The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-09-06

marks that have been concerning him.
At the next term of court that he held al
Burlington l was presen. to see what |
could AMI learn what could, and he
invited me 10 his T0om during the pro-
gTess OF a criminal trial 10 wYite his in
structioDs fer him II was great labor
for him 10 write. He dictat ed 20
me and requested me to
write his instructions. TIE
evidence was closed and he was to give
his Instructions to the jury in the morn
ing. | sat down and wrote and he die.
taled all the Instructions that are CON-
mon to all cases When he began to
study the facts and the law applicable to
the facts in that particular case, he soon
stopped. Said he. There is something
wrong about this" and he paced the
h0or for long time, reflectIveiy. I sat
there waiting There was no particular
interest in the matter to me. l did not
not understand the trouble that he
was in. and after while got sleery
He requested me TO lie down, and
l did. woke up in the morning and
hewas still there and had never laid
dow a. He had been th,a,.Ing over that
case a. night There were scarcely any
Law books there at all and he was thrown
entirely upon his own knowledge of the
law governing the case. He could not
receive assistance from epy books for
| there were no books there. was curl
| Gus TO know what his instructions would
| be. ! discovered he had written them.
| He went down to the court house in the
morning as soon as the Jury assembled
and directed them 10 ind a verdict for
| the defendant and that was all the in
struetlons there was about it.
| | was Impressed with the care, with
/ tho caution aFA with tho 1lnUSrIQl Mains
| taking that characterized him in all OF
his judicial efforts in which have had
/ any experience. / was afterwards con-
/ fidentially related to him for
short time in this place. While
here | had an opportunity 10 learn
something of his peculiar characteristics
IN the practice OF his profession and dis
covered that he was very careful, very
| cautious in his advice to clients and thai
he never encouraged one of them unless
he was fully and thoroughly convinced
that the client would be benefited IN
the end by the litigation.
AS has been said, il docs not seem so sad
to consider the loss OF one who has lived
to the ripe age of seventy nine years
He was able TO look back over his lite
and feel not only willing but anxious &c
leave this world and take the chances tn
the world we know nothing about. He
seemed at the time ] saw him ready
and willing and anxious TO go from
this world He died, as believe, in the
full and implicit faith and confidence
that world OF beauty and glory awaited
him, and that whan he laid. down his
old, withercd and enfecbled form be
only did so IN exchange for one of Im
mortality.-All that has been SAID here
concerning Judge Watson, concerning
l T. IL n los nd
as Judge I fully endorse. There was
smother characteristic of his thai
impressed itself upon me in
times past and that was the feeling
that he entertained for the weak and thu
oppressed, and i attribute his peculiar
opinions largely 10 this characteristic
of has. When young man, and Dre
Sumably at time when he WAS f1ileC
with the ambitions that young men ful
OF viGor and health usually are, he eS
poused one of the most unpopular cause
then to be espOused. He entered will
great vigor and force into the anti
slavery movement In an carly day
when to do SO was sure to result
: in almost absolute public Ostracism
He continued with that idea for many
years, and in the latec years Of his lif'
his political faith changed, sim
| plJ % L OSIiCNi otCtAhSto NC CobSCA'Su ~
new doctrine TO he in the interest OF ~
oppressed and weak element of society
At the conclusion of Judge Grave
address it was agreed that the forcgoin:
!. resolutions should be spread upon th
docket as part of the proceedings of tn
September term of court of the Fit
judicial district.
At The conclusion of these solemn ant
interesting services, court adjourned VI
til . O'Clock this afternoon.