The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-20

Yxco5s coAFtTo DOM yesterday afternoon
~ber the members o. the King County
ar gathered with the three superior
ssart judges and the other officers Of the
3 ~eur 10 do honor 20 the memory Of John
TlSr On the bench we're Judge Orange
.ssss. Judge William Hickman Moore
a Judge r. D. Benson. Of this county.
Are following visiting Judges. who are
rnso attend the convention of superior
- Judges. Judge ]. y. Williamson, OF
snGa Judge IS. II. II. keau, OF Taco
q Judge l.. II. prather. of Spokane:
Sxre H. Z. HeadIey, Of Whatcogn: Judge
Up Housed Of Sxagft. and Judge Elliot,
= LEXIS.
hated within the bar were about
nsnsy prominent attorneys OF the city.
5ssgs Jacobs presided
The proceedings were opened ny reading
d. resoluti3ns passed By the King County
Ear Association last Friday and published
Il Saturdays Post-Intelligencer. Col. z.
Y Lindsay rad the resolutions. and in
moving that the court adjourn out OF re-
spect for Mr. Wiley and that the rasolu-
tons be spread on the records. he sa!a:
.peath. IKE envy. loves Il shining mark,
Yhsy ever recurring tribute he requires.
and never valves hls claim
sEay II Please the Court. In present
1ax this motion. II ss not my intention 30
ipauiye la any fulsone fiattery OF our de
rs4s.d friend and brother. HIS life IN this
esssu.1urisy for the last eight years hae
been an open book. and It's pages sho1
that John Wiieya n,eTncry requires no
t,rnisfiag at the hands Of the euioxist
EnfyIce II to say be was Il noble man,
good citizen, an abs lawyer. and man
fzi.hf.d and affectionate IN his domestic
relations In his practice at the bar he
W. : fearless and formidable foe and an
.dyoeate who made his clients cause his
,sgn As citizen. Our departed brothet
xas a leader Of man. loved by those whose
roitIrai views were in accord with his
swr and respected by those who differed
with him. He was q thoTonghiy SELF
made nan. whose life and WORK furnishes
. shining example TO the youth OF this
commonwealth He was ann .tious, but
his ambition was not Of the Yacillatlnr
hind which -o'erlaps Itself and falls on the
rtber side His was the i0fsy ambition.
,hs. the world and his country In partic-
MAR should be the better because he had
lived Bat though he vas a grand tree
in this crowded forest. he was marked to
IA the command OF the Great Ruler.
she az siYlote ihis stalwart giant and the
memory Of hs noals ilfa the love e., y. sh PEI,
where once he stood These can never
perish We mourn our less. We mingle
our tears with those of her who WAS his
sweetheart In -outhfni manhood and his
faithful help-Eeet In ripper years,
But SUI how comforting 70 know he
me; the Rsapor fearlessiy. With coniia-
ing trust In tic justice and love OF our
Father he passed from us and from those
nearer and deartr To him, with peaceful
goodbye on his lips as ne fell asleep in
death.
4 now move the court that these reso-
lations be spread upon the minutes Of this
eoas' and that he court q, do adionrn I a.
Wiley. lawyer. patriot and noble man
After ex-Judge Humes had paid an elo-
eaent tribute to the attributes Of the de-
ceased. Judge Jacobs said:
Speaking for myself and for my fellow
Judges. We deeply appreciate and heartily
IA al tGt.r ur,4 81 f-
embodied in the resolutions which have
been presented and the addresses delivered
CO The life and character of our departed
brother. II was my pleasure 90 have an
isialate acquaintance. politically pro-
lrsionaliy and socially with Mr.. Wiley.
Eser aimee he became 4 resident OF this
ee-nnnty and a member OF the King
tssaty bar. I found him In al ~ the re-
alssrs II life 4 true and noble man. He
ssa big heart. fun Of generous impulses
" vas perfect specimen of ply sictl
M astermlned. He persisted lr the fun
rsETy of his intellectual ana physical
Iesn His past had been an earnest con
ass future was full of hope. A noble
ssssan professional and otherwise
*f1sd him onward. There WIS shock
-, ssnsshiiiies Of all Of ,s that canre
~ hs death The resolutions will ~
EssSc upon the minutes. and ont of re-
u the dead, the court viii now stand
us ended the ceremonies. court al.
In the Federal Court.
u ne Federal court yesterday Gen :
Ae.nalfr. Of the committee, read the
w association resolutions. with the fol-
issing address.
~ the Court Please: come before your
saea0F fepreSentins the har ASSOCIATE OF
AaK county, asking that this honorable
sss ps 4sspehd Tor q time It's tabors ana
h.snsfauens upon the important matters
Ssefe u and devote an hour Ia the zee
slretnns Of an esteemed member of the
~, ~ q This court who has passed from our
do not affect. If YOUR honor please 10
s...xse that can add one thought or sen
.s1ess 70 She beautiful and impressive
ssosF embraced In the resolutions }u<t
rssentea TO the court. II woald ~eeYs, ~
sl1ing refined geld or PAINTING the lilv
az asssaspi TO recite n more hitting terms
- sifSueS of the deceased than those
setained IN that eloquent tribute 20 the
ss.snFS az one whom 81 admired Yet
.sssrsnS 10 this eueoipiurn from his fellow
RssAefs OF the bar impels the sulrit ~
- e F4@ ard testify how eminnntb. ;gst
:, us Measure ~ praise SO freely accord
- o9r late friend and associate Hon.
=, 49,. Wiley. \ Few wecks ago De went
y "sl your bonors presence IN the
sseeH Of Eealth ard IN the prime ara
49, "a i1li manhood hug today the
- 81 iae tomb has Suddenly dropped be-
- osr eyes and hidden forever from,
49, 49, w splendid form and manly Yea
- 80 el car departed brother We scarcely
IS - tsat}se tha{ We shall no longer See that
sSyN and towering fprm Win great arm
49, y e5HntsEEe the thought which
Eees - ''i''"'Au fo-
.hs ives descended from a sturdy Irish
$3.50. tsat race whose brave and brilliant
< aAFe 50 often written their names
a. A. upon TIE acrCu of fams OF every civ
a sss1 BATON upon the globe. lie was enI-
~ $500 Setf-rnaGs man. consequently
49, - tessa@t. which tcaiy linked sxith san.
$50 temperament, spurred him on ~
$3.50 success Gifted With extraordinary
Xs9@c@1 endurance snd possessed 81 ces se-
vf.sFES- nis whole being Quivcred with
= Ss.tao& spirit - conquer the 6ifISCufttc,
- f@lh tn Atm the law WIS truly
:. NtSssSS}en and rot a trade He loress
Na1 " 3 - advocate not merely q : =
lfS ~ livelihood het mach more s,s~-
, a@% u W3s a aeld where his highest as
tHsoAS could f3nd their fullest exercssss
-. - . esscNtsl tHe practice 0f bis profeS-
a. ~ 81 KS details wan a lofty seiris
ia 49, X YEP bis coHsepgion - is Dc-
N,Efs,ftui,it7s Il w4x ; srhera within
VS. = kIrat heart ana head could BE-
$50 rs f0ll force ~ The fean Through
tN"tF 81 tts ambition ard With vnre-
Ias Ahor Be trained himself ro~ fN>
-. hsssH ht&hest tscatS he cherished al.
81 q Nenersiton- ~t7t,rTsn Craktar
- whose ferN6 ss~tterx aies,f yff..,sf fA.s
Warming So yukomer..