New-York tribune., 1910-11-26
1RUAy TABLET UNVEILED
eench and Bar Honor Memory OF
Supreme Court Justice
SENATOR ROOTS TRIBUTE
Colleagues Gather II Same Room,
Where Dead JuTlst Had
Presided for Years.

--he bench sn6 bar of New York County
-si6 r~iaute yesterday TO the memory -
T,stice Charles Henry TrIax. of the Su-
creme Court In 11e county courthouse.
pa-- g. Special Term. Of the supreme Court
here 7as unveiled with impressive cerc-
-,ories bronze tablet representing the
sss5 iarist as he appeared fer many years
:, the same room where his former col
7asenas yesterday delivered their enco-
uniHnns-
practically The entire bench Of .the Su-
frame Court wearing the siiken gowns Of
-hai- ofi7ce were present ard there we're
xeyersl more justices from the Appellate
Tos,,s,or 1f the Supreme Court PresiIing :
-,s-s-e Fngralam % the latter tribunal
--bo uaS the chairman of the COMMITTEES
,hirh had charge OF the plans for the
,asranc Z the tablet presided Senator
poor ah0 6new Justice TT1saN as boy in
.7-e-sa county and went 10 Hamilton Col
1s7e virh hiri was the principal speaker.
--ss fs--1v cf the late justice was present
= 10 rersors q hIs widow and her tao
--,r--4-s Arthur d Truax son by his
&C. marriage: Mrs. X. Il = wood. q
sa,,ett-- and Mrs. Annie 7. Mcbride.
sister.
7nstioe Tngraham said in his brief ad-
dress opening the exercises that Justice
-7-,sx vas one of the few justices wrth
z-4o-, he had been or intimate terms of
friendship he traced his career from the
.j-ne ne took his seat on the bench OF the
su.e-ior Court. Il 1881. and added;
-The quality in which Justice Truax
NOS exceled was that OF rapid and accu-
rate disposition 0f the business thar came
before him. Few judges held that faculty
70 the ext-rt that Justice Truax held it"
senator Root tod Of the two being to-
sether through tHeiT school and college
davs. When they were young lawyers and
q tne nduranoe Of tie friendship until the.
death o. Mr TrlaX. He said.
There Is little opportunity in life for
-udge rhaz comes from demonstration of
rare Qualities SO far as the people at large
81 oree~ueG Public estimate must come
ron The opinion Of his fellow members Of
-he bench and the lawyers VINO practiseG
before h-Ea. i is through this medium that
Justice TTuax came 10 be known for the.
sodse -Eat he was.
Continuing MS address. the Senator spoke-
O. IL ability Of Justice Trgax OF the bench
an6 5f Ms simple manners and lack OF
<s;ertatol-
His administration Of his high Office,
IL said illustrates the truth OF the saying
rra- me administration ,5f justice is more
d nnztter - character than Il j. of intel
iec,usl sGorleJy. The members of The bar
art Inclined 70 make ouT trials Of cases TOO
1nach Of game 10 De played, with the
.HCse as referee and TIE prize 10 De award
e on points Justice Truax allowed Law
ger ia cases before him 10 play only on
1he strength # the merits Of their cases
Il Greer Har Justice might be done simply,
end ..--=erIr.-
Francis Lvnde S5etson also added q III D.
Ure 10 Justice TrUaN as q friend and an
assce.a-a IL politics. He said there mad
feer acges who N-ere concerned with the
sdHl-r.---a-iGn of justice chiefly as based
I7gr what Jhey found between The covers
II books These. he said We're the class
sf 1e- RkO IN recent times had come TO be
ku9E1 as belonging 10 a fossil period
Jlst..e T-1ax. said Ar Stetson. belonged
L a. 81 judges who felt that 1he mat
T. -er9-e them concerned human IL
ss-e-s
-aafet tlat was dedicated showed
Gg-t.-e Trlisx seated al the bench. wearing
h gown and holding IN his hand gaveL
Z is the work of John Boyle The inscrip-
toH reads ~t-narles Henry Truex-Judge
s. erio- Court. January I, 1Se1-January l.
7s5 Justice Supreme Court. January l.
.-s-j aulsTy J. 1910