The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-16
THEY HONORED THE DEAD
Lawyers Speak in Eulogy of Their
Deceased Brethren.
RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED
Deer Lodge County Bar Association
Meeting - Remarks of Judge Brantly
and Other Members Short Ses-
sion of the District Court


a good portion of the time of the dis
trict court yesterday was given over
to the meeting of the Deer Lodge Coun-
! ~ Bar association. which organization
met to adopt appropriate resolutions on
the deaths of Justice Horace r.. Buck
and j. C. Robinson.
The meeting was organized by the
election of Judge Brantly as chairman
and Nj. ID. Kelly as secretary. The
chairman called attention to the fact
that the meeting was for the purpose
of giving due expression to the senti-
ments of the members of the bar upon
the deaths of j. c. Robinson and Asso-
ciate Justice Buck.
Judge Trippet, from the committee on
resolution upon the decease of ]. c.
Robinson, read the following:
Whereas, Death has removed from
amongst us the senior member of this
bar and one of the pioneer lawyers of
Montana. the Hon. John c. Robinson of
Deer Lodge, therefore as an expression
to be entered in the minutes of this
court. we say:
That as a citizen Mr.. Robinson has
been one of the most useful as well as
one of the most prominent in the state
of Montana: that from an early day as
q public man he was not only original
in his ideas, but fearless and independ-
ent in the expression of such ideas:
that as a legislator he not only worked
for the interests of the people but was
instrumental in defeating Legislation
hostile to such interests. AS a lawyer
there We're few who understood better
the fundamental principles of the law;
the records of the courts will show that
no lawyer has handled a larger volume
of htIC in, hnl nlf Of l., fe oil
he was industrious. persistent and
sleepless. AS a private man he was
clean. true to his friends and devoted to
his family. Respectfully submitted
&c. j. WALSH.
wv. II. TRIPPET.
Committee"
Speaking on the question Mr.. Trip
pet said he had known j. c. Robinson
number of years intimately and had
found him man of sound learning;
honest and honorable in his profession,
loving his family and beloved by them
c. J. Walsh seconded the resolutions
and said that he had known Mr.. Rob
dnson for IL years. that he was most
kind in his treatment of the younger
members of the profession, aiding them
in every way that lay in his power and
the bar of Deer Lodge county would
deeply feel his loss.
Mr.. Whitehill spoke feelingly and at
length of his associations with Mr.. Rob-
inson during the years he had had re-
sided in Deer Lodge giving high esti-
mate of the standing of the deceased as
a lawyer, his excellent character as a
father. Mr.. Winston said that. al
though he had not known Mr.. Robin
son as long as some members of the
bar present. yet in his intercourse with
him he had found him an admirable
character in every way. He was al
ways ready and eager to help a young
man, and was strictly honorable in his
professional duties.
Judge Brantly stated that he believed
he was closer to Mr.. Robinson than any
member of the bar present He gave a
high estimate of the deceased as law
Yer, as member Of the Legislature and
as member of the constitutional con-
vention.
The committee was then authorized
to present the resolutions to the court,
in order that they might be spread on
the minutes.
The committee on the death of Asso-
ciate Justice Buck presented the fol- |
lowing resolutions:
ITO the Honorable Theodore Brantly. /
Judge of the District Court, Third /
Judicial District in and for Deer |
Lodge County, State Of Montana:
Your committee, appointed to pre-
pare resolutions and report the same to |
this court respecting the Honorable |
Horace r. Buck, associate justice of |
the supreme court of the state of Mon
lana, lately deceased respectfully sub
nit the following resolutions. embody- |
ing therein the memorial of his life
prepared by a committee appointed by /
the supreme court. and ask that an or
Ter be made to spread the same upon |
The records of this court.
II. r. WHITEHILL,
j. r.. B0ARMAN,
IT. O'LEARY.
Resolved That we, the members of
he bar of Deer Lodge county, in com
non with the members of the profess
sion throughout the state of Montana
MOURN the untimely death of his honor.
Horace r. Buck and desiring to give
asting expression of our esteem for the
'ectitude and many excellencies of his
and public life. his truly
record as a Judge. and his
career of noble manhood. re-
pectfully ask that these resolutions
md memorial be placed upon the rec
rds of this court.
Resolved. That emitting the memo
ial Of his life. a copy of these resolu-
ions be sent to the family of the de-
eased; commencing them, in their
-reat sorrow. to the Father of mercies
nd God of all comfort
After reading the report Judge White
ill made few brief remarks in eulogv
{ the late justice. He was followed by
'ol. ]. OLeary. who, in seconding the
said in part
On occasions such as this one finds
he inefficiency Of human effort Death
Nature makes the cures