The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-02-21
JUDGE FOX.
Memorial services Held yesterday.

AiNAuuAti5 Ai""y PAo'AA-N ,
cipal members of the bar ana some OF the
iudoes of the State courts.
n;s4r;o. A.+orna,, 7 mt after appropriate in
Di''ii0' 1A''0A--e! Il
Ioouceorf rennaiAs pie'eA
resolutions:
1.-,., Tho+ h., tho death of the Hon.
orahI S' Td,,ard Tox the bench has lost an en-
;nsnt ;ndoe the bar a profound LAWYER. and
tho State an bonored citizen. the memory of
,.hose MANY y;rtues all classes of his fellow
49,, .,,;ll cbar;sh with resnect and admiration
posoI-e5 That in tho discbaroa Of the i'm
nortant dnt;es which davolvad nnon him as
T,doe of tho D;e+r;ot Conrt of tho limited
Statos bo nv ovb;h;tad ,ot;r;n o industry and
,,a+;aat rasaoroh = oor,,,rabans;ye learning n
- - ;at;ao - ho..a5 &c fra,,d and WRONG
do;,o ,sb;oh baro ,,ado b;s lahors of the HIGH
est yel,a not orl,, 80 those ;nterasted as mar
ties ~ tba oa,,sss decided Int 70 the legal
nrofossio,, evervxhere. TO whom his decisions
will remain as models of clearness, vigor and
judicial WISDOM l IT. ,:.e.a;.,
and ;nd;c;a, career we are Reminded that in
his scholarly habits his devotion to his pro-
fession and to the duties OF MS nlgn once, ms
s:ein anu 49, ~ oo ~ sbontd s,,tFsr
becauSe of the laws delaY. we ma the true
foundation of his eminent success as lawyer
and Judge, and that these quantities WIN De
.Ia. nh;oh ~ ,,oIl rornded l;fe 90
fitly adorned.
ResoEced, That to those who best knew his
kindness OF heart and social virtues, and upon
wion .hls suuaen aallS ana 4Sat we
cherish the hone thar time NAV mitigate the
severity of their grief and leave to them the
sacred memories OF life which by It's close
am s htfo J ese of While and rr;vate
sorrow.
ResolUed, That the Attorney of the United
States, is requested on oenan Oh the par, 70
oner lnese resolusiois a. t 1ne ons he anterad
mon its records and that copy of these res
olutions be forwarded by the clerk to the fam
lily of the late Judge Fox.
General G. P. Mattocks, in his remarks,
spoke of his relations with Judge Fox as a
stpdent and as the Surviving PARTNER of his
le .,...., - a., ~.
son' ne gave oiiei SAe'0ii VI 'nS early MO
tory OF the FOX 1amny.
Hon. George F. Talbot spoke of the lessons
70 bo learned from tho death of Judoe Fox: of
r
MS personal sorro" at eue loss Vi ii,enu' -
the fear in which Judge Fox was held by those
whose causes had not Justice on their side,
o,,a o,osod h., ~, o,ooron+ +rbrto 70 tho r,em-
DRY Oh the distinguished Jufis''
Hon. Josiah II. Drummond spoke eloquently
of the integrity and love of Justice which
cbarao+er;zad the decisions and rulings of
'uuSe roA anu espeoiaiiy u 'iio N'i'o ''a''
edness of the Judge, which, he said, was not
evident except to those who were intimately
III, rr o;l .ha4
aeq"a'n.eA W." ~
times when the Judge learned tnat "iie OF
mother was looking anxiously for light SEN
tence for husband or son. he lessened one
,..,r ~, ,,t;oh ho had ,,ro,,;ous,v
iiaii 'he penai'! uPo'i "i--SA N --Ne-
decided.
Judge Webb then spoke as follows:
n,..r ~ - ,;..,o ,,ora
"i.nin tne oIleA peliuu ~ ~ - 49,
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sntioe ~ ...is r. &c r. I,anas
s =. soiIew ~, a. Statos of
" en1 ~. 70 u 'i'e -'sA
ing u.ssii.D H.. - Isl, 1870 T,aca
:, 80 snI -. cLa,1a, 81 a;ro;t ;,deo IF
~ IS. 80. Ll e. W. b,,r,.., e.
ene ~ ,. "a 49, .a 1-ot Vows of
iolIa aIsd ,,saf,,1 sa~,-;ce before him WAS
nonoiaDie anu useAUi 90. WY -'i-''
stf n,;l Gown i",o 49, a;..;.a,,;shaa Nathan
o,:nl 80, iotoro,s and ;l1nstr;1,,,s md
- - - -, +,,oot,, t;,o uoors at tho
10. &c o;abt ~ tbe twenty 9Th
iipe az IT, ,oat ,-aS ,o,aasoJ fron sorrow,
Jay Vi 'uis A"''' ""' 'sN
anu WI. &c .fFoo+;o,, and rosnoc+ 70 tbose
III u 80 - af .ha;r
50 1dAn I'm asor,ad IN tho records Of the
60" CIV -; - III, ~ tba,, y,,es;ded
And now again we come with saddeued
baartS and essay hv words to manifest our
80 of Tho loss ,ve have experienced in the
doatb If Jndga Fox
He bad been lone and bann;lv associated in
;udic;al duties as we'll as personal friendship
With both those eminent men. By their death
he was deenlv affected When thew had been
taken from his comnanionship, he showed to
ali who were in intimate association with him.
tha+ be constantly missed their counrenanee
and sunnort. that he suffered in peculiar
r,aas,,ra ! ,,ersonal loss Thenceforth with
~, l;fa +ooE On on addad shade of soberness
nnd sense of loneliness
Rnt he WAS of foo rohnst and noble nature
90 fa1to, hanaotb tho sorrows incident 70 ali
S,,,,sa,s o,,,ar;a,,oa ne nod the baht If loot-
~ at Gfa aS II l. without exnectino exemn-
10; rs fro,,, ;tS tr;ais He souobt NOT to denv
b;s na;,, When ,tn those dear TO him were re-.
,aon - hmt he hove b;s burdens nat;ently and
onl,, Tho more earnestly set himself TO his
dnt;es
IN tho fonrtaenth dav of December less
+h.,, f;vo roontbs after the death of Judoe
cI;Aord whom he truly loved and incurred.
While in annarent health and strength. his own
summons came On the thirteenth he sat here
in his accustomed seat directing a iury trial.
A. ~, +he Close If the dav he committed the
~ ~ 49,, - ohoroa oborootor;1ad ,,;.b
bic ,'sn \, vigor and clearness and ;nstrnctng
tho,, - ,.ot,,r,, +bo;, ,,erd;ot in tho ,norn;ng
- s.Sa.e "a ~, .a.,,rt - ad;o,,,,,
IT, ,orr;no eyor - un I'D ,ror b;s ,oorta,
-. d. :. ro,,,,ht - th;s ,sao,,l, Tho etort
rison. -. ~ ~ bo 80 daaJ f0of-o
iii IT, 90 foro;htv rero;nded nv these exner-
go tha. we .oo ah;da bere on,, for I;.tio
,ah;io and that Tho t;ma cannot h far off and
49, r,a,, 100 har MO shall ay do,rn
n n,u, ,rorl AND disannear from among men
W. aha,;ob tho fa;tb that our ba;no does not
;,I tho torna;rst;on of orr earthly lives
49, +boro 10 soroetb;no of ne better and more
e e,,S than these nerishable bodies. which
Ill eonf;n,,e when thew fail and RETURN to
oortb Whether that faith l. we'll or IN
Sounded The certainty of death should ;nsn;re