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court, and he served until 1865, — a career of twelve full years on the bench. He was born Sept. 15, 1800, in Franklin County, Pa.; and was educated at Jefferson College, Cannonsburgh, of the same State. At the age of twenty-four he was licensed to prac tice, and then came West, settling at Greensburgh, Ind., then a village of half-a-dozen log houses. Here he lived until the day of his death, practicing his profession when not on the bench; and although of delicate frame and in feeble health from early youth, he lived until Feb. 4, 1871. In practice he was a great laborer; and his greatest power was in the mastery of general princi ples, which he applied with more than usual acumen. His opinions are usually short, but pointed, clear, and concise. In fact, it may be said that the bar has not yet fully appreciated his legal ability as evidenced in his opinions. He was a man of unusually pure moral character. William Z. Stuart. Judge Stuart's parents were born in Scot land. He was born at Dedham, Mass., on Christmas Day, 1811. Nine years afterwards his parents returned to Scotland, taking him with them. But five years later he ran away from them, returned to America, and engaged as a drug-store clerk in New Bed ford of his native State. Two years later he went to Boston in the same capacity. Urged by his friends to educate himself, he succeeded, after years of endeavor, in work ing his way and in graduating in 1833 as the salutatorian of his class, from Amherst Col lege. He became principal of the High School at Hadley, and the next year of Mayfield Academy, Westfield, N. Y. During these years he read law, and in 1836 set tled at Logansport, Ind. In 1846 he was elected prosecuting attorney, and in 1851 to the legislature which framed the new codes of procedure. It cannot be said that he was a popular man, and he never sought popularity; yet he was esteemed by the people for his integrity and real worth, and

most by those who knew him best. His abilities in the legislature were so well dis played, and became so generally known, that he was elected the next year judge of the Supreme Court. The salary was too small to support his growing family, and he re signed in 1857. His opinions are models of clearness, and show his thorough train ing. They are usually elegantly written; and there are no superfluous words, — lit tle but nouns and verbs, and many of them monosyllables. On his retirement from the bench he became the General Attorney of the Toledo and Wabash Railroad Company. In 1856, although on the bench, he was a candidate for Congress, but was beaten by Schuyler Colfax. Among strangers he was retiring and almost diffident. His mind moved slowly, but was vigorous in action. Although a Democrat in principle, he was moderate in partisanship. He died May 7, 1876. His death was caused largely from overwork in the interest of the great rail road for whom he served as its chief attor ney until his death, a period of nearly twenty years. Addison L. Roache. Judge Roache is the sole survivor of the Supreme Court bench of 1853. He was born in Rutherford County, Tenn., Nov. 3, 1817, and came with his father to Bloomington, Ind., in 1836. He was admitted to practice at Frankfort, but soon returned to Rockville, where he had read law, and where he married in 1841. Eleven years later he was elected Judge of the Supreme Court, and resigned his seat in May, 1854, and formed a partnership the same year with Hon. Jos. E. McDonald, the latter being the junior member. Judge Roache is pre eminently a man of affairs, and has taken great interest in the State educational insti tutions, having been twice elected trustee of the State University. He conceived the plan of a public library for the city of In dianapolis, drafted the original bill for its establishment, and worked before the Iegis