The Irish standard., 1894-04-21

DAVID DUDLEY FIELD,
mad expected to spend his summer
among the Berkshire hills, where he
was born. He was engaged il
writing mis- autobiography. Only last
Wednesday he remarked: "My one
great ambition is to have my codes
adopted all over the world. They arc
written aud published. 1t is only a
question Of time when they will be &C
Septed."
Mr.. Fields estate is valued at be
tween s500,00o and sl.Oo0,00O The
property is nnencumbered. Mr., Henry
HI. Field, his brother, said that the
Sulk of his estate will be held in trust
Tor the grandchildren until they be.
come OF age.
Flags sat Half Mast.
When the news Of MI. Fields death
necame known Mayor Gilroy ordered
Che flags on the city hall displayed at
halt mast, aud the Tag over the Law
yers club in the Equitable building
was also lowered. Judge Prior, sitting
III part of the court of common pleas,
Judge Bookstaver, holding q special
term Of tho court Of common pleas, and
Judge Giererch in part 8 of the court
ST common pleas, adjourned court
when they heard of Mr.. Fields death.
HIS Remarkable Career.
TMr. Field WAS born At Haddam, Conn, and
WAS educated at Williams college. He studied
law, was admitted to practice when % years
CID ano began bis legal career In this city. HI
was chiefly known public man Ter his
Jabors lii the cause Of law reform. Having
boon appoin ted in l847 by the Legislature
Of his state commissioner on practice an6
pleading, he took an active part IN the prep
arattcn OF . new code OF procedure He was
iutrusted by the stare in 1857. a. prestden,
of commission, with the task OF preparing
political code, penal code, and q civic
code containing the entire BODY OF the lew.
NE Noyes undertook the penal code and Mr..
Field tho analysis OF the political and civil.
After many drafts and eight successive reports
had been made the ninth and final report was
submitted to the legislature in February. 1868
Ar. Field rewrote the civil code eighteen times.
All these low reforms occupied most Of mis-
sine foS eighteen years
Other states follow ed the example Of Now
York. These codes have been adopted by near
ay ell the states and, in subs stance, by England
and her ooloniea Az international code was
aezt drawn up Working with the Law society
sn England, ho drafted code which WAS after"
ward published
Helped to Nominate Lincoln.
Mr.. Field made his tlrst pubic speech In lS4e
ut Tammany hall Two years later he began
% rally the anti-slavery remnant Of hts party
80 oppose the annexation Of Texas None
was more active on the side OF free
ths Kansas Nebraska difficulty. He at.
tended many conventions and always spoke
against that portion Of his party which
upheld tho slave trade. Mr.. Field was dele
gate to the peace convention during the last
months Of tho Buchanan administration. 10
his influence aud that OF Horace Greedy, at the
Chicago convention in 1862 the nomination Of
Lincoln WAS largely ascribed. After the war he
objected TO military rule in the south and
argued many celebrated cases against the
oonstitutionality OF military commissions
In 1873 he attended meeting at Brussels,
which resulted In the formation OF an assocta-
sion OF economists, legislators and law
yers from all ports OF the world tor
tho reform and codihcauon OF the laws
OF nations, the object being to substi-
tute arbitration for war In the settlement OF
disputes OF this association he was chosen
president In the latter part OF 1873 MIR. Field
made . tour around the world, being received
everywhere with tho highest honors permits
sible to civilian
Mr. F1eld was a member Of one OF the most
aoted families Of this country Justice Field
OF the United States supreme court and Cyrus
Tiald, father Of the ocean cable, were his
brotherAl .
The Funeral. aN
New YORK, April 16.-Funeral serv-
Ices were held yesterday over the re-
mains Of David Dudley Field at Calvary
Episcopal church. Many distinguished
men were present The remains were
taken to Stockbridge, Mass: for inter
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