Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-07-09

PSANi' w may, tucIclOTc, AVIAN
ourselves of more than our mere pro.
fessional privilege of calling the de-
ceased our brother. BY the ties of
the brotherhood of man we may call
him our brother,
Although, in connection with our
deceased brother, we may not look
"upon the stored monuments, the
stately Indictments, the cold marble
pomp with which grandure mourns
magnificently her departed pride,"
yet IN the hearts of his professional
brethren will be cherished the mem.
ory of unpretending learning. the
dignity of unaffected simplicity, the
graceful refinement of cultured
thought, the genial courtesy of pro
fessional, official, and social etiquette,
and the potential large heartedness
and breadth OF intellect that COM
mands respect and attracts admira'
ton.
The memory of those will live in
the hearts of his professional breth-
rem, and will be transmitted in pro-
fessional succession, awsking emula.
lation and stimulating ambition
among the coming, to attain through
praisew orthy effort to that position
which practical virtues and noble
manhood have so well adorned.
/ RESOLVED, That IN the death of our broth
er Hon. Charles Dunn, the Bar has lost one
of its most distinguished members, the pro-
i as.fs ia e.. IL h. IL.
one of lis abest defenders, the State one of its
most esteemed citizens, and society one of its
| brightest orn aments.
| RESOLVED, That Charles Dunn, will be re-
membered as learned jurist, AN able advocate,
q sound exponent of Constitutional principles,
and true American citizen.
RESOLVED, That in remembering his amenity
of members, his kindly forbearance and uni
form courtesy, both on the Bench and at the
Bar; we will endeavor TO emulate his virtues,
| and strive 10 cultivate the friendly relations
and courteousness of professional character,
| both before the courts and towards each other,
| OF which he gave such good example. and
that is always praiseworthy in every member
OF the profession.
| RESOLVED, That the chairman of this meet
| lug report this preamble and these resolutions
Is the Court, with the request of this meeting
| that they be spread upon the records OF the
Courts and that the chairman Of the meeting
be requested to present in person a certified
copy Of the Court Record of the proceeding
of this meeting TO the Supreme Court of this
State, accompanied with the request Of this
meeting that they be spread at length upon re-
| cords OF that Court.
RESOLVED, That the chairman of this meet
| ing present TO the widow of the deceased a
! copy of this preamble and Of these resolutions,
! accompanied with the assurance that she and
her family will always find in every member
OF this Bar sympathizing mourner with
| them in their bereavement.
| RESOLVED, That the members OF this Bar
| be requested 10 wear mourning for thirty
| days IN memory OF our deceased brother.
And then in very eloquent and
feeling manner addressed the meet.
ing on the subject that called the
meeting together, paying the highest
tribute TO the memory of Judge
Dunn.
Hon. j. 7. Mills, Hon. III. S. Ma.
coon and ]. III. Clary, Esq, then adj
dressed the meeting in advocacy of
the resolutions and in eulogy of
Charles Dunn.
After which the resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Music.
The Bar meeting then adjourned,
and Court was opened by Sheriff
Williams, when Hon. M. M. Strong
proceeded in the following language
TO present the resolutions (above
given) TO the Court.
May 1T PLEASE THE CoURT: At
a meeting of the members of the Bar
of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, held
on the 25th inst, and adjourned to
this morning resolutions were adopted
upon occasion of the death of Hon.
Charles Dunn, the oldest member of
the Bar, and for whom the other mem
bers entertained fraternal regard,
and at the same time a filial love-
AS the presiding officer of that meet
ing, ! was requested to present the
resolutions to the Court, and move
that they be entered upon its records.
With the permission of the Court /
will read the resolutions and make
the motion.
The preamble and resolutions, from
the pen of Judge who, for twelve
years, adorned the bench of the Fifth
Circuit, express so well the many vir-
tues, and salient points in the char
acter of Judge Dunn, that any at
tempt by me at eulogy would be SUI
| perfuous. will therefore confne
myself to statement of few prom
inent facts in the history of his life.
Upon the passage of the acts of
Congress, organizing the Territory of
Wisconsin, April 20, 1886, Mr.. Dunn,
then in his S7th year, in the vigor of
his manhood and usefulness, was ap-
pointed by General Jackson Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of the
Territory, with David Irwin and VIM.
G. Frazer Associate Judges. Judge
Frazer died in short time and An
drew G. Miller was appointed his
successor by president Van Buren,.
The court, as thus constituted, con-
sisting of Judges Dunn, Irwin and
Miller, remained unchanged until the
admission of Wisconsin as a sover
eign State in the Union in ls4s.
At the first session of the Territor-
ial Legislature held at Belmont COM
mencing Oct. IS, 1886, an act was
passed defining the jurisdiction, pow
ers and duties of the Supreme Court
and of the District Courts, and the
Territory was divided into three iu-
dicial districts, to each Of which one
of the Judges was assigned, upon
whom was devolved the duty of hold.
ing NIsI PRIUs courts, the Supreme
Court having only appellate iurisdic
ton with the exception of power to
issue certain prerogative writs.
JUDGE Dunn was assigned to the
First District, which embraced the
present counties of Grant, Iowa, La
Fsyette, Green and Dane, and all the
territory north and west of Wiseon-
sin and east of the Mississippi rivers.
This district was at that time the