The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-17
GRENVILLE T. jerks; ESQ.
MIR. B.:RrLETT'S iNNDTNCEWENT ~
THE SCPRENE COIRT.
A Touching Tribute to the Great LAWYER T.

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a most painful duty. II is formally to announce
10 this Cont the death OF Granville 4 Jeuts Tho
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Intelligence OF which has already sprcAl gloom
the noighboring citJ OF Brooklyn, where he re-
s'Ue'' ",, 'snNs was 'o""' uo'' IN us o'i Ut
sarn'oga SUNNY morhlhS lrlehd VINO occupied
r.,-,,y .boo, ono o'clock. obssrvcI Mr. Jo,s.
eu''"s "'o"' '"o oCo'N' ooso''vi n,.. "'hNs
stu awake and In his usual health When this
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rarently without struggle.
Mr. J.nks WINS n groot ,,wver--a man NJ crtr,
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ordinary gits-a man oil genius. Ills perception
was wonderfully quick. His judgment was cool,
o,a.r o,a so,nJ A. n, advocs,o bo lcavos bo,i,a
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him no superior. And wen might the anclents ro-
gard and characterize the gift OF eoqucncc divine
lie devot,on IN the interosts of hia clients wa.
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entire and chivs'rc' The classical literature Tor
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su'sneo III eonege' seemed 70 naVe ","u'' "'
whole character, and to have impaired TO II kind
of classic beauty lie WINS ass,nately fond OF Ids
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IDEAS OF its duties, Its dignity, and honor On ono
| occasion Mr.. jerks was a candidate for seat on
,ho s,oror,o corr, ho,cb ana ,,lbo,,h defo.,od
INC supreme oou'' o."e" 'Aiu "'"ous" u'''"''''
| he ran ahead OF his ticket.
may here mention "a an Illustration OF the noble.
moss oT ME n,,nrs ~ lds ssn.e Of iustcc ana nj.
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one Of the yerv ,a,est letters which received from
him ha snoke IN ,erms nj pnou,,,ned praisc of bis
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ton at the next judicial election to give to him III.
| own earnest support The news OF Mr.. Jenks's
death came unexpectedly that have not yet re-
covered from the shock and hardly foel ike entering
elaborate and careful analysis OF his chnrac
| ,or II saomea IN ma vas,,rd,v as tbo,gb tho ,o,,
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sulness ana beauty OF tue morning. 80 welcome LOT
its autumnal cooness served TO intensity sense "
our loss Far more even than the sunshine of heaven
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does TIE presence, tile companionship OF greatspirs
like that OF jerks contribute to render this earth o,
ours cheerful and pleasant and bright Shutting ont
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therefore, as 1t were the light OF day and all "a.
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eon'", oe,'ue '"" Rr".' hear' VI MS WHO" hau
ceased to beat forever Ny warm sympathies stretch
cd across the broad Atlantic IN that Fragile ipv,Ia
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| Whe whom ne loved ana wa'cheh over so tenderiy.
| Sac had reluctantly LEFT him but few months ago
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uluer Nne au''oo o. physician Una, sva ''ySS,
hs,n ner 4, IN. lgntn,ng .hoc. NJ mi. overwbclm.
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| ind her own home seemingly more foreign III lis
| unlocked for and terrible desolation
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own FAMILY Mr. Jenks was as gentle as GIRL as young
In spirt and feeling AS yiyacious and ula f AS Tia
Youngest child
Cold and inadequate indeed are the words fl
| which we seek TO state the measure OF qu1litey
| 20 adm,rable az yirtnes anil Observation-Disclosures
| 40 rare The hurn,nv einonen~e 81 No cum
uos-now. alas hnshe1 foreyerSis neeJed f,r
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tsmniatc the Ieltb of any nerson with decnsr prcf
Viii, Eeaner sense Of rcrsonal loss Bnt / shonli
not come into this nubIc pace 10 give e1nrrssion
10 my nriyate sorrow If df not know int / sneak
the common language OF the bar, and the scnti:
hrnSer x,thnnsh H. Jnt Ss our rII,", ~
H,ooliv, T." ia an on1cs In this ci,~ 20 n yU.
ii"nnr ia aware he wa. rng,gnd in ,nany IN, ,,
| eauses here Tho eonspicuous and a., t.n.
| tial part which he bore in tic dofcnce
OF a brother LAWYER in the United States Court in
| Ills CIV few months AGO resulting in the trunI-
| phant vindicatinn OF his client aud the enominlous
night OF the accuser is fresh in the memory of a
He is almost az much loss to this Judicial district
| as to that in which he lived.