Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-11-15
Tribute of Respect.

Proceedings held at Meeting Of the Bench,
Bar, and Officers of the Circnit Court for
Montgomery County, In reference to the
death Of the late Hon, SAMUEL II. BERRY,
Tuesday, Nov. 18TH 1879.
When the Court met this morning, with the
Hon. W. Veirs Bouic, Associate Judge, on
the Bench Thos. Anderson, ESQ.,, arose and in
appropriate terms, announced the death of the
Hon. SAMUEL Ii. BERRY, late Judge of this
Court, and moved an adjournment Of the
Court, in order TO give the members of the Bar
and Officers Of the Court an opportunity to
take suitable action in reference TO his DEATH
which adjournment WAS accordingly ordered
At the meeting held after the adjournment,
Hon. VIM. Veirs Bouic was called to the
Chair, and James b. Henderson appointed Sec
retary. On motion, Messrs. Peter, Talbot
Williams, Jones and Brewer, were appointed
by the chair to draft and report resolutions
expressive of the sentiment Of the meeting,
which committee retired and in short time
through their chairman. George Peter, Esq.
reported the following resolutions
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased an overruling
Providence TO take from our midst the Hon
SAMUEL II. BERRY, who presided over this
Court for number Of years, and afterwards
was always amongst Us practitioner, during
the terms of Court, and whereas we deem it
proper that we should publicly record our
sense Of the loss Of ourselves and the comma
nifty generally in this affective event, there
fore.
Resolced, That in the death ofJudge Berry
we are deprived of one of our most genial
friendly and affable brothers, an earnest and
eloquent member of the bar aud society Of one
of its best citizens.
Resoiped That it is the unanimous tesimo-
nv of the Judges, members Of this bar and
officers of the Court, that while Judge of this
Court, he discharged the difficult and oner6us
duties of that high Office with promptness, dill
igence and patience and with great courtesy
and unusual kindness toward all attorneys,
young and old, officers and suitors in the
court, with strict impartiality and with an
unquestioned love of truth and justice.
Resolved, That the warmest sympathy Isl
due and is hereby rendered to his deeply af|
fiicted family, by The Judges, members Of the
bar and officers Of this Court, who will ever
cherish his memory in their hearts for the
many virtues he possessed and which he ever
displayed in his association with them
Resolced That the Court be requested to
canse the foregoing resolutions to be entered
upon the minutes of this Court, that they he
published in our county papers and also in the
papers OF Prince Georges, and copy OF the
same be sent to the family of the deceased.
ReSOlped That the Judges, members of the
bar and officers of this Court wear the usual
badge of mourning for dirty days as token
of their deep sorrow for the loss Of our ss-
teemed brother.
After remarks by Messrs. Peter, Williams.
Talbot, Prettyman and Judge Bouic in sup
port of the resolutions and euIogistic of the
character of the deceased as Judge, lawyer.
citizen and man, the resolutions were passed
and the meeting adjourned.
WIN. VEIRs BoUlc, Chairman.
JAMES B. HENDERSON, Secretary.
Prince Georges papers copy.