Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-06

may De inferred that he enjoyed his 1uii
share of the legal business of the city. He
seems to have defended that James McGirk
who murdered his wife and was hanged for
tne deed. this first execution in the District
G taxing place on the grounds east of the
Capitol. In August, 1902, Woodward re-
luctantiy had made an unavailing pilgrim
age to Monticello to seek executive Glenn
ency.
If Woodward could no longer be mem
Der of the council, at least he could be an
ensign in the District militia: and in that
capacity, on May 4, 1909, he took the oath
to defend the Constitution. The next year
~ august, he increased his real estate OPP
erauonS by the purchase of lots in square
y, near the present Garfield Park. and
two months later he conveyed his holdings
to Monroe, Van Ness and Brent as in
dorsers.
becomes q Judge.
MT Moore then described the appearance
OF Mr. Woodward on a larger stage, when
by act of January IL, 1895. Congress set
on from Indiana territory the territory of
Michigan and President Jefferson named
Mr. Woodward as one of the Judges Mr.
Woodward went to Detroit, and among his
hrst acts, as described by Mr.. Moore was
one to substitute for the plan proposed
fof that city designed to cover an area
scarcely greater than four city books
plan providing for wide streets and ave-
nues diverging from a common center, with
reservations and parkings and all the beau
Ties winch are found in LEnfant's plan OF
Washington. He named the principal thor
oughfares for the Presidents of the United
states and for other prominent men, and
provided that the great north and south
avenue of the city should be called Wood
ward. not because Mr. Moore explained
humorously. the judges name was Wood
ward. but because that thoroughfare ran
woodward.
Thus it happened, observed Mr.. Moore,
that Detroit, although century older than
WASHINGTON laid
sectional map of the capital city, which
Judge Woodward had brought with him.
unfortunately, he added, fire and other
causes have somewhat disturbed Judge
Woodward's original design. but in its
main features the city of the straits is the
counterpart of the federal city.
Mr. Moore's account of Judge Wood
wards eccentric administration of law
proved to be highly amusing as also his
description of the judge as a financier He
started a bank. Mr.. Moore said, with a cap
ltal OF $l.OOO.oCO and was the president of
that institution The arbitrary conduct of
Judge Woodward on the bench resulted in
charges of misconduct presented to the
House of Representatives, but before any
acuon could be taken he was captured by
the British in their attack on Detroit Au-
gust IL, 1872 During his captivity Judge
woodward acted as secretary to the COM
manding officer and did much to mitigate
1he suferngs of the citizens of Detroit
during the British occupation He escaped
from his captors at the earliest opportu-
mty ana came to Georgetown where he
devoted himself to scholarly pursuits.
His Proposed Work.
Mr. Moore's account of Judge Wood
ward proposed great work. as described
by him in letter to jefferson, was not the
least interesting part of the paper, as it
gave him his place in the coterie of men
VINO nave endeavored to establish a sys-
TEN of classification of human knowledge.
MT; Moore said that today we smile at
Juase Woodward's system of universal
science, with the pedantic nomenclature but
ne SAID that it won from old John Adams
words Of kindly acknowledgment. He re-
1erred to Judge Woodward's plan for an in
sti.utloh OF hSher education and said that
Whlle the terms used We're impractical vet
underlying 1t all was TIE broad princinte
tiiat 1t is the duty of the state to furnish
hlgher aducation, non-sectarian in charac-
Ter, ana so inexpensive as to be within the
reach practically of all the people De-
velop1ng along these lines, said Mr. Moore
Michigan University has become rot only
enc OF the greatest institutions of learning
in this country. but it is also the pattern
of other state universities from the lakes to
the Pacific.
In summing up his estimate of Judge
Woodward, Mr.. Moore said that his court
vas mockery of justice and that he was
quarrelsome old man. He never married.
After nineteen years of service on the
Michigan bench he saw the judicial system
changed largely tC he rid OF him. Resign
ing, he returned to Washington and again
delVed into philosophy. In 1894 he was APP
pointed judge for the district of Florida
and July II, 1927, he died, leaving no known
relatives.
The paper was discussed by Mr. Spofford
and others, after which the society adj
journed