The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-04
Mr.. 0. G. KEAN'S MEMORY.
RESOLUTIONS OF THE BAR 1850.
CATION.

Chairman of the Committee Appointed
ut Former Meeting-fiis Tribute to
the Dead.
The Bar Association Of Richm end me
Yesterday afternoon at 5 O'Clock in regular
session. Mr.. Preston Cooke presided. and
MIR. James Anderson acted as secretary in
the absence Of that official.
The special committee appointed at the
last meeting TO draft suitable resolutions OF
respect to the memory Of the lamented
Ohio q. Kean, reported, through its chair
man, Mr.. james Peasants. In presenting
the resolutions Mr.. Peasants said:
"Mr. President: The mortality among the
Richmond bar in the last thirty or thlfty.
five years has been very great. Lev us can
the roll of those who In that period OF time
have descended into the TOMB; SaInuel lhy-
lor Robert &. Stanard, Holden Rhodes.
George Nicholson Johnson. john NJ. PATTON
Arthur A. Morson, James X: Lee, john
Thompson Brown. William "allace ray
Richard W. FIournOy, Parke PoindeXter,
william r. Watson. Gustavus A. Myers, /.
hudson Crane, William II. Lyons, Richard
ivanhOe Cooke, Thomas L. August, george W.
Randolph, John Robertson, Juhn NJ. Gregory
Marmaduke Johnson, samuel L. Bayly. u. II.
Berry Sr, Eaton Nance. IitiletOn W Iaze-
well. j. q SpaIdlng. Nathaniel A. sturde-
want, Joseph Mayo, John g.. Williams, Chas-
tain White, Alexander W Holiday i u oinas
4. Giles, James u. Halyburton, fowhatab
Roberts. \. +. Howard. +. II. Ayiett, Alexan-
DIR h. Guigon. Isaac X. Watkins -. W. I'm
ney, John h. Gilmer. John ;. Caskie, John
II Gilmer. Jr.; peachy X; GIatiap, hichai9
H. Christian, William III. mcfarland, Robert
Ould, John A. Meredith, James Lyons, L. V.
Dan lei, Jr., I'd Darlington Cdbell, Alfred
Noise. Raleigh 4. Daniel, Thomas Z. How.
ard, Robert Howard, Henry "A: wise. WOOD
BOuldin, JaIaes NJ. NJ. Davis, Benjamin L.
Christian. W. W. Cosby, l.. X. Spilman, Isaac
III. Darlington, John o. Steger, ii. toalter
Cabell Conway Robinson, Alexander H.
Sands. Frank 4. Turner bndrew Johnson,
POwhatan robertson, James y. Dunlop. VIII
liam Hancock. William i. Burwell, X. Wilton
Cary, Christopher &. Nc Kae, John Il. Young,
James NeesOn, &. &. OrisWold, JOhn ~ DAVIS
". +. G. Gregory. Thomas J. Eyans, john II.
Guy, Ed II. titzhugh, Jacob COhn, \. austin
smith. and Otho @. Kean-in all eghty-fcur,
GOSPEL
"How true il Is. the Bible says, that ALT
flesh Il as grass. and all the glory % man as
the flower of grass"
"Gone, all are gOne-the old familiar faces;
mot one now answers when his name is
called; not one OF all whose names nave Deen y
as familiar as household words; not one even
Of those whose names have in their DAY nlled
the irnmpct of fame.
at has been my privilege to have known
nearly all Of these lawyers on friendly ana
pleasant terms; TO have been intimate with
The greater number of them, and with great
many 10 have enjoyed close intimacy ana
affection. sadly have | missed them as they
have passed away. ana IN The cases OF many
lie places filled by them in my heart can
never be filled again. Well may say TINS OF
him who has lat gOne-the gifted ttnO g.
kean-whOm we all so much admired ana
loved and lament, and whose memory we
are here to honor. In ihe resolutions | now
offer in performance of the duty when you
have kindly assigned 10 me, have urea 10
express what conceive T. be the unanimous
voice Of The Richmond bar in view OF our loss
IN his death.'
Messrs. L. \. Cannon and Roosevelt Page
also paid brief but eloquent tributes to Mr.
Kean's death, after which the following re-
solutions were unanimously adopted:
RESOLUTIONS.
We hove met TO- honor the memory OF
OthO G.. keau and pay tribste 10 MS worth
and talents When he breathed his last on
August 81 1890 after many months OF linger-
ing illness aud declining health, aud all tha'
devoted love and medical sk'll could 90 had
proved in vain, "a noble heart ceased 10 tnfoD,
and the hearts OF many who had hoped even
against hope for his recovery were pierced
With grief. Few men ever made more friends
OF friends more fond. lie was an exceeding
~ attractive person. Social, genial, WHY.
accomplished, aud most amiable; Kind and
sympathizing in his nature: feeling peace
and GOODWILL in his heart for all, ana malice
OF envy towards none; of scrupulOus lnteg
rity and fa. dealing; his endearing qualities
rarely, if ever. failed TO ripen the admiration
and friendship he Inspired into strong ana
devoted attachments
ENTERED THE ARMY.
He entered the AMY of the Confederate
States some months before attaining his SIX
teenth year. volunteering as private IN
The infantry comp ny commanded by
Anderson. Z.
and served in the army at Nlcksburg. lie
was taken prisoner at the surrender OF Nlcbs-
burg. and for a long Time hay ill in the hOspi
tai. Fron thence, having been exchanged,
he enlisted in the famous ROckbiidge
Artillery, and remained with this COM
mand until the close of the war. lie lheu
commenced his law studies under the hon.
Walter ID. Leake, of GOOcnland cOunty,teacn-
ing school meanwhile in the adjoining
county of powhatan. he came 10 this city
about the year 1870, and soon thereafter
formed "a O-paTtnership with the late James
NJ ". Dav under the firm name Of kean a
Davis. After the lamented death Of his bril-
liant associate, IN the year 1888, he became
connected in the practice OF law in hessfs
StrinefelOw and Pegram, and att later date
with Messrs. James Alfred Jones and Carey
Nicholas, and then with Jackson Gay, ESQ.
SPLENDID TALENTS.
He was a lawyer Of splendid talents and
accomplishments. OF his abilities and capa-
bilities IL would be difficult. in the opinion OF
MANY. to speakItoo highly. His success and
distinction, won without the help OF fortune
OF patronage, marked him as man OF extra
ordinary endOWmeuts and were sure guar
anty of future eminence. His sad ana I'M
timely death, when he was just fOrty-ive, Is
one OF the saddest of disappointments. lie
has fallen, amidst many tears ana many re-
grets, in the prime of ms powers ana the lull
bloom of his promise.
His mind was swift. strong, and brOad.
with penetrating and searching depth. It's
deductions were rapid, clear, and bright. In
his reasOnings he was ready, direct, terse,
and fertile IN resource; like quiver full OF
cnOice arrows, combining the very gifts OF
head and heart which are requisite for he
practice of equity. with long, arduous, ana
valuable training as a commissioner IN cham
Gerry. il was i'm mat department of law that
he cOnsplcuOusly shOne.
CHAECEEY CAUSES.
He seemed 10 strikers il by intuition az the
very root ali core uf a chancery cause, and
easily 10 mastcr IS wants; Tor his intellect
was like "a light that shinclh in dark
place" His reports were models and mas
ierpeces ia the way OF clearne.s, concise
ness and accuracy; scattering darkness and
doubt. unravelling accounts and iniricacies,
unkennelling fraud and adjusting equities In
righttu order He would have made. beyond
quesiion one of the Of best chancellOrs. and
nave been an ornament 10 the bench. There
fore,
Resolved, That in the death Of Otho @.
Kean a dear personal and professional lie be-
tween him and us has been broken, and that
we lament him as one Of our loved and lost:
that this community has been deprived of Il
valuable and most useful practitioner Of the
law, and that the bar of this city has lost one
of its brightest lights.
Resolved, That we deeply symathize with
his afflicted widow and children in their
irreparable loss and that copy of these reso-
buttons be conveyed to them as an evidence
of our sorrow.
REQUEST FOR TROOPS.
The Governor Orders the Nottoway Grays