Year: 1868

ACTION or TIE BOARD or AUDIT-ADDREsS BY


THE hon. JAMES T. BRADY, Ex-JUDGE Bos-


WORTH AND THE HoN. CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEw.


The Board of Audit met at IL o'clock yester-
day. when Mr. Dcpew announced that on account Of the
death OF tho Hon Benz amin w Bonney, the Board would
stand adjourned TO Tuesday next ct IA o'clock when
quorum would be present


Tho Hon. James r. Brady then arose and said-if the
Board pIeaseThe gentlemen OF the bar here present
think ~ most appropriate that entry OF the decease Of
your associate aud our esteemed brother tho Hon ben
row. be made the record Of this Board. The last time
had INC pleasure oi sSeIng me honorable deceased
troubled lately With dizziness. and referred TO
the dccease OF wellknOwn lawyer tho late Ora.
down In the streets like brother Bushnell" made
the acquaintance OF Mr. Bonuey many years ago, when
ncnl town in comparison with present greatness to
remain their Office and serve papers often as late as 10
casou OF my going his place OF business an errand,
when student and have never forgotten MS ndhess
faering and perhaps, bashful youth, when received
from one who is older He was hlYAys conspicuous TOT
superior intelligence unquest0hed laeSrlY great SIN
cerity. and an Industry tnat never hagged lie was
careful and ahOrOus student well ycrsed IN law, and
both at the bar and on the bench acquitted himself so as
tO deserve The admiration OF his brethren ana the aV0r
OF tho public Very bland agreeable IN manner he e9ut
and loved by those OF ardent temperaments Your
Honors-fOr style you. deemiug this judicial trib
unal OF high authority-you must nave mad MARY opp9r
tuultes TO know how faithfully no performed MS puDhe



We shall miss him from ranks, and undoubtedly he
viii be loss to you. We have here another Instance, II
human life Ills life was without blemish aud trust
he will receive in tho next world under me favor OF Tue
excellence destined to obtain offer tho following


S ,, an sntr he m,5. on hs record o. Bonr srprs,s


g the regret honorable Board and the bar e at the Ge
Of departed aHi hoaord mend. tho Hon BeOamin W.
ExJudgo BOsworth said May It please the Board-I
trust win not be deemed out o. place for me 20 make
few observations IN support OF the views submitted by
my brother Brady IL mas not Deen my fortune & 70 meet
but during the interval OF time which he has been NOM
bcr last saw him. saw him about the beginning OF
this present month; he was occupied nearly the whole OF
that daY counsel In very important case which was
being tried before as Referee The case was tried from
day to day until IL hnisbed-on that day on which
last saw hm. He was anxious TO close II on that day.
and tho arguments concluded at the late hour OF ca
o'clock was forcbly impressed theD as have since
remarked that he was oyerworked ! saw that he was
OF his life. And although ho tried the cause
with his accustomed ability ana ygoT yet was 1sa i%
alarmed mo for his safety Judge Bonney was one OF
sdered apart II correctly informed, he had none
Of those advantages which privileged aeademGa
and emphacaly a selfeducated man He made him
self what he an honorable member OF his profession
About the time when TO this city, In 1886 Mr.. Bon
ncv was then counsel 10 sucressu banking Institution
In tho city. lie has had "A responsible professional en-
69S iTs WITH sereS Ss Ftos 70 s S2a Tau m TO- Sn


faithful In all his relations IN fe his example is worthy
tribute Prospect suggested by Mr. Brady, cordially
concur aud second his resolution


Mr. Depew said. The resolution which has been offered
by Mr Brady Will OF course be entered upon the minutes
OF this Board The members Of the Board arc very much
grated that the Bar has taken this notice OF respect to
tine memory OF deceased associate had never tho
pleasure OF knowing Judge BOnney before met him in
this Boar. and association here has engendered In
respect for his character ability and conscentious
such as never have had for any man whom have
public life. His loss 10 Is iroparaOe, because
OF the conscientious labor which ho bestowed upon the
perpeNng and important cases before TINS Board, no
became familiar with their merits than any OF us.
tho sad TO because tho disease was Induced
by OyerwOrk caused by this conscientious devotion 10
duty The peeulianty OF Judge Bonney seemed TO be
conscientious determination 70 do exactly what was
right, unbiased by any consideration OF friendship or


ty the persons whose interests we're 20 be settled by
his Judgment by the opinion Of the public upon any
decision which he might render In every consultation
which we have had upon the questions which have been
before ne, and In accordance with the principles which
compelled to lay down IN tho settlement OF the
claims pending before the Court s DECISIONS after care
fol and aborOus research those OF the most able
legal mind always regarding the true relation between
the claimant and tho city. He unmOved by those
considerations either OF personal merit In the claimant
outside his claim by any OF that feeling which the pub
usually have favor OF claim which may DO brought
against great corporation like the city Of EewYOrk
Nor the other hand did he yield 10 tDat feeling which
In certain claims seems TO make the city peculiar favor
ite client II may speak. ana the pubic look upon
with especial favor, forgetting that they may go be-
yond the demand OF Justice and equity aud In obedience
TO public opinion which may be manifested outside or
the special faots In the Az ths poe ana hour,
when but ten days remain OF our official existence and
when several hundred unadused claims, involving mil


lions OF dollars are s undecided, with all Of which,
far they have been heard, Judge BOnney was thor
oughly familiar; all the research ana aDnly which he
brought TO bear upon those claims are lost HIS loss is
great his loss pablo Is great greater than
would DO almost the loss OF any other public servant aud
Is one which cannot be filled at this hour


The Board then adjourned I'LL Tuesday next.