The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-17
HON. A. s. WALKER. SIR

cuuSe JduleS II. hODeTtbOu, appointed
by the Austin Bar association to present
to the Twenty-siXth district court suita
Bile resolutions in memory of the late
Judge A. S. Walker, ST., performed that
duty Friday afternoon. Judge Robert
son, in offering the resolutions, said:
May it please the court-Hon. A. S
Walker, who for many years was judge
of this court, after long, laborious .and
useful life, has passed to that rest that
awaits the weary and the just. Thai
mind which grasped the true principles
and philosophy of the law and in theil
application in this court always blended
the living and merciful principles OF
equity and justice, will labor among us
no more. That steady hand that once
held the scales of justice so evenly bal
anced and traced upon the docket of this
court the lines that expressed her DEGREES
is now motionless and cold in death. Ii
remains for us who knew him best to
place upon record some testimonial of his
worth, and to me has been assigned by
the Bar association of this city the duty
of presenting to this court a series Of reso-
lutions recently adopted, expressive of the
respect of this association for his memory.
In presenting these resolutions to this
court, | beg to speak briefly of Judge
Walkers character, and it may be truly
said:
"His life was gentle and the elements
So mixed in him that nature might
stand up
And say to all the world: This was a
man.
In his dealings with others he was
characterized by simplicity of manners
n NJ ind NF I. H.. "A
was, always marked BY sincerity and can
dor; his daily walk and conversation gave
evidence Of heart and nature pure, gen
tie, sympathetic, and charitable as a
woman's. AS a citizen he performed all
duties devolving upon him under the die
tates of an enlightened conscience and
with courage becoming the exercise of
such functions. AS a lawyer, Judge
Walker worthily magnified the nature
and duties of his office. He scorned
every form of meaness or disreputable
practice, and by unfailing, conscientious
industry, mastered the complex learning
and intricate details of the profession.
He had in marked degree that integri-
ty, courage, capacity, learning, expert
ence, patience and industry necessary to
make a great judge and in the discharge
of his duties as judge of this and the
supreme court. in his search after truth,
he brought these qualifications to bear
upon all questions under investigation
His private and public life was blameless
and marked by devotion to duty, and no
stain is left to mar his record. To him no
man ever ascribed an improper or SIMS
Ter motive; to others he always accorded
of purpose and honesty of action.
lie loved his fellow men and sincerely
fought to tighten his burdens. A reflec-
ion upon Judge Walkers life recalls the
beautiful story of Abou Ben Adhem's
lream, recited in Leigh Hunts poem.
7 he angel showed Abou the Golden book
wherein were written the names Of those
Who loved the Lord and Abou n. ,destly
sked if his name was one.
NAY, not So"
Replied the angel. Abou spoke more low, |
Gut cheerily still, and said, Il pray, thee,
then.
Write me as one who loves his fellow
men, t.-
he angel wrote and vanished. The next
night
t came again with great Weakening light
md showed the names whom love of God |
bad blessed,
md 10, Pen Adhem's name led all the
rest!'
In Judge Walkers death, each member
this bar aud each officer of this court
nstained the loss of valued personal
'iend, but in this loss they have the con-
,,atiOn that his gentle life melted away
ito the light of heaven, as the light Of
,e morning star is lost in the soft but
right sunlight of the dawn.
In behalf of the Bar association of this