New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26

aRepubiican aud fssu S,msmbr Of the Union Lesgul
Club was hero some wssu sgp that he gave dimes
to al the Judges OF this city. splendid and graceful
affair But perhsps me regrets IL now, for somehow II
got into the newspapers dinner which they had
united In giving to him. II not shown Just why hs
should been marked the especial object OF
their admiration. and he greatly annoyed stthe
b.under He sometimes confused In tho public mind
with Judge Andrews OF the Court Of Appeas He not
speech O whose abilities place him In
dramatic situations He upon Bench from that
nursery OF Judges the Office OF Corporation Counsel He
succeeded william O. Whitney. whose assistant no Vas
previously and whose friend and admrer no has always
remained The Corporation Counselsl ofioe 10 thein.
variable stepping to greater distinction. Mr..
whitney left to become the Secretary OF the Navy Mr.
Andrews TO tako scat the Supreme Court Bench,
Mr.. LaoOmbe to become Federal Circuit Judge and
Mr.. O'Bren has Just stepped out OF It to join Mr.
Andrsws. 1t is said that Mr. Beekman. Its present
occupant regards these facts hopeful.
Mr. Justice Pattersons great forto Is dignity largo
supply OF which he has constantly on hand. Ho was
elected to the Supreme Court only after several
oessfu attempts to obtain the jrdcal oos elsewhere
He was defeated oy Judge Allen for the Common Pleas
and again by Judge Bookstaver He Is friend OF
Frederic Coudert, who did much TO secure his noml
nation for his present ooe. Notwithstanding the fact
that the oioe sought him slowly. It believed that he
abandoned highly lucrative practice to take judicial
scat When first olocsod 1t vas supposed tos " asos
OF $4,000. but gradually he impression efiu value has
risen until now 1t Is placed u $4,000, a.1 bids I'm b
rcacn an even higher AsurA H. ardent fnsnds CON
ceive chat he win bring the Court mp to it, prssine
glory the glory Il once had under such Oakley
and Duer He Ia . olsvcr witty man, much attsched 20
tho judicial habit Of taking long vaosaona Ho some-
what astonlshed tho Court last August whom he was
assigned to Chambers by gay going Of Europe, leav'
Ing Judge Donohue to take his neglected place.
No new Judge oame into the Court under suoh
happy auspices Morgan J. OBrlen. His amiabil:ty
brightness and solidty Of character have won him tho
warm regard OF his colleagues He has been dined and
wned and feted and toasted constantly since his cleo
ton and to cap the climax before he had been month
the Bench he found himself the father of brandnew
bouncing baby boy 1t ohrlstened Thursday last
ct tho Judges house. Judge OBrien Is Catholic and
no has chapel in his house. Of only two
private ohapels that exist In America In which high
be said Notwithstanding his devotion TO the
Churon which regards him. be IL sald with high FAVOR,
liberal man. broad In his Views and sympa
thies Two Professionals of1cated OF tho christening in
honor Of his new born These were Judge Gray,
recently appointed to the Court OF Appeals who is an
old and intimate friend Of Judge OBron and for whom
the baby was named and Judge Barrett who stood rs
godfather They promised to mako 1t their special
mission to zee that the boy should the ways Of
his fatherthat s tho vain pomp and glory OF the world
that should do the rich irish name Of
Morgan JoDn Gray Brien. Judge O'Bren has not been
long enough the Bench to show how able Ju ige he
will be, but bis very first day he cleared on the
calendar in an hour and won't home fact which raised
MIN In the esteem OF his colleagues and demon
sraed clearly that the judicial inst In him ani
was capable OF high and rapid development