The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-04
Ex.Judge James nroncrief.


The death of the Hon. James Moncrief,
eX-Judge of the Superior Court of
New York. which occurred on the
LIST inst, is another sad inroad to the legal
profession, which will sincerely mourn his loss,
while to his numerous friends and admirers,
whose hearts are sad and stricken, his loss is
irreparabe. He was born in the State of Ohio,
Harrison county, on Sept. 16, 1892, of Scotch
descent (not in Ireland, as stated in the N. Y.
World vi the Sd lnst.). At the early age of four
teen years he entered the law Office of General
Philip 3. Crooke, at that time of New York. at
the age of twenty-one he became partner of
the late Daniel B. Tallmadge, after whose DEATH
from recommendations received from Mr..
Charles OConor and Others he received as part
ner the Hon. John III. McCunn. At the age of
twenty-five he was admitted to practice in the
Supreme Court at Washington. At the general
election in November, 1858, he was elected to
fill the vacancy on the bench of the Superior
Court, caused by the decease of Chief Justice
Duer. He took his seat as Judge on the LIST of
of December, 1858. At the general election in
November, 1852 he was reelected for the full
term of six years, from January 1, 1859, which
terms he served honorably and uprightly with
his own peculiar high-toned dignity and fidelity
of purpose. .u !
In 1867 he was nominated as a delegate to the
Constitutional Convention, but declined the
nomination. In the death of James Moncrief
the whole community may well mourn, stricken
down as he was in the prime CT his days and in
the full vigOr of his manhood possessed with
those rare and high qualifications for usefulness
so much needed in these degenerate times. Pos
sessing talent of high order, with we'll
balanced mind, great clearnees of compre-
hension, fine discriminating judgment,
retentive memory, and highly-cuti-
waited and well-stored intellect, with the
strictest honesty and morality, noblest
generosity, coupled with fine conversational
powers and great natural ease and grace of
manner, rendered him at once a model Judge
an able and learned lawyer and wise counsellor.
AS citizen and friend he was accessible and
exceedingly courteous, possessing the dignity of
a high-toned gentleman with the gentle and
delicate sensibilities of q woman. Eminent
as James Moncrief was as judge, scholar and
counsel, or in any or all of the various positions
in social life, he stood out more eminently as
pattern son and child Losing his loved father
In infancy, at the early age of H. he determined
to help himself and from that time to that
of his mothers death he endeavored
10 I'LL his fathers place by securing
the family circle, providing every comfort which
money could supply, and watching over her as
he would the tenderest plant, never, as he said
few weeks before his death, allowing her to
wont for anything, but ever anticipating her
| young men of this day might well aspire to imi-
tate. When death threatened its near approach,
| in reply to the question if he was happy in its
prospects, with perfect composure and conf
dence he replied that he had no doubt of his ac-
| ceptance, and that he was going home to join
| the company of his father and mother. When
| the last moments came he gently slept the sleep
which knows no waking.--N. Y. Tribune.