The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-15
JUDGE BISHOPS DEATH.
ALL ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR
 FUNERAL.

Rev. Dr. Kidd to Omeiate-List of the Bearers-A Sketch of the Deeeased's
 Life-Honored and Esteemed by All Who Knew Hlm-Bar Association to
 Take Action on Deatb-Court of
 Common Pleas Closed Until wednes-
 day. 'F- g
 Judge James Bishop died at Grace hospital about 5:45 Saturday afternoon lof appendicitis, complicated with other intestinal troubles, after an illness of four days duration.
 Judge Bishop attended the reception to his former associate on the bench of the common pleas court, Judge Hub. bard, Tuesday evening, and while there complained of not feeling well. He did not stay long on that account. He be- lieved he had an attack of indigestion. The next day he came down from his home and was at court in the morning,
 but on account of continuation of his E illness he decided not to hold court { That day he went home and called a physician. who treated him. He ap- ipeared slightly improved Thursday, but
 on that night he grew worse and Fri day morning was taken te the hospital. There it was found he was suffering rom appendicitis, and an operation was necessary. This was performed by Drs \ William Pitt Baldwin, Nj. J. Adams and p. J. Walker.
 4 At no time after the operation did s, Judge Bishop show an improvement which could be said to place him out of danger. He sank steadily until his ! death. He was conscious until a few minutes before he expired.
 j Judge Bishops death will be deeply I regretted by a large circle Of friends in this city He was universally esteem led, and his bright and genial nature won him friends in every walk of life. I While the lawyers of the city perhaps N had closer business relations with l Judge Bishop than men in other lines of professional and business life, he 3I was none the less generally known and Il well liked throughout the circle of the j various organizations of the city, of many of which he was a member. AL .l ways kind and considerate to the l younger members of the bar in his ca pacity as a judge in both the city and l common pleas courts, he won their I everlasting gratitude by his kindness.
 He was one of the few men of whom it may be said that he never seemed to lhave trouble. Nothing appeared to ] disturb his unusually genial tempera- q ment, for his sunny smile and cheery I words were always ready for his friends wherever and whenever he met them. His death removes one of the most highly respected men in the city, land the news of his demise Saturday might was received with the deepest sorrow by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance or his highly-prized # friendship.
 j Judge Bishop was born in Westville $ January 5, 1852, and attended the old Franklin school there. After his grad # uation he entered a business college in this city, which he attended about two years. He first entered business as a 3Eclerk in Whittlesey's crockery store, formerly on Chapel street. He remain
 ed in this line of work until he entered
 the Yale Law school in 1872. Gradual 1 ing in the class of 1874, he at once took
 up the practice of law in the office of
 Judge Hobart l. Hotchkiss, who was a
 classmate in the Westville school and
 also in the law school, but who gradu- o+ +ad& Iot rY,o hnfp
 Judge Bishop. M Judge Bishop was with Attorney
 Hotchkiss about one year, when he be-
 came the law partner of the late Judge
 Rufus s. Pickett, having offices in the
 Leffingwell building. It was not long after their partnership that their offices
 were removed to the Benedict building, in which Judge Bishop had been located
 for tWenty-six years.
 In his early career Judge Bishop be-
 came interested in politics and was at
 one time deputy registrar of the Second
 ward. In 1881 he was appointed assist
 ant. clerk of the city court, when the
 late Judge Julius c. Cable was clerk. X In 1883 Judge Cable1wa made city at torney and Judge Bishop was appointed < clerk of the city court. He continued in that position until 1893, when by a
 change of administration he was forced ] out of office. About this tiIne he was
 made chairman of the republican town x committee. In 1895 he was a candidate for judge of the city court, but was de feated by Judge Cable. Two years later 1, he was again candidate for the office, and this time was successful. He was judge of the city court until June, 1903 when he was elected to fill the vacancy . on the bench of the court of common
 pleas caused by the death of Judge Ca , ble He held this office at the time ot his death.
 Judge Bishop was a past grand mas ter of the Independent Order of Odd
 Fellows, member of Quinnipiac lodge
 No. 1, Sassacus encampment, Olive t branch of the Masons, chairman of the committee on laws of the Workmen's t Benefit association, a member of Israe