The Washington herald., 1914-04-04


! NJ. Clabaugh. late chief justice of the
District Supreme Court, who died sud.
denly four weeks ago. the justices II the
, Court OF Appeals, the justices OF the Dis
trict Supreme Court, many members OF
the local bar and delegation from the
Baltimore Bar Association. members OF
the faculty of Georgetown Law School
OF which the late jurist was the dean
and other prominent citizens, assembled
at the City Hall yesterday afternoon,
where eloquent tributes of love. esteem
and veneration were paid.
Clarence r. Wilson. president of the
bar association, acted as chairman. and
a committee on resolutions, with George
E. Hamilton as chairman. offered me
mortal resolutions which were unani-
| mously adopted after being seconded by
Justice Gould. representing his associates
on the bench: George r. Gather. former
attorney general of Maryland, represent
ing the Baltimore Bar Association. and
4. A. Hoehling. Henry f. Davis. r.
Ross Perry, attorneys of this city. Mr..
Hamilton in presenting the resolution
spoke in glowing terms of the high in
tegrity and purity Of character Of JUS
tice Giabaugh.
The resolution:
Tribute of Associates.
The lawyers Of Washington ask that
the justices of the District Supreme
Court. when they make official record
of the death Of Chief Justice Clabaugh.
insert as a part Of that record this
minute:
That his death has brought to the
bar and to its every member a sense of
profound loss and personal sorrow.
That his administration Of justice
during his fifteen years of service. first
as an associate justice and afterwards
as chief justice Of the District Supreme
Court. was always firm, impartial, and
fearless.
The reward sought by him. and by
him attained and kept. was a conscious
ness of judicial duty courageously met
and honorabIy fulfilled: sensible always
of the responsibility resting upon judge.
he lived his life in the effort to measure
up at all times to that responsibility.
To him the court was in truth a
temple. the bench its altar. and the
worthy judge a priest, pure of heart
and with mind ever intent to dispense
even-handed justice
He loved the law and its fair ad-
ministration, and by example. precept,
and decision Isbored increasingly to IN
crease In all men that reverence for the
law which he believed TO he the surcst
free institutions
Inspiration from Life.
I'm him were combined and mixed,
in all due proportion, those qualities
strong and gentle that dignity the judge
and proclaim the gentleman.
Able, impartial, and courageous in
the discharge of duty, high in purpose
and true in word and deed, loved as
man and honored as judge. the life and
achievements of Chief Justice Harry NJ.
Clabaugh will always be. to his breth-
rem of the bench, his brothers of the
bar. and to all who love civic worth and
judicial rectitude. a gentle memory, a
guiding influence, an inspiration to
higher aims, to greater efforts and
nobler deeds"
The committee on resolutions consisted
of George f. Hamilton, chairman: J. J.
Darlington. r. Ross Perry, A. 5. Worth
ington. Nathaniel Wilson, John b. Lar
ner. William G. Johnson. Henry Z. Da-
Wis, Corcoran Thorn, ]. S. Flannery, and
]. Holdsworth Gordon. The Baltimore
committee included George r. Gather.
chairman: Moses r. Walter, George
Whitelock, Frank Gosnell, Robert =.
Graham, and William S. Bryan, jr.