The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-13

He added that 10 was an object
lesson 10 the people Of the count ,
demonstrating that competant an d
faithful jurors do reside 10 th .
body Of our people and it the Levy
Court does its duty. there is no
reason why the people should not be
represented by good jurrors aslon G
as they need them.
John Grubb remarked that he had
known times when the court did not
concur and the jury did not concur,
but this time the bench and bar and
jury concurred in the compliments
passed from one to the other Lewis
Morrow remarked that the jury had
had good effect upon the bar.
This ended the boquet throwing
and court took up other business
The court ordered Durham to pay
his wife $i2 per month alimony and
800 to cover the costs of her lawyers
in pressing her suit for divorce.
John Rodney and L. Irving Handy
piNStllNd W lllC Nolil lilt ltNtlUtIlllS
upon the death Of Peter Cooper. which
were adopted at the meeting OF the
bar association.
Mr.. Handy said:
In seconding the proposition Of dis
tinguishcd gentleman, who, as chair
man of this commlttee: has presented
the resolutions of the Bar Association
beg the Indulgence Of the Court
while say a word or two in appre-
citation Of the character and attain-
menIS of our deceased friend. Ny ac-
quainlancc with Peter l., Cooper. ,Ir.,
dates from the period when he was a
school tcacherin 4 littlecountry school
IN Kent county, near the town Of
Dover. AT the time was superin-
tcndant Of the schools in that County
and 50 was brought into contact with
him. My memory is very distinct Of
the fair haired youth in the little one
room school house, hearing the rccita-
tions of county boys and girls of var
iOls sizes.
He betrayed few indications Of the
power and capacity which 50 soon
thereafter distinguished him and
made him much more than an average
man.
Coming to this City to establish
himself in his profession, he started
With little acquaintance and with no
apparent influence whereby TO 'cum-
mnnH ottnDf pr 10 Irn alt
Such advantages as he had, were be-
meath his hat and buttoned up with
in his own coat. But those advan-
tages proved sufficient.
1t is not my purpose to sketch his
professional career and to tell OF his
rapid rise to a position where he earv
commanded the attention and conf
dence OF Judges and jurIes., the ad-
miration and good will Of felow.me
bers # the Bar, aud generally the
good opinion Of the community and
State. The Incidents of his career
all u brief-are entirely familiar in
this presence. lie demonstrated the
possession of undaunted intelectua.
courage. lie was an aggressive, SELF
reliant thinker. lie was a swift and
yet pains taking worker. In every
forensic contest he came well pre-.
pared and fought a good fight. None
knew his force better or appreciated
1t higher than the able lawyers who
measured themselves against him.
With his intellectual abilities, he
coupled spOt)ess personal integrity
and an admirable sense 0! professional
courtesy
Conscious of his own capacity and
merit, h" was ambitious: and he had
successfully laid the foundations IN
which It was reasonable for his friends
to anticipate that his ambitions
would be largely gratii,td. 1t is my
own opinion hat Peter l.. Cooper
Jr, if length If day, had been grant.
ed unto him, would have gone far in
the. race which the strong and amOi.
tious run. lie had it in Inn to reach
high donors and Widc reputation.
But a long life and the full f.ui,!oa
Of his hopes were not for him.
Those Of us who knew him. vii!
not forget him. and ia the halls Of
memory we drape his figure with the
tapestry Of lneXpressble pathos.
He accomplished much but he had
the will and capacIty to accomplish
more. His lfe seems to me like
story but hall told, a strain Of music
interrupted, a picture painted hy a
master S nand yet lett unfinished
But it is not our part to sigh over
what might have been. It's rather
our purpose TO accept ana cherish
and hod in grateful memory what
actually was And in that behalf
the Bar Association has prepared
these resolutions which we have
brought here to the Bar Of the Court
Feeling remarks were mad4 by