, 1881-05-07
Ills 1.E3hL QUALITIES.

md cNaf1y rctalnctt, high rank at tho Ohicaro
Bar. lie l,atl not tho brilliant 'uratortcal Gu
paclty u eolnU of lls cotntmers; Ilo kept
n|ouf from t1lose criminal cases in which
popular regulations Mro most frequent
~ ttade; and 1tavor attained pro-
e,ntnchcU rs n jury lawyer. but
M mnn at the Chicago Bar Ind
moro thorough knowledge Of thu funtla-
mental principles OF law, md no man WINS
butter able to state thc1n In u tersc, concise,
clenr, pointed. md convincing way thnn Afr.
Hitchcock. lie had Il wonderful faculty for
work, and for 80 absorbing l,l,nsef In his
wnrk TINT no outside ,interrnntlons l.ad any
etleSt Hpoil him. LIS ''lc.I,,,ry wns r.; r..
cilabieI hin to alti to its ti,or0ngt, grasp u
the principles pf tnW 4 perfect recollection OF
afl decisions which liatf beer. given .tpon the
point tu which tla was specfnIfy addressing
is b With rs NS sssf 'S esue psS @ %s f, a6s
frotn the SOURCES nf his .ilutnDry to pass Upon
It immediately and with almost unerrlng
accMrncy.
lIo was n fair apcakrr' before Jury, but far
better WHEN pr!senting tlle features Of Gase p
to tho Court. l1u f1ud the faculty, which Is
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acaso, and Of grasptng simply the larger and
lnore important oiles, alltt forcing then, llonN
Ipoi, tho attention Of Bench and Jury Until
e nd sceeettcd II carrying the ay Tqr
undertook, his statement of q proposition, 80
plainly ana clearly enunciatct, generally
convinced the tribunal beiOre WhlGtl he was
pssE ,ss ths9 SssS @y a9s a s ss y s de-
clal and CORPORATION Inv. ind III this branch
0f tho profession lle ',atl no superior mid few
equals, The practlce which hls firm l,nd
Gasat Yns m @ Gengg ee5moSs xs,o a 2 @ te
poriant gases ii which lls took part was that
Of the Village Of Hyde Park w. The Fifth
National Bunk, III which ilc'gas coullsei for
ne t defense. M n this sYt; whlel! u nov tn, 6s,
clnimed froln The bunk the sum Of
$ii5, ,000 which It was alleged was lost byso
carelesnes;s, ;, on The Part Of ing bank y receiy-
Ing from !yt1tdon. the ttefatiittng frchsHror
their proceeds to, llis account About, hls
lust nppsara!!ca f!t COURT wns as counsel for
tho South Side Railway Company III tho
su!t brought to sn1oin ti!e .,xs sity from i!
Of It's cars. Among the FIRMS clients were
number of National banks and Insurance
companies, Ilo was also, for quite a TING
consulting lawyer Of tho South f'nrk Honrd.
suits which! arose soon nfter the passags OF
tue act. lie was alsQ Instrumental IN secur..
lux tho passage through the Legislature Of
the leFlSlntt0n NY which AllclllHnN RYGltu1
e Gss sS undr etR Sc 5 Sa sss% "R
30 hIgll was tho cstimute placetl upon Ills
Judgment, tllat ll9 WIS continually consulted
tar ~ 1te1 %ar 9Wysrs o9esga To eyes 5 70 @ wf
ChtcAgQ In whom the 1nenbnrs of his own
profession put moro confidence. md whose
opinion they followed moro unflesltatlnEly.
THE JUDICIAL VERDICT.
Jndgu Dru,nmond was cnlled oil yesterday
afternoon, among others, for his opinion Of
Mr.. Hitchcock, mud l,e characterized tho de-
ceased us very excellent lawyur, and very
courteous a,l gontlcnnnly fl all his rcla-
ttons to the Court and Bar. Ills arguments
were always very clear atid distinct aud con-
fired closely to the material points Of tho
controversy. 11e nevor spent M,ly tinlu ltli-
necessarily In collateral questions. While lie
was well p0stotl on all branches Of jurispru-
t'ence, Ills forte lay III the line OF commercial
law.
Judge Blodgett also spoke Of the dead law
yer Iii tho sanlo high terms, and ugtccd In
the opinion that commercial law was the
branch In which tho DECEASED was most enI-
nelt. 1le lad a very happy why Of stating
Ills cases, clear nnd concise. Thungl! not
what might be called a rhet0rtclNn, vet he
VIII effective With Jury, because llo WIS
polnted. and fur, mud cai1dtd III his state-
Mlerts.
Judge Rogers testified to tho ability In
,io wy o,;so not sfsa1 at'vosMts, ~
MI orator, but Its speeches were convincing,
MD Ills lnhl1nur such as to win confidence,
llc meyer lost his TEMPER; he Ind nigh
Judge Moran said l.e did not know tho de-
ccused intimately, but i,nd done sonlo b,lsi-
ness with him. and regarded him ~ most
tnllahle aild excellent gentiun,ai1. lo WIS :.
aHaliIcations as an advoeate befoFs i jHry.
Ills forte WIS Iii the qu!otor branches Of tifs
profession. 1lo WAs n sound adviser aud
counselor, and most slinlab!e ntAn.
aelest lsWysFs at the GhieaEo 6ar: Il. haI
most impor1ant bo!ng .that Of tlio Village Of
ltydo, Park against tf.a Northwestern
Eeftzqfi ~ ws sasd us Icy ~
Mutsalices. Nr. Hitchcock was not specially
conspicuous .as u lury.aWyar, but was I'LL
excellent adviser VI fine business Judgment,
,Ju!leo Gardner sald ,ha lind known Mr..
Hitchcock wott for eigflteau years, and rs-
gardod lllhl rs gond lawyer. cntiruly fatr
mud honurAhle, well up III lIis cases and we'll
pltphtaMtt hllu 1a1tlllHt W U1h GIIGHEa kWls3V-
ests. IIG was bettor before Court tlIa,, be-
fore Jury, .as he was It0t Mltct, ut MI orator.
rio Judge Ind had several Important casus
with hi,l,. particularly orn over con.lctnNa-
tt0p gf property for tile old l'an-1 lsnatt:
Tla 1ccoasud liet,l very high position, and
would be greatly missed among The members
of tho Bar.
Judge booths opinion wus ttlat. Ns.
II. was o very fine lawyer. lle' always
presented bis ci!ses to the Court. or Jury vyry
teEBGtY md clearly. without the ltsD ut Il
Bupsriluous word. lle l,a1 conducted a
number Ut very important cnses, and ,nan.
Judge Anthony lid not hear OF Mr.. Hitch.
cocks death until q lato hour in the day, a,Mt
was grpatly surprised whan he did. lilo
!,ad known Him long. and we'll,
Ind seryeG with him in tho Con:
always regarded lin as u gentleman witt.
few EQUALS ~ hls profession, ntlsl possessed
W., WIS 4st4tnsufSshed 44 fcr l.!s researot aud !n"
and. Wills Of lato years hs had ;loyotcI i'[ii.' [
sslf WY arxelya yad, to corporation igM ny coy.
hs few MIelt uOult(. md In htB death tho Bur