The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-24
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poets, and Of bright mind. think
the ability and the conduct he show
ed at the Bar mark him as one OF
the gentleman has said, man OF
whom the Hawaiian race may great
ly be proud.
On occasions Of this kind, if the
Court please, it is in order to say
pleasant things; it is also in order
not to say anything which is not
true, / think that is 80 at all times.
don't believe in any stereotyped
speeches in these occasions to fit all
men, but what l have said, so far as
my observation in Court goes, is in
my judgment strictly true, and l
second the motion that the resolu-
tions be spread on the minutes Of
the Court and a copy furnished to
the family of the deceased.
Hon. W. l.. STANLEY: In ordering
the resolutions to be spread on the
record, think it but fair to myself
and the late Judge Rosa that
should say few words. | knew
Judge Rosa both as practitioner
and as judge Before being ele-
waited to the Bench my practice in
connection with the various lawyers
in Honolulu was very largely con-
Quoted on the Circuits; and | think
one never gets to know ones brother
lawyers abilities without you travel
with them from place to place, and
see them under all conditions. In
Honolulu somehow social conditions
are more strained; you meet merely
professionally, and l think have not
an opportunity to get at the inner
side OF the man the same as you do
when travelling from place to place
with him. | can heartily endorse
everything the members of the Bar
have said with regard to the late
Judge Rosa; | have often heard it
said he was one Of the brightest
members of the Hawaiian Bar,
speaking OF the Hawaiian nationali-
ty. To my mind M. Rosa went far
beyond that, he was one OF the
brightest members of the Hawaiian
Bar, as Mr.. Dole said, irrespective of
race. | know that the brightest and
most skilled lawyers of our Bar
dreaded Mr.. Rosa in real estate
cases, think in real estate cases
Mr.. Rosa shone He had vast
knowledge of the common law, and
| think that is to be traced to his
association with and his training
under Judge Harris. In real estate
law | think Judge Rosa was a
master. | always found him, and
can so speak Of him as being cour-
teous in his practice, and also fair in
his practice. Possibly conditions
will change; in matters of business
men will in their dealings with one
another look more to man's
signature on paper when it is case
Of continuance or favors being
granted to one another; but under
our late practice it was pleasant to
think mans word was as good AS
his bond; of course the altered stu
alton will render that necessary.
had the pleasure OF practicing
with Judge Rosa, and when he was
on the Bench Of this Court | saw
him, and not only on the Bench but
in social life; and when | saw him
on the Bench | found him as |
found him in practice fair and
square. In social life | knew him
tolerably we'll, and i always found
him pleasant, good natured, honest
friend and none can more sincerely
regret the death OF Judge Rosa as |
do myself / cannot lay claim as
Mr.. Creighton does, to an intimacy
OF thirteen years, but / certainly can
say to about FIVE years, and l always
found him good friend to me. l
think the Hawaiian race has lost
good friend and a powerful ally
under the altered conditions which
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