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

case, which no one was more quick to
discern, group or utilize.
He was never boasifu or arrogant in |
his triumphs, and accepted defeat in
manly way, and ii the solution OF the
problem did not please him, or was dis
tastful, he never complained. His verbal
promise relating TO all interlocutorv
proceedings was good; written stipula-
tlonS were unnecessary. His word was
his law or rule OF action.
l was indebted to him MANY times for
much useful information drawn from his
fund OF legal lore, and cheerfully ac-
| knowledge the source from which it
came. When | returned TO Honolulu
| after an absence OF five years, L was fully |
impressed with the change in his physi- |
cal condition. | saw that hand was |
upon him that would never loosen its |
relentless hold, and l was prepared for |
the sad event that has called US together |
here to-day. | do not, however, look
upon death with the horror that most
persons do. view it as final refuge.
Lord Bacon quoting favorite poet,
adapts the idea SO we'll expressed
death is one of the privileges OF nature"
When disfguremeIts and lnfirmities
come, whether from disease or old age,
of Cordora when he felt that the newt
able summons was made upon him, said
to friend: 81 have reigned for fifty
years; l have triumphed over all my
enemies; have rewarded my friends;
, been beloved by my subjects; respected
by all contemporary rulers; have en-
joyed the love of my queen and tliai
, affection and obedience from my chill
dren; yet during the whole period OF my
triumphs | have only known fourteen
days in which no clouds arose to obscdre
the consultations OF hope and past sue
cess. go willingly" Ii life is worth
J. SO little to the eminent and successful,
| how valueless it must be to those who
live in obscurity and without an object
to achieve.
5 A good man is worth more to his
e friends and to the state than he is to
: himself Ambition brings discomfort,
. and content begets slothfulness and in
- action, and WEAKNESS is the result of
! repetitions Of the incidents of lie, aud
the heritage OF old age. And in the full
: ness OF time we may realize without
:, murmur:
"If tits now, It's not to come Ii tits
Z not to come, It's now. Ii it is not now,
r it will come, SO the readiness is ALL"
s 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 a moment,
, to-day, from the excitements of business,
=. 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-
Of pectedly last Friday.
Death and decay hide away from our
- sight the forms of our friends and silence
lie their voices forever. He who so lately
lie occupied this chair at my side will never
~ return to us. Impressed with this
thought our words of him should be
l. truthful and sincere.
Y The deceased came to this country
ir nearly twenty years ago. He immedi-
If ately formed the acquaintance of our
fraternity and took seat in my law
81 office awaiting the credentials which
OF should receive bis admittance to our bar
Sc 1 soon formed an opinion of Mr.. Preston
n. which many years of association there.
:, after has not changed, that he had a
~ knowledge OF the principles of law which
r. only long course OF thorough training
u. can secure. In mastership Of the com
n, mon law of England and OF the rules OF
III pleading | venture the opinion that he
V. had no equal here. The readiness with
which his opinion of legal question
re would be given soon won for him conf
dence and business which he conducted
od with marked success. An unsubstantia
rd case he rarely pushed, and more thar
ne one client has found when his zeal in hi
own cause would lead him to discard Mr.
r. Preston's advice and pursue his case
a that the advice was right.
OF A quick perception of faults in plead
n ing made him, as Judge, sometime
DO impatient of carelessness and inaccurac,
Is of statement. But whoever upon whom
ne his censure fell could never have fel
u that it carried with it ought Of i'll will
thereafter. II any one has had this i'm
se preston he entirely mistook the char
~ acter of Judge Preston. Having a re
on tentive memory and a mind well store,
lr. with the law as found by the great light
OF of jurisprudence, and with the facts o
At English history, he brought to the ba
no and lately to the bench an element o
he conservatism and strength that wa
N. wholesome and especially valuable t,
| a our peculiar community.
y, AS an encouragement his counsel wa
ce wise and conscientious and his influence
y, in cabinet, in privy council and as
w citizen has done much to secure for THU
ut Kingdom an advance in liberal, respon
as sible government.
~ AS legislator he ought to be CRATE
We fully remembered. | know OF no NOR
llt important nor more valuable statutes
all nor any freer from imperfections thai
those drafted by him and by him carrie'
en- through the Legislature of 1876. | refe
rst to the act consolidating the rules of evi
ne dence and the act of criminal procedure
to Whatever changes may take place in tin
m personnel of the bench of this Kingdom
lis or in its system of jurisprudence, Ed
to ward Preston will be remembered as
ny wise, fearless ard upright Judge.
M, For the bench l thank you, brethren
to- for the resolutions presented expressly
IN of your respect. They will be entered o.
he the records of this Court.
his Mr.. Hatch moved that the Court ant
ers members of the bar wear badge G
he mourning in the buttonhole for the mex
1t thirty days.
an The Court then took q racesa