Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-07-19
Tribute Of Respscs.



Erta.t f-ea C,ar, Journal
December o. 1887, Thursday
Present: william p chard-
son. Caief Jus.jcc, Charles q
Soft. Gleuui ~ ScoGe,d. Law
renee Weldon and John Datis,
Associate justices.
At Tie opening Of court 1r.
Asst. Attorney General How
ard addressed the count as fol
lows:
Nav il please your iionors:-
I am called apcn 20 dischatge >
most unwelcome end dia!clii
duty. | have this morning &c
announce the unexpected. sud
den death Of Mt. Ed~ard Minor
Watson one ofthe Assistants 80.
the Attorney General, whose
chief duties were connected
with tlo trial Of causes ia thie
court.
Mr.. Watson had been i'll 10
Cincinnati. whittier they had
gone ou most important public
business. for about two weeks.
Yesterday we heard that he was
rapidly couvalcsciug. Last eve
ming the news was flashed to us
that even while he was ioyously
walking to renewed health an
unlocked for oIemy had stolen
his life.
Mr. Watson was about Sc
years old. He had received a
liberal education and had made
The most cf his many adyaHtag-
es. He came from q race of
lawyers, aud carly determining
to pursue the profession Of his
father he was carefully fitted at
home and nj tie University for
lila future career. lie thus came
to the bar with superb equip
ment aud unusual advantages
His short career vas Ia { cry
light success and gave prom
lac % manhood proud, brill.
ant, fortunate.
By careful atudy he had be.
come thoroughly grounded in
principles and foundations Of
the law. Opportunity soon gave
him the experience which can
only come from q varied active
practice: 40 that when he came
10 the new aud singular field of
this court no easily seated him.
self TO the proper discharge OF
his work. Clear in intellect.
sound in judgment, accurate iu
learning, most careful in prepa.
ration. he soon took equal place
in the front ranks of the acute,
learned and able lawyers of this
bar. Courteous to an ana al all
times; courageous and gentle,
honorable and truthful. without
3 trace Of hypocricy or cant.
%f0rbeariug toward the flults OF
others, a desPiser OF meanuess
aud a lover Of right lie has lef,
us the model OF a maa and a
friend.
At another aud more fitting
iime his euiogy vii be spoken.
/ saggest, ii your Honors
please. this court do uo8 adj.
j0urn it respect to his memory.
The Chief Justice replied as
f0ilOws:
The death of . young man M
the prime ct life with aspiring
ambition IN his chosen profes
sion and with great promise Of
4 distinguished career is a always
an event OF sorrow and sadness
10 us, the bench and the bar.
this sudden bereavement comes
with unusual painiulness.
IL was only q few weeks ago
that hr. Watson left here to
take part in the trial of ar i'm.
p0rtant case for the United
States, in n western state. leav-
ing his business in this court to
be taken mp AZ a future day.
The remarkabliity, devotion 10
the interests OF the government
and fairness TO claimants always
exhibited by him in the mansge-
ment Of n large number of diff
cult and responsible cases en-.
trusted to his care made us look
forward with satisfaction and
confidence to his speedy return
to give his assistance in the tria!
of those cases which only Il few
days ago were postponed en- nc.
count of his absence and the
trial OF which il was anticipated
he would personally conduct.
In the midst of these antici
patioas he has been called from,
this world and we shall see him
no more ia this lie. HIS loss
viii be deeply felt by The iadg
es, by his associates in the DO
partmeHt of Justice and bF his
numerous friends all OF whom
will join with his family and re
latiLuS in their SORROW on ac.
count of this distressing be.
reavement
L Is aeg - he expeet"4 sAai
his asSoeiatesi in the Department;
of iustice ear to-day go on with
their business. Their feelings
are shared by the court. which
will now adjourn in rsspect to
his memory.
Ordered that the court be ad
jOurued Till Monday, Dee. Il,
llo'clock.