Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16

Judge Francis Amedee Bregy, Of
Common Pleas Court No. 1. dean Of
the Philadelphia Bench, died early yes
terday at his home, 2033 North Broad
street.
Tbirty-fve years of judicial service
would have been rounded out by Judge
Breezy April 90. He was seventy five
Years old September z.
Judge Bregy had not been in good
health for several years. His judicial
duties have been interrupted at times
because Of illness. Three weeks ago he
was forced to 60 to bed after attending
a meeting of the Committee of Judges.
His death was due to an attack of
acute bronchitis.
Today all the city courts are ad-
journcd out of respect. The court over
which he presided will be adjourned until
Thursday. Judges John Patterson and
william II. Shoemaker were shocked to
learn of their colleagues death and
paid a glowing tribute to his learning,
Judge Bregy was the Oldest Judge
In point Of service in the Common
Pleas Courts of this county. He was
appointed by Governor Beaver, April
%, 1887, succeeding Judge Pierce. VITO
died, and thereafter was e-elected
every ten years. His term would have
expired in January. 1923.
Judge Bregy was born in Centreville.
Bucks County. His father, +. Amadee
Breezy, was French and came to this
country in 1910. The older Breezy was
a noted teacher In the modern Ian
guages here, having been a member Of
the faculties of the Central High
School, Girard College and the Uniyer-
sity Of Pennsylvania. Judge Bregy's s
mother was Phoebe Anderson, of Tren.
ton, n. ].
Judge Bregy received his early educa
ton in the public schools of Philadel-
phia and then entered the University of
Pennsylvania, He left that institution
In his sophomore year to enlist In the
army as private in the First Phila-
delphia, Artillery in 1863. The next
year he was commissioned Lieutenant in
the 2l5th Pennsylvania Volunteers.
which was organized by the Union
League.
When he returned home Judge Brepy
once more resumed his studies. enter
ing the law school of the University of
Pennsylvania, and registered in the law
Offices of Frederick A. Van Cleve. He
was admitted to the bar October II,
1867.
Judge Bregy directed his efforts TO
the practice of criminal law and his
rise as an attorney attracted the at
tentIon of District Attorney William
B. Mann in 1872. who selected the
young man as one of his assistants.
where he served three years.
In 1881 George :. Graham, who
then held the Office of District Attorney.
selected Judge Bregy as his st as
sistnnt. His return to the City Prose
cutor's office was ut period when the
city and the State were drenched in a
wave of reform.
Two laurels crowned his efforts on
the bench among many others. One
was his vigorous and victorious fight to
abolish the abuses in the old form of
naturalizations. The other was for the
Inauguration of the Brooks High Lii
cense Law.
Judge Bregy was member of the
irotestant Episcopal Church and for
many years was rector'S warden of the
Church of the Incarnation. Broad and
Jefferson streets. lie was n member of
General +. ID. Baker Post. No. s, G..
a: X, Mrs. Brcgy and two daughters.
Miss Edith Nj. Bregy and Miss Kath-
crime {. Breezy, the author and lecturer,
survive the Judge.
The funeral will take place Wednes-
gay at IL A: NJ, in the Church of the
ihCTarnatton, Broad and Jefferson streets.
Inc honorary pallbearers will be the
Judges of the Common Pleas Courts.
representatives. Of the Supreme, Su-
perior and Orphans Court, Rcpresen-
atiVe in Congress George s. Graham.
senator Pepper and cX-Judge Abraham
VI, bcitler. lntcrment will be in Monu-
ment Cemetery.