Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-13
Memorial Exercises Touching the
Death Of H. B. Hendershott.
AT COURT HOUSE MONDAY EVENING.
Many Lawyers From This and Sur.
rounding Counties Testify to the
Esteem in Which Their Brother
Was Held.

with the judges of this district and
many lawyers from other towns in
the district assembled at the court
house, where court was formally
opened and resolutions We're passed
and speeches made touching the dean
of the late Judge H. B. Hendershott.
The older lawyers were better ac-
quainted with Judge Hendershott and
spoke feelingly of his many noble
traits OF character and of his learning
in the law.
Judge Hendershott was a pioneer Of
Wapello county, one who did much to-
ward making it what it is, and those
who spoke at the memorial exercises
last evening were his personal friends.
From their spontaneous tributes may
be gathered the high esteem in which
he was held.
The Services.
Court was regularly opened with
Judge Robert Sloan presiding. A
committee had heretofore been APP
pointed to draft resolutions touching
Judge Hendershott's death. The conf
mittee consisted of w. w. Cory, w.
| H. G. Jaques, William McNett and
Hon. M. A. Roberts.
The Resolutions.
Mr.. Cory representing the commit
tee on resolutions spoke briefly but
feelingly of the late Judge Hender-
shott. He said in part: ut is with the
greatest of sorrow that | announce
the death of Judge Hendershott which
occurred recently at the home of his
son in this city, surrounded by his
| loving relatives and friends. He was
not only one of the oldest members
of the Wapello County Bar, but one
of the oldest as we'll as one of the
greatest jurists in this part of the
state. He was long one of the most
prominent and best authorities on
questions relating to the law, and
from him a great many of us have
learned much. He was always cour-
teous and accommodating to every one
with whom he came in contact, wheth'
er a co-worker or in opposition. Too
much can not be said in eulogy of
him."
Mr.. Cory then read the following
resolutions which were adopted by
those present as expressing the es-
TEEN and affection with which the
members of the Bar regarded Judge
Hendershott when living, and the sor-
row they all feel in his death.
May it please the court:
AT meeting of the bar of this
county, held on the 10th day of August
1900, the undersigned We're appointed
committee to express the sentiment
and appreciation of the bar for the
life, character and services of Judge
H. B. Hendershott, once clerk and
later judge of this court, and for a
long time prominent member of this
bar.
In the death of Judge Hendershott,
3 Wapello county and the Wapello Coun-
ty Bar has met with an irreparable
loss. He was not only the Oldest at
torney in years, in this county, but
was also one of Wapello countys first
and greatest lawyers. He came to OF
tumwa in 1S43, and so, was here at the
beginning of the county, and by his
example and the force of his broad and
generous mind, more than from all
other caucus, the Wapello county ba,
has been enabled to take its enviable
position for the courteous and kind
treatment between its members, as
well as it's high legal standing. In his
death we lose much of the unwritten
history of the county.
THE unfailing courtesy of Judge
Hendershott was never more nantes
! than in his professional intercourse
with the younger members of the bar
A critical period in the life of the pro
fessional young man is, when having
his diploma, he is seeking a location
and at no time in his career do words
OF kindness and of wise counsel from
age and experience count for more
nor indifference and rebuff wound
more deeply. 1t was upon occasions
like this that his kindly nature and
warm heart appeared at. their best
and many of the lawyers scattered
thruout the west could bear testimony
to the kind words of encouragement
and the nope with which he inspired
them when about to begin the work OF
life.
when associated with, or opposed
to, a young lawyer in the trial of q
suit, he never said or did anything tc
remind him of his youth or inexperi
ence. On the other hand he otter
, bore with liberation and patience witt
the weakness and foibles of the youns
practitioner, where he would have
, been inclined to criticise and rebuke {
man of mature experience. He wa!
. ever wiling to share the responsible
tues OF QeieaL DIS well DIS lHS Houol W
/ victory, and no one could have had
: keener appreciation of justice. He
had a keen sense of the dignity ant
responsibility of the judicial office ant
looked upon the administration OF jus
i. tice between man and man as a hig!
and solemn function of government
He was uniformly courteous in his il
tercourse with the judges, and his PR
fessional word was at all times &C
copied as final. Whether he won O
lost, he attributed to the decision onl.
the highest and best motives.
Resolved, That we recognize in TIL
life of Judge Hendershott, the highes
type of gentleman lawyer, a digni
q fed, upright and honorable judge,
d loving and devoted husband and faith
t er, kind and generous neighbor, ant
g high minded, patriotic and worth.
!. citizen. That in his death, the bar 0
l. Wapello county especially, and of tn
L state of Iowa as we'll, has lost one c
/ it's brightest legal rights, one of 1t
noblest examples of the ideal lawye
and judge While we mourn his los
J. as that of dear father and brother