The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-23
DEATH OF JUDGE C1RPEYrER.

supreme court of Connecticut, occurred
at 4;S0 this morning at his home on
Garden street, being caused by shock
of paralysis, Two years ago the dis
tinguished legalist was stricken down
with paralysis, and it was apprehended
for weeks that he could not survive the
attack His strong constitution held
out, however, enabling him to rally in
the end and resume in part the legal
business which had commanded his at
tention after retiring from the supreme
court. He was one of the state referees
appointed by the general assembly.
During the last months of his life he
was accustomed to be rolled in an easy
chair from his home on Garden street
to his office in the Hills block, coming
down town regularly, as long as his
strength would allow. He experienced
a new shock few weeks ago, and fail
ed so perceptibly from the start that no
hope was entertained of his surviving
the attack. He passed away at 4:30
o'clock this morning, ending a long and
| honorable career.
Judge Carpenter was born in the
| town of Ashford, January IA, 1924, and
was educated in the public and aca-
demic schools of that time. He made
| his first appearance in legislative life in
| 1857, when he served in the state sem
| ate from the old Fourteenth district.
AT that time he was resident of Kill
! To-, L., ,,.AI fAs,1
the Fourteenth district. -Four mem
bers of the senate of that year attain
| ed eminent positions on the bench in
| this state They were Judge Dwight
! w. Pardee, Sidney B. Beardsley, and
| the deceased of the supreme court, and
| Judge James Phelps of the superior
court. Judge Carpenter was the last
survivor of the trio of supreme court
judges who served in the 1858 senate.
The late Governor James f. English of
| New Haven was also member of the
senate that year. Judge Carpenter
was president pro tempore of the body.
/ In 1861 he was elected a member of the
house from Killingly, and was appoint
ed house chairman of the military
committee, During the first week
of the session, the committee reporting
favorably, bill was passed, confirming
the action of Governor Buckingham in
sending troops from the state into the
United States service without authority
of the law at that time. A law was
also passed giving the necessary au-
| thority thereafter.
The deceased received his first APP
pointment as judge of the superior
court July A, 1861 while he was a mem
Der of the general assembly He re-
moved from Killingly to Wethersfield
soon after his appointment, and re-
sided in that town for number of
years. He became identified with the
Congregational church in that place.
and was deeply interested in its sue
cess and progress. The Rev. Willis S.
Cotton was then pastor a man of ex-
ceptional charm of heart and life; and
| in the educational work Of the town
/, Mr. William A. Magill. now of AM
herst, Mass, was at the head The
Rev. w w. Andrews of the Catholic
Apostolic church was then beginning
the great researches that have occupied
| the last thirty years of his life and was
a regular attendant at the mid-week
worship in the church. Judge Carpen-
ter found genial and fascinating
friendship in this group, and through
life there has been the strongest aiii-
ance between them.
In 1866 Judge Carpenter was ad-
vanced to the supreme court and re-
manned in that high position until, two
/ years ago, the constitutional age limit
| tic H., ~
body. His career on the supreme bench
was identified in an unusual manner
with public interests. The noted boy
colt opinion a few years ago, which
defined the rights of the workingman
SO clearly that there has been no con-
test in that direction since, was from
his pen. The opinion of the supreme
court, enunciated six years ago rela-
tive to the forfeiture of wages in case
of a violation of contract was also pre-
pared by Judge Carpenter Judge Car
penter was also prominent in the secret
ballot and quo warranto decisions.
During the war Judge Carpenter
took an active and patriotic interest in
the union cause. 1t fell to his lot to
deliver the grafton at the burial of Gen
eral Nathaniel Lyon, and the tribute
was one of matchless eloquence and
affection. The soldiers of the union
army were to him personal friends, and
his heart and thoughts have been for
thirty years enlisted in their behalf
He felt the sincerest regard for Rob-
ert o. Tyler post, and shared in the
public exercises attending it's inaugural
here years ago.
His second wife, who survives him,
Sophia Tyler Cowen, is niece of the
Connecticut hero in whose honor the
post was named. The first wife of
Judge Carpenter was Harriet G. Brown
of Brooklyn, Conn. She died July 8
1874 leaving three daughters and one
SON. The latter died September II, 1879
There have been two children by the
second marriage. One of the daughters
of Judge Carpenter by his first mar
riage is the wife of Myron H. Bridge
man of the Hartford National bank
The second daughter is Mrs. Joseph f.
Watties of Boston. and the third, Mar
cia Carpenter, is the wife of Mr.. Frank
E. Stone. Judge Carpenter was mem
Der of the Asylum Hill Congregational
church and distinguished representa-
tive of the Congregational denomina-
ton in this state.
Judge Carpenter had been one of the