The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02
The BAR HONORS AUST JUDGE
BETCO MES Mr.. FREEDMAN AFTER
ms 30 YEARS ON the BENCH.

Warm Tributes TO His Fairness. Ability
and Courtesy From the Ctl's Leading
Iawyers-De Lanoey NicoiI Tells Him
Of some Changes lie VIVA Face.
Two hundred representative lawyers Of
New York city gave dinner at the Hotel
Aston last night in honor Of John j. Freed
man on the occasion Of his retirement a.
Justice OF the Supreme Court. Justice
Freedman a. Judge of the Superior Court
and IA Supreme Court Justice has served
almost continuously for thiItyGve years.
tlihu Root was to have been the toast
master but he was detained in West Nir-
ginIa so the genial and enga ging Wheeler
II Peckham acted as MIR Roots substitute.
Mr. leCkham was called away unexpeot edly
and his place was taken by ex-Judge Alton
Is Parker. who i said to have been active
in politics recently. MIR Parker said
loui presiding officer reemsto have been
stuck in Southern snowdr.ft. and Mr..
Peck ham has been called away. Hence
am imposed upon YOU Laughter and APP
plsuse. There is nothing that gives greater
satisfaction than duty well done Applause
When Il man has passed thirty years,
nearly. on the bench and finds the flower
90 he bar gathered 10 welcome him back
has heart may we'll swell with pride"
Judge Parser hen introduced er-Justice
Joseph i DAILY. who said that the well
come extended 70 Justice Freedman by the
Tar was evidence OF the generous and UNI
selfish spirit OF the bar. II was welcome
to 4 dangerous competitor Hr. DAILY
said that ne could never compete with
Mr.. Freedman his own practice was be-
fore twelve Jurors. If the ira ditionS of the
bar were correct Justice Freedman never
had less hen thirteen Jurymen In his court,
Of whom Justice Freedman was one
Justice DHlY said mat his experience
abroad was thai or bar was he beat in the
world Inc strain on New York Judge
was more upon the nerves than upon the
brain because of the inelastcty OF the
statute rules provided by the Legislature
Justices 4 r Lawrence and Francis NJ
Scott spoke in unqualified praise Of Justice
tre"dman's qualities a Judge and ar
sOCiste
De Lancey Niool pronounced the welcome
OF The bar 70 the returning prodigal He
I'd id IN part
II j. impossible 20 give expression 10
the welcome OF the bar 10 Justice Freed
man without giving expression to the pride
and satisfaction which the bar ieels in his
record as Il Judge In all the thirty-tive
or thirty-six years in which We have known
him he has followed tho cear and con-
scientious way of just Judge Lawyers
and Huitors who came before him unite in
procaimiug his faithfuluess 10 his oath
OF office. to his duty and to his God Jap
plallse,
Mr. Nicoll admonshed Justice Freedman
thai the city had changed in thirty-tive
years
There vas time when il had popula-
ton Of 100000 Now it has some 1000 0Co,
There was time when it covered hut
Twenty-Five square miles Now there are
some 500 square undiscovered by law
yers
Then MIR NicolI dwell on the changes
wrought bytyTew1ters stenogra pliers. high
Office buildings revised aud ampliied
codes Everything has changed in
generation he said Ina these degenerate
days a lawyer sometimes descends to the
mai gritty 81 answering a telephone call
from q captain Of industry or prince of
finance. daughter
There we're lawyers IN the old DAYS
who used TO make motions and read aftl-
dayits Nowadays no one reads an ali
davit-not even a Judge prolonged
laughter and applause Thirty years ago
we used % conduct orr legal business with
our the aid Of me female sex No such
thing as lady was ever heard Of in law
Office Now each ono has a stenogra pher
or secretary blonde-ns he may prefer.
Laughter They exercise a refining not
10 say an elevating influence Laughter
MIR. Nicoll explained the Interference
with pure practice Of law caused by the
telephone calls from nervous clients ext
gent newspaper reporters and wives who
de-irn 10 tell one that the cellar ceiling has
fallen.
Finally New York has become n Mecca
for politicians and other refugees OF every
shade Of opinion. he said. We have
eX-Presidents, eH-candidates for President
laughter and applausel. former Secretaries
aud former Cabinet officers Well may
Won ask Justice Freedman. Il there any
thing left for me- daughter.
say to Won Yes We hav left the
traditions OF he bench which are such "a
YOU have made for Us We have our spirit
g ..Il. IA ho, pf
helptulness and pride in one auother's
achievements. In that spirit sir. we vel
come Won back
Justice Freedman replied. He said
Expression which comes from the heart
should come from the heart. But the
task ia too great for me Words fail me to
say how much satisfaction has come 20
me tonight | am full Of gratitude. NY
embarrassment IA greater even than my
obligation. The best | can do u TO take
tho situation philosophcaliy ! VIII alway-
cherish these utterances a. the reward of
anything good have done Tonight
has given me legacy for my children and
grandchildren greater than any / could
ever have hoped for. | hope 70 do my
duty in the bar as you say ] have done
it on the bench. Cheers and applause
Among those present were:
Justice Amend. Col Franklin Bartlett
Justice Blschon. John NJ Bowers. Cephas
Brainerd, William Butier. .Ir.. eK-Justice
Cohen, Paul D. CraYath kopert y. 'nlthg,
Julien T. Davies. Charles W. Dayton. Justice
.instice Giegerich. Justice Gndersleeve. cv-
Justice Hall. William Is. hoTnhloTer. OK
bach. Justice Mccall COL John !. McCoos.
John G Mlburn. carlisle Norwood. Hamilton
Odeu. ". Il Page Jr, e1-Judge Alton I.
Parker John Parsons l.. g. Reed. II. \
Robinson. J J Rollins William F. sheehan.
Edward VI Shepard. Francis lynde Stet-on.
Thomas Thatcher i. Tracy, Justice 1ruaN.
Samuel Intermver Justice Van BUint. e1
MAYOR Van NyCk and Henry lonEe
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