Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-04-14

IN RESPECT TO Els MEMORY.

In the Superior Courto1 SacrahehtoO ounty
in bank yesterday morning, Grove l.. john
son announced the death of w. b.
C. Brown, and said: May it please
the Court, before proceeding with the regular
business of the Court, it is proper that the
attention of the Court should be called to the
loss which this city, county and State. and
which the bar of this county has sustained in
the death Of our beloved snd honored friend
and member of the bar, w. B. c. Brown, of
Sacramento. 1 have known Mr.. Brown for
seventeen years-from the time first COM
menced to reside in Sacramento. | have
known him as friend politically and so.
cially. have known him as an enemy politi-
callY. and have met him in various fields Of
debate-in the forum of the law and in the
| forum of public discussion upon questions of
politics and business. l have seen him as a
public officer, [ have watched him in his
coufse as man and as citizen, and | can
say truthfully of him that he was good man
and good citizen. He was honest, courage
Gus, tru.hful-honest in the expression Of
his opinions and in maintaining them; cour-
ageous in always presenting that which
he deemed to be right, regardless of public
opinion at the time truthful at all times
county for two terms as County Clerk he
| served the State as Controller and during
| the term of his services as public officer,
whether of the county or State, the breath
of scandal was never raised against him. His
relations as man were such that it entitled
him to the highest ecomiums at the hands of
everyone-virtuous, pure, truthful, kind and
loving; a good father and a kind and affec-
tionate husband and an honest and respected
citizen. OF him we well may say "He
bore without abuse the grand old name of
gentleman" As lawyer his career had but
opened for him. He stood upon the threshold
of brilliant professional success Indus
trious, pains taking, hard. working, eloquent,
learned and able. He prepared his cases
with great care, and was almost uniformly
successful. In public life, as an orator and
as man, he had no rival. and glorious
promise OF immediate political distinction in
the State of his adoption lay prominently
and ready before him. He had, as it were,
only the present year to reach forth his hand
and pluck the highest honor in the gift of the
off now without warning, in day
taken from his family. from his home,
from his life-werk, his brilliant future
destroyed in a moment. we can but mourn
his loss, we can only offer the feeble homage
of our love and respect for him, and tender
to his family cur heartfelt sympathies. AS a
mark of our esteem for him as friend, as
citizen and q lawyer, 1 ask that when this
Court adjourns, it be out OF respect to the
memory of our dead brother, and that The
Court appoint committee of three to draft
resolutions expressive of our feelings at his
death.
L. S. Taylor-I second the motion. I sug-
gest in that connection that a meeting of the
Bar be called for tomorrow morning, at
which resolutions can be presented and where
there will be an opportunity for the express
ing of our feelings on the subject
Judge Clark-lt has been my pleasure to
know the deceased for twenty-eight or twenty
nine years. l have known him intimately
during that time. Intimate social relations
have existed between us, and I think have
known him thoroughly well. A better man
has scarce ever lived than W. B. c. Brown
He was true in all of the relations of life he
was steadfast friend faithful public ser.
| want and an honest man; and none better
and few as good citizens are left among us.
| As approached the Courthouse on yester-
day morning from my residence l met the
deceased on Seventh street. | saw him some
| little time before we met. and | saw that he
was very pale and was suffering from severe
| illness; but upon his explanation of it, ard
| from his appearance 1 judged that it was a
fOIbleO, WhtSu WOliu pass Oh Al y Silult tiHioY
and none was more surprised and grieved to
hear Of his death on the afternoon of that
day than | was. l do not know that / can
add any thing more my feelings do not per-
nit me to say much on this occasion. The
community will grieve st his death they
have suffered a severe loss, and for one, /
90 not know who will fll his place.
Judge Denson-I will but add word to
the remarks that have been made by the gen.
tlemen at the Bar and by Judge Clark. My
acquaintance with the deceased has not been
so long, but still it has been for q sufficient
length of time to make US thoroughly &C.
quainted hayesbeen intimately acquainted
with him for some fourteen years, and as tie
fruit OF that intimate acquaintance [ can
heartily inoorse all that has been said in rels-
ton to his integrity, his honesty, his upright
ness, his general course in life and his marked
career. The motion will be sustained, and
when the Court adjourns for the day the ad-
| journment will be out of respect to the memory
| of the deceased. A committee Of three mem
hers of the Bar will be appointed to report to
meeting of the Bar, to be held at o'clock
tomorrow morning in this room, at which a
| full attendance of the members of the Bar is
requested. The committee will present re.
TT memorial such as will express the
sentiments of the Bar upon this sad occasion.
The Court will appoint on that committee
Grove l.. johnson, w. Ii. Beatty and A. 2.
| Catlin.
In the Police Court yesterday morning,
City Attorney Anderson also made formal
announcement of the death of w. B. G.
Brown, and moved an adjournment in respect
to his memory. After appropriate remarks
by the City Attorney, Colonel Henry Starr
and Judge W. A. Henry, an order was made
as petitioned for in the resolution, and the
Court adjourned without transacting any
| business.