New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16
THE COURTS

TRIBUTES TO JUDGE wOODEGFf@ MEMORY !
,rrr1Sa OF THE BXR-TaE REVOLUTIONARY
pREssEs Dx WI. n. EvAnre AND oriiERs-Ixr-
TER FROM xx-JUDGE srPhAN.
The large United States Circuit Courtroom
IN tAe rev Post-ofRoe building was crowded yesc-dN
Nb members " sho Bar whs Pursuant tn notice. had
.-eup,od u honor The Ineuscry 81 the late lewis r.
wooaruT yange Of the Second Judicial Cucuit. Tbe
Bench tho slcore Sack Of II. and the doors On
evhsr shse we're beayy draes In black. T. G. Benedict
called the ting to orer md, On hts Inotscn, SVd
BAsoziore was oheecn ofsrnan The following officers
wsrvshrn c,oc.cd H. Bo1etci'
Nathaniel sAtu,.n. William ;. welisce W. n Shipn.n.
Murray Hoeirsp, Charles T. DAILY. Moan Davs Ciauams
rs.arss.s,.S = srs a. j. Vspneirooi ISsries F.
Sanford X Phelps Joseph II Choafe onereu tuS 9,
lowing pTeaaois aud resorien wsion were
The members Of the Bar rs EewYort have hssre Win
WoadrnG 1dcnf.ied vita the sdinstiawon OF justice
ths Community for DO wars ms caretr ~~s Enhr
ine 1Ino lie with c, cry advantage Of eucasii enc
mind by the fruits OF sewre sty ne as.anos
in carly D,nhood conspicuous andfcspoDShle poslIhn,
and fifncn nh to She end poIsnea The practice o. tne
Law a. science and not as ,I" ana a, ~" and AM ers
profession he secuted the low n.ts thai Hotd deoase
tempt s or tendfascy TO prostitute it to unworthy
purposes. He lad ees"siIee , ,ist l', a,I
the m,zcs OF the law HIS lasorious and absorbng de-
voon the canse OF s cen' was p,oSerns' asr VIII
msos hp. WAYS leading dare ooong hs brcthrep,
an ornament 81 the profession, and most valuable
But great as we're his merits md virtues al tho Bar MS
rich and varied services TO sho STATE ana nla o
TO reverence aud euloy iifs idca OF VIA, cohsuedd
Of him the richest eans ro deepest s,ndy the i've
Hest conscience and absolute honesty ana re uli ns
0eSI NV In ~ Whaicyer conIt be sat the
thorty OF his decisions was powerful with ms
associates. recognised at TIE bar serving soeoss
sivefy ~ Court OF Common i'eas, abe supercT CSi
and the Curt ef Appeals he dld ms f snare 70 Saf
aud frame tie body the law, AS prevails aln0DS us 10
day and hi ieh aud gT4wipg eXieneheo, ana t
10 iIn large measure of Pehe attention. 90 t;'t Tnen
upon sIiszat'on OF tine Circuit Coui5 OF 'ne
yas povor. and responsible dutsee in tins grca; Circuit
the genera souse o1 tle profession ana me COMMUNE
Judge Woodruff the proper man. How wen MS CHOICE
was ia, tiei the record Il hS jun@1 iateTS IN THAT
CourI iOg il.o last six years VIII !Csify. -, ,
In bidding farewell al the grave 10 this eminent ano
useful la~ytr and Judge tc members OF tio is e
character cherish the memory ei his lie ana aDVrs,
and ri TO one another aud to those WHO 'oo"
them his exc .ilejit example
Rosairrf That Committee Of three be appointed by
,hs go 70 ,rs ut these reolutions % TIE bn5ei States
Circuit Court, ihe Court OF Appeals, and the General
Torn o supreme COGcj at tcir nc>i se> No. Gte 90
minutes AMI copy thereof bc sent to te Iain'y OF
ExJudsc Ellsworth, who the FIRST speaker after
the adoption of the resolution, gave blle skotch oil
Judge wooallrs life and said that it "active, use
full and dist yuished, and that by his death the boz
had lost Az eminent juris and the community nobe'
Christian gentleman" George Clifford followed IN piic1
s,eech cuoQstt of Judge Woodruff, and Mr. Goodman.
-. IL Uoosr,,s,s nor.nora in thu prac-
iOfiser9 oio VI '"u7e " -. -, 80
tce OF Law, also hriehy rc'ic"e" VIC "iS'oi! Vi ~ NJ
and "a id that he distinguished for great oonceIia-
- =, -, s+-io, irterri,v uuswerying devotion to
toh Va ii4""' ''-iNS go - :. -.
duty and remark BILE abilities rs q judge 1io was
ALSO" said sir GOODMAN, mau Of strong cohVictchs
- ,,h,. fla. ,o,eenuepces m y,t be- he al
ana no matter " ~ - -. - vrta+ J,ro,,y
oor,ihutl n, ward making him a renowned lawyei and
oohulo"'''' ''"''U 'o $1,000
an upright jnGte."
the conclusion Of Nr Goot,mans roInaTEs the Hon
=, -, -.t,, mora than nia usu.l ca- DesneSs
"iia'1 H. H'''' " ,'.- ~, -, g., s.,,i,,,
Of manner. addressed the meeting lie neg Ill "' saying
that the pros ssion had been ellcise0 !or SieDlHln
me cars f lawyers wien tbcy had passed away. eut
lin; mo es en- cisin could be ily made ipon TINS cc-
casiou because the VI 1eat1 was reulIitu pc
lon,co 10 the community az W.l rs u" Inc oar 1n,
NOodruhs me- SAG Ny E,ft. ~"f,,,ni i,tos
t,,iicrt or9i'1ied ;or Judge and his
shoul bc worldly 50 I'll tLe 'ce rendered ac4i ~ NE
DEATH Az. Di!.Iy ., +s. hi. success o. n
t6e va due in greet measure 10 Ills 'iu ruco mi
/fon nvblcpess and saeredness OF t'e posA~"h
"!itL lie 4t'u -. -, ~, r7o-,s,s rc,ooc,-s Jrdre
BatclforI rrad a etter from esIudge William H. sap
man bic ained tie Following trbate 10 Judge
VooirItf:
Egrly IN 1870 was brought into close personal ana
oeIci ,,,s Win him nion continued thsn
three vars an gave me constant opportunities OF OBJ
game TO ada'e ms zeos ana '' Ike re
never absent labor aud energy With which lie discharged
the cohsish !'ss'nr IN ar j 49, y~T ~ re ar tx
sctnr for ,o,oent deferred i.I rom thorough *