The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-20
DEATH OF JUDGE C. P.DALY.
sTRIoKES WITH APoPLExY At Hrs
ECoUNTRY HOMR ON LONG ISLAND.

nun Iishs MT tne hko VI ~ot anu oor'ou
with Rare Distinction for Nearly Forty
Two hears-incidsn" OF h's C"reer'
SAC HARDoR, L. l.. Sept. 19.-Charles Patrick
DAILY. formerly Chief Justice OF the Court Of
Common Pleas. died suddenly at his summer
home near this village this morning. While
reading q newspaper after eating his dinner
yesterday Judge DAILY was stricken with
apoplexy. DR.. J. Richard Taylor. the family
physician. was hastily summoned and re-
NAMED with him until tho end came at
O'Clock this morning.
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"nsn ouoee Onaries r, Dsy was nomlna'ou
~, 10, ohiei 1us.eo vi INC oiu oout' vi oov"
fNas. III io'l' atler the !"eeu s'aau'' ~
reeeiVoo e'ery vote cast ior 'nas olnoo! ~,
was eonsp,euous his'orica' snu ssos' ,,
sonoiaf ana ieaVes Reokrephleai noisy
unsutpasseu Dy any private cohec'oh IN .hi'
country: ne was "onoeriui eoh'ersa.'on
shst' ms parents were from INC hor'n Vi
Ireland He was born OCT 81. 1910. Two years
eiter 'hsy came 70 the oniteo etetes' III, ms
iather VI" a master carpenter Ihe
poS was sent 10 private scnoo''
In Mhich Caroinal hcoiosRey anu 'anos
L. oraoy were mis- CLASSMATES "hen ne
was pareiS In MS teens ms ia'her oieu'
mo 10Y ieie schooi' WORKED ms wa! W
'ahnah' ia. ana ontereo tno employ Oh smeii
merehsns' ne ran away 10 sea aitor snort
term Of cisrkinR ana served tnFee years oe'ore
.he mast ne was al Algiers "nen tns french
oesiefed ana captured the CITY In iooo IN ms
i"'er years ne reierreo 10 hls iite as sa'ior as
an ln'siuaoie eAperiehce'
no was apprenueed 70 trade on MS return
70 No" 10TH Long before MS apprenticeship
expired the young man eioauence anu
mental quaiities attractsd the aNention OF
MIN tnrough mon oolieRe' Day STOOD oy MS
employers WIDOW VINO was IN hard cireum'
s'anees' anu ueenneu the oher' Mhen 'ne
term OF MS apprenticeship EXPIRED hr. souie
TOOK the young man into MS once as student
AZ Sioo year he slept ~ the once ana ola
all sorts OF odd JOBS. seven years OF work IN
law ONCE was then required OF cahoioate ior
the par. put on tne motion OF hr. souie the
RUE was set ASIDE Tor MT DAILY ~ Cniei Justice
Neison. MT paiy passed most orilianc pup
nc examina'ioh ana was aomitteo 10 'ne oar Id
1898. lie lormeu partnership with mr. nc
blrath. VINO was alterWard one OF the FOUNDERS
OF 'he irlouhe. MT Daiy success III thep rae-
tiee OF law was almost instantaneous
Five years after his admission to the bar
there was vacancy on the bench OF the Court
OF Common Pleas. MT DAILY. VINO had In the
meantime served q term In the Legislature and
had declined nomination TO congress. was
appointed to tho vacancy at the age Of
rs at the eugRestlon OF e4-aoV' marcy.
Mr.. DAILY himself had supported another can.
dioate. he look MS seat on may =. 1854 ana
remained on the bench Tor nearly iorty-tWo
years longer than has any other Judge In this
etate. nc became ohiei justice Oh the court
In 1893 his opinions NUMBER between 4.ooo
and e.ooo Many OF them nave become classic,
notably that IN the case OF snooK. In when ne
n a
that In the case OF Cromweli against etephens.
legally defining motel. ana that IN the case OF
EoGcrton aGainst rage on tne origin and ma
ture OF the law OF oViction' Inc reports OF the
court were issueu py MIN ana are KNOWN s
Days reports.
After the Astor race riots OF loto. wheh
mayor "ooonuli had heu from the city and
hecoroer laiimause ueehneo 10 preside at the
trial OF the rioters. Judge DAILY was selected to
act Tor MIN. Inc common opinion In the
united states .hen was thaI occasional riots
"ere periee'' ie2time.e expressions OF puoiio
opinion. The common council OF fniladeiphia
passed re,o,u.,oh 70 'ha1 snee'' ~ was
com mon psiiei 'nae cohs'ct'oa i"r riounR
was I'M posS'oIe' ouuse pa'y he'u 'hat riotef
was ae.p0' .t au d
OF riots and the seven rioters were convicted
and heavily sentenced
During the reign OF Tweed. Judge DAILY re-
ceived many costly gifts OF furniture. rare
wines anu inc IKE. lr'enu came upon n,m
once while no was engaged In repaoking lot
Of these things and sending them back to
those from whom thew come Tbs triad
'noee rum "no''t '"o' e"'lo' INV iiienu
demonstrated with him.
IT won't allow them to remain In my house"
You might as WELL" said the friend.
Everybody will charge you with having
th.u, e"
them'
Il will know that have not got them"
said Judge Daly and changed the aubieot
wh.n hs want abroad Indea D.iv 49,
Mhen nc went aoroau 'uoRe Day was re-
ceived with the greatest consideration by
everybody. He met the Duke OF wellington
In ieol.
You are much too young" the old General
said to him. TO have reached a high placa ON
tho bsnoh-mnoh too Young"
Il owe my position" replied Judge Daily TO
one Of those accidents OF fortune to which your
60 ~ ,t..,. ~ " N'I" 'ou'
Grace owes so little
recall nv criticism. ~ aAid thu Duka ri