Evening journal., 1897-06-14
MARVEL RETIRED
William H. Boyce Succeeds Him
on the Bench.
LORE FOR CHIEF JUSTICE
Hon. 1 c. Grubb for Judge
at-Large
SPRUANCE AND PENNEWlLL.
SPRUANCE AND PENNEWlLL

THE RETIREMENT OF JUDGE
MARVEL is METWITH GENERAL
PUBLIC CRITICISM - sATIsFAC-
TION EXPRESSED CONCERNING
THE OTHER APPOINTMENTS.
JUDGES WILL MEET IN DOVER
TOMORROW, BE SWORN IN AND
OUTLINE THEIR WORK.
Governor Tunnel this morning COM
pleted his selection of the men who will
constitute the new bench for the State
of Delaware and announced the APP
pointments. They are, including that
Of chancellor, announced last week as
follows:
Chancellor-Hon. John R. Nicholson,
of Kent county.
Chief justice-Hon. Charles b. Lore,
Of New Castle county.
Associate judge at large-Hon. Igna-
thus c. Grubb. of New Castle county.
Associate judge for New Castle coun-
ty-HOn. William c. Spruance.
Associate judge for Kent county
Hon. James Pennewill.
Associate judge for Sussex county
Hon. William H. Boyce, present secre-
tary of state.
Retired on pension of 81 500 a year
for five years-Hon. David 7. Marvel. of
Kent county and Hon. Charles NJ. Cul-
len, of Sussex county.
The appointments and retiremeni.s
were announced by the governor at 10
o'clock this morning The commits
sions are already made out. and will
be delivered tomorrow.
Chancellor Nicholson will administer
the oath to Chief Justice Lore, and the
chief justice will administer the oath to
his several associates.
Who will succeed Judge Boyce as sec
retary Of state has noe been determined
but there is talk of Charles w. Cullen
son of the retiring judge, although his
father, who is indignant that Governor
Tunnel should retire him, made the
declaration here last week that he
would do his son bodily injury if he ac-
| cepted the office The commission for
| Judge BOyce will have to be made out
by the new secretary Of state. Those OF
the other judges were made out by Mr.
/ Boyce.
CONCENTRATING THE JUDGES.
AS soon as the news of the appoint
ments spread over the town the mem
bers of the bar and others hastened tC
pay their respects to the new judges
| Judge Spruance was the recipient Oi
marked attention, and since 10 O'Clock
this morning he has been receiving q
multitude of callers at his office en- the
first office floor of the Equitable build.
ing. Chief Justice Lore and Judge
I Grubb received congratulations on the
street and at their homes.
Advices from Dover are to the effec
that Judge Pennewill and Judge BOycl
were heartily greeted at Dover, but the
latter viii doubtless receive his mos
hearty congratulations at Georgetown
which is his home ENN
MARVEL'S RETIREMENT A SUR
PRISE.
The great surprise OF the day was tn,
retirement of Judge Marvel, of Ken
county. Everybody knew that Chic
Justice Lore and Judge Grubb wOul,
succeed themselves, and there was III
the doubt as to Hon. William c. Spru
ance. Ii was public property that Hon
b James Pennewill had been offered tn
associate judgeship for Kent, and wa
holding 1t under HdVisement, an,
would probably accept il. Judge Cullel
= openly declared at least a week ag
that he would be retired, and this opin
ion was shared by the public
But from the first there has been a,
element of doubt as to Judge Marve
/. Nobody could see on what grounds tn
j governor could retire him at a cost @
b. $500 to the people, unless he retire
e all old judges; but, at the same tins
S there was a feeling that Judge MarvC
j was to be made the victim of the gov
e ernors friendly feeling for his secre
s tary of state.
Judge Marvel had the support {
nine-lcnths Of the members Of the ba
of the state, and could have had mor
= had he placed himself in the pOsitio
2 Of a seeker for the judgeship. But thl
= he would not do. He did not make a
G effort in his own behalf. but his friend
did a great deal for him. AS late a
Saturday forty or fifty prominent Law
S yers expressed to the governor a desii
to eppear before him to-day and voiC
y their sentiments in favor of Jude
i Marvel, but their representative wa
s informed that the governor had mao
up his mind regarding the matter an
that il would be useless for the deli
Z cation to go down.
When this refusal 10 hear a deleg'
tion N Judge Marvels behalf becan
known in Wilmongton, his frienC
practically gave up hope but many
the members of the bar expressed a
!, unwlllingness TO believe that the go
= ernor would disregard the represent
~ tiOns that had been made IN favor
= Judge Marvel and retire him from Il
= bench. They contended that there W;
- nothing to justify him in such a cours
especially as il would entail a heaN
expense upon the people and give the
nothing in return, for there was
m unanimity of opinion thar Judge Ma
k. vel would be just as valuable an acqu
at sition to the bench as Secretary
State Boyce would be. When finally