New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-23
OBIIU1Rk.
WILLIAM r. BEEDE.

Fx-Judse William K. Beebc, one Of the most
widely known lawyers OF this city. killed suddenly
yesterday morning 30 the depot Of the Central Railroad
o. NcW-Icr-cy. ~ Evoua. station near PAINTED. y D.
IIe had recently gone Eyoul live for tin summer
II was h, got 10 his iaw-ofce M au early
hour and bee was III the depot before hapa,t seven A
the train FOR NcwYors approached the station he re
marked 10 some nQnring friends that be never felt III
better health. Another train coming In the OPP
poste direction lie crossed the in front Of It and
was mounting the platform of ls car when lie 'uppcd
and fell across the other track Before he could rise OF
Dee rescued the coming train was upon hln. the COW
catcher struck him and threw him short distance.
Wien L, friends reached his side lac gasped and died
almost instantly. Judge Becbe plain man. win
homcly. oh-fashoned way; bat be was universally
liked and esteemed. His age was sixty-cght years The
village OF Chatham, Columbia County, y. Y WAS his
birth place but before he fifteen years old hi-
parens removed 10 NewYork and since that time he has
not lived elsewhere permanently
Jud.e BeeUe was not coiie-c-Drcd man. but WAS an
industrious reader and student al school and when hc
began the study OF law with the rm OF Burr Benedict
After he admitted TO the bar he became partner
with them the hrn name being Burr, Benedict &
Beebe few years Later Mr. Becbe separated from
these associates and praccrd by himself About ls+5
he entered partnership with Charles Donohue' now
Justice of the Supreme The firm later be
came Bcebe Douolue 4 Cochran; then Bcehe Donohue
& Belts and still later Bcebe Dean Donohue
Through all these various partnership changes, the
specially ~ Mr. Beebes firm admiralty. Each or
the members Of the firm Of Beebe Dean &sDOnohue was
elected TO the bench. The two latter became supreme
Court Justices while Mr.. Beebc chosen City Judge
II wa. the person hold office after II was created
I'm $3.50 In 1857 after leaving the bench. he became
Police Commissioner and served in that capacity for
about three years. For the Lat twenty hyc years Al
though his has done general Law business judge
T,.De deN Oed himself almost exclusively 10 bdnlfay
nrnctice II came 70 be subject for remark II any case
al this character " any Importance WAS tried In the
uited states District Court IN which Judge Beebe ala
not nDprar mon side the other. All the Judges
had bren accustomed 10 humOr MIN In MS quaint ways
mud old a.hOned methods Of conducting his cases ke
Gently his firm which had previously been Beebe Wilcox
A Uobls became Beebe q Wilcox, upon the retirement
ot Mr. Hobbs, married 10 his cousin whose Two
son. survive him. II Is seldom that the death OF
LAWYER calls many and emphatic expressions OF
-oriOW from his associates "a the ANNOUNCEMENT OF
Judge Beebcs sudden death called forth from lawyers
Both parts " the Court Of General Sessions adjourned
in consequence OF Judge Beebes sudden death. Before
Recorder sInyth IN Part l. District tOrney Oiney
fact that Judge Beebe was City Judge elected to
bench OF the Court Of Sessions. he held once LOT
four years from January 1881 he was chosen 10 assist
the Recorder who Lad previously been the sole ue OF
the Criminal Court Recorder smyth. after speaking OF
Judge Becbes prominence admiralty lawyer, anu
OF his reputation among the members OF the Ear al
0urned the directing that minute OF the reason
OF the adjournment be made the records. CITY Jud2e
COwng adjourned Part II Of the Court Mt Olney max
in he motion for adjournment. The presiding judge
alluded Judge BeeDe the first IN the line OI MS
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