Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-09-05
JUSTICE ORION, JUDGE SLOAN,
ATTORNEYS CARY AND STRONG.
MEN WHO WERE JURIsTS
Commemorative Ceremonies Held in
the Supreme Court for the Late
Chief Justice, Circuit Judge and
Two Distinguished Attorneys
Eulogies of Old Friends.
Madison. Sept, 3

/ terday morning when the supreme
! court met to hold commemorative SER
I vices in honor of the hate CHIEF jus
f, tice Harlow :. orion, Judge a. Scott
Sloan and Attorneys Moses NJ. Strong
and John w. Cary. There We're pres
emit large number of lawyers who
| had enjoyed the acquaintance and per-
/ sonal friendship of those whose menu
| ory was honored The court room
was crowded Among those present
were ex-Chief Justice 0nSamus Cole
of Milwaukee, eXOongresSnan Barney
1 of West Bend, W. G. Silverthorn OF
| Wausau. Judge j. I. Fish. G. III Van
| Alstine, J. V. QuarleS, j X. Brigham,
| NJ. Underwood, all OF Milwaukee, III. IL.
| Field of Chicago, Philo IL. Orton of
| Darlington, George r. Peck Of Chi
cago, W. p. Bartlett of Eau Claire,
+ and among Madison attorneys were
! Senator W. +. Villas, eX-Congressmen
| A. X. Bushnell Il. NJ. La Toilette and
/ Burr W. Jones, Gen. r. f. Bryant,
Col. E. W. Keyes, Col. G.. w. Bird,
| Judge r. G.. Siebecker, Gen. Lucius
Fairchild, Judge A. Donovan. John NJ.
dim, A w. Anderson, 9. T.. Buell..
j. h, Smith, n. +. Stenhjem. Attoi-
ney General Mylrea, II. w. Chyno-
weth, g. Il. Roe, II. Nj. Lewis. Assist
ant Attorney General Erdahl and +.
j. Lamb Mesdames r. W. Reyes, J
| W. Vance and $. L. Pinney and MIR.
and Mrs. o. II. 0rton and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Coe were also present.
The court crier commanded silence
, and Chief Justice CaSSoday said that
they had convened to pay tribute
to the memory of four bright lights
| of the Wisconsin bar Col. r.. w,
KeyeS then offered some resolutions
! respecting the death of the late Chief
, Justice Orion which were passed AT
a meeting Of the Dane county bar as
, sociation. He then said, in part;
ION the 4th day of July, 1895, in
the afternoon of that day the presid-
ing judge Of this court. Chief Justice
Harlow s. Orton. passed from life to
death and ended his earthly career
Instances are not few in the history
of our country when the lives of great
and patriotic men have ended upon
the day commemorative of American
independence 1t seemed eminently
fitting and proper that a man en-
bowed with such high and lofty patri-
otism. one imoded with such strong
love of country. and so broadly and
thoroughly American in every thought
and action. should be called hence on
that day, when all the people through
out the length and breadth Of the land
were stirred TO the greatest depths IN
celebrating the most important event
in our history. As the echoes Of this
natal day were drawing to n close
and the sun went down in its glory
with the shadows Of earth about It,
so went out the life Of the chief jus
tice. set in grandeur and beauty for
ever Let us pause upon the thresh-
old of his departed life and strew
flowers upon his bier; let us speak
Of him as he was and nothing eX-
tenuate Let us paint the picture OF
his life. true to the noble attributes
lead of THE great masters with that
fidelity characteristic Of them 5;ld
with our feeble pencils draw him
truthfully and well; the touches Of the
pencil, in light and in shadow in
color and expression, In form and de-
tail ard in every fea ture, should give
a manifestation true to the subject.
and true to the just claims of one of.
Gods noble creatures"
The speaker then gave an excellent
biographical sketch ri the great jnr-
list and finished with graceful, eliolo-
CYSTIC tribute to his old friend and law
partner.
Justice Marshall, Of Chippewa Falls,
first offered some resolutions respect
ing fine death of the late chief justice
which were passed by the har Of his
district. He then said in part: ut Is
fitting that words be here spoken and
recorded commemorating the life and
character Of the late distinguished
chief justice OF this court. more for
public reasons than for any other: it
~ NHAAhbNsNt " ilit HlSHtiSl ENdUAldIU
of public virtue and to a just admins
tration Of human affairs that able
faithful and conscientious professional
and public service be cherished and
commemorated In conclusion he said
May we long feel his influence i'm
his accustomed place. seek wisdom III
him as If he were here by drinking
at the fountain of his creation: thus.
though it is written he is dead. he will
be ever with Us to labor in the lines
he loved and to sustain those prin-
cipleS Of justice among men. he main.
tanned in life 50 long so faithfully and
so WELL
Ey-cnief Justice erasmus Cole. ~
Milwaukee, came next and spoke espe.
calls Of Judge Orton's official life. He
gave instances showing tile superior
legal ability If the late chief Justice.
He told the connection 81 the deceased
with the Bashford VS.. Barst0w case
and said he was one Of the attorneys
for the defendant Id hat celebrated