The Washington times., 1903-12-21
MR.. GOUDERT'S REMAINS
81 TAKEN TO NEW YORK
No Funeral Services for the
Lawyer Here.
WARM FRIEND OF CLEVELAND
Mass Will Be Sung in ST. Patrick's
Cathedral and Burial in Calvary
Cemetery, Brooklyn.

Accompanied by the immediate family
the body OF Frederic Rene Coudert. a
prominent New York lawyer. and a
Democrat OF national reputation,
whose death occurred yesterday morn
ing at his home 1913 S Street was
taken TO New York at 10 O'Clock to-
day. The funeral will be held at 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning at St. Pat
rick's Cathedral. New York. and the
burial viii be at Calvary Cemetery,
Brooklyn
No services were held at the house
this morning. The party went quietly
TO the Pennsylvania Station and left
for New York on the 10 o'clock train
Those who accompanied the remains
were Mrs. Coudert. the three daughters
Mrs. John b. Bellinger. Mrs. Frederick
Hart Benedict. and Miss Renee Cou-
dsrt and Colonel Bellinger. Frederi,
Renee COudert. jr.. who was in North
Carolina, will meet the party in New
York
-ss Stricken Last August.
Last August Mr.. Coudert was strick-
en- with heart trouble at his home in
New York. and was near death for sew
eral days After he rallied he came TO
Washington. thinking the milder eli
mate would benefit him.
Frederic Renee Coudert was born ii
New York in lSS2. His father. Charles
CoudeTt, teacher OF French In that
city. came from France when sentenced
to death for his part in the conspiracy
TO place the Duke of Reichstadt on the
throne Of that country. Frederic r.
Coudert entered Columbia College at the
nF Il
Years later at TIE head of his class. He
read law in the office of Edward Cur
It's, and in 1853. when he had attained his
majority. was admitted to the bar.
Turing his college course and while a
student of law. Mr.. Coudert supported
himself by work done in the time not
devoted to his studies. After his admis-
sion to the bar Frederic. Charles, and
Louis Coudert formed the firm Of Cou-
dert Bros. Charles and Louis Coudert
died some years ago. Frederic r. Cou.
dert. jr. Is now the only one OF the
meme in the firm.
Had Large Practice.
Coudert Brothers soon acquired Z
large practice Frederic was always
its most conspicuous member. He wa.
selected by his fellow-lawyers to pre-
pare the memorial TO Charles O'Conor
lie was also one of the lawyers select
ed to oppose the passage OF the cod,
of civil procedure which the Legisla
ture subsequently adopted His owl
practice was made up largely Of case
involving foreign interests in this coun
try. This branch Of the business uiti
mately grew so large that brancl
Offices OF the firm were opened in Paris
although never a candidate for office
Mr.. Coudert was for many years activ,
in Democratic politics. The only offic,
he ever held was the honorary plac,
of school commissioner. He was an
ardent supporter OF Mayor Grace anC
in 1854 worked valiantly for the cleo
ton Of Grover Cleveland.
In 1877 Mr. Coudert was a delegat,
TO represent the interests of American
commerce in the International Con
gress on the Law of Nations held a
Antwerp, and five years later he at
tended a meeting of the same congress
az Liverpool. He won great praise a.
the American representative in tn
Boring Sea commission at Paris fl
1895
Venezuela Commissioner.
A year later. when President CIeve-
land sought and obtained authority
from Congress TO appoint commission
10 investigate Nenezuela's boundary
dispute with Great Britain, Mr.. Cou-
dert was appointed a commissioner
with United States Supreme Court Jus
tice Brewer. Chief Justice Alvey Of the
Court OF Appeals Of the District OF Co
1umbia. and Andrew u. White and
President Gilman Of Johns Hopkins
University as his associates. Their re
port led TO the arbitration treaty 81
February 2. 1897 and the arbitration q
the disputed questions at Paris In tn,
same year.
As president of the supreme court
commission 20 pass on the ACCESSIBILITY
Of the Broadway tunnel, Mr.. Couder
reported in favor Of the plan. but tn,
court declined to confirm the report
He had been president OF the Columbis
University Alumni Association. tn
Manhattan Club. the Catholic Club anC
the Bar Association. and was always
jealous Roman Catholic. His son, Fred
eric r. COudert. three daughters, Mrs
Virginia Benedict. Mrs John b. Bel
linger. whose husband is a colonel IL
the United States army. and Mis-
Renee Coudcrt, and his wife. who wa
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