The daily gazette., 1876-05-23
The Proceedings Of Court

CONTINUATION OF MONDAYS SESSION.
ACTION OF THE COURT IN RESPECT TO
To THE LATE CHIEF JUSTICE.
Specially Reported for the Gazette.
NEW CASTLE, May %, 1876.
After the Trial List had been fin
ished, the Court occupied the remain
der OF the morning session in granting
motions, etc.
At lao p. M, Court took o recess
until 3 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court re-assembled at 3 p. m. As
ssen as the Judges had taken their
places upon the bench, John @. Patter.
son, Esq, arose and addressed the
Court, substantially as follows:
May it please the Court; we miss
the face of one who, for long years sat
upon that bench, and whose absence is
keenly felt amongst us. Death has
| been among you; he has taken one
who for eighteen years, WAS member
of that bench, with an absence in all
that period of but two or three times.
This loss naturally calls our attention
to the uncertainty of life. This Court
should take to heart the lessons taught.
1t is natural that we should take to
heart this lesson, and that we should.
inquire what we may learn from the
results attending his career, The late
Chief Justice attained to his position
from qualities of mind which were
given him by God. He despised all
that was low, all that was dishonor-
able.
Bishop Lee said at the funeral SER
vices of the late Chief Justice, that he
had been called from this tribunal to
one whose judgments are infallible.-
1t is related of French soldier, De
La Sour D'Auvergne, that from the
faithful discharge of his duties, he was
called the First Grenadier of France
After years of combat, at last he fell
fighting under his flag. There was an
order issued that thenceforth at roll
call the name of this brave man should
be called first, and the oldest Sergeant
would step two PAGES to the front and
respond: "Dead on the field of honor.
1t can equally be said of our late Chief
Justice, Dead on the field of honor"
dead at the post of duty.
At meeting of the Bar of New Cas-
tic, held recently at the U. 8. Court
room, resolutions were adopted, and a
committee, consisting of Hon. T. f.
Bayard, &. B. Rodney, Esq, and my.
self were appointed to present them to
this term of the Superior Court.
Mr.. Patterson then submitted the
resolutions and moved that they be
spraed upon the Records of the Court.
Mr.. Rodney arose and said that he
fully concurred in what had been said
and he did not propose to add any,
thing to the happy remarks of his COL
league.
Judge Wooten then said: l was as
sociated with Chief Justice Gilpin for
eighteen years, and l had an oppor-
tunity to know him well, not only as
an uprigh: Judge, but firm friend
Though we differed at times, yet the
feeling passed away with the occasion,
and he always was an agreeable and
affable companion. He had a strong
will, but fortunately he was generally
in the right, and he always entertained
the best feeling to the Bench and to
the Bar.
Judge Houston said he did not pro-
pose to say anything further at this
time, than to acquiesce in the remarks
of his brother. In his own county,
however, when the Bar Resolutions
were presented to the Court. he would
deem it appropriate to have something
more to say.
Chief Justice Comegys said that he
had been appointed a member Of the
Bar committee to present resolutions
to the Court of Errors and Appeals,
which duty he would endeavor to full
FL to the best of his ability.
At 4 p. m, in respect to the memory
of the late Chief Justice, Cout ad-
journed until tomorrow (Iuesday)
morning, at 10 o'clock, H.c L.
To SUFFERING LADIEs.-"Dr. Rogerson's
LIZ HIdrasfia lar ali al.