Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-09


of New Castle county in the superior court
chamber Thursday afternoon was very
largely attended. Among the judges and !
lawyers present were: Thomas /. liayard,
Judge Wales, Judge Grub, Willard Saus-
bury, Charles ,. Lore, William G. SpruaHCc
John ii Rodney, George II, Bates, John
Biggs, Lewis O.. Vandegritt, Joseph A,
Richardson, Thomas T.. Bayard u, George
Lodge, William Z, Lyman, George +.
Brown, Liiburne Chandler, benjamin
Eields, George a. Elliott, Nathaniel W.
Davis, Robert g: Hartman, Willard Hall
Porter, $. a. Macallistci, William 5,
Hiles, Andrew h. Saaliorn. Francis II.
Hoffeckcr, Austin Harrington, Frank u.
Carpenter, Percy Nields, Charles q. RIM
ford, J. Frank liggs, William. Michael
Byrne, Deputy Encouragement Branch
\. Giles Walter HAYES, Henry g, Turner,
Walker, Thomas Hocomb, Hugh g.
Browne, Harry Bringhurst
John Biggs arose and moved that Judge
Grub be chairman. II. II. Ward acted
as secretary.
Mr.. Bayard moved that n committee Of
five of the members of the bar be ar
pointed to formulate resolutions i'll regard
To the late Chief Justice and that they be
appointed by the chair.
Judge Grub named Messrs. Bayard
Lore, Macalister, salisbury and Hilles
The following resolutions were drafted
I
county In common with all their fellow ctizons
Of the state OF delaware, are called upon to
mourn the death OF the llono rabe Alfred Peter
Robinson, Chief Justice OF the superior court.
VINO by tae ins.rtilable decree 81 Almighty
ticd has been 50 suddenly recalled, in the
prime of nj apparently vigorous manhood
from ms active and n9nofaDle puuic anTrs,
TO our sense oi the great sorrow with which We
Resiped, That ii The death OF Chief Justice
Robinson the Stste Of Delaware inourns tho
loss of ono Of her ablest sons VINO In ms shor,
term o. puoc seryine lan asaIy
a'e netient rl,'It. 'lenr nd we'll sustained
psasapnfng. sn,,,,d md sxtensiye learning had
made a deem impression: marked his illness
nigh and Judicial station, and given assur-
ance of still greater usefulness n the inture'
as Wise, learned and lnp pa ihass''a'e'
haa w Gays peen iehs s rend witneaa n IN
honorahIn ria AMI prnfp.siof Al career Of tie
deceased jurist, exempned by his domestic
virtues, aud throughout long Practice at the
har. by tho strictest integrity aud high abiliI y,
until MS laporious aclulsi.Lpn .. = tnor r
hnuwioaso ni a,.,"n,, Nv a." i,naniino,is
voices Of I'D professional associates, Tor The tx
aIted position, SO soon, and so sadly to be made
vacant by his death.
Rssotved That copy Of these resolutions be
engrDssed. and respectluily prsssh i, 70 ~ NY
WIDOW ana fanny o. ., ar sineerest sympathy
and condoIence.
n s5iusd, That copy Of these resolutions be
R..oiUet, That these esolutons be presented
TO tho superior court IN me several II
lhe Soats -, IL tnts dis,rirt nv Ind cam
Mites 10 he Amounted by The presidlng ON
Ger Of this meeting.
~ srbmit thesp resolutions said Mr.
Rovar5 .,and ash for their abortion. ant
hefnrs that question il mt. il NAV be wei
Fnr mo n make comment unnn these re
heated losses 10 which our little State ha.
been Subjected.
..rherc il no arming AGAINST fate. Or
cohntless occasions the. Younger aud still
. Imnrn tL,s oIJer have been Reminded Of III,
ahsnInte certainty Of (leath-of tho uncer
tainty ~ i;fe for death has visited tn,
Ranch of this state as suddenly before as /
ms recently done. Sometimes suddenly
and At other times with the sltHv gradil
Tons az nhysicai decay. as seen in tic cas-
- tLo reverei chancelIor and before flat
,han fSbfaf Instice (iiInin fell from tn
henrh aud scarcely reached his home be
fnra life had ebbed, And here aga! "
saw His Immediate successor, Chief ipitic
Comegys, fading away, month by mont
and week by week. until the last summon
seryice
NE saw II in tho case of Chancello
SauIsbury. We saw with sorrow, yea
after vear the failing Of his plysica
health and We awaited the end with pair
..Rmt here in this case. it seems hard l.
how Ia The rulings of fate. The echoes q
his voice have hardly faded from Til
rnon, If / mistake not his last wore
ware a henrtfelt tribnte To the man VIII
nreceded him in this place of great publ
trust. And now between nightfall an
t5a,s,,, bis sairit has been called
..rhiaf iipstice Robinson Was n menbt
~ tho Enisconai Church, He was a con
Snunic,nf and without parade of religion
dmtw he was A man of devotlt spirit an
faeI;ngN-nf mornlity--founded on the ouI
s,ra h.ais III morality. that of religion
haIief
I'm the beautiful liturgy of the churc
or which lie WAS n member there is
nrayer for The Delivery from Sudde
hc.,h, i would moi pretead to critic
a,,ch !, snhiect on such an occasion as thi
INF II seems 10 me when u man has liy,
80 \, ,',,ri,tbt liTe IiEe Alfred p RObnsp
atue w ,ts stii,. tis nrrnunt before ii
% seat II must he accounted a nier,
lat "a S~as SHARED the cold gradations
dano,, ,v;thont The anxious lurtings fro
,hSas he lnved and without tile uossiu
fnrehnIinSs IL those without his pfotGG
~. 49,
'N5 III ssan,s tbat after reaching the higl
o,t 80, ~ ~ hn,1nst ambition. ana standii
III it63I. haya,,d liza threshold Of an elevat
.,'ei;, .cygira.nit seems 70 me it was
P.S,i,I Iaath ,Tbe nnrtinrs of soul al
haPpS ae W oft4n nreSede1 by physit
pugy - H., n,c,,fnI anTIIish. that q
9uiigGttihs; - nnrsalf nrsnared tU oil
naiuiy n,i st1,Jda, Leuth ns in the "a
pta{ei ,sts',, ~ sorrow Tor to-day.
.sprt NV sI,nuld we presume to spe
&c bis dentS Who is safe in The hands
" III ~, - ue1,V ,,,,,a rim iifr
~ b.vc ePnnwn Him since he was lit