Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-10
SAWNlE ROBERTSON.
GLOWING EuLooY BY Arroe.
NsY-eENHRAL cuLsERson


Austin; Tex, June T.-.(S aecial)- |
When tue supreme court met June 3, |
AttOrncy-Gene Cuiherson said:
May it Please the Court,
Inc duty has been assigned me By my
associates Of the Dallas bar of present.
ing the following resolutions adopted ON
me occasion Of the death OF Judge
Snwnie Robertson, ut one time as
unguished member OF this court, and TO
request that they be spread upon tlrn
minutes expressive of their estimate ana
appreciation Of his character:
Mr.. President--Nour committee ap-
pointed TO report resolutions expressing
the sentiments of the bar Of Dallas upon
the death Of Hon. Sawnie Robertson.
port:
On yesterday, the DIST day of Jnne.
lSl3, al fifteen minute, before 3 o'clock,
~ the afternoon. az his residence IN this
city, surrounded by his fumily and
friends, the Hon. Sawnie Robertson
uirl' after an Illness VI d few days.
The full import Of this fact 50 briefly
stated cannot be adequately expressed.
Although he had scarcely reached the
meridian of manhood he had for years
been distinguished throughout this state
as lew men have been. As lawyer.
he had no superior IN this state. At the
early age of 10 years such WAS his prom
lhrhcc as u lawyer, that at the spDntan-
eous suggestion 0f the bar Of the state.
he was appointed To the bench of the SUI
prone court. from which he voluntarily
retired, To the regret Of the entire bench
anu bar. after serving with distinguished
ability only one year,
Whether grncing position an the
haNl
ut the bar his great intellect and his
gui.elesS heart illuminrd and pmhel-
lishcd everything he touched. lie knew
nothing of the small arts of his profess
sion, hut always gave battle upon high
grnnnd, aud won his eases by appealing
| TO the calm judgment of The court and
| Jury. To the younger members Of the
| bar he was over a wiling and safe coun-
! se,Or, and was ever ready To give them
| the benefit Of his great learning and
wise Judgment upon all questions 10
| them and To all OF US his death is an IT.
rcparahle loss.
But the browning glcry Of his character
| with his great. loving and unseliish heart.
| With generosity and nmnhility that
| disarmcd rivalry and opposition of I'LL
bitterness, he compelled the affection Us
well as the admiration Of all with
| whom he came IN contact. II was i'm
| possible 20 know him aud not TO love
| linn. His uuscliislncss was absolutely
| without alloy. and lis devotion To his
friends was the admiration Of all who
| krrw him.
In addition we report the following
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Resolved. That In the death Of Sawnie
Robertson. the bar Of Texas has lost one
| of its most justly distinguished aud lighy
honored members. The bar of Dallas u
brother whom we all delight to honor
and TO love, our city and STATE citizen
without reproach. aud his family q most
tender and loving son, husband father
| aud brother
| Resolved. That we tender to the heart
broken family of our deceased brother
| the assurance of our tendcrest sympathy
| In their great bereavement.
Resolved, That copy of this report
| he presented to the supreme cunri OF
Texas, and the several slnte and federal
courts NJ Dallas, with The request tn"'
| II he snread upon their minutes.
Resolved. That This report, WITH me
action of this association thereon, be pub
lished in the daily papers of !eNns'
| ii. G. Coke. H. T.. Burke, W. T. CraW'
ford. Roh't II. West, Chas, Fred fucker
George ~ Aldcredge, w; W. leake
James S. Hogg, Horace ohilion, com,
| While these resolutions speak WIN W.
nle and becoming generality OF ms me
| anu H'INlN''f 'N''. =, "a - Il, l. L,u,I
to record more OF urlIn "'',Tg him Who's
to aId ny oW W. o,r', y.arg was moi onl,
inrhsgs!hlP au1 hoinfn' Int source Of
benen'lni anu ,iEna,inn Natives of IN,
pride anu Erh, .l. s','i,on of famiiir,
same immedlale seV,,o r1 tb,p N grn
closely hss9eialrI lo' LII, n"rsonol re-
Grafton anu pvni ,,Il ,oo1 he Vas sincere
lau9hs iroul III ~ ~ INC and Is election
ly cherished while LYME a , bt he is dead
ately Ie'' Rohcrts"n WINS born in Lnfay
JuuSV III 1870. His father
M, iohn q Robertson. still living j
iuIGe Ju tnar,cd Ear Ms nprightncss an,
justly es isem,iti,, and his mother. ais
ludml'iihl ir" a,,h ,,ifh her husband touch
sun ilfln nsc III ia the h'smory of her son
, ingly deyo,eu 40 ,IInctnnl riifs and singi
ior ncI Inv If character These, wit
lar hoplln! snr remoyed from Alnbam
Their yuunh ISi1 and soon aftcrwarl
? TO lcl"a "ir,I,r M which place am
located IN siaie where a fine schoo
Gllmrr. ~ II,oiiishrd Tho son receives
5 was lmer I'm connection with Oh
his edn,oat lo,rsc nt elmer the cminen
aca,denl ra 'OT nrrccptor, Ex-Chef Jusiic
Roberts, eondG ,,.hic,, J jndre Ro6crtso
school, lioW tSI0 aud undoubtedly
gradunlgeur ,be httolagr Of that great Law
was nhdet w ii no foundation for tina
o yer that " G,c nrofession 10 which b