, 1881-05-15
CHARLES HITCHCOCK.
Tributes to His Memory by Mem.
bers of the Chicago Bar.
Speeches by Judge Williams, D. L.
Shorey, G. a. Dupee, and
Others.
Adoption Of Resolutions Testifying TO His
Worth as Lawyer and Man.

AL aoJou'!eu '''ee.,ns ~ .ne he'ioets >, VI
sne oaf "as helo III !lne oh1cto otates elf-
CUT court room Yesterday afternoon 10 1e
ce''e tlle report u tne co,ho1slee appolnteo
~ pIepa.e .eso'u'iU"s 14 WIN leAe.ence 70 lAo
death OF Charles hitchcock. Among thoso
Charles A. Dupce, D. L. shorey, H. ". Bishop,
". H. King. Judge Lawrence. Judge Jameson.
Judge Trumbult: n. Il. Jrdnh. a. ~. Pence. H.
"; Jackson; u: Is: Lyman. george L. Paddock,
n,' Granr s hobsr! Ta acryey. I: H. no1te!!e ; VI r
~" ttt ,,,- H. ~ ToEoTn; nra. ~. ruarF
fiich Tbomus Il. .i4nvne' Genrre Hnrdin~s - 4
Sherman, i. L. Jayne, c. ii. Gregory. {. 8. Bon-
JUDGE WILLIAMS,
| in res,,minr tha chair said IT, xras mora
thon +,ront,.-s,x ,,.,,re ,,,,aa H. u,.o,noa,s
a. "n ~. ." .,';s s,s. 'ca!S allee 49, nalchcoeA
came 10 this CITY anu commenced the prac-
tice of the law in the office of the then firm
of Williams & Woodbridge. During tile
with WIN - Tim % hod 1aan % nf tbe n'ost in,;'na4s e
, w.. ....' .t"o peen ~ u,e l'oo' Intimate
c'laracter. for 1sis more IMAM Quarter OF
| century it could be said In 10 dtSparage-
nlent of the dead but in simple Justice to the
dead. Charles lli,chcocz Ind M snnprjor Mt
the nar ~ nnon tha Ranc,, ~ % th;s o;t,
FFt3hhs 1nteT puTes was the position
universally conceded him by his pro-
fessiopal brethren. The staIwart frame
and noble hro,v wore hnt = f;ttine eyn,ussjon
~ n's !" " i4'lu aiiu noolnl, VI soui'
a,.s;., ""' s .,, eosen po!esso"' a.!a ne
attsl''eu ~. Ill IL ule Iienest success put Ar.
llltchcock was capable OF succeeding i'll al
m"st any tleld Of intellectual !ab"r. The
must dlt1lcnlt problems Of tie law were easily
solved by him: lie reached correct conelu-
SloilS by the shortest process OF reasoning.
Ills el!balanced Judgment was se!don
swayeu y interest or passion. liz had the
fars !dcniy Eo OF H,nE no nte
hc DID that and nothing more. II wisdom
" was hs the pgasca %s nd application Sna Of
more professional work with less friction
and less waste Of power than any man the
Speaker had EVER known. Mr. Hitchcock
" WaS sa man formed tor fEiendshp and full
tear for pity aud a hand open as dny to melt |
ing charity"
Charles Hitchcock, the kind friend. the
generous bene1actor. would be blessed |
sou of him whose presence gave delight 10 |
dust: What he was i'll that home-life, which
was his richest solace and joy, was known |
To that one an Eden had become Sahara.
disease, the speaker said that death came to
Mr. Hitchcock before the allotted time, but
it quictcd the
PAIN OF HIS p1rnsr1S7 urAnr
and hronol,t ,ca ,nd r.,esa -, a,,;cn.on;rd
facn Irv romi ,i,in ~ Fin ~ tts ,h., tlaat
I,aartad nanarnus t,me on,t ~. a,na 80 II mb.n,
ii1chcoc the recolIccrion r of 1" n"se eates nn,I
,,nrhooJ 80. 80 ,,',r ~ tha, ~ + m"ee nuole
ti;mr,oJ irstra ~ ~ Ii .T. H'.1 .!saa VIC aA
sionaj fame - "'' "e'4-oe'e1'e" pio'e9-
Wr - + cbora,- co;, l.. .,
11;rn;,,ooi - ~ ,aiH -; NC nau hit9Mn NJ
cred his nntirs. acadrlic co1l"rr, "nt "re nrofas
sional carer. When he first knew lin he
was l9 years OF age and even then enve
promise of that power which had
been displayed throughout his life |
regard and ester1n of ali ,vho ca,na ,vithIn
the circle Of his Influence Ern,n tho t;'n..
lie entered college Until Eraduotion ~ h, tpas ,yas
EASILY tlle tlst o1 very exeelle1lt class. Not
otlty WIS no a Scnolar ot whom his alma
mater was proud, but during his collegiate
course lie pursued very wide range uf | {
reading in the English classics, so that when :
he left college he had as thorough an equip
,1ent for II nrofessionn} carear ae INV nt',
tha s,a,tar XII ,,.r 1rn,, u".oei ~ ny ai.
hrinflr enatci,ad tha ia nio"; ~ H. 2toley
c9cn KY; alter nls graauatlon,. paying
n1sh compliment To his abilities, saying
mat espeeialiy in commercial law, no one
Chicago Adyerting to him m q man tf,a
speaker said Mr. Hitchcock was not fttnd =
,erhafs for tha w;dnst noniart" H,,' ia,'. hst1
',;;.t ,nadast "a un "uest Wpularty, oeihg
lu1et; 4iuuoet. ato ulout1ts1fe; out Wien | =
~ e'lleu IL Haus esieel1 nc never lost It.
~ never maze 1flend who was not hts | I
flcnd until the day OF his death. The very |
act that llE held to his friendships with such /
tIlacity was conclusive evidence nf The |
.reat heart thnt arcnmuaniad that oraat |
,rain m man stood hivhar l., tba r; Sten1
,n,,d ,,,i,a-n IN f;,ai7 7"s. -! NC l!s!t.noo1,
""ra f;ns1,, ~ a;aa mscu. ~ thai performed
iotc M haIul5 o;licys' anu ~ man mas de- A
'altGu WHOSE uea1h Drought more pain to
le 0D1ectS OF HIS DEnttaCtlOlS.
HFen1 11r1ox.
III or.., w.. f,1:
11S Ir Vnfleu t4le lutioN11ls RESOLUTIONS on be-
all VI tae eohltlldtee:
Res0Ertd, That us members of the Chicapo nar
- uss,tc 10 plaee on me permanent records Of
harlcs Hitohcock. liz cnm,nencoI his inury wi y, ~.
is profession after a thorou0h prepmrot1on in | j.
cAdemic and collegiate education at Phsli;ns: | F.
cadctny and ut Oar1 College, graduating
the class VI ISL III the academy nnd ut col
-; rs %; oe ~ won h preemnent dtstlnc don lie was the
~ us M ,hear ab!est man Since
rca1,ffnn ~ nn. ,a' t; s unt!te 1T tue n
} bis pr,,tessinn He ann ,nnstarod rn %
" of The !uw, and for u,uny ytnrs stn"d ' ,m i's
ghest ranks Ali Of bis methods and pructico n
ere in accord with the highest legal ethics.
Or more than quarter Of Il century he held
&c confidence and esteem Df a of+ !