The evening world., 1891-03-16

He died at the Hanover Apartment-House,
at the corner OF Fifth avenue and Fifteenth
street. where he has been living with bis wife
since the marriage Of his two daughters, lit
tie more than q year ago.
The Judge was In his usual good health last
week and yesterday there was no premonition
Of his approaching end
The stroke came about O'Clock last evening
in his own apartments and the presence OF his
wife and his younger daughter Mira Sidney
Harris.
He was attacked with vertigo and became
rapidly unconscious
DrA Bradley, Leaning and Fiat were
hastily summoned, but could give no hope and
announced that death was but Q matter OF 0
few hours.
The stricken man fingered on unconscious
and rapidly sinking until O'Clock this morn
ing, when he expired.
The news of his demise spread rapidly, and
visits OF coincidence were paid BY nearly every
one OF his associates on the bench this morn
ing.
1t was with profound sorrow that the news
was received at the Court House, and all of
the Courts adjourned out OF respect for the
dead Judge, while the city nags were displayed
at half-stan by order OF the Mayor
John II. Brady was born in this city In 1923
and had been Judge in this city for thirty
i've consecutive years.
John Il was his nth child Of eight The
oldest was Thomas A., who became an
oficer of the United States Marine Corps. aud
was killed In the Mexican war, and the second
was James T., the Curran of the American
Bar. one OF the most eloquent forenaio orAtori
OF this century.
John studied law with his father ana hii
brother James, and was admitted TO the Bar
In lS4A He worked hard and rose slowly and
surely.
Charles o'Conor and other great lawyers
noticed that there was o justness Of appre
hension In John with which few were endowed.
" He Is Just the man for Judge" was Q com
mon remark among his brother practitioner
before he was thirty years old.
He probably felt himself that his talents lay
that way. for in 1855. when he wa, offered I
nomination for the Court OF Common Pleas b.
the Democracy, he accepted 1t. He wa
elected.
He took his seat upon the Bench in January.
1885, when he was not quite thirty-three year
old. He never threw on the ermine since.
When his nrst term in the Court of Common
Pleas expired he was reelected unanimously,
In 1869 he was promoted to the suprem,
Bench. and In 1877, when his term was expir
Ing, he 8 second time received the complimen
of unanimous election 10 the Bench. all Par
ties nomin ating him and no candidate opposing
him.
These were unprecedented honora TheI
nave been paid to no other man In this State
No one except Judge Brady has tw,oe beeI
elected TO the Bench without opposition. sl
his fellow w-citizens uniting in his support.
Judge Brady was man Of hue presence ant
engaging manners, scholarly and genial, rank
ing among the city's brightest raconteurs AM
orators.
He was lifelong Democrat He had beei
for many years o member OF the Tamman.
| Society and belonged TO the Manhattan Club.
For many years no rllsd the once Of Presi
dent OF the Friendly Sons Of 81 Patrick an'
| took q warm, though not obtruslve. interes
In the AFFAIRS OF Ireland. He cultivated III
erary tastes and WAS favorite IN society.
Judge Brady's daughters, May and Kath
ryn, were both married the same day, tn
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| On The afternoon Of Nov. ID 1883. there wa
gay and fashionable wedding In Trinit
Chapel, and May Madeline Brady was unite
10 Charles Albert stevenS, OF Castle Point,
Hoboken, son OF the late Commodore Stevens
There were four bridesmaids. among WHOM
was MiSS Kathryn Brady. ths beautiful nine
teer-year-old sister OF the bride.
Gen. Sherman, Gen. sickleS, Judge Law
renee. Judge Daily, Surrogate Ransom an
other prominent people were present, an
among the ushers was Mr. sidney Harris, so
Of Lawyer sidney Harris Gnd Miriam Cole
Harris the wsll-knoWn authoreas.
Young nv. Harris aud Miss Kathryn Brad
were not known to be engaged. but that ever
ing they went to the "Lttie Church Aroun
the Corner and got the Rev. DR.. HOughto
TO marry them.
They told Judge Brady that night and }
4 gave them his blessing.
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