The daily gazette., 1875-05-26

LfGAN.
Especially reported for the Gazette.l
New CASTLE, May 25, 1875.
At 10 o'clock, this morning, the gu
perior Court and General Session were
opened, Judges Gilpin, Houston and
Wootten on the bench.
The Grand Jury list was called and
they were retired. After calling the
General Jury list the Court proceeded
with the case of Thos. s. Hillister W.
Robert L. Armstrong.
The plaintiff, last evening, offered In
evidence an exemplification Of deed
purporting to be made by the Clerk Of
the Delaware County IN. W Court,
and certified by the presiding Judge to
be duly authenticated.
The defence objected to its admis-
sion, and this morning argument was
heard. The ground of objection by
the defence was that the certificate OF
the presiding judge was not made In
accordance with the requirements Of
the Act of Congress regulating the
manner in which Office copies ofdseds.
etc. shall be certified, inasmuch as the
Judge failed to certify that the clerk
who made the copy was the proper
person to do 30.
The Court held that the provisions
of the Act of Congress were mandatory
and that the objection raised by the
defence must be sustained.
The plaintiff consumed nearly all the
remainder of the day in proving the
details of the case, as were given yes
terday.
The Grand Jury came into Court at
ago in the afternoon, and all their bus
mess being concluded handed the Court
the following report:
To the Honorable Judges ofthe Court
Of General Sessions of the Peace and
Jail Delivery of the State Of Della
ware E;
The Grand Inquest for New Castle
county respectfully report that during
a setting of seven days they have acted
on ninety.five (95) bills of which sew
en.y-six (78) were found true and nine
teen O9) ignored The sitting of the
Grand Inquest has been much pro.
Ionged by the non attendance of wit
nesses at the proper time. In addition
to other business the Grand Jury has
appointed a committee to visit the
Almshouse during the term of Court.
All of which is respectfully submit
ted. NATn'L WILLIAMS, Foreman,
CHAs. G. ASH, Clerk.
The Court, after thanking the Grand
Jury for the faithful performance OF
their duties, discharged them from
further attendance at this term.
After the discharge of the Grand
Jury, George Gray. Esq, opened the
defence in Hollister VS.. Armstrong, and
at the conclusion Of his speech regular
business was suspended to allow the
presentation of the Bar resolutions re-
lating to the late Judges Hall and MIL
1igan.
George 3. Rodney, Esq, who was
deputed by the Bar Association TO pre-
sent the resolutions concerning the late
Judge Hall then addressed the Court
substantially as follows:
l have been requested to present to
this CourtiresolutIons adopted at a re
cent meeting of the Bar Association In
relation to the death of Judge Hall. In
performing this task ain sensibly i'm
pressed with the propricty of the Bal
in taking action regarding man who
although for sometime Withdrawn from
this Bar, has been identified with this
State in larger sphere than any ethel
public man wi hin my knowledge. HI
was truly man of our soil. He cam,
here young man and a stranger, un.
der the auspices of the late James A
Bayard, which was enough to entitl'
him to credit, When we go back t,
that remote period, over three-fourth
of q century ago, we naturally eonside
with whom he was brought in con
tiict.
There were then living such mel
as the late James A. Bayard, Chiei
Justice Clayton, the greatest common
law lawyer we have had, the late MIR
Ridgeley, a painstaking, industriou
student; in this town was the elder Mr.
Reed, the deepest read lawyer in th'
States; the younger Mr. Reed, a mos
astute and refined man; Nicholas Var
Dyke, o man of most extensive erudi
ton.
In Wilmington were Louis McLan,
and Jares Rogers. These were SOM
of the men with whom he came in con
hict, and among whom he attained al
honorable position. Thus passed th'
first twenty years of his life here, ant
had he continued to practice, who cal
say to what he might not have attained
He was persuaded to go into the Dis
trict Court, where he was, we nigh
say, buried. There was no place ii
which he might have gained such ad
vancement as at the common law court
but he was deprived Of that opportu
nifty. :,
Judge Hall was not only lawye
and Judge, but he was in other respect
man endowed with qualities fitted 70
the statesman or publicist. Noman il
the history of this State has ever fille'
higher positions. After he was calle'
to the bench he WAS made by the pee
pie member of the convention whicl
framed the present constitution of ou
State. In the performance Of this dut.
he commanded universal respect, ant
when 1t was concluded the Legislator
devolved upon him the duty of cod
flying our laws.
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