New-York tribune., 1902-03-16
y II. MOODY. THE NEW SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
HIS LIKES AND DISLIKES HIS HABITS AND AMBITIONS HIS
CHARACTERISTICS AND HIS PECULIARI7Yts AS
SEEN BY HIS FELLOW TOWNS.
NEN N HAVERHILL MASS

tyove-hill. Mass March l. lSpeciaD.-They
- here al home that President Roosevelt
so,nd The rough rider Of the East" and. para
sovical as il may seem. made him secretary Of
=. Navv PERHAPS ha realized that once be
Gore = man of similar proclivities made an eX-
osuarr Under S-crafEy. and therefore decided
~ repeat the experiment.
william Il Moody. the Secretary to be. rep
rsssnts England strenuousness quite as
much as the man who has made him repre-
s.nts that Of the plains, even if in a different
uav. He has ridden roUshshod over every Oh
stacle. and l.is shot has sped as swiftly toward
,,s mark al the rop that Of the President
himself,
Hinder fifty years of age, within year or two
=, the age Of the nations leader he represents
ali that is virie, brainy, experienced, in New
England life. Fond Of the open. he enjoys every
sport, and being fond of the open. he has never
baeD parIor hero OF chevalier Of fashion.
As showing about how they think Of him
here at home. au incident of the week is per
tnent. George D. Morse, known as the Yankee
auctioneer,' Who sometimes goes over To New
York and sells a >luouN0 library. and who most
Of the time remains at home making jokes.
said that Dr. hac jus, jeieSraphed Moody 20
order the Dolphin mp rhc AIerrimac River. IS the
gang wants -a go fishing" Al of which means
that Moody is here stiu "one Of the boys"
At Andoyer The new secretary did not do
much else than make record in his class. At
Harvard be- used the iield for exercise and his
room 10 make him q lawyer. When he came
out he had never been known as an athlete and
he held no particular place in che heart of the
college. except that he was a good fellow and
fond Of q good time.
When he came back to Hayerhill and began to
,4=-,
men as virllc and as brainy as himself; all
cronies, VINO would have their good times. They
would fight like cats and doEs IL court over an
assault case where the maximum tne was not
over So. and then go out and enjoy 3ite together.
There were former Mayor RTi-ze.t. >. 3.
George, clerk Of the Supreme Court; Boyd B.
Jones former United States District Attorney.
and one or two others. and al OF them spent
more eloquence and got more forensic training
there than they ever did anywhere else. IN the
old days the courtroom was crowded whenever
Moody and Brckett met. and Judge Carter
used 70 referee the matches and remain silent
till both had finished, and then congratulate
both. Il was winning and losing minor assault
cases that made Moody an orator.
Like all young lawyers here, Moody first
pired for the position Of city solicitor and there
was a fight for the place, and Moody got it
ly and WAS later promoted to the Office of Dis
trict Attorney where he got his real start. He
prosecuted a set Of 'booGie' aldermen in Law
renee and twice lost his case on disagreements.
Then he sent i've men to Jail who is aldermen
had sold out this city the matter of liquor
licenses. Once, in a murder case. where a young
man had attempted burglary al a farmhouse
and killed the farmer. the jury brought in
verdict Of Hansiaughter. Moody was so angered
that he roasted -he jury and succeeded in con-
vincing the judge that the man he had convict
ed was really guilty Of murder. and got him
sent TO State Prison for twenty years.
He is stern man. and because ne is will not
sign petition for the pardon Of any man whom
he has ever convicted. The murderer Just re-
ferred 10 had been previously convicted under
him Of q minor offence and he succeeded in Sc
curing his release before he had served out his
time When the new Secretary heard Of his
second and greater crime he resolved then and