Evening journal., 1897-02-11
JUDGE WALES EULOGY.
The Bar Association Passes
Resolutions on His Death.
MEETING HELD IN FEDERAL COURT

THE MEMBERS OF THE BARsPOKE
IN PRAISE or THE LATE JUDGE
VARIOUS COMMITTEES TODRAFT
RESOLUTIONS.
The members OF The New Castle
County Bar Association met this morn
ing in the court room OF the Federal
building to pay their respects 90 their
lately deceased member, Judge Leonard
E. Wales. The meeting was largely at
tended nearly every member Of the
bar and association being present.
Lewis c. Vandegrift, president Of ths
association. called the meeting TO or
der and named Chiof Justice Charles B.
Lore as chairman OF the meeting. II.
IA. Ward was chosen secretary. Colonel
Benjamin Nicids moved that commit
tee Of seven be appointed 10 draft reso-
lutions on the late judges death. Chief
Justice Lore appointed Mcssrs. Nields,
Rodney, Higgins. Bird, Spruance Van
degriit and Gray. The committee held
n conference In the judges room and
returned with these resolutions;
"The members Of the bar Of New
Castle county. assembled 20 take action
upon the death of Honorable Leonard
E. Wales judge Of the District Court Of
Delaware, IN cCmmcn with the citizens
of this and the adjoining common
wealths within the fields Of his lab0rs,
desire TO testify to the high respect in
which he was held as o judge, the af-
lection with which he was regarded by
an and the sorrow with which his
death is mOurned. Therefore, be it
| the kindness of the Divine Ruler i'm
extending for more than three score
years and ten his useful and distin-
/ guished life, his departure was so un-
/ expected that the blow seems TO have
fallen too suddenly upon a community
that had hoped that his life. which had
brought so much that was honorable
into its midst, should be continued for
many years to come. holding before il
an example that would lift higher It's
ideals and desires.
Resolved. also, That while this ban
recognizes the many public and private
trusts committed to Judge Wales be-
fore he was called to high judicial place
in this state. and the conscientious dis
charge of all his duties and obligations
as a private citizen, it has been as q
magistrate holding in the courts of thi.
state and in those Of the nation The
scales Of Justice between man and mar
that he was an enduring crown. and II
is to that the people of this state vii
look backpn as inspiration TO hersonl
of this and coming generations. Pre-
) siding as he did in the state and Fed
erai courts with marked dignity, he wa
3 a patient listener and courteous, con
: siderate and impartial In his bearing
10 Loft I.F.I.f
the example Cf a pure, useful and hon
3 ored life. and a memory which will lon
: be cherished with respect and affection
by his associates upon the bench ant
the profession of which he was dis
) tingushed member.
Resolved That a copy OF these reso
lutions be transmitted to the family O
: the deceased, with The assurance of Oul
sincere sympathy: and that a commit
tee be appointed by the chair to presen
the same TO the courts OF United Statel
! for this district and of this state. will
: the request that they be entered upoI
the records.
j Resolved, THAT we attend the tn
funeral in a body"
MT Nields then spoke on the earle
r. life Of the late judge. The speaker salt
he knew him from boyhood and servel
, with him in the late civil war. He wa
as a boy as he wasaman, kind and c0ur
p teous, and never once have / know
- him to speak Unexpectedly Cf fellCg
member Of this bar l feel his loss
Z and will for many years to come. IL
s a great blow, and one that viii be last
d ing"
y There were other short addresses b
d ex-senator Higgins, James II. Hot
e fecker. Henry c. Conrad and Chief Jus
tice Lore.
Chief Justice Lore appointed thes
committees to draft resolutions for th
4 different courts:
!. United States COurt-Higgins. Van
! degrift. Bird, Hilles and Harrington.
!. Court Of Errors and Appeals-GeOre
y Gray. Nields. Salisbury. II. Hoffecke
- and Walter II. Hayes.
Court of Chanoery-M Messrs. Spruanc
Rodney, Cooper, Johnston and En-
mons
IS Superior Court-Messrs. Bradfor'
y Biggs, Rumford, Macallister and Cor
e rad.
The funeral of Judge Wales tco
place this afternoon az 2 o'clock frol
his late residence, No. 1903 Delawai
ID avenue. The funeral was largely "a
r tended Members of the Legislator
u Of the Constitutional Convention. u
'c Bar Association and nearly all Il
Is prominent citizens Of this city we're
E. attendance The remains were taken
p, Rodney Street Presbyterian Churc
IL where services were held. Rev. DR.. Nj
F. Curdy prached the sermon. The Sc
vices at the grave were conducted /
" Rev. William r. Lewis. Rev. A.
s. Keigwin pronounced the bcnodiction.
li The pall-bearers were: EX-Senatl
r Anthony Higgins. Levi c. Bird, Senat'
ie George Gray, Ferdinand L. Gilpin, r.
e. ward G.. Bradford, DR.. Henry Garrei
e Andrew G. Wilson and William c. Spr
y ancc.
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