The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-16
hair hands mos. earnestly TO svsry great and

their hands most earnestly TO every great and
| good work.
The younger Pitt became prime minister OF
Kagiand at the early age of "a and Edmund
Burke was chosen . member Of The BRUSH psr-
lament a. rs. SIR Tsaa= Newton had maoe h2s
pr1oeip pal discoveries IL mathematics GIo asl-o1
omy before he reached his 18th yesr
Hannibal. the great enemy Of Rome. was maze
general st p And il il also said tass Aie1an-
der conquered the world st g
IL is needless 10 rnorzIsze, bat We VIII fepesf
the words OF the post: sHs liTes long snaf ives
well" and sThs applause OF good actor Is due
70 him a. whatever scene Of the plsE be makes
bis exit Colonel HaIaes has msds his exit
and fades avsy--ssss all that's hight INST fade
The great lawyer must always be prominent
In sny community, for he = one OF tie forces
which move and CONTROL society.
Colonel HAanes w&s not onlya great lawyer,
but diiigent r.udenE. Nor did he hang On fas
outer edge Of the law, but penetrated its depths
To him the Izw was a science, clothed with lie
aud Yigor and beauty. II videred his field OF
information sad enriched him with principles
a. broad es civilization Hs was a man who
never psraded his personal grsefs nor con-
planned Of off=nses committed against him
Colonel Ha;nes possessed the matches eao-
quence Of the distinguished Colonel BAKER, of
Oregon, sad be viii always be remembered Is
one OF tie greatest trial lawyers in the history
OF Washington He hsd no sinking spells in
the trial Of lawsuit, for his interest and vigor
and eioqusnce increased as the cause progressed
70 its close. His greatest effort was doubtless
his closing speech in the celebrated Sachs trial
before the joint convention Of the two houses
OF the legislature OF 1881. IL was nasterfui
effort--the embodiment of genius and power,
and worthy OF Henry Clay.
Colonel HAinss died after q brief Illness, in
the midst Of his labors. "In the full strength
OF his years" he fell asleep. aDust 20 dust
Mr.. Arthur followed with the following
tribute:
May it please your honors: rise in behalf OF
the tar OF Sestile 10 support the motion made
II the presentation eff the resolutions TO the
court, and 20 add lev words TO Wha, has been
said in coznmemoration of the strength snd viz
tues OF our deceased brother
striking in their simplicity and pathetic
power are the words OF King David 20 his sery-
ants On the death OF Abner the son OF Hebron:
know ye no' that there is prince and great
man fallen this day in Israeli"
SO felt the members Of the bench and bar OF
this state, in common with the general com
ulnnity, when they learned that John Charles
Hsines, of Seattle, he'd on the % OF January,
lS91, Dreathed his last.
Colonel Haiues had nearly completed his 43d
year. He was born at HainesVille, IN Lake
county, III, on the 18th day of February,
le89. He came OF distinctive stock on both
sides Of the house. From MS mothers people,
the Wrighrs, be inherited that compact and
powerful physical frame for which he was
noted; from the father, that highly nervous
energy and naanysldedaess which stamped him
as q doninan: force among men. His father,
the late Hon. Elijah II Eaines. was for
generation an active and prominent figure al
the bsr and In the politics of Illinois One OF
h.s diversions from everyday pursuits was the
composition OF valuable wo-ks on the history.
traditions, legends, customs and dialects OF the
Indian tribes in the United states.
Similarly lis son developed great fondness
for variety OF distinc. studies and pursuits.
To the members of the National Guard OF our
state. i. must have seemed that the natural bent
OF Colonel Haines genius was for the military
life, AID that be was "a soldier 81 to stand By
Caesar and give direction" and that ne was
lawyer oaly By accident OF circumstances. The
sea captains who hare heard him arguing ad-
miraity causes, or have sat through the trial and
noted his easy mastery OF the intrieaeies OF naTi-
CATION, have probably thought that he was born
70 De sailor, and became a lawyer by mis-
chance. When in the city of Portland more
than ten years ago he astonished the wise men
OF the Episcopal synod by the extent and &C
curacy of his knowledge of church history and
discipline, they probably thought it was
great pity that that bright young man had not
followed his natural inclination aud become a
was, IL truth,
"a man various that he seemed 10 Be
Not one, but all mankinds epitcme"
Colonel Hsines received a good education and
was, at the age Of p admitted 70 the bar in Chi
eago. The next year he was appointed city
Judge OF that city, an office of large responsible
ity, and worth about $1,000 a year. He filed
this Office for two successive terms and in the
discharge OF its duties gave the highest satsfac-
ton. tie became financially embarrassed by IN
fortunate investments, and resolved to leave
Chicago and come 10 the far West He arrived
in Seattle about twelve years ago with highly
complimentary letters OF introduction from dis
tinguished citizens OF Chicago. He was with.
out money, but rich in determination and en-
ergy. Within year be had made himself felt
as man OF great talent aud extraordinary
worker. At that time only two cities in the ter
ritory had bar OF much consequence, namely,
Seattle and Waila Walla- Seattle was the in
telleetual center, and its bsr did nearly all the
work OF western Washington, and a consider
able proportion of the Legal business east of the
Cascades In its front ranks were James Nc
Naughi, Elisha z. Ferry, Thomas Burke, Orange
Jacobs, Henry G. struve, Cornelius H. Han
ford and William H. White. Il was not long
until J. c. Hsines came TO be regarded as an
equal match for any OF them. In Iss3 when
arrived on Puget sound, Mr.. Haines stood by
general consent At the front rank of practition-
ers on the North Pacific coast. I need not say
that he maintained this position until the day
OF his death, and that the reinforcement of our
ranks by men who had already attained emil
hence at the bar In almost every state in the
union served but 10 bring into holder relief
HGines supreme power as & practieing LAWYER.
| IN an exciting emergency others might be mora
eloquent, OF more ornate speech, OF more in.
tense emotion, and of equal knowledge OF
human nature and OF the principles Of the law
| yet none could, from one end OF the year TO the
1 Of .ar 2Favgfa 81.
capacity, or win more hard-earned triumphs
! than Mr. Haines
light years ago, in this city, he and first be-
came intimately acquainted. We then spent
over four weeks together in the trial of case il,
the United States land Office. The friendship
then formed was never broken. He had a. that
time an extensive practice, and was very popu-
lar. lie Was prime iavorite with iuries He
brought 10 the trial OF every case s remarkable
eaTnestness. He eudesvored 20 master every
subject upon which il was necessary for him 10
examine witnesses Ia those days there were
no court stenographers in the territory. and
lawyers were often handicapped in being nm.
able 20 preserve the eXsct language of the court
when giving instructions 10 tho Jury To over
come this Colonel Halnes studied sfenographv
and became quite an adept at il in a very short
time. lie took down every word addressed bv
the court to the jury. lie found this very
useful IN motions for new trial, aud in prensr
ing bills of exceptions. His jndomitabls spirit
would not brook his being plsced az any disai-
vantage. This spirit led him, an admiralty
LAWYER, % make close study OF the science OF
navigation and 10 60 on sailing vessels 20 saa
Francisco for the purpose Of testing
by observation The accuracy OF his
book knowledge. lie was marvel
Of READINGS and GOODNESS in the court room. He
could not he nouplnssed or bafiled by any
tsctics of the opposition. lie never lost his
temper. No matter how aggravatiaV the