New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-01
IN MEMORY OF 4 GREAT JUDGE.
THE NETWORK BAR ADDS IT'S TRIBUTE
BRILLIANT EULoGIEs ON THE CHARACTER OF CHIEF
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BRILLIANT ECLOGIES On The thAhAOlEh
JUSTICE WAITE
The notice OF a meeting Of the members OF the bar.
TO be held yesterday morning in eommemoratlon Of
Chief Justice Waite called together large assembage
of Judges and lawyers at Room ~ In the Federal
Building The room is used for jury trials In tho
United states Circuit Court, and large portrait OF
Chief Justice waite. presented to the Circuit Court by
a COMMITTEES OF lawyers, is one of the principal ornS
ments of the room
Among those present were Judges Wallace ana
Iarombe OF the United states Circuit Court Judges
Brown and Benedict of the District Court Presiding
Justice Van Brunt, judges sedgwIck and Larremore,
ex.Judgcs John F. Dillon and William O. Choate' Oh
the United states Courts United States Dstrci-Ator
pey stephen a. Walker, Joseph ii. Choate' tIederlo
r Coudert, Wheeler II. Pcckham. Ex-Governor
Hoadly, OF Ohio; Ex-Governor Lowe, OF Maryland
william Allen Butler, Clifford A. Hand, Ausuh hoOO''
Edward Lauterbach Cornelius Van santvoord OK
Assistant District Attorney Foster Joseph Lasocque
z. C. Bcamsn, Treadwen Cleveland, Charles a. Ds
Costa United states Commissioners Shields and Dene
Allan W. Evarts IL. NJ. Taft, Horatio & King, FRANCIS
Lynde stetson, IL. c. Joschlmson George A Nicncn'
+ F Chttenden, II. d. Benedict and Assistant Dis'
trict- Attorney o'Conneh
Fx-Judge William O. Choate called the meeting 10
order and on his motion Judge Wallace was niSde
chairman and Judges Lacombe, Benedict, Brown, Van
Rrunt sedgwick and Larremora vice presidents
Charles NJ Da Costa, X. d. Beneuc' Ahu
Francis l.. Stetson were chosen seere'Ale'
District Attorney alker ole. oil reso'suon est'4S
ing in the name of the of NewYork, that the late
hief Justice In the admnstI ation Of his geal ONCE
preserved It's traditions icr int gritty, Industry ao'S
and unvayng courtesy and THAI the eAcehence Oh hs
yate character shed additional lustre on the Ie0o'u
of bs great public services. Mr. Walker paid a
tribute TO the industry care1unesS and sense u honoi
vi hlcf Jusuce " ate.
Joseph H. Lhoate, IN seconding the resolution sau
thai the distinctive trait OF the Chief Justice was
stu,dy con,inun. selse-that commOn-sense when was
The l0uuuSuou vi an law. 10 TINS was added hh'IlhS
industry and au inherent love Of truth anu hohos'S
lie had modest ana simple nature never ~''uOa -
AR, OF .leat ksCe, had Que Oiu hiOilcu So -
meudaole virtue In iudGes-he was a soou hs's'oI.
Ne never up the briefs unth me aIsuHcn's "a
ent,rcty cuSed was no pcctOr persons anu h@u
no faX ures among lawyers. Inc sauc S'Oi - toiu
of him as oil All redo al Judges that he ucu POu..
he speaker hoped inc tIlho Will sun e ~ Ied,ra
United stato. would take better care Vi iou0 q"
IN-1,overuor Hoadly, ex-Judgo Dillon. and William
Allen Butler addressed the members Oh 'no Va, o
Ire,eIic h oudert spoke OF the Importance OF the
duties OF the Office held by cher JUSTICE aiao ~
highest qualities Of the true Judge h5 s~u; 20 80
me native integrity which had grown mo ms No,
life The anxious desire to do right, tho "lhulS ma
which was ever ready to NIT gate, mover 10 SSsi h'o
the harshness of the law, the unaIeccJ mn "eI
loo grcat TO seek FOR tributes OF admiration OF hOHeo
not fairly earned. just true, gentle, Ahu9 I'oaA
thought and clear In speech, iaithiui anu uVar Kim
ufe he has earned the honor which we now pay hnL
Charles C. Beaman, ex-Jndgs PEABODY James
Parker and r. d. Benedict also spoke Jnuso
Wallace afcr paying short tribute 10 INC dr,1on
~ ITO Chief Justice put the question on inc auoP'ou
80 he resolution and n unanimously accepted as
tbo sentiment Of those who were present inc moNcI
and sec0nder OF the resolution were appo,'oIS o,s
mittee to see that it communicated 10 inc euFrc'