The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-03
Bar Meeting on Judge Storer's Death

A meeting of the Bar Of Hamilton
county was held at the Courthouse this
morning to take suitable action on the
death OF Judge Bellamy Storer.
The meeting was very largely attended
by members OF the bar in this city, and
several from other points. A number of
addresses were made by distinguished
members who had been associates of the
deceased.
The following tribute to the character
and memory Of the deceased and resolu-
tions of regret and coincidence was Of
fered by the chairman of the Commit
tee, Judge Matthews, and unanimously
adopted:
IN MEMoRIAM.
The Bar of Hamilton county are called
together by the death of Bellamy Storer,
one among the earliest of its pioneers,
one among the oldest Of it's members, to
inscribe upon its records an epitaph that
shall fitly phrase our reverence of his
memory and affection for his person.
His professional life was active, ardent
was surpassed only by his devotion to
the general cause of jurisprudence, the
study and contemplation of which as an
admirable system OF justice delighted
not his intellect only, but his heart. His
knowledge of its principles and prece-
dents was rich, various and profound.
His comprehension of the methods for
its right application to the tangled web
of human affairs was wise, discrimina-
ting and subtle. He drew from surpris-
ing stores of general information gath
cred by study, observation and expert.
ence, apt and felicitous Illustrations of
its truths; he handled its topics with
skillful logic; he dressed his thoughts in
the drapery Of a graceful elocution-he
crowned all with u captivating and tri-
umphant Oratory.
He was distinguished in every branch
of his profession and stood in its front
rank as advocate and counselor. He
retired from its practice as a lawyer to
expound it's principles as judge. One
of the three who first organized the Su-
perior Court of Cincinnati, and the last
survivor of them, he assisted in building
the reputation of that tribunal which
has reflected SO much credit. on this bar,
extending its fame and influence largely
beyond limits of any other SO entirely
local. Ii on the bench he did not alto.
gether lay aside the ingenuity of the
advocate, it was that he might promote
the cause which he thought entitled to
his aid, and ii from haste or unconsider-
ateness he ever sacrificed abstract JUS
tice 1t was from an impulse to do what
was just in the particular case.
But Bellamy Storer was something
more than lawyer or judge. He was a
citizen keenly alive to every public in-
terest, sympathizing with every noble
public purpose. He was aman who saw
in every man his fellow; the best were
nearest to him. He was Christian not
merely in name; catholic in his opin-
IONS, tolerant of differences, universal
in his charity; no man was more fixed i'll
his faith, more devoted to the cause of
his religion, more impressed with sense
of its value. He commended it alike by
his work and conversation. A cheerful
Christian trust kept fresh the natural
Duoyancy of his spirit, so that he never
seemed to grow old except in body, and
was able even in the extremity OF his
four-score years TO meet the shadow OF
death as it lell upon him with smile of
serenity and peace.
He was a man whose defects and fail
ures were those of that popularity of
spiritual organization which we call
genius, a susceptibility and faculty too
Spontaneous and original always to
| reach its ends by recognized routes. The
| greatest injustice he committed was to
| himself, for he permitted his unseltish
and larye-hearted generosity to cheat
him OF his share OF the goods Of this
| world, His labors were repaid not in
money but in the gratitude Of those to
| whom he dispensed with a too liberal
| hand his bounties and benefits.
He died as he liveu, mot rich IN the
wealth OF perishable things, but rich to-
ward God and in the general good will.
wherefore, be it resolved, That the
Bar of Hamilton County tender to the
memory of our venerable friend, the
tribute of our respect for his talents ano
his virtues, and affection for the amiable
personal qualities by which he was en-
deared, and to his surviving family oul
sincere sympathy i'll their loss OF hus
band and rather.