Evening star., 1944-12-01
Justice Eicher Rites
Arranged Tomorrow
Al St. John Church

The funeral of Chief Justice Ed
ward c. Eicher of District Court,
who presided over the sedition trial,
will be held at 10 am. tomorrow at
| St Johns Episcopal Church. The
| jurist died in his sleep Wednesday
night at his home in Alexandria.
The body will be taken to Justice
Eicher's old home at Washington,
Iowa, for burial, with another serv-
ice to be held there at 2 pm. Tues
day at the Methodist Church.
The associate justices of District
Court have named the senior men,
ber of the bench, Justice Jennings
Bailey, to act as chief justice until
the President appoints a successor
to Justice Eicher.
Many tributes to Justice Eicher
were expressed by officials, attorneys
and members of Congress. District
and Municipal Courts were closed
yesterday out of respect to his mem
ory. Municipal Court was open to-
day, but District Court remained
closed, with only the clerks office
open. It Is scheduled to reopen
Monday.
Great Jurist Gone.
Representative Gilchrist. Republi-
can, of Iowa said: The Nation has
lost great jurist, a great man and
great legislator, He died like a
soldier in the field-doing his duty
as he saw it,"
Since his appointment in 1912"
said Attorney General Biddle, Jus
tice Eicher had served with distinc-
ton on the bench. For the last
seven months he had presided over
the trial of 26 persons charged with
conspiracy to undermine the morale
of the armed forces. Without ques-
ton, this has been one of the most
complex and difficult cases of recent
times 1t has taxed the strength
and resources of every one con-
nected with it. Throughout this
trying period, Justice Eicher has
maintained the most admirable COM
posure and sense of judicial balance" I"
The chief Justices associates on the
District Court bench paid these
tributes:
Justice F. Dickinson Let's, boy
hood friend of Justice Eicher: I'VE
have lost a sincere and able men,
Der of the court He is native of
my State. I have known him all my
life and have always esteemed him
as a personal friend. Members of
this court. members of the bar and
the community generally have come
to esteem him most highly"
Devoted Public Servant.
Justice James M Proctor: I'VE
have lost a beloved friend and a de-
voted public servant"
Justice Matthew F. Mcclure:
Words under such circumstances
seem peculiarly futile and inept
Chief Justice Eicher was man of
the highest character, fine gentle
man and possessed in an eminent
degree of judicial temperament"
Justice James w. Morris: Il feel
the loss of a dear friend, an able
judge and a fine man. He died in
line of duty"
Justice T. Alan Goldsborough: Il
feel a sense of great personal loss" "
o. John Rogge, chief prosecutor
in the sedition case, said: The
death of Justice Eicher was a great
shock and sorrow to me- In the re-
cent months I have served in his
court, have learned to respect
greatly his ability, his calm judg-
ment, his sense of fairness and his
warm humanity. His passing is a
great loss to the Federal bar In
Washington and elsewhere"
John J. Carmody, president of the
District Bar Association, named
these attorneys on a committee to
attend the funeral: Walter M. Bas-
tian, Edmund D. Campbell, Paul B.
Cromelin, Edward M. Curran, Seton
Darr, Francis w. Hill, jr.; Richmond
B. Keech, Milton w. King, Godfrey
l.. Munter, Frank H. Myers, E. Bar
rett Prettyman, Henry I. Quinn, Leo
A. Rover, John Lewis Smith and H.
Winship Wheatley.
The list of honorary pallbearers
for Justice Eicher's funeral was be-
ing completed today. Among those
scheduled to serve are Supreme
Court Justices Rutledge and Doug
las, as we'll as justices of the Court
of Appeals and District Court. Dep
uty United States marshals will
serve as active pallbearers.