The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-20
NOTICE OF THE DEATH OF JUDGE
H. A. WIDEMANN.
Resolutions by the Committee Present
ed Before the Supreme Court Today
Are Spread Upon the Records.

The committee appointed by the At
torney General on Saturday to draft
resolutions of coincidence on the death
of the late Judge H. A. Widemann,
completed it's labors this morning. This
is the document as it will go to the be-
reaved family and will be spread upon
the records of the supreme court:
Whereas, 1t has pleased the Omnlpo-
tent in His wisdom to remove from this
world our brother, the Honorable Her
mann A. Widemann, Second Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court from
July TO- 1862 until February IS, 1874;
be it '
Resolved, That through the death OF
Judge Widemann the Bar mourns the
loss of an honored member, and the
community a conscientious and upright
man, a faithful public servant and a
loyal friend.
Resolved, That our sincere condo
lence and sympathy be extended to the
bereaved family of the deceased
Resolved, That this resolution be
spread upon the records of the supreme
court, and that copy be forwarded tC
the widow of our late brother.
Resolved, That this Honorable Court
be moved that when it adjourns this
day it adjourns out of respect to the
memory of it's ex-member the late Hon
orable H. A. Widemann.
PAUL NEUMANN,
ALFRED H. HARTWELL,
VIM. HORACE WRIGHT,
A Committee of the Bar
Mr.. Newman presented the resolu
tion before the supreme court. In do
ing SO he paid, a high tribute to the
value of deceased as a jurist, public
official, a citizen and as a social fac
tor of the community. He and the la
mented judge were personal friends
and had been for many years.
Judge Hartwell seconded the reso
lutions, and in doing so reminded th'
court that he and the deceased sat to
gether on the supreme bench from Jul!
1869 to February 1874. At the lattel
| date Mr.. Widemann went into the cab
met as minister of interior and the
| speaker as attorney general. Mr.. Wi
demann afterward gave his persona
attention to plantation matters, at Wa
| ihee on Maui and Waianae on Oahu
During the whole acquaintance tn
| speaker had found the deceased
charming friend, true to all his convic
tions of duty. Continuing Judge Hart
| well said:
Mr.. Widemann at different time
was a large landed proprietor in tn
| Islands of Kauai, Maui and Oahu.
"He was cut upon a large pattern
He like to deal in large transactions
l never saw anything small or mea
about him
He had Travelled largely, and al
| though his business cares and socia
| life did not leave much time for read
| ing, he never lost his early taste TO
classic literature. He had been train
| ed in Latin and Greek, a fact which
did not learn until l had known hir
long time, for he was not in the hab
it of exploiting himself.
"The later political changes in Ha
waii came hard to him, not, as he toll
| me a year or two ago, because he
thought those changes could have lon
been deferred, but because he did nc
like the way in which they were made
"Mr. Widemann's personality wa
strong his influence in Hawaii social
ly and in every other way was great.
"I join sincerely in mourning for hi
loss"
w. o. Smith and finally Chief Jus
tice Judd made remarks concernin
the private and public career of Juds
Widemann, following which the resolU
tions were adopted. The closing c
the court at noon was out of respeC
to the memory of the subject.
w. o. Smith presented resolutions o
the death of Judge William L. Holoka
hiki, of Maui, similar to the others. H
said that deceased was admitted to tn
bar in 1876, and had since been a goo
man and useful citizen. Mr.. Kauli
seconded the resolution and made sin
liar remarks.