The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-03

Mr.. Chairman: ! may be permitted
TO add q single word to the tributes to
Judge Robinson'S memory.
1t will not be to speak OF his legal
attachments. or to attempt to estimate
him rs lawyer.
i desire simply to attest my person
al sorrow In the great loss which has
come upon US all. 1t seems to me that
this is not a mere formal coming to-
gether of the members OF the bar,
called by sense OF duty aud the pro-
prieties of the occasion. but that we
have icome with sincere feeling of
personal sympathy over common
loss In the death of an honored fellow
worker and-may not say beloved
companion.
Judge Robinson was good and true
man. The community respected him.
The bar honorad him and all hearts are
bowed down to-day with sadness, sim
cere and deep. l cannot hope TO pro-
perly estimate the character of the
one we mourn, but merely add my
own sorrow In his death.
His taking oil was SO strange andso
sudden tina. we are led to say with the
poet:
Oh frail estate of human things.
Now TO our cost your emptil ess we know,
For but Ii blank remains. dead void
A step Of life, that promises such a race.
MIR. salisbury followed and among
other things said:
MIR. Ghairman: 1t Is possible that
the members of this bar aud the peo-
ple Of the State realize the loss they
have just sustained In the death Of
Alfred =. Robinson, but can scarcely
think they can yet appreciate how
great 1t is.
From one end OF the State to tho
other there is a personal feeling of re-
greet and sorrow, and among his
friends deep grief for Ders onal loss.
His gentleness. his kindness. his
great knowledge of the law had al.
ready assured to the people OF ths
State the administration of even hand
cd justice The bar OF my native
county has lost its old leader; an elo-
quent and abba man; the bench has
lost one whom / fear cannot be re-
placed. His family have lost loving,
atlectiouate and devoted husband and
father, and many OF us have lost
kind. gentle ana eonsiderate friend for
whom we long will grieve.
William 5. fIilles also spoke feeling
ly. aud added n grateful tribute to
the memory of the deceased.
Judge Grubb was the last speaker,
and the same as tho others who had
/
the memory OF the deceased was
deeply affected.
The resolutions were formally adop-
ted. The committees to present them
Tor record were appointed by Judge
Glubh- They are as follows:
Court of Appeals George Ii. Bates,
benjamin Nields.
Slpelior Court Low C. Bird, Will
Itam s. Hilia5.
uniled States Court John Biggs,
Lewis g. Naudogritt.
Court OF Ghancery-William g, Spru-
anoe. Willard Salisbury
Upon motion OF MIR Bates the bar
decided to attend tho funeral in "a
( body.
Those present were: Judge Leonard
y. Wales. Judge Ignatius c. GruDb,
Thomas +. Eayard. William G. Sprn
ance, Charles Is. Lore. Benjamin
Ntelds. George II, Bates, Lewis q Van
desrttt Willard salisbury. Austin
Harrington, John Riggs, II. Ii. Ward,
/ w. L. Lyman, Willard Hall Porter,
Thomas Davis. Robert g. Fralln Henri y
/ e. Turner, John II. Rodney. Joseph II.
/ Richardson. Andrew T.. Sanborn,
\ George Ii. lodge, Nathaniel W, Davis.
4 Libufne Chandler. William 8. Hilles,
Robert q. Harman, Franz d. Carpen-
/ ter. John L. Nields, Charles G. Rum.
ford, Walter II. Hayes Waiter Bacon.
4 William Michael Byrne, Frank Biggs,
George A. Elliott, Thomas llolcolnb,
Branch IL. Giles, Thomas f. i'ayard
III, larry Bringhnrst, Francis II.
/ iottecker. TilghiaAn johnson and
I Hugh g. Browne.