The record-union., 1893-01-28

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relations in life were such that ali might
protit by them; as a lawyer he was the
peer OF any mana hard and a careful
student, and yet not what might be called
a great lawyer, because he looked at the
law as means to secure to his clients
the fruits of their labors more than he
did the enunciation of broad principles OF
Jurisprudence, except in the labor he per-
formed for this State and its people in
building up the codes.
As lawyer he was able to penetrate
into the weakness OF the claim Of his ad-
versary, and to take supreme advantage
of it. The record he made in this State
IS one almost Of unbroken successes, and
therein is always to be found the recital
that he always labored for his clients
with zeal, with pertinacity, and fire.
quently without reward or hope of re-
ward. Greed Raymond was a man
whose ike we Will perhaps never see
again. His virtues were many;'his faults
were few. That we may all emulate his
virtues is my prayer; that his faults were
those we all can easily avoid we know
To the younger members of the bar
there is interest and profit in his ex-
ample; for he commenced at the bottom
round OF the ladder, without the ad-
yentitious aid OF fortune or wealth or
friends of power and influence, and by
his unaided exertions climbed steadily,
round by round, until he stood at the
very top of the ladder in his profession.
Kind friend; good man; honest public
servant-We bid you farewell"
r. t. DEvLIN's REMARKS.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Johnson's re-
marks, r. i. Devlin arose and said: "If
the court please, on similar occasions to
this in the past when other members OF
the bar have departed from this lie to an
other and better, l telt that the tribute
that should be paid to their character
would come with better grace from those
who had struggled with them; those who
had been their comrades in the battle Of
life; those who had been their adversaries
upon many legal battle fields. But | re-
member as if it were but yesterday some
sixteen years ago when l entered the
office Of Greed Raymond as law student,
and from that day until the day Of his
death my relations with him were
friendly, were intimate.
Il indOrse every word and every syl-
liable that has been so eloquently spoken
by Mr.. johnson concerning the charac-
ter and attributes of Greed Raymond.
He was, as said by Mr.. Johnson, indeed
a profound lawyer. And, although he
might have seemed to an ordinary OBJ
server to have been a man grasping a
knowledge of the intricacieS of law the
more by peculiar formation of his mind
than by industrious application, l know
nom personal experience that he was a
deep student. He kept in his office what
might be determined a commonplace
book in which he entered from time to
time every decision affecting any pecu-
liar construction of the law with which
lie became familiar. Not only was he
a deep and profound student, but he pos
sessed a peculiar insight into the human
character, into the motives which guided
men and controlled their actions, and [
believe that much Of the success which
he accomplished in life, much of the aid
that he was able to extend to his clients
in his professional capacity was due to
that traffic a trait not learned in books,
but learned only by contact and expert
ence with the world. AS MIR. johnson
has said, his life is indeed an example to
younger men.
Greed Raymond began life under no
peculiarly advantageous circumstances:
lie began the study Of law in Plumas
County, where books were scarce, and
entered upon the study of law with in
dustry. In few years he became recog-
niZed as the leader of the bar in that sec
ton OF the country. Transferring his
activities from that section of the State to
Sacramento County, he in a short time
impressed his character, his ability, his
mind and energy upon this community.
OF the bar if not the leader, here. Sub
sequently, as we all know, he was called
TO a position requiring the possession of
talent and learning, and occupied that
field at the time OF his death.
''W hatever position he may have at
tanned in life, whatever honors he may
have won, whatever good he NAV have
done in the world to those VINO lntrusted
to him their interests, was due to his un-
aided efforts, and not to wealth, fortune
or any other adventitiOus circumstances.
As Mr.. Johnson says also, he was a man
whom every body liked; he was always
willing and anxious to extend helping
hand 10 any one who applied to him.
ITO members OF the bar who came in
contact with him he was courteous and
kind, and especially SO to the younger
members of the bar, to those who Were
beginning the struggle OF life, and who
appreciated perhaps more than any
other period of their existence kind
words and good advice. Greed Hay
mOnd was one whom they were COM
PEELED to love. At the time at which [
was in his Office there were, l think, al
together three students, and there is not
one Of them who will not as long as he
lives remember the kind words and acts
of Creed Raymond.
81 feel that l ought to say this on this
occasion. l feel that not only have his
friends lost one whom they loved but
that the whole State Of California has sus-
tanned loss. a Spartan King once said
that his walls were his soldiers. So the
greatness of a State is composed Of the
men within it who are great. And l feel
that in the death Of a man like Greed
Raymond the whole State of California,
for which he has done SO much, and for
which, if he had continued to live, he
would and could have done so much
hoe in hi IL !
loss"
JUDGE ARMSTRONG.
Judge J. w. Armstrong spoke as fol-
lows: If the court please, l have
single word to say; Greed Raymond, who
was among us but short time ago, has
now crossed the unknown river and to-
day, from the character OF his lite-if |
am to judge it's in the land Of the liel.
The word l wish to say is-and it is an
encomium of itself-the great intellect
and prObitive character Of Creed Hay-
mond is impressed upon the laws of this
State.
1.-The Civil Code of California is pecul-
iarly his work, and it will live as a mon
ument TO him until all others are forgot
ten, and will cry aloud there was a man
with great intellect, and in his work
which he has left there is a monument
that will commemorate forever the
probity of his character
May God have mercy on his soul, is
the prayer OF his friends, who now stand
before you. That Is ali l can say"
c. 7. JONES EULoeY.
G. T. Jones followed Judge Arm
strong, saying: of the court please. I
feel as undoubtedly the gentlemen feel
that have spoken before me, that 1 should
not permit this occasion to pass without
saying something in behalf Of the mem
ory OF my dead friend. Many Of us
have sat here oftentimes before when
resolutions were passed in respect
for the memory of the dead, but
l cannot recollect an occasion when