The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-18

noble advantage taken for the sake of
victory.
After paying an eloquent tribute 10
his judicial qualities as displayed on
the bench Mr.. Colwell concluded his ad-
dress as follows
The setting sun of his last day on
earth after his work for the state found
! i'm giving mis- hand 10 LABOR for the
Publ, library of his native town, an
undertaking, like many others, dear y
his heart because he knew II would
bless present and future carnations.
This was typical OF his lifelong devo-
tion TO something outside of his own in
terests. IL is so in line OF this trait
i'm our deceased friends character that
! can not refrain from alluding 10
most pleasing interview had with him
but a short time ago. IL was after the
organization of the Rhode Island Bar
association chanced to be in the court
room with Judge Bosworth. He called
me to him and i'm the most earnest and
decisive terms expressed his apprecia-
tion Of the new organization. He wish
ed il might succeed, as he thought IL
promised much good in the way of ex-
alting the profession, and he added: II
| can i'm any way out of my own means
contribute to establish IL, j should be
pleased To do So" | need not say i was
keenly touched by this offer. and shall
not soon 1OlRtl III. tllueI ol
us think that the association would so
soon be called together To do honor 10
his memory and to bear witness TO his
interest so kindly rendered. If there be
one flower I'm this mysterious perpleXing
life which viii surely perfume with en-
during fragrance the memory OF man or
woman, ii is that of devoting a portion
Of that life for the good of our fellow
man. The mystery OF the cutting short
of such a life we can not solve. hut the
open lesson it gives us II is surely meet
that we should reflect upon, and IL is
TO our honor and credit that we should
record such mark OF our appreciation
of the great loss as we may.
In behalf OF the Bar association / Of
fer this memorial. and move that IL be
entered on the records of the court.
When Mr.. Colwell had concluded his
remarks Chief Justice Matteson said
that Mr.. Justice Rogers was the most
intimately associated with the deceased
and would pay the tribute OF the court
to the deceased justice.
Judge Rogers eloquent eulogy Wa 'r
part as follows:
Under the deep shadow of a personal
loss do | attempt to give my conception
of the character OF our departed broth
er our association upon the bench had
ripened into close friendship. and not
until the golden cord of his life hal
broken ulu 1 IullN realize now IL mad In
tertwined with the tendrils of my own
heart.
But twenty months spanned his ju-
dicial term in this court. We all re-
member him at the bar, which he had
SO recently left. as a clear and incsive
speaker, earnest i'm the conduct of his
causes and abounding i'm zeal for the
welfare Of his clients, and we looked
forward with interest TO the degree of
success he would accomplish i'm trans
forming the advocate into the julge.
lie was literally endowed with the
qualities Indispensable to the formation
of n good judge. The foundation course
of his character was his rugged and un-
waoring honesty wherein were neith-
or rift, nor crack, nor flaw. through
which tortuosity nor indirection could
find their woy. His character. thus
founded. was buttressed by calm self
reliant courage that could not be over
borne by undue pressure, however ap-
piled.
With the sturdy qualities referred to
was combined gracious consideration
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