Evening journal., 1896-12-22
STRONG JUDICIAL PAP Err
Read BY Judge Ignatius c.
Grubb Last Evening.
WILL BE FINISHED THIS EVENING

WILL BE FINISHED THIS EVENING |
HCHIEF JUSTICE LORE REFLECT 1
ED PRESIDENT OF THE DELLA
WARE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
BIRD SUCCEEDS BAYARD AS RE
CORDING SECRETARY.
The principal feature of the annual
~ meeting of the Historical Society OF
e Delaware at its rooms at Tenth and
Market streets last evening was the
reading Of the first part of a paper
81 by Judge Grubb on THE Colonial and
81 State Judiciary of Delaware" But for
# the mass of miscellaneous business the
8 Judge would have concluded the read
Il ing, but as that was impossible at such
q late hour, it was arranged to hold a
q special meeting tonight at s o'clock
N in order that he might conclude COM
q mencing with the Constitution of 1892
81 The meeting will be open to the pub
lie, and many persons will doubtless
d avail themselves of the opportunity to
81 hear such an eminent authority on such
an important subject.
There was large attendance last
night due partly to the annual meet
& ing and partly to the paper to be read
J. by the judge.
Mark M. Cleaver presided Chief
Il | Justice Lore read his report as presi-
Il dent of the society 1t showed Won
n derfully successful year, with an in
y crease in membership from 1S2 to 15I
Il and the receipt of 100 gifts. The visit
s ors during the year numbered 65S.
The Committee on Nominations made
4 a report, in which all the old officers
81 were re-nominated with the exception
II of Thomas f. Bayard, Jr, as secre-
III tary He is going to leave the city.
Fl The report of the committee, which IS
Il as follows was unanimously adopted
Il President. Hon. Charles B. Lore; vice
81 president, Ambassador Thomas r..
81 Bayard, New Castle county; ManloYc
81 Hayes. Kent county; GovernOr-elect
i Ebe w. Tunnell Sussex county; corre-
III spending secretary, John b. Bird; re-
n cording secretary. Willard Hall Por-
!. ter; treasurer, II. r. Bringhurst, Ii
HA brarian, Henry c. Conrad; historeog-
81 rapher. Pennock Pusey; directors, DR.
81 ]. p. Wales, Judge l. c. Grubb, c. p
NJ Johnson. Colonel William A. LaMotte
and George w Bush
Several presentations of gifts were
n made curing the evening.
A vote of thanks was rendered
Thomas Z. Bayard, Jr., for his services
as secretary, and that the society's best
E wishes go with him to New York.
A. A. Capelle, William r. Brinckic
Z Major John r. Brinckle. Harry Pas
\ chall Thomas E. Young William G.
u Van Trump. General j. Parke Postles
Hon. w. f Causey. of Milford, Simon
c. Long and John Paschall were elected
active members and Mrs. Jeanette s..
Il Barkley associate member.
H. c. Conrad gave notice that tho
next monthly meeting would be a
"McDonough Night" Rodney McDon-
& ough. of Boston, will read a paper ON
Commodore Thomas McDonough and
his ancestors, and an old painting Of
the commodore. which has been re-
touched, will be unveiled.
Judge Grubb then read the first part
of his paper, which was as follows.
JUDGE GRUBB's PAPER.
Part of Judge Grubbs paper follows
The administration of justice in Della
ware embraces a period Of two and one
half centuries under colonial and stat.
governments. Delaware is indebted to the
Dutch for the discovery OF her bay. b.
Hudson. in 1909. for the early exploration
of her river by Hendricsson, in 1915; anc
for the first attempt to colonize her terri
tory, by DeVries, near Lewes, in 1851. But
to Sweden. under Minuit, in 1888. she owes
the first permanent settlement within her
s. borders, at Christina, now Wilmington
and to the English, under Carr in 1854 the
ultimate establishment Of stable govern
ment and Anglo-saxon institutions
During her earliest history Justice was
dispensed, successfully, by Swedish Dutcl
and English executives. who were clothed
with judicial powers, which they exercised
according to the laws and usages. so far as
applicable, Of their respective countries.
Delaware's first Fountain Of Justice
was the bluff and irascible Swedish soldier
and governor John Printz appointed In
1913, ana described by his Dutch contem-
porary, DeVries, as Captain Printz who
weighs four hundred pounds and drinks
three horns at every meal" Little is
known of him in his judicial capacity, but
it is probable that he brought more weight
than law to the bench.
SUBJECT TO THE DUTCH
After the conquest Of the swedes By
Governor Stuyvesant in 1856 the territory
upon the Delaware became subject to the
Dutch Government at Manhattan repre-
sented by a vice-director. During the
Dutch ascendancy justice was generally
dispensed by a tribunal, consisting Of the
, viee-director and commissioners or mags-
trates, who sat at suitable times, attended
by a sehout or sheriff and other needfu,
officers. In 1864 the English succeeded the
Dutch, and their Delaware territory and
its Swedish Dutch and English settlers be.
came subject to the laws and governmen,
of the Duke Of York Thereafter the Judi.
cial system of England was steadily though
prudently, introduced by the royal COVER
nors At first the judicial tribunals and
modes of procedure were of the simplest
character. as the condition and needs OF
the earlier colonsts required no complex
or elaborate system. But with the advent
of william Penn began an era OF gradual
Improvement and development which
eventually eliminated in a commemorative
( and regularly organized judicial system
The Duke Of York having conveyed tc
Penn tho three counties now constituting
he state of Delaware and tbcn called "th,