New-York tribune., 1876-08-09
THE COURTS.
JUDGE MONELLs MEMORY.
TRIBUTES OF HONOR AND RESPECT FROM BENCH


TRIBUTES OF HONOR AND RESPECT FROM BENCH
AND BAR.
A meeting was held in the Special Term room
of the superior Court yesterday to express the respect OF
the bar for the late ChiefJustce Mcneil For Summer
meeting the attendance large Among those present
were ex Judges Jones, Barbour and Freedman; Judge
Barrett, A. j. vanderpoe, Frederick smyth, Elliott F.
shepard c. B. Smith, Algernon $. Sullivan, EDWARD
Patterson c. A. Ruukle, G.. III. Yeanan, and Thomas H..
Rodman.
Judge Davis Of the Supreme Court was called 10 pre-
side He said that Judge Mcneil was good iaWyer
good i,ige and good To be great Judge IL was
not necessary to be great great lawyer, but ~
was expected to a good in the sense OF having
een hatred OF wrong and intense love OF right Ihs
Goodness Judge Mcneil possessed III an eminent deSree'
Judge Davis had been greatly Impressed "ith hi
OF purpose his integrity OF character ana MS cohscie
tous desire discharge his duty. The at'ehah'e ia
this nclement heat of Summer Of the bar was proof now
well he was appreciated There was one Thought WHICH
would press itself the speaker and his audience
Judge Mcneil had fallen, a time whes he ought TO nave
ben m his prime a. Judge in consequence OF ms falth
fuI effort to discharge his duties under circumstances 10
which Judge, Intelligent bar should be suomitteu
He fell a yictim the weakening Of his strength III
malaria with which the Courthouse vas impreSna'ed'
TO the continued discharge OF his duty in IN air unit TOT
hu,nan lungs such misfortune was called the pro'I-
dence Of God. not, in truth, the mprovdence OF
mani The members of the bar suffered by the eNii'
though their detention in the atmosphere was measured
by hours The judges time within its influence was
measured by months. DID not the members Oh tue oar
owe I TO themselves in view OF the signal loss 10 the
from prevcntable cause TO take omeenergetlc
action prevent any further results oi 5uc
After the election OF several Vlce-pTcsl uct5 anu
taries, appropriate resolutions Wer' r V nrac
the following words Ci eulJEy WIN Oticl - " ,
teal laWyer, CLrfJusticc Mcneil WAS aDle ana accg
pshed as judge he was learned si5aclus ~
and patient HsjudcI career Els ono oi -
use gmcss. We iud special gratihcaoh IN c0line.%o %
ratin the high personal character ana qialts 0t ne
LATE IL, was possessed OF nne moral prn-
cplcs, whcn he Illustrated by tho purify Oi nIs NJ i'
h fufnisEcd in his social relations tine example "I set
ling manhood combined with the gr'tces vnich sprlhS
from liberal culture and refined associa,ioli';; . .
Judge WIN. T.. Cnrtis said Judge hohen Wa % not a
great statesman dying in harness, ~ lerhdps an Wonu
desire To de- the author Of lonsived trr'9es, Du
in whom concentrated tHose sHceent Iii%eie9 %
which make Just ana ever faithfG! judge hd ossh
tle seaaerS to be the colleague OF Judge ho-
kind ana corsidrate and his wi.e knOWcd@e OF law and
prac. cheeriully Impaired lie was nntfnS t ~
his Investigation and examination OF every new point
irr,,isg tlcy we're is He was a stranger to
hrai or "a III discussing Judicial questions. II" We ~
syyrrylu IN .prucyic. and ~ MS moral ,cti4e 20
i"d a. N gin..c ,a,n.,s OF heart wnch inclined hIm 10
mercy nIs hospitality generous ana Ds apProel"
non OF The best social pleasure, hearty lie was ioas
to the court ana 60 The public whom ne nAo 50 many
A. J. yanicrpOe spOse oi the nntiTi1g lhdu'trF ana
spoess integrity OF Judge Mone ne Was W. ] tbis
city. years later lac was made judge, ana h9 re-
nI ndu,iry The tuurh Cni-iJustice VI this court VINO
had died in oGce ne worthy successor Oi Jones
and Durr and Oakley and had LETT stainless record
Igtl., g. Carter spoke OF HIM one whose hItech
y iic,l earyicc had been marked By fidelity TO duty
fl,,.s I'm ,rr extraordinary temptations. lie had
never degraded his office by passion or prejudice. lie
had never purchased Office BY sub-eryiency to the Dsc
uoii,,caI llrncas whirn at one sracet the city
lie hgd passed before his time, but not unl ne bad
won thr Il confidence the cOmmuuiy not unti ne
had earned the grateful tribute OF honor ana respect us
br. LGten were to-day to pay. g.,
O.. l.. I.JNley followed, asking what more tney cOGd
say Of any than lat he gaa just Jud-e an upright
man and one OF stainless biC. 1ne@e words were de-
served 40 hig1cr praise could BE- gwen.
nuu Fitch after referring tO Judge Monc!IS purity OF
arfrr both as lawyer and III private ift, SpoA" at
sue ,cr gtn Of a!d he hIi gwen duru= The war 90
patriotic objects aad especially u th1 SoSIS1g IoE INC
Care OF sudlcIs' - phaus.