The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-01-28

not to come, tits now. If it is not now,
it will come, so the readiness is ALL"
May our friend rest
Where no forced banquet claims the
stated guest,
And silence spreads the couch OF ever well
come rest"
His Honor Chief Justice Judd said =
Brethren, we stand aside for moment,
to-day, from the excitements ofbusiness,
legal and political discussion, to pay our
tribute of respect and affection to the
memory OF our friend and associate
whose earthly career closed so unex-
pectedly last Friday.
Death and decay hide away from our
sight the forms of our friends and silence
their voices forever. He who so lately
occupied this chair at my side will never
return to US. Impressed with this
thought our words of him should be
truthful and sincere.
The deceased came to this country
nearly twenty years ago. He immedi-
ately formed the acquaintance of our
fraternity and took seat in my law
Office awaiting the credentials which
should receive bis admittance to our bar.
l soon formed an opinion of Mr.. Preston
which many years of association there
after has not changed, that he had a
knowledge of the principles OF law which
only long course of thorough training
can secure. In mastership of the COM
mon law OF England and of the rules Of
pleading l venture the opinion that he
had no equal here. The readiness with
which his opinion OF a legal question
,4-nt,ll hn frfxr for hin, s.
dence and business which he conducted
with marked success. An unsubstantial
case he rarely pushed, and more than
one client has found when his zeal in his
own cause would lead him to discard Mr..
Preston's advice and pursue his case,
that the advice was right.
A quick perception of faults in plead
ing made him, as Judge, sometimes
impatient of carelessness and inaccuracy
OF statement. But whoever upon whom
his censure fell could never have felt
that it carried with it ought OF i'll will
thereafter Ii any one has had this i'm
preston he entirely mistook the char
acter of Judge Preston. Having re-
tentive memory and a mind well stored
with the law as found by the great lights
of jurisprudence, and with the facts Of
English history, he brought to the bar
and lately to the bench an element Of
conservatism and strength that was
wholesome and especially valuable to
our peculiar community.
As an encouragement his counsel was
wise and conscientious and his influence
in cabinet, in privy council and as a
citizen has done much to secure for this
Kingdom an advance in liberal, respon-
sible government.
AS legislator he ought to be CRATE
| fully remembered. | know OF no more
| important nor more valuable statutes,
nor any freer from imperfections than
those drafted by him and by him carried
through the Legislature OF 1876. refer
to the act consolidating the rules of evil
dence and the act of criminal procedure.
Whatever changes may take place in the
personnel of the bench OF this Kingdom
or in its system of jurisprudence, Ed
ward Preston will be remembered as a
wise, fearless ard upright Judge.
For the bench thank you, brethren,
for the resolutions presented expressive
of your respect. They will be entered on
the records of this Court.
Mr.. Hatch moved that the Court and
members of the bar wear a badge OF
mourning in the buttonhole for the next
| thirty days.
The Court then took a recess.