St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-22

association, as 1t doubtless comes to the
court, as well as to the entire community.
with a suddenness and severity rarely, If
ever, felt before:
mately associated with Mr. Wilson, and as
such have known him best, proudly enroll
his name high III the rank of the able law
yers of our State aDd country. 1t is not too
much to say of him that, as advocate or
Judge he would have adorned any position.
He seemed to have been born a lawyer. In
his very early years he mastered the principles
OF jurisprudence. His range of mental Wis
ion was wide and in his practice. he intu-
lively grasped the salient points of his case.
His manner of speech was clear and con-
yincing. AS was said of another: mo man
ever spoke more neatly, more presslj, more
weightily." He struck Tor the. citadel at
once, and never attempted to win by STRATA
gem. His mind was enriched with the How
ers of literature, but he used them only for
illustration; never for ornament. To his
marvellous gifts and attainments there was
added the perfect grace of self control
Superadded was his capacity for hard work,
This was his genius. If his unrelenting
labors recalled the powers of the steam en-
CINE, they reflected none the less its imper-
ceptible friction. Thus 1t was that. fully
armed and equipped, no man of his DAY.
in the chosen field of his labors, garnered
more splendid results.
AS q citizen, he was alike conspicuous in
service to the state. AS United States dis
lrict attorney. as soldier, member of congress,
mayor of our city. city attorney, state senator,
member of the park board. or i'll the coun-
ellis and services OF his party, he was alike
the capable exponent and the faithful stew
ard of the interest entrusted to his care.
AS a man. above all. he was at once an ex-
ample and splendid type. Courteous in
intercourse. upright III conduct, conslderate
of others, no man was his enemy, and all
were his friends. Men of every creed and
of every party hasten to unite in manifesto
tons of respect for his character, and in
doing honor to his memory
That such life, its course but scarcely
half run, should thus suddenly go out, is
cause for mourning universal and sincere.
The simple tribute we here bring TO his mem
DRY is only what he himself has so often and
SO elnquently done for others. Now that
''the golden bowl is broken we can only
say in painful designations: REST thee, dear
spirit, in sweet and undisturbed repose."
M. B. KooN.
j. b. GILFlLLAN,
A. T. ANKENY.
After he had finished reading the
memorial, Judge k0on, his voice oft
times trembling with emotion, voiced
his admiration for the deceased and
his sadness at the death of so univer-
sally admired and loved man, thus.
"In moving the ADOPTION of the report. Mr..
President, desire to add one word express
i've of my own personal appreciation of Mr..
Wilson'S character as a lawyer, as citizen,
as friend. and my sincere and profound
sorrow upon the occasion of his untimely
taking off. TO know that we shall see him
and enjoy it no more is to me an occasion of
profound and almost inexpressible sadness.
i b. would indeed be inexpresshble NJ NJ
of such man as Eugene wilson
died when that phase occurs which
we call death. do not believe that he so
died. You may sever the spirit from the
body; you may paralyZe the intellect which
once moved and animated his mind and his
actions; you may silence his tongue: his
body, cold and lifeless, may be buried in the
ground: his ashes may repose in mother
earth; seasons may come and go. years pass
away, green grass and beautiful flowers grow
and blossom, and wither and fade over his
grave, but the memory of his life, the recol-
lection of his kindness, his gentlenesS, his
| unvarying courtesy, his loyalty TO truth, his
uprightness in the practice of his profession,
his faithful performance of every duty which
was cast upon him as q lawyer as a social
man, as a citizen. will still remain, l firmly
believe, to bless many and many life that
comes after him."
Mr.. Gilfillan's Tribute.
John B. Gilfllan, too. was an old
friend and admirer of the deceased. He
knew him as man, as lawyer, as a
fellow citizen. He could not let the Op-
portunity pass without adding a ward
in eulogy of the iIlustrious dead. He
said
"My friends, and members of the BAR
We meet to-day in the midst of a sorrow that
universal, forit is widespread and all-per-
vading. Our whole city-aye, our whole
state-teels the shock of this bereavment.
But it is to our bar that it comes home the
most severely, from which has been snatched
away one of its most active members; one of
its brightest intelects; one Of its noblest
characters; one OF its chiefest ornaments.
1T was my good fortune to become
acquainted with M Wilson many
met, and since then our acquaintance and
friendship. / am very happy to say. has been
continued and intimate. Mr.. Wilson as
man was sui generis. He had an exceptional
variety of talents that fitted him to meet
with all classes and conditions of men. and
no one, / believe, who ever met him, whether
high or low failed TO recognize this fact.
I'VE may draw, perhaps some lessons from
his life. Those of us who may be included
among the older members of the bar, as well
as the younger members, will remember how
uniformly courteous he was! The majority
may draw. perhaps, useful lesson from
that. To the younger members of the bar
may, perhaps, allude to the noble example
of professional manhood which he always
exhibited and which may be fitting pattern
for them to follow"
From the Supreme Bench.
Judge Vandeburgh, too, whose VEN
cradle head had been bowed through
out the exercises, bore tribute to the
man whose memory all were anxious to
honor, thus:
''Mr President: 1 have known Mr.. Will
son so long that it is perhaps not improper
that 1 should add few words here, and I
can very well say that it was always pleas
ure to see Mr.. Wilson come into the court
room. 1t was exceedingly acceptable also to
know that he was to take part as counsel in
the trial of case; it was guarantee that
the trial would be conducted in lawyer-llke
way, and with that courtesy between coun-
sci and between court and counsel, and IN
all the departments of the trial, that was ex-
ceedingly agreeable to contemplate In
addition to those fine traits of char
acter that made everybody his friend
he had those sterling and solid elements
of character also that abundantly fitted
he sought to be useful. While do not think
he would reject a difficult cause or an UNI
comfortable cause do not think he would
take dlshonorable cause. Added to his
fine natural capacity and kindly disposition
was very careful training. Mr.. Wilson was
man, too. distinguished for his devotion
TO truth His was mind conscious of recti-
tude. He was always sincere. do not think
that mental soundness, sound legal judgment,
for any great length of time ever accompanies
iniquity. Mental crookedness and moral de-
pravlty are very apt to be associated together.
1 think we may say truly of him in his pro-
fessional life that he would take part against
no mans misfortune in the selection or con-
duct of cases, and side with no mans in
EQUITIES"
Tribute Of Friend.
Probably no member of the bar within
the State of Minnesota had more init
mate acquaintance with Mr.. Wilson
than had Judge e. E. Flandrau, of st.
Paul. He knew Mr.. Wilson when he
first came to Minnesota, and, as result
of lifelong acquaintance, had this to
say:
Mr.. President: If the members of the Hen
nepin County Bar association have said what
they desire to say in regard to the resolutions,
rise on behalf of the Ramsey county bar to
offer a resolution that the president appoint
a committee to draw suitable resolution, or
memorial, or whatever may be appropriate.
to be presented to the supreme court Of our
state and also to the circuit and district
courts of the United States.
Mr.. President: In making that motion, l
desire to say that I suppose there is no one
present, or very few, who have had as long,