Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-02
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY
CHIEF JUSTICE OF COULT OF
CLAIMS SWORN IN.

With simple ceremony Chief Justice STAN
ton J. Peele was installed in Office in the
Court of Claims this morning to succeed
Chief Justice Charles c. Mott who retired
from the bench last week. At the same
time Justice Samuel j. Barney of Wisconsin
was inducted to office as an associate JUS
tice of the court
When the court assembled this morning
for the beginning of the regular session
after the holiday recess, the court room
was filled with members of the bar who
had come to witness the ceremonies Incl
dent to the installation of the new chief
Justice and to extend him their greetings
AS soon as court was opened Justice
Charles b. Howry made a brief address an
nouncing the appointment of Justice Peelle
as chief justice. He spoke of Justice
PeelIe's long service as member of the
court OF his unvarying kindness to the
members OF the bar and the claimants be-
fore the court and of his courtesy to his
associates of the bench. Personally, Jus
tlce HoWry said, he was very glad of the
elevation Of Justice Peelle as there was no
one who had been so uniformly courteous
to him and had assisted him in so many
ways as had the new chief justice Justice
HoWry then administered the oath of office
Chief Justice Peelle repeating the words
after him in clear full tones The specta-
tors in the court room remained standing
throughout the ceremonies. AS soon as
the oath had been properly subscribed to
Justice Howry presented the chief justice
with his commission as New Year gift he
said
The first duty of the new chief Justice
was to administer the oath OF office to JUS
tice Samuel ]. Barney, the new member of
the court. When Justice Barney had been
properly sworn the chief Justice made a
brief address. He referred with feeling to
the fact that of the members of the court
who had been present when he was ap-
pointed to the bench fourteen years ago
none remained.
He spoke of the retirement of Chief Jus
tice Mott and regretted his absence from
the court today. He said he desired the
support of the members of the bar and
promised them to fulfill his duties as he
saw them. The consideration of current
business was then taken up
Chief Justice Peelle is a native of In
diana and was appointed a member of the
Court of Claims in 1892. He was educated
In the public schools and Seminaries of his
native state; enlisted In the army at the
outbreak of the civil war and served in the
west being discharged an officer of his
regiment.
At the close of the war Judge PeeIlesstud-
led law, and after being admitted to the
bar practiced his profession in Winchester
Ind, until 1869. He was a member of the
Indian legislature, 1SI7-79, and a member
of Congress from 1SS1-S5. He was dele
gate to the republican national convention
in 1892, but having been appointed to the
bench in the meantime, did not serve at
the convention. He Is a member of the fac
ulty of the law department of the George
Washington University, a trustee of How
ard University, member of the board OF
managers Of the Y. NJ C. A. and is presi-
dent of the Elders Union of the presbytery
of Washington.