Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-03
.. R. RocHFoRrnEAp.

s II The Young and Briiiiant New York
 Lawyer Passes Away in Cincin-
 nAu-A Now Haven Hoy = HIs
 Career in This City-The Funeral to
 Be Held Here.
 A dispatch from Cincinnati yesterday says:
 "Thomas E. Rochfort died suddenly this evening in his room in the Grand | hotel. He had been suffering with con- | sumption and came to Cincinnati on March | 2S for treatment. Dr. Amick, who was 1 attending him, called to see him about 4 | o'clock this afternoon. About 8 o'clock | Dr. Amick returned, aud found Rochfort l sitting in chair near the bed. He ap- peared to bs sleeping, and the physician spoke to him, but receiving no response walked mp to the chair. Rochfort was dead. Dr. Amick said that Rochfort had an Abscess on his lung. and that 1t had burst and caused death. The body will be prepared for shipment to New York" The sad news of MT. Rochfort's death was brought to this city by his law part ner, Mr. Stsyton, yesterday, and falls with heavy force upon the bereavsd -rela- lives and his many friends here. MT. William Fl. Rockfort of Edwards street, brother of the deceased, was apprized of the cad news by MT. Staynot, who left later in the day for Cincinnati to bring on the remains to this city. The funeral ser vices will bs held at the residence of Mrs. | Cstharine A. Rochfort, the mother of deceased, at No. 100 William street, time to be announced. The deceased ever made rapid progress in his studies and entered the Rillhouse | hf,sh ahr, vuhn uaff hfptn old, being, it is believed, the youngest boy in age that ever entered this school. He leaves, besides his aged mother, two broth ers-William H. Roehfort of Edwards street and Robert Rochfort of Bantam, Conn. His father, the late Thomas Roch- fort, much esteemed citizen, died few years ago. The deceased began to fail in
 health about year sgo. His last illness
 was preceded by severe attack of nervous
 prossrstion, brought on by ovsrwork upon
 an important law case. Among the nots.
 ble cases in which he had been employed
 was the famous Brooklyn bridge case. The
 deceased went to Cincinnati for medical
 treatment about week ago. He had spent
 number of weeks this year at Ssrsnsc
 Lake, in the Adirondscks, for change of
 air and scene, and twice had visited Europe
 in recsnt years for health and recreation
 The New York Recorder of yesterday has
 the folio wing:
 Thomas E Rochfort was one of the
 ablest of tho younger members of the bar of this city. He left this city several
 months ago to seek in travel restoration of health and vitality, which had been seriously impaired by too close confins. ment and assiduous attention to his un. 1. ususlly large practice. MT. Rochfort wal . native of New Haven and was about thirty-six years of age. He was of Irish
 
 West Meath, Ireland, the old homestead al
 Rockfort Bridge bsing still in the posses sion of the Rochfors family, and he had ir a marked degree the nimble wit, brigh intellect and persuasive sloquenes of tn, | Irish race.
 MT. Roehfort's preliminary education was obtained at the Hopkins Grsmms ' school, New Haven, f.om woich he gradu : sted in the class of 1875. He matriculstet
 at Yale college in the same year, and afre a brilliant course he was graduated in th T class of 1879 with high honors He wa, : Was the one of the most popular men 1T his class; and the genial and many goot qualities which he showed in after Tiff F made everyone bis friend. He took @, active interest in every form of athle,i sports during his college career, and wa
 elected president of ths University Foot
 ball club. Since leaving college he did no | nIAO" ulo lutcEcSG III OuGOOOf 6DOI T to flag, and he put e. strain up r on his physical powers which ex
 hsusted his nervous force and cempslle, l. him to .eek rest
 n Mir. Rochfort studied law in Columbi
 law school in Washington, D. O and va 10 admitted to the bar in 1889 For 8 shor ,. tune after leaving Yale he was principal 0 l Fairfield academy, Fairfield, Conn, an !. while studying law in Washington he wa
 instructor in Greek and Latin in the his school. MT. Rochfort came to this city il r. 1882. and in spite of the fact that he ws 6 @ comparative stranger and without intlu ence he soon forced himself to the iron rank of the rising young lawyers. He a, '' stunned @ degree of eminsnce whtch ususll l. comes only after years of labor, throug s his profound knowledge of legal prineipie
 and his wonderfully successful msnag,
 ment of several important trials in court @ He was favorite of the bench and ba, @ and for the last Eve years he had bee d chosen as the attorney of the code oommi l. tee of the Bar association of New Tor # city to oppose dangerous legislation in Al a bany, and his work in this regard has bee n highly commended.
 a MT. Rochfort was the senior member c Il the firm of Rochfort 6 stayton (counsel fc a the Recorder). which has large and lucrs l. tive practice among many important col t ! porations.