homely in style, and common place in method, were listened to with great attention. They were often charged with dry shots of wit which told upon his adversary and excited merriment with the bar.
 LEHMAN CHURCH
 Obtained quite celebrity for his legal acumen and sharp points of character. If a lawyer is to be deemed successful in pro- portion to the number of cases in which he wins. he was far from being successful lawyer. am inclined to think that the spirit of forensic aeombativeness, which seemed to possess the whole man, led him sometimes to advise groundless prosecu- tions and to encourage groundless defen- ces. He wanted to fight, no matter wheth- CT for the right or the wrong,' and the con-