Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-05

ured prominently III litigation Of creates
Importance to the state. High tribute!
have been paid to his character and Su
perior intellect by men who have at DIFF
ferent times been associated with him IL
work, or who have otherwise come into
contact with him.
The funeral will be held from the Pin
ney residence on Wilson street WedneS
day afternoon at 2:30 and will be attend
ed by the justices Of the Supreme court
state officers. members of the Iegisla
ture and the legal fraternity in Il body
Among the honorary pallbearerS will bt
Gen. F. c. Winklcr Of Milwaukee ant
Dean +. +. Bryant of the law school
County Judge J. H. Carpenter. Postmas
ter E. W. keyes. Circuit Judge K. q
Siebecker. ATTORNEY III. NJ. Lewis anG
Attorney \. Il. Bushnell. The active
pallbearers will be two members Of the
Madison police force, two members o.
the Pinney company Of the fire depart
ment. and two state employees. The 9th
CT details have not yet been arranged
No flowers are requested TO be sent.
Silas L. pinney was born III Rock
dale, Crawford county, Pa. on March )
1888. Justin {. Pinney. his father. Il IA
tive of Berkshire county, Mass. removed
from the old home to Crawford county
Pa. in 1910. and was one of the pioneer
residents. The family came to Wiscon
sin i'll 1876 and settled III the town OF
Windsor. Dane county. Young Pinney
received Il common school education il
the town where he lived and received
private instruction while working ON his
fathers farm. AL the age OF Il he be
gan teaching school and taught the dis
trict school for three winters. in the
meantime taking up the study Of law
In 1898 he entered the office of the ole
law firm Of Villas x Remington at Madi
son and after that devoted his time ey,
clusiveiE to law.
He was admitted to practice IN the
circuit ana Supreme courts III February.
1854, and afterward to the fedora
courts. He settled in Madison IL 1851
and III 1888 he was elected city attor.
ney. LII 1866 he was a member OF the
city council, III 1869 an unsuccessful.
candidate for the attorney -generalship OF
the state and 1874 mayor OF Madison
on the Democratic ticket The same
year be was sent to The Assembly ana
reelected mayor when his term expired.
At this time he prepared the sixteenth
volume Of Wisconsin Supreme court re,
ports and i'll 1870 was appointed reporter
OF the Supreme court and published the
decisions of the territorial Supreme, court
of the state from 1886 to 1868. which
are known as 'Pinney's Wisconsin Re.
ports.
Judge Pinney was q member OF the
law firm OF Villas. Roys 4 pinney until
Judge Villas retired and Mr. Eoys was
elected county judge, when he associated
himself with j. c. Gregory and after,
ward with Chauucey Abbott. IN 1876:
Mr.. Abbott withdrew and the firm OF
Plnney Il Gregory continued until 1870
When 1t became Pinney & Sanboln The
firm lasted until Mr.. Pinney was elected
TO the Supreme bench in 1892. Judge
Plnnneys term would have expired il
1907, but he retired in November 1893
In politics Judge Pinney was always
Democrat, but was never active. His
nomination TO the Supreme court was
Il nonpartisan one. Judge f. H. Ellis he.
ing the opposing candidate. He had been
a very busy man and his professional
work was very lucrative His name
appears as counsel in over eighty vol
9mes of court reports. In the United
States courts he was prominent as an
authority on commercial corporation.
constitutional and real estate law. As
a practIclng attorney he was noted for
ms logical and forcible arguments and
number of able opinions