The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-11
THE DEAD JUDGE.
Courts Adjourn in Honor of Hon.
Ogden Hoffman.
His Funeral Win Take Place at Noon From
Trinity Chapel-To-Day Interment at
San Rafael-The Pall-Bearers.

1t has been many day since the Federal
Offices were stirred to the depths that they
were yesterday when the fact of Judge o.
den Hohman's death was heralded from
mouth TO mouth and office TO office until
every one Of his old friends and associates
had learned the sad news. Every mark of
respect was paid his memory, especially in
the United States District Court, where for
forty years lie sat so ably and justly, and in
the Circuit Court, in the proceedings of
which he has so often taken part.
Judge Ross of Los Angeles has been sit
ting for several weeks in Judge Hoffman's
stead in the District Court He took, at the
usual hour yesterday, the seat he is filling
temporarily, but an unusual shade of sad
ness seemed to stamp his countenanee, as
we'll as TO pervade the courtroom. The at
tendance at that hour was unusually large
and expectant, attracted there that it might
show its respect and partake in the acts Of
sympathy.
GREAT JURIST, GREAT JUDGE.
Among the attorneys present was Milton
Andres, who has fought through the meshes
Of the law in that court hundreds of adj
miralty cases during the years of Judge
Hoffman's tenure. He felt the weight of
the infection perhaps more keenly than the
others on account of his extended intimacy
with the dead jurist, and because the Judge
has been in his mind The most able admiralty
Judge America has ever seen. With a falt-
ering voice he said
at is my painful duty to announce the
death of the Hon. Ogden Hoffman, who for
period of more than forty years has pre-
sided over the deliberations of this court.
This sad event occurred at an early hour
yesterday. Though for many days no hope
of his ultimate recovery has been enter
tanned, yet his demile came with an unex-
pected suddenuess. This is not the time to
eulOgiZe this great jurSt and just Judge. l
have, therefore, on behalf of the members
of this bar, to suggest that out of that pro-
found respect which we, in common with
this whole community, bear to his memory,
this court DO adjourn for such time as to
your Honor may seem tit and proper"
Judge Ross then ordered an adiournme Mt
until tomorrow at II o'clock, and the court
closed its days transactions in silence.
DIGNIFIED, IMPARTIAL AND ABLE.
In the United States Circuit Court the
opening was hardly less sOmber in its
character. Judge Beatty of Idaho was on
the bench, and among the attorneys present
was James L. Boyd, who by common con-
sent was chosen to move the courts adjourn
neut. He said: 1t is my painful duty to
announce the death of the Hon. Ogden
Hoffman. who for more than forty years
has as District Judge presided over the
TALLY and ability. The learned jurist died
yesterday morning at o'clock. 1t is fit
that the business of this court, of which he
was an hOnOred member. should be sus-
pended until his mortal remains are laid
away. l move, your Honor, that the court
do now adjourn out of respect to his
memory"
After Judge Beatty had been Informed
that Tuesday was the day set for the
funeral, he adjourned the court until the
DAY na5 htI ,,1t, d. g
the District Court.
The Bar Association at a meeting held
yesterday afternoon appointed James Z.
Boyd d, Milton Andres and Charles Page
COMMITTEES to prepare memorial on the life
and services OF the late Judge Hoffman.
The association also resolved to attend the
funeral in a body.
LIST OF THE PALL-BEARERs
The remains were removed yesterday to
Trinity Chapel from which the funeral will
take place at y 30 to-day. The interment
will be at San Rafael and entirely private.
The psll-bearers will be: Justice Stephen
}. Field OF the United States Supreme Court
Judge Sawyer, Judge Ross and Judge
Beatty. Federal Judges in this circuit; Chief
Justice Beatty OF the Supreme Court of the
State of California, Judge W. T. Wallace,
Brigadier- General Ruger, Adjutant-General
Green, James I. Boyd, Charles Mayne, John
henson, Milton AudrOs, William Barber
Diver Eldridge, K. 2. Hammond. William
= Brown. Edward Peabody and Morris VI.
tStee. The last two named represent the
Masonic lodge of which Judge Hoffman was
member. The pal-bearers will assemble
in the m0rtuary chapel al 1915.
The discussion Of successor has hardly
commenced, though all are disposed to admit
that ex-Congressman w. w. Morrow and
Judge Van Fleet of Sacramento will try for
the honors. Both have been strongly in
dOTSed by the leading members of the bar
and both were aspirantS for Judge Sawyer'5
seat in the event of his vacating it.