The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-01-21
THE LATE JUDGE PRESTON.

The Members of the Bar Adopt Reso-
buttons OF Sympathy-The Chief JUS
tees Reply.
When the Supreme Court opened at 10
O'Clock Monday morning, His Honor Chief
Justice Judd, MIR. Justice -McCully, Mr..
Justice Bickerton and Mr.. Justice Dole
were on the bench. The entrance to the
Court room was draped with black, also
the dais and the seat lately used by MIR.
Justice Preston. Among those occupy
ing seats in tue Court room we're: Their
Excellencies iona. Austin, Minister of
Foreign Affairs; S. M. Damon, Minister
of Finance; L. A. Thurston, Minister OF
Interior; Senior Canavarro, Portuguese
Commissioner, and the following MEM
bers of the bar, Messrs. A. S. Hartwell,
w. o. Smith, w. r. Castle, A. P. Peter
son, F. M. Hatch, w. A. Kinney, j. NJ.
Monsarrat, A. Rosa, j. NJ. Davidson,
Chas. Creighton, q. K. Wilder, Cecil
Brown. S: K. kane,:.J. A. Magoon, v.
Ashford, w. G. Parke and w. G. Achi.
MIR. Frank nj. Hatch presented the
following resolutions:
Whereas it has pleased Almighty God
to remove by death the Hon. Edward
Preston, Second Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court,
Resolved; That in the death of Mr..
Justice Preston the Court has lost a
member of profound legal learning, of
great ability and of unquestionable in
tegrity; that the members of the bar do
tender to the widow of the deceased JUS
tice their sincere sympathy; that the
Court be moved to enter these resolu-
tons on the records of the Court.
Mr.. Hatch said In presenting these
| resolutions | desire to say that the MEM
bers of the bar were greatly shocked on
| learning of the sudden demise of Mr..
| Justice Preston. They were aware OF
his infrmity and of his suffering. AT
| the beginning OF the January term no
one would have thought it likely that he
| would have been carried off SO soon.
| They could see now that it had been a
| great trial for him to go on circuit duty,
especially to Waimea. The late Justice
was man OF profound legal ability,
| especially in the common law. No law
| yer could be great lawyer without
a knowledge of common law. He was
| man of tender feelings whose SYM
| pathies were easily excited. We have
| all lost man whom it will be difficult
| to replace, and whose memory we shall
| honor.
Mr.. Cecil Brown said I'm 1875 when
| / commenced to practice at the bar | first
| met the late Justice and he rendered me
help and advice Anything l wanted to
| know, he told me not to fail and COM
municate with him. That was his
character. He was always kind to
| young members of the bar. 1t was my
good fortune to be intimate with him,
and we made several trips on circuit to-
gether. l never heard him say one un-
kind word against other members of the
| bar. His language showed that his
heart was kind and he thought of others
as he wished them to think of him. The
| bench and bar have lost one whom il
will be hard to replace. He was man
against whose integrity no one could say
a word. His knowledge of the common
law could not be beat He has gone tc
his last resting-place. No one thought
that on Friday when he left the Court
room that week later he would be nc
more Such is the decree of Providence
Mr.. Justice Preston was man respected
by everybody, and not person can say
anything but good of his name.
Mr.. J. NJ. Davidson said The sad
event that we have met together to com
memorate, admonishes US of the uncer
tainty OF the tenure OF life. And while
we feel personally poignant grief at being
bereft of our friends as one after another
pass away, We feel still deeper the loss
that the people and Government sustain
in the death of tried, trusted, wise and
honorable official.
On my arrival in Honolulu in the
autumn of 1876, first met the deceased
then practising lawyer in this city, anC
| otter thereafter met him at the Bar as
opposing, and quite as often as associate
counsel, our business relations were al
ways of the most cordial nature.
He was man of pronounced ability
analytical mind, relentive memory ant
great legal learning, and his knowledge
OF pleading and case law was marvellous
His mind was like well-ordered anc
strong bank that can pay all draft:
without suspending and still have a sur
plus.
He was fair and liberal antagonist
never wasting time in vain discussion
relying always on the strong points OF {