Year: 1859

VI Judge Lee IS early education, and professional


and literary habits, | know but little.
He was evidently fond of bellies ieffres reading;
had considerable acquaintance with The classics of
English literature, and probably at all times had a
greater prediction for such studies than for the
dry, and, at first acquaintance he unattractive
and discauraginG learning of our profession. His
mind, too, active his fancy quick; his sense of
the ridiculous acute: aad these require determined
and constant restraint before they can be brought
to submit to the steady, and, at the first the dry
an, hard study of the law. This DONE howevcr-as
1t has often been, to the honor and fame Of the
science-and these qualities serve greatly to pro-
mote and adorn the most profound professional
knowledge. But it seemed to me that our depart
ed brother was never able, perhaps never endeav-
Ored, to reduce them in his to the necessary
subordination.


His judgments from the Bench generally exhibited
more the results OF special study than the posses
sion of wcll-stored fund, early laid up, of Scen-
the, legal knowledge;and to this may be properly
referred the errors which were sometimes attribu-
ted to them. But he desired to decide right and la
bored honestly to that end His deficiency whatever
that may have been, was the result of greater
fondness for other intellectual and captivating pur-
suits, than those which the exigencies of his high
station demanded. In social life, Judge Lee was
cheerful and engaging-iull of anecdote which he
ever told well-was ready as popular speaker,
where he always acquitted himself with approved
ability, and was solictously sought for on such oc-
casIons. lie was at times satrica but it appeared
to me that he never designed to wound. He gave
way to the play of his fancy, and for moment for
got that he might ofleud when aware of it, he re-
GREETED it. But however all this may be- he is now
no more, and we will remember him for the inhe-
rent mental and moral qualities which were his,
and forget whatever defects may have belonged to
him.


Mr.. johnson concluded by moving, on behalf of
the committee, the adoption of the following reso-
lutions:


l. Resolred That we have heard, with great regret of
the decease of the Hon T. Collins Lee late Judge of the
Superior Court of Baltimore city, and that in testimony
of our respect for his memory the members of the Bar
ana officers OF the Court the usual badge of mourn


ing for the residue Of the term and that the Courtroom
be draped in mourning for the same period


2 Resolved, That in further respect his memory
We VIII attend his funeral in body.


j. ReSoired That the proceedings Of this meeting, sign
ed ny the Chairman and Secretary, be published in the
several papers of this city, and that copy be transmitted
by the Charma' to the family of the deccas ed with the
assurance Of t. sympathy and coincidence of the men,
berS OF this ting, and that the Superior Court he
moved to o these proceedings to be entered on the
minutes of COart.


After the reading of the above resolutions, Judge
Martin said:


Before submitting the resolutions to this meeting
OF the Bar, | can only repeat what | said this
morning, that ! deeply deplore the death of our
lamented friend and professional brother, the late
Judge Lee, and concur in all that has been so eo-
quently said by the learned counsel who has Just
addressed the meeting in his commendation. As an
enduring testimony of respect and affection for
him. the proceedings of the Bar will no doubt be
hereafter placed by the Court upon its records


On the Judge asking if it was the sense of the
meeting that the resolutions be adopted, they were
agreed TO unanimously; after which, on the motion
OF William Price Esq, the meeting adjourned.