The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
;ieIjTE 70 JUDGE BAKER.
4 Kittrell's Address Be-
! ~ ths Supreme Court.
s,fsp AND BROTHER lie SPOKE
q w.re Formal Phrnsing OF
\. compliment. but " True
...sion Of the Bar.


Baker, ST.:
/, i please the court The committee
have the honor to speak and
.,rsents the bar OF Houston. has
a.Iesated to present these resolu-
MS honorable court in mere per-
y, compliance with conventional
sre the resolutions the mere
!, ,hrss;ng OF empty compliment,
n,,ht perchance In charity have
.,rr,ssion had the subject been In
i, worthy. but they are the heart
mute Of those who. as lawyers and
i. .re capable OF approaching that
\ which they have sought to render
md are sincerely expressive CT
w Houston of the exalted personal
messional worth Of the Hon. James
~ and OF the measure of the loss
nd BY the profession and the State
xion Of his DEATH
. ,,ked that these resolutions be in
u mon the records of this august
~, An honor meet and fit to be piad
!. mo evidence of whose legal learn
snmped upon many volumes Of its
!. md who for more than a third Of
.ur stood es the peer of the proudest
AZ, Who served as ministering priests
tn this altar.
4, pot indulge the hope that l shall
M. 10 htly portray his worth and
!, but however far that which may
m may fall below the measure Of my
h d, the dignity of my theme, | shall
A. TO console myself with the reilcc-
hi | have brought to this shrine a
Bn,ct for him of whom | essay to
10, only OF reverent regard, hut
stu,e ailectlou-an affection inherited
transpitted to and impressed upon
kny father, whose friend he was. for
E,iIy gracious and genial personality
nxI,,el in my mind with the time
M which have Oft leaned. and the
race and affection which l so early
hi 10 cherish. continued undated and
tn.nIshed through my youth and all
xnhood's ripper years.
hra Addison Baker was horn in the
d Alabama. March 3. ISL. He diec
EaNon. Texas. February %. 1881. Be
" these dates Of his lies dawn and It's
hy many year Of arluous toll,
Enas ambition and lofty living
im by that success which inevitably
aerrest labor when coupled with IN
Egal endowment. fixed purpose and
NJ lharacier. He trusted not TO thai
liable gitt called genius to supply
hEh in truth comes only from care
MI and thorough preparation.
kAisyed In and acted upon the maxim
Ealus Is the capacity for hard work,
!horoushly did he illustrate that
r. throughout his whole career that
~ could doubt its truth.
bM thoroughly grounded in the fund
Grinciples of the law and posscssct
hclal acumen essential TO enable
le@rrectly apply those principl3s &c
rttarying combination Of facts aris-
siae many important legal problems
Eisd to him for solution. and which
N.emlnent degree fitted him for this
Illegal counselor and guide, in which
~ service he commanded the TN
fning confidence Of his clients. nnC
~ Be safely asserted that within I'll,
Ni'ter Of century 10 lawyer at tn,
Texas has been called upon to crap
sAn legal problems of greater diff
wv IN which larger financial ntoresti
Evolved and he unfailingly me
Rouirement. however grave tn,
1nn. or difficult the duty. lie not onl'
me law. but what was of even * eat
lo0r'ance and without which knowl'
amerc legal maxiIus Is of little value
wv aow TO set forth his case in loga
nh phrase and as a civil pleadcr ha'
nr<rioy.
~'er knew nor practiced the arts o
nMessional demagogue. He stated n
,'.'. insisted upon no point that hi
-spt I'D not approve and commend a
~ lie preserved at all times his in
~ ana moral integrity, and cour
~ alike knew that there stood be
Ss@ not only a lawyer who knew tn
W more. an honest man.
.."~reo'lrse and dealing with hi
I the bar was at all times char
y perfect fairness and graclou
M me wealth of Croesus cnul,
,s s 'emntfA him to seek to win b.
~, or unfairness. or to hav
", ulm even In the ESTIMATION of
I'm Inc perpendicular Of the mos
'Wulude. His bearing toward tn
wen serve as model 70
rs belonging to the younger gen
NJ, 'ne nar and indeed for lawyer
Nix ~. Upon this point | am pre-
shNk from gratifying experience
,u Nv us my incnmbency of the benc'
e. ~ soon fortune TO have him appca
M =. over which ! had the honor 1
b honsh outside the court tn
u M 80, was still to him the DO
IA n nai Known from childhood. an
n 70, ~,usessed often by his Christian
N M, Iuflng the trial of his case h
b IN. nave treated the court wit
h s,sIenee or borne himself vii
Ia ' nv. mad the judge presiding bee
In ~ STRANGER ana boar
tal ~. "h both occasions the result q
M ", Werse to the interests OF hi
9rv W accepted the result withnu
,ertss, COMPLAINT, and promptly, bu
mi courtesy reserved his excep
N a. ,nfeparei for that court consti
sun l hs correction of the errors {
s,r, W.. not to that school OF prac
b, owl cn Seeks to distract attentio
Md IN 'a ignorance of the true issue
pnc,iesa ease. and Of the rules OF n,
altnr =, ny complaining Of the coul
lihu, s se.er seeker after office nc
u lin. .'r political prefernrent. Gale
oy his fellow citizens to sery
bs "a As legislature he resigned h
nW H. n,er The army when The foo,
u 81 n. invader was hard unon n
l. Wy W.. beloved State. While in III
II iusssss elected elected to the position
"a n ~ upon tho lorok -, -,