Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-16
GILLETTE MEMORIAL
Hs|d h Dstict Cout Room To-day
 Dy Member of.the Bar.

The late Attorney c. WI. Gillette would be the last man to stand for what was said of him at the memor- ial services held for him in the dis trict court this forenoon for two hours. Attorney John O'Neill, presi- ! dent of the bar association, presided and Attorneys T. F. Carmody and N. F. Bronson, who were appointed a committee to draw up resolutions, reported the following:
 Whereas, Charles w. Gillette died on the 10th day of June, 1906, in the ripeness of age. and,
 Whereas, he was the Nestor of the Bar and its president; now, therefore, 1t is by the members of the Waterbury Bar
 Resolved, That we not only deep ly sympathize with his widow and : family in their grief, but we also de- sire to express our sense of irrepara- ble loss at the taking away of brother highly esteemed and much loved; one who was every ready to lend his great learning and wide ex- perience to all his brothers.
 We esteem it privilege to tes-, tify to our high and lasting appre- citation of his faithfulness to his clients, his earnest devotion to his calling, his long service to his pro- fession, not only as judge, but as a practitioner of sterling honesty, great talents and accomplishments, gifted above his fellows with kindly dispo- sition and pleasing manner, ever ready and fully adapted as good citizen and a wise and conscientious counselor to take the lead in any measures for the public good; it is further
 Resolved, That copy of these resolutions be sent to the family and that they be spread on the records of the court"
 It was voted to have them also made part of the records of the su- perior court of the county and that President O'Neill take them before the court in New Haven.
 Judge George H. Cowell then spoke in effect as follows Judge Gillette was faithful to his clients. He was gifted more than most men, with a kindly spirit and was of great assis- tance to young lawyers. He was safe friend and a wise counselor and his love for humanity was in mark ed degree. Judge Gillette often told him that 1t would never do to lose faith in the courts or in human ity and all his life he lived up to that philosophy He was descendant of the Puritans on his mothers side and of the Huguenots on his fathers side. He was a friend of all and his advice was ever ready. He had no re- gard for money, nor for the emolu- ment of the profession, wherein Judge Cowell thought he was hard ly fair to himself or the bar. He sell dom charged for advice. If client paid, well and good, and Judge Gill lette knew that men took advantage of his kindness in that respect. He died In the love and respect of the public. He gave up the most profit able office ever held, the postmas- tership, because he disagreed with a president whom he considered too strenuous a partisan. When he knew he was right he was inflexible Hewill be missed and the memory of his humanity, his gentleness and his kindness will long live in the minds of those who knew him."
 Colonel l.. F. Burpee, the next speaker and other member on re- marks, said that Judge Gillette of all men would like to hear the least said of him. He was very retiring and his modesty was excessive. Looking through the records the past few days he was surprised to see how prominently Judge Gillette was iden- tified with public affairs. He came to the bar in 1859. he was clerk of the city court and afterwards its judge. He was one of the two men who were appointed a committee to draft the first city charter and which served until 1871. He was postmaster. a member of the old common council, judge of probate and he was on many commissions and committees. It was certain that whatever nonors came to him, came unsought. He lived in the respect and affection of those with whom he mingled and his tact as a judge of probate was decidedly mark ed. He was in the middle of his ca reer when Colonel Burpee was ad- mitted to the bar, yet he was never SO busy that he would not help a young lawyer with his very valuable advice. Least of all men he liked os- tentation. His integrity was never questioned and he was type of the old days when there was no rush. no anxiety, no turmoil in the pro- fession. He was faithful to his ideals of what a lawyer should be and the profession owed to his memory all that is contained in the resolutions.
 The other speakers were Tttorneys
 The other speakers were Attorneys E. Russell. Assistant States Attorney w. Williams. William Kennedy, and lastly President John 0'Neill.