St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-25
A TOUCHING TRIBUTE,
Members Of the Bar Express
High Esteem Of The Late
Judge Locke.
A Man Who Made Friends by
Conscientious Work and
Actions.
Manager Scott, OF the City
Railway, Reorganizes His
Staff CT Assistants.
District Judges Pass Upon a
Variety OF Complicated
Cases.

The funeral services of the late Put
nam Webster Locke were held yester-
day afternoon. A large concourse of
friends, including large representation
of the Ramsey county bar, assembled to
pay their last respects at Dayton Avenue
church, wheHce the remains were con-
veyed from the family residence on
Selby avenue. The iIlterment will be
had at South Kingston, VT. A delega-
ton of Palladian Commandery, Knights
Templar. accompanied the funeral cor
tege. which left for that place last
evening.
A meeting of the Ramsey County Bar
association was held i'll Court Room No.
3 at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. which
was largely attended w. II. Sanborn
presided. Cyrus j. Thompson read the
following memorial:
The members of the bar of Ramsey county
have assembled to pay their last tribute of
respect to the memory of their deceased
brother. Putnam Webster Locke, and to re-
cord their sorrow at his death
Though associated with us and known by
US but a few years. Mr. Locke had already
gained high place in the affeclionate re-
gard of the members of this bar. The death
nave been for many years connected with
this bar, could make SO large q gap in our
ranks. And II WAS because there was in him
something which. by itself, placed him
above the average of mis- fellow men.
He came to US from another state where
he had already developed those strong char
acteristics with which nature had endowed
him. and where he mad made for himself
name in the profession. He came to US to
make a new name as q bar already number
n rs INV
lawyers of ability and distinction, and to
whom he was stranger. But he could be a
stranger to no community long. We found
i'll him all those characteristics which
enable men who possess them TO leave the
imprint Of their names upon the people with
whom they dwell He was genial TO all who
came. None sought him who were not
cheered by his hearty greeting and drawn to
him by the cordial grasp of his hand. But,
while his heart essentially warm to ali
mankind it was never allowed to warp or
control his Judgment of right or wrong, nor
to withhold his condemnation of injustice.
Herein, perhaps. was the strong point in
his character, that wrong found in him
mercilesS prOsecntor-not one who would
prosecute from anger. but only that good
might result If there was one thing that
was not to be found in him il was sham
His judgment was clear. and when his course
WAS decided, neither fear nor favor could
swerve him from it. So we learned to re-
spect him for his honesty and his fearless
was in his heart.
This. too, was the estimate in which he was
held in the community at large. and in all
the paths of life in which he walked he hon
ored his profession as it has sought TO honor
him.
His mind was keen. logical and compre-
hensiye. His grasp of legal principles was
quick and accurate. In his practice his bat
Ties were fought only along the lines of
right and justice. while his methods were
those of fairness and upriehlness itself.
lie leaves a name untarnished by any act of
meanneSs. GnkindnesS. or dishonor His life
Is an example which we shall ever cherish
and strive to follow. We sorrow at his I'M
timely taking off. But we rejoice tha' we
have the lessons. which his presence and his
work among us have afforded us, 10 treasure
and to profit by.
j. L. Fauntler0y'S motion that the
memorial be adopted was agreed tc. and
Mr.. FauntlerOy, II. Y. Rutherford and
Cyrus j. Thompson were named as a
committee to ask the judges of the
district court to Spl lead the memorial on
the records of the court. {. ID. O'Brien.
II. j. Horn and Harris Richardson were
named as committee to ask the SUI
preme court to spread the memorial on
Its records. Harry j. Horn bad a mo-
ton adopted that copy of the memo
| rial be presented to the family of the
deceased. II. j. Horn, S. j. r. McMil-
Ian and EmerSonJ. Hadley were named
as committee to arrange for the aSSO-
| citation and the judges OF the court to
attend the funeral ceremonies in a
| body. At $3.50 p. m. the courts adj
| JOurned, and large cOncourse of Judges
/ and members of the bar proceeded in a
! body to the Dayton Avenue PreSby-
terrain church, where the services were
| conducted