The Washington times., 1902-05-24
Resolutions of Sympathy
Adopted at Memorial
Meeting.
DEAD JURIST is EUL0GIZED
Example to Be Held in Sacred Remem-
brance-Action to Be Spread on Min
utes of Supreme Court and Court
of Appeals.

The members of the Washington bar
assembled in mass meeting yesterday
at the City Hall to pay respect to the
memory Of the late Andrew C. Bradley.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
of the District.
The meeting. held In Criminal Court
room No. was in pursuance of a reso-
luton adopted by the Washington Bar
Association on Friday last.
At that time Mr.. Benjamin F. Leigh
ton. president Of the association, was
requested to appoint committee whose
duty ii would be to draft resolutions en-
bodying the sentiments of the members
OF the District bar concerning the death
OF Justice Bradley.
Resolutions of Sympathy.
When the assemblage was called to
order yesterday by Mr.. Leighton. the
committee, through its vice chairman.
Mr.. james G. Payne. reported the fol-
lowing preamble and resolu lions:
THE death of Andrew Coylc Bradley
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
OF The District Of Columbia. was to the
bench and bar. and to the community
Mt large. a painful shock. as UP to with
in a few days OF his death he presided
In the Equity Court. was deeply inter
ested in important cases pending.
The suddenness of his death, while
apparently in full mental and physical
x.rfs x.-t,A hn u.uC
associated totally unprepared for the
blow.
Justice Bradley was a Lative Of the
District of Columbia, where his family
have resided for many years. His early
school and college life was passed here.
although he pursued his legal studies
at Harvard, of which institution he was
q graduate.
He was admitted to our bar on the
31st day of January, 1867, and by close
attention to professional duties, by his
attachments and recognized acumen,
soon took fist rank among his legal
associates.
His Appointment to Bench.
''on the death OF Mr.. Justice William
NJ. Merrick. President Harrison. accord
ing to the request of the bar of this
District, appointed Mr.. Bradley as his
successor, his commission dating March
20. 1889.
Justice Bradley's career as an AS
sociate Justice Of our court is a part
OF the history OF this country, as he
presided in many OF the most important
and far-reaching cases heard in our tri-
bunals.
His great ability was recognized By
all. He was acute in mind, and quick
ly appreciated legal proposition pre-
scented. He was absolutely fearless In
the discharge of duty, and no rank or
condition could have weight in the con-
sidering of the rights of litigants ap-
pearing before him.
THE esteem in which he was held by
our community is shown by the express
sions OF sorrow on all sides. and the
press OF the city have paid rare honor
TO his memory and worth.
TT has been said appropriately Of him.
He was wise and honest magistrate.
That to great native intelligence and
varied and profound requirements he
added passionate love of justice and
courage inaccessible TO fear. is fact
to which his neighbors, acquaintances
and friends have always given recogni- |
ton. Never the slave OF convention, |
despising humbug and hypocrisy, be- |
pond the reach of ignoble purpose, and |
Incapable OF a mean thought, Andrew |
Bradley was a model citizen, the ex-
ample OF public officer
What more could man ask. than |
that when he had passed beyond the
veil the whole community in which he
resided should mourn his death as a
I'VE have only spoken of Justice Brad