The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-24
II0N0RED HIS MEMORY
BAR ASSOCIATION TAXES ACTION ON
the DEATH or MR.. DOOLITTLE.

Resolutions of Respect and Coincidence
Passed-Addresses Made by Prominent
Men Who Had Long Associated With the
Late Attorney.
The New Haven County Bar associa-
ton met yesterday afternoon in the
superior court room to take action on
the death of Tilton Il. Doolittle, 1t
was the largest gathering OF members
Of the county bar that had ever been
seen under similar circumstances.
President John w, Alling opened the
meeting by saying This meeting is
held in memory of Tilton Il, Doolittle.
who has been for more than fifty years
u member of the bar and personal
friend of my own. The committee APP
pointed to take charge OF these exer-
cises We're Ex-Governor Harrison, ex-
Governor Ingersoll and ex-Judge Henry
Stoddard. l leave the meeting in their
hands"
Ex-Governor Ingersoll then presented
the resolutions which We're as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That we, the members of
the New Haven County Bar deeply
impressed with.the great loss sustained
by our profession and the public in
the death of Mr. Tilton Z. Doolittle, do
now place upon record this memorial
| of our respect, appreciation and affec-
ton for our lamented friend.
Resolved, That we his professional
associates, mourn the loss Of a gen
eroushearted and sympathetic friend,
in whose death our profession and the
public have lost. an able, Jealous and
devoted counsellor and advocate, and
the state a conscientious and public
spirited citizen.
Resolved, That this bar will attend
the funeral in body
Resolved, That we tender to his fam
liy our heartfelt sympathy in their af-
Fiction, and that a copy of these reso-
lutions be transmitted to them.
Resolved, That the president of this
bar present these resolutions to the SUI
perior court of this county and request
that the same may be entered on rec
ord.
After the acceptance Of the resolu-
tions Governor Ingersoll spoke as fol-
lows:
Mr.. President, / am reluctant to
add word to those resolutions which
SO APPLY express the feelings OF the
members Mr.. Doolittle has been so
thoroughly identified with this court
that it seems that he must live with 1t.
His personality was so individual that
the youngest member OF the bar knew
him as he was. He wore no mask. |
never knew man who tried so little
to have others think differently of him
than what he was. All his ways Were
peculiarly characteristic. RE ssilght to
pattern after no one.
He was connected with the bar for
over fifty years and during that time
he had been active In every part OF
our profession And he has gone
through 1t with the respect Of US all
Ex-Judge Harrison spoke as follows
TT seems impossible for me to add
anything to what my brother has al
ready said. But one cannot refuse to
say word at the grave Of his friend
| Our departed brother entered the pro-
fession at a striking epoch in the his
tory of this association. The number
of the bar was smaller than to-day
| But in that bar. leading and controlling
lit, was q group Of men whose names
most of them, l suppose are forgotten
But no one who ever saw these mer
can forget them. There were lawyers
who were the equal of each other and
inferior in few points. 1t was a gal.
axy of lawyers such as was nevet seer
here before, and has never been seer
since. In that school, our young frient
began his training; under the influence
of taese men. The training would have
been of no use if he had not possessed
by nature the instincts, the moral char
acter to absorb all that was valuabl,
in those influences.