The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-02

| IuOllldS VI. heUl SeCOuueu INC IilStt'S
rial, saying Mr.. Goulding's Industry
! his unbounded resources and his ire
mendous will won for him cases that
| would be lost to others. Year a1ter
year he mounted higher and was con-
stantly engaged in the trial of lmpor-
| tant causes, and these trials and thell
| recompenses were so Irresistible TO MIN
| ne could not give them up for polltlcdi
| life. SO he remained the sturdy law
| yer, and it is safe to say his strenu-
| Gus life as lawyer shortened his days
| Judge A, A. Putnam of UXbridge
| said: ut happened to me to hear our
departed brother in his first trial pc
| fore the Superior Court and to Watcn
! his growth until he became one OF the
acknowledged leaders of our bar. HIS
appearance at that time was one OF
confidence not always seen IN youhS
lawyer before the tribunal and MS as
sociates. 1t might be said the youhS
lawyer appeared sure of his ground
without any sign of self assurance, He
had so prepared himself for the case
If he lost it he would not be abashed.
This characterized his following career
A lawyer born, his chief ampltloh
seemed to be to excel as a lawyer. IL
is said of him he preferred a nara case
to an easy one. Little wonder tndt
with such a mind and such Devotion
shown by this great gathering to pay
tribute to his memory"
Herbert Parker said: I'VE claim him
as ours, but his powers were so vast
and his reputation so great. they eN-
tended far beyond the borders OF our
county Fearless In the discharge OF
every duty, he was the type OF all taat
Is best In our civic virtue. l knew MN
as man and lawyer. His mind anu
al,.o ffrhf
of the mountains. They were massive,
colossal and supreme in their mighty
strength Great he was, just and SIN
cere, and there lives not man who
did not know from his lips what he
thought. Others can pay more com
pliment to him as a lawyer. 1t Is OF
the man 1 speak.
HE has gone fearless and with the
light of Justice on his brow to meet
what may come after death"
Arthur P. Rugg said that measured
by the tests of character Mr.. Goulding
was one Of the great men of our day.
He has seemed to the eye of our
younger generation the embodiment of
the great lawyer The particular quail
ity that interested me was his genius
for work. He held the office of city So
licitor of Worcester for II years. longer
than any of his associates. Among
ranked high. He had a deep apprecia-
ton of tn" civic virtues of the city in
which ne lived and he fully appreciated
the high honor conferred on him by his
reDeated election to the office of city
solicitor. He was the last man to run
after office but ne was cherished and
respected by his fellow citizens.
Walter PerIey Hall of Fitchburg
spoke for the Junior members of the
10, cd, do
on them by Mr.. Goulding's tremendous
industry.
Eben Francis Thompson referred
especially to Mr.. Goulding's home life
and his love for nature and books, and |
said these attributes made him the man
he was
Judge Barker. in accepting the me-
mortal for the Supreme Court records |
paid the following tribute to Mr.. Could |
ing:
THE news of Mr.. Gouldirg's i'll
ness was to me wholly surprise. He
was so erect and vigorous, his COM
plexion so fresh and clear and his
life had been so clean and well Or
dered, that there seemed to be due to !
him yet many years of full and useful
activity, either in his chosen profess |
sion or if he should consent, in some
station which might give to the whole |
commonwealth or % the nation the |
benefit of his broad and thorough |
learning, his trained faculties, his
great energy and power and his high
character. But the disquieting an
nouncement proved too true, and now
at the opening of another year of the |
work of the courts the bar has gath |
cred to pay its tribute of respect to
his memory.
This county, comprising so much |
or the centre of the commonwealth |
has always had and always must have |
a sIrong, able, learned and upright |
par. Mr.. Goulding came to if "a wears
ago 1t is SOLDERING thought how
lew OF It's present members were then
In practice. Happily the distinguished
Jurlst and statesman in whose office
ne read law still dignifies and adorns
the profession here, though a wider
held has long benefited by the exercise
ot his matured powers. But to the
great majority of his brethren, Mr.
sounding was not only a leader of the
par but an elder brother to whom
-ney Were glad to give as his due the
respect and Difference owing NOT |
merely to learning, ability and force of
character, but to long and varied and
sreat experience in the law.
MY own acquaintance with him
os 5sh IN the years when this civ
uniformly was the scene of tbe state Il
of the two chief political
parlles' For time it was almost |,
nuai, conhned to meetings in which
f flI,,n mayer was easily the principal
inquire. But l have now been in iuIi-
cial life so long that but two noao
upon the bench of this or the SlInerio,
court are my seniors in such service
Durlhg all these 10 years. Mr. Go1IId
ing was constantly before the courts
mere ana very often appeared in other
SouhIIes, so l had come to know hin
III many lights and to know him well
bratLsh me add TO the tribute of his
that neither in these resolutions ~
scented by your distinguished commit |
zee nor IN your personal expressions
nave you IN any way exaggerated the
merits, the learning, the ability the
strength or the high character Of M
Gouldlng OF his service to the com
inuhIty and to the courts. No greater |
loss than mat inflicted by this sad and |
sudden ceasing of his life when AFT The
helght of his success and power could |
De occasioned to you and to the courts |
by death. ID
This room consecrated to the ad-
mlnlstration of Justice can he tho
scene Of no more fitting ceremony than
that which we now perform. An
american youth born to narrow for
tune compelled to devote the best
years Of his adolescence to a trade
which might have fixed its shackles
upon a less strong and determined
spirit, has attained broad, general Gull
ture and acquired great learning and
skill in most difficult profession. For
years he has stood in it's foremost
ranks here, the trusted, faithful and
thorough adviser, advocate and coun-
sellor. Every duty, professional, So
cial nlblip or rlrfuafa no 49,.