Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-29
A GREAT MANS LIFE.
Chief Justice Daly's Address ON the Lit
and Character OF Charles O'COnor.

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As the achnowiEuSeu n1"u y, WY III. I
OF tne InetroPoiis' sa'u ouuSo D",y'
Mr. " oonor oceuP'eu Pos'''1h 'i 81 un-
conlloh that "hen ne u'iu 'ne ne PISS
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Ptriou vi siNy y1ats, ph po l.; Va
which lille occuPleu lne 'enon iu
court wnerH ne irequen.p aPPeuh,;oI,. h;,
1 SPEAK oi 'n's as knowns s,t; y, III; ;,,;hssr sn
ln'egrl.y, MS seo.n ~ an. .n ;,a,;oa
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anu VIVA. - ~. 81 ono."ny nno"n' VI
ms hioues'y over HIS acquireine''s Do
ia"yer;
Though descendant OF hoderick
OConor, the last King OF lreiana'
Judge DAILY SAID that IN many CONVEX
sations win tne great lawyer III which
Ireland ana irish history were discuss-
ed, ne never heard MN reier 10 h0oer-
lex OConor or the times IN which ne
hved. Charlcs " Cohor nrst employ
ment was delivering copies OF the war,
weekly newspaper giving news OF
the war nj lSl2. He WAS tnGn y wears
oid. In 1913 Een. Leomion fike saw
the lad IN MS 1ather once ana spoke
some Klnu words 10 MN. a rev
months later the genera was Kiiiea IN
pattie. Inc shock OF the news OF MS
aeath' said ondse Daly' gave the ooy
" Noh1r ho[ror oI war which ias'eu
throuSh MS iiie. All the eoucation nc
nad In schoois was one monlh tuit1on no.!
In schooi IN barciay street. MS
ia.heI taugn. nun l,l.,e Aatlh, anu
iater .!e studiea rrehch lor tune.
IN loi' Mr. y Cohor ehtereu the Ia"
once OF nenry otanhaIu' "nere ne
learned nothing, 81 Ior the lawyer had no
practice. IN ioZo ne ehterea as stud
EN- enar 10 n,n Ine ON Once 10 o. JosePn ~ ray, VINO
sow ..sirns ~ gen;ms in Tho Iod :" H. Ia
wos hsrJ S,,jont and ~ ,ha ,.anS ~
courts often tried eases In two voars @
bo was aJm;,teJ to nr.c,;oa ~ .ho
ne was admitteu 10 practice IN the
court oi co"iliioh Pieas' "here the RUE
was that only counseiors VINO mad
Prac.ieeu TWO years c1uid argue cases
mada ~ on oxcen,inn and throa "oo on,hs "as
intar ha ,ras ,lrontnd ,hasa ,,,.;,,;,an.
III III -, 49, ,,:i
ne had no law DOCKS said Judge
Daiy, anu there were no law libraries.
~ was natural that, remembering g his
diihcuities, ne shouia ieaVe SZo'oOO by
ms iast wiii 10 Tue Law institute. there
was small library ne couid get Tor
Sloo II security was gwen. his proud
nature stooPeu ior lhe hrst' ana prob
apiy ior the ias'; 'i'iie 10 ASK lavor.
Ills hote was indorseu py Mr, rardoe.
ears aiterward ne proved MS graft.
tude py auopung granddaughter OF
Mr.. fardoe' TO whom he lett a share OF
MS fortune.
1T was IN the common pleas that ]
nrst sa" Mr.. y C0hor engaged IN the
trlai OF cause. l Wen remember MN.
ne was tan, spare ana very erect
Win lustrous; piercing piack eyes,
howing raven halr, ana a sharp. pen.
etratihg voice. ms teiilng voice and
TTiveting iook OF te eye remained with
MN when ms raven hair mad turned to
white, ana ms erect form was some-
what bowed. y.
In leZI, the year OF his admission to