The times., 1898-02-01
TRIBUTES BY LAWYERS
The Bar Association Passes
Suitable Resolutions.
DEPL0RE RECENT DEATHS
The Late Westel w. Willoughhy,
Neal +. Murray and Randall Hag-
ner Receive Fitting Eu logies-Coi.
Hay by Letter Expresses Regret
at His Absence.

The Bar Association of the District
of Columbia met yesterday afternoon
| at p IN. in criminal court room No. 2
| to take suitable action on the death of
members who have recently died. The
| meeting was the largest held for many
years. and President Samuel Maddox
| briefly stated it's object
On motion of United States District
| Attorney Henry L. Davis, Mr. George
| f. Hamilton was called to the chair
and MIR. Corcoran Thorn was chosen as
| secretary.
On motion of Mr. a. A Birney the
chair appointed committees to pre-
| pare and present resolutions ex-
| pressing the consensus of opinion of
| the association on the death of Judge
| Westel W. Wiiloughby, Neal T. Muir
ray and Randall Hagner The follow
| ing committees We're appointed. For
Judge Wflloughby: Messrs. A. A. Bir-
| ne!, chairman; Enoch Totten, j. c.
Hale, l.. {. Williamson, Job Barnard,
a. B. DuYan and Frank W. Hackett
| Mr.. BiTney III behalf of the committee
| presented the following preamble and
resolution, which were unanimously
! adopted:
whereas u has pleased Providence to
remove from eartn, our friend Westel
,nliiousnby and to add his name to the
| long roll OI those members of our baI
| VINO have .ecently been taken from us
! ny the hand of death; ana whereas in
the dlScharSe OF all the duties OF life
! Wlich were imposed on hin, whether
! as soldier III the army of the Union,
as Judge vi court OF last resort I'm
! one ol the great commemorative of the
, country, as a practitioner at the har
I as husband ana fGi her
/ tine virtues of loyalty, constancy, in
tegrltX, appreciation OF the rights or
I his fcllUwnan and an unswerving pur-
! pose to preserve the right; and
| Whereas III these many years of his as
| sociation with rs In his practice in the
| courts OF this District. we who best
! knew him q: chest qualified to declare
| his worth and thus to preserve a record
! thereof therefore, be IL
:, ResolEsd, Re: ., That in the death of Judge
I lost man whose virtues entitled him
TO ana gainad for him the affection and
] Ity as 4 lawyer and industry in the
preparation or the causes OF his clients
] Won Tor nm the respect and confluence
OF the courts and justly entitled him
10 the hlSh standing lie attained at the
par, ana whose courteous demea nor and
untaiiing kiudness in his intercourse with
/ MS brother lawyers cause us to bear
! The record OF his life is one OF which
! his children may he justly proud.
i Resolved, That the resolutions be pre-
sehted 10 the court OF appeals and TO the
| general teri. OF the supreme court of the
District or Columbia, with the request
that they b@ spread upon the minutes OF
| the court; aud that copy be sent by the
secretary or this meeting To the widow
| or our ueced red friend
The following gentlemen We're appointed
| to draft suitable resolutions on the death
OF MIR. Murray: Chaplin Bro Vii, chairman n;
a. II. Beall MIR. Singleton. NJ. j. Colbert,
n 4
more Beall, anu reported as follows:
Whereas The members of the bar of the
District of Columbia, having learned with
profound sorrow of the death OF Neal i.
Murray, haze met to give expression TO
the sense or the loss tbey have sustained
and 10 bear -estiiiony 10 his eminent quail
ties as la x yer ana man. BE it there
fore,
Murray we have been deprived of an bic
lawyer and counsellor and n brother OF
whose high sense OF honor, love Of truth.
fidelity to 1uty and spotless purity of
character W. cherish the most aftectionate
reHembran ce;
Resolved, rhat we tender to the family
OF the deceased our heartfelt sympathy;
Resolved, That the chairman is hereby
request "a To la ythe proceedings OF this meet
ing before he supreme court of the Dis
trtct of GoIu uuiiia, FOR such action us ma
he appropriate;
Resolved, That the secretary is requested
10 eend the fanny of the deceased an en-
Mr.. Maddox was appointed chairman of
the committee on resolutions on the death
of Mr.. lIagner. The other members were
]. NJ Wilson, a. S Worthington, Calderon
Carlisle, w. S. Albert, ". II. Levin, and
c. II. Cragln.
The members of the bar of the District
of Columbia nave assembled to pay tribute
Ia the memory and give expression of their
esteem for the private life and profes-
sional worth of Randall Hagner, whose
sudden dea n is SO keenly felt by all.
During an honorable career of more than
iw, .,tr wears ne endeared himself TO law yers
and laymen alike by the faithful discharge
of every Professional duty and by his
unfailing courtesy. He was pure high
minded gentl- -man. of dauntlcss coura re and
stainless honor; simple and unaffected in
manner, kind and generous OF heart. In
him an iron VIII was dominated by a
kindly spirit Though gifted beyond most
men with n graceful figure and handsome
face, he wa Yet modest and without af-
fectation.
As n lawyer, he directed his energies
rather to the merits of the case in hand than
TO any technical legal distinction it might
present. In the pursuit Of facts he was
tndefatigahle. While so engaged he hesi
tated at no hardship, recognized no OBJ
stacle. Let his energies once be aroused
and there n .Ver was any sha dow of turn