Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-09
MEMBERS OF BAR
TO HONOR MEMORY
OF JAY P. LEE.

Jay p. Lee, the attorney who was a law
partner of fran e. Corbett, died Satur-
day night at Murray & Freund's hospital
Of pneumonia after an illness of about
six days.
Attorney Lee was a graduate of the
Ann Arbor, Michigan, university, and
practiced law for several years at Lam
sing, in that state. At one time he Was
assistant attorney general of Michigan.
Last September ne came to Butte and
q few weeks thereafter pooled issues with
F. E. Corbett. He was employed in a
number of important law suits during his
residence here and was one of the attor-
neys in the observation-disclosures
at the time of his death.
Mr.. Lee was about 40 years of age. He
was a member of the Silver Bow club, the
Masons. Knights of Pythias and Royal
Arcanum and prominent in other orders.
His wife arrived in Butte Saturday and
was at his bedside When he died. The
body will be shipped from Butte tonight
for burial in Lansing.
When the United States convened
this morning Attorney Cotter associate
counsel with Mr.. Lee in the Colusa-Par-
rot case. announced to the court the death
Of Mr.. Lee. He moved that out of respect
to his memory the court adjourn.
Mr.. ScallOn, of the counsel for the Ana
conda agreed with Mr.. Cotter that the
motion to adjourn was a proper one. 1t
was meet. he said, hat counsel should
pay their respects to the dead attorney,
Who although only a resident of Butte
for a short time vas highly esteemed by
the members of the bar
Judge Knowles thereupon a djourned
court for the ray.
Judge Lindsay opened his court this at
ternoon, but after appointing a commit
tee comprising Judge w. H. Dewitt,
Judge w. Y. Pemberton, Judge John J.
Mediation, Attorney George A. Clark and
Attorney c. F. Kelly to draft resolutions
on the death Of Attorney Jay p. Lee, gave
way to a meeting OF the members of the
bar, which was called to order by Judge
Mediation.
Hon. John F. Forbis was chosen chair
man n George A. Clark secretary.
At the request of the members Of the
attorneys to act as an escort for the body
Of Mr.. Lee, which will be taken from the
Masonic Temple in West Park street to
the Northern Pacific railway station at
8 o'clock this evening and shipped to
Lansing, Mich, for interment. The
Mr.: Lee was a member, Will have charge
Of the transfer Of the remains from the
hall to the depot. The legal fraternity
escort will comprise John B. Claybere,
John J. Mediation, Jesse B. Roote, John
W. Cotter. ~. w. Harvey. Charles r.
ASoANAA o1Au AAs As -
Mr.. Mediation, Z. Q. Evans and Guy
w. Stapleton were chosen to prepare u
floral offering in behalf of the bar MEM
bers and send it to Lansing in time for
the funeral.
A few general remarks were made by
attorneys in connection with the death OF
Mr.. Lee. Although a resident Of Butte
only a short time, the dead mans brother
attorneys who probably knew him best,
held him in high esteem. Among those
who paid his memory a high tribute were
John w. Cotter and Colonel Wilbur F.
Sanders. The latter said he had not
known Mr.. Lee we'll, but had met him
several times and had always found him
to possess the instincts of a man. His
failings, he added. leaned on virtues
side. - @gse r
Mr.. Cotter spoke of the dead attorney
in a similar way. "5ft
Before the meeting closed Hon. C.. r.
Leonard suggested that as many of the
attorneys as could possible do so toin In
the procession to the depot and it met
with quick approval: so the chances are
that besides the Masons and escort com.
mittee from the ranks of the attorneys
the legal fraternity as a Who'll will be
well represented in the cortege.