Year: 1860

last, at Fort McHenry, on the occasion of the visit
of the Battalion Baltimore City Guard to that
place The jury, after absence of five minutes,
rendered general verdict of guilty. Fined $40
and costs. Addison and Baker for the United
States; r. G. Barry for defence.-After the con-
cluson of the above case, Chief Justice fancy
entered the Court room, and took seat
on the bench beside Judge Giles, when
William Meade Addison, Esq, District Attorney,
arose and announced to the Court the death of
Judge Ecceston, of the Associate Judges Of the
Court of Appeals of Maryland, and in few remarks
spoke of the high moral and professional character
of the deceased, and moved an adjournment of the
Court as mark of respect to his memory
The Chief Justice responded to the motion, and
spoke in high commendatiOn both of the private
and public character of the deceased, and adjourned
the Court until this morning at 10 o'clock.


CITY CIRCUIT COURT-JUDGE KREBs


A short time after the opening of the Court YES
terday morning, F. W. Bruno, Esq, arose and an
nounced the death of Judge Eceeston, the Court
OF Appeals. Mr.. Bruno remarked that it was al
ways painful duty to call the attention of the
Court to the decease Of a brother of the Bar, but
peculiarly so when that brother had occupied ju-
dicial position of great dignity and Importance
which he had well filled, He stated that the late Judge
Eccleston was distinguished for the patient and
careful examination which he bestowed upon every
question presented to him a Judge for great ur-
banity and kindness of manner and for perfect
uprightness and conscientiousness of character
In his long life at the Bar and the Bench, he
illustrated the elevated character of the pro-
tession OF which he was member, and his death
has made vacancy the Bench of the Court of
Appeals which can scarcely be fl led Mr.. Brune
then moved that as a mark of respect to the memo
ry of deceased, the Court do now adjcurn.-
Judge Krebs responded to the motion as follows =
The announcement of the death of Judge Eccles-
ton, associate Judge of the Court of Appeals of
the State of Maryland, is unexpected and startling
to the Bar and to the community. His life has
been brought to close, not after an attack of Sc
and acute disease after lingering sickness
gradual decline O strength, suddenly n
condition of apparently sound health, with Wig
orous constitution and robust physical powers
The death of this lamented individual deprives the
State of one of its most valuable Judicial officers
In him were united, in a remarkable degree, all
the natural endowments and acquired qualifications
that constitute the upright, able Judge
He was happily gifted with a tempera-
ment and disposition to which none of
the labors and employments of the Judicial
office irksome or repusive. This
temperament and disposition, to which were added
domestic and studious habits, qualified him, in an
uncommon degree, for the patient investigation,
labourous thought, constant reasoning and severe
intellectual exercises, that were required of him in
the discharge of the arduous duties of the office
that he filled. In the character of his mind were
united all the traits and qualities that fit the
Judge to arrive at just, correct and sound conclu-
sions, and that render his written opinions the re-
positories of safe, reliable, and authorita-
tive legal deductions and principles. And
over all his natural and acquired qualifca-
tions and excellencies were thrown, like
the pure efmine that should invest externally
the judicial officer, in nate, delicate sense of JUS
tice purity of heart, and integrity of principle,
and an honesty ofpurpose, that completed his char
acter as public officer and rendered him Judge,
who may be truly regarded model one, to whom
the State might point with pride and boast
In compliance with the suggestion of the solici-
tor who made this painful announcement, this
Court will adjourn, and cause the proceedings to
be entered on its minutes.