New-York tribune., 1895-12-27
JUDGE JOSEPH F. DAILY.

JUDGE JOSEPH F. DAILY.
been invited 10 preside. David Mcclure VIII ~
sent the resolutions framed by the committee w.
A Butler w B. Hornbower and Edward Lauter'
bach will speak on behalf OF the bar
An interesting feature will be brief addresses 90
lyered by representatives OF the various iocs'
courts which have had intimate official reauohs
with the Court of Common Pleas The speaker
will be Surrogate Arnold, representing the ourrv
gates Court the duties of which the Common Fieas
Judges empowered by statute 70 perform.
Judge Cowing representing the Court OF Senefai
Sessons Of which the Common Pleas Judges were
ex-oficio members; Chief Justice Robert A. van
Wyck OF the City Court OF which the SoHi'no"
Pleas has been the appellate t7ounai' Jus'ices
O'Gorman and Roesch. behalf OF the eleven dis
,r,ct courts whose decisions were reviewed Dy tne
Common Pleas The ex-Chef Justice OF the court
and its historian Charles p. DAILY who SAT IN II
from 1874 to 1885, a period Of forty-one years wiz
deliver brief address A vaedictory by Chief JUS
tice Joseph F. DAILY will close the exercises
JUDGE DALY's GAvEL
There is on exhibition at a jewellers store set
broadway and Twentieth-st. the gavel used by
Chief Judge Joseph F. DAILY In the Court OF COM
mon Pleas 1t has been handsomely mounted in
gold and will he presented to Judge DAILY at the
meeting The gavel IS made OF ivory and the enas
have been heavily covered with gold On one emo
Is engraved the seal of the court. and on ne otheI
"Joseph F. DAILY, 1S70-lS90 Judge 1880 10 1925, Cnie1
Iudpe" On the barrel is a heavy gold band on
which the names of all the Chief Judges are en-
graved with the time OF their respective term "
Office The Chief Judges were John T. IRVING MI
chael Neshoefer Daniel p Ingraham. Cnaries r
Daly Richard L. Larremore and Joseph r. Day.
On the handle of the gavel is broad band OK soid
engraved This gaye was used by the Hon. Joseph
F. Daily the last Chief Judge Of the Court OK
Common Pleas for the City and County OF New
York Haec .olim memnissi jurabt
The gavel rests in box OF old oak, hghiy poa'
Sbad with a
The Court of Common Pleas Is the direct sue
cessor of the court first established by the Dutcn
on Manhattan Island. so that II mas existeo unoeS
one name or another for 2p years. The original
Dutch court that OF the Schout, Burgomas-
ters and Schepens Its records are still preserved
in part in the early historical documents OF the
State. When the English took possession OF New
Amsterdam the was changed to the MAYORS
Court the powers of which were similar 20 tnose
Of the Dutch tribunal. and the Mayor and Alder
men held places almost exactly like those OK tne
Dutch officials who composed the earlier court
The Mayor, and, afterward, the Recorder presided
at the Mayors Court, and some OF the Aldermen
sat with the presiding judge. The court at nrst
had both criminal and civil jurisdiction Later tne
criminal Jurisdiction transferred to the Court
of General Sessions presided over by the Mayor
or Recorder and in which members OF the Board
OF Aldermen also sat. The name "Court OF Com
mon Pleas adopted in 1921, when "N
Judge was elected. Afterward. when additonai
John T. Irving a brother Of Washington Irving.
was First Judge" when the court assumed It's
present pres name, in ls2I He was member of the
court for seventeen years william inSan San,ei R
% Insraham the father Of the present Justice George
l. Insraham. Of the supreme Court sat IN as sas
transferred the Supreme Court The main part
ts term 1ne Of Service OF exchef Judge Charles p Daily
who will be a central figure at the meeting OF the
bar on Monday.
SERVED FORTy-oNE YEARS.
His term of service began in 1sA and continued
until 1885, His strong personality contributed mucn
to the high reputation of the court for forty years.
He was an enthusiastic geographical and h!stortcal
student an entertaining talker and writer ot
high reputation In many branches. among tns
court with Judge DAILY we're John Il. Brady Char.eS
H. van Brunt and George c: Barrett better known
Hilton. iii nh Hooper c Van Worst Hamilton W. Rob
inson, In whose honor tablet was recently Pr p5S.
succeeded Chief Judge Charles P. pay as the the head
of the court and GeorgeM van Sc hoesen; s WnS VINO ~
has been at the head of the movement among the
members of the bar to take pTSe notice .. sa sns
Chief Judge Joseph Raiy paos,ayer aSssr M s:
The Court OF Common Pleas has possessed .
unique jurisdiction In some respects All otner So1n-
York County the Court Of Cor mon Pleas Pleas TOOK "a: s
as DaSe f haf % the S' he g.
able to perform his duties II the Court Of General
eoarf Of Wspn Common mn Hef Pleas night
hold that court. Appeals from the City Court ana
Pleas General Term. Many Of the older members Of
the bar pleasant recollectons OF this ancient
stutional Ha % Convention con in voting to consolidate the
higher civil courts was due Largely to a feeling
OF respect for the Court Of Common Pleas. Ths
Judges will be transferred 10 the Supreme Court on
January |, and all rhe undisposed OF In the
Court Of Common Pleas will be tried in the su-