The Portland daily press., 1900-08-06
THE BARS TRIBUTE.
Exercises I'm Memory of the Late Judge
Wa1ten.


day morning, there was a representative
gathering of the members of the Cumber-
land Bar when exercises were held in
memory OF the late Judge Charles Wesley
Walton of the Supreme court. The court
was sitting at the law term
President Henry b. Cleaves of the Bar
association announced the decease of the
dead justice and asked suspension Of pro-
ceedings. The request was granted and
eulogies were delivered by Judge Joseph
II. Symonds, Hon. Josiah II. Drummond
of Portland Hon. ID ID. Stewart OF ST.
Adams and Hon. George G. Wing of Au-
burn The principal address by Judge
Symonds was rhetorical gem, .couched
in his usual faultless English and marked
by splendid delivery.
The following memorial was presented
by q special committee and ordered by
Chief Justice WisWen to be spread upon
the record;
The Bar desires to present to the court,
with the requ 3st that it may be entered
of record, this brief memorial of the la
learned and hOnored judge, Charles Wes
ley Walton, who for thirty-fiVe years, by
re-appOinbment for the unprecedented
period OF five successive terms, lab0riOus-
~, faithfully and with distinguished hon.
or served the court and his natlv3 state,
as an associate justice; and during the
whole period, from first to last, justly
commanded the profound respect Of his
associates upon the bench, of the mem
bers OF the legal profession throughout the
state and Of all It's oitizans; a profound
respect broadly and securely based upon
his great intellectual gifts, his high char
acter and his rare professional attain
ments
He was a man Of great and impressive
personality, undaunted in any presence,
with whose dignity no one ever yentured
to trif1e. His Intellectual endowment
was strong and fine, faultIessly clear in
its perceptions, wide and comprehensive,
firm in its grasp, dealing with the most
delicat5 discrimination with the details
of contested cases. His mind delighted in
and his Judgment was tremulO15ly SenSl-
tive to all considerations until 1t felt the
attraction of the steady poles. His legal
learning was the golden harvest Of a
lifetime OF industry and diligence. OF
honorable motive and conduct, incOrFupt-
ible, he had the moral courage which
comes from the consciousness OF right
His personal character left its lasting in
huence and impression upon all who
came within it's benefcent influence.
He adorned the BENCH he honored his
profession and enriched the state by his
service.
He gave his life to the state. The Pc
Rod which followed his retirement from
the bench was but brief respite from
labor, time for well-Won repose. His
great work was DONE The retrospect of
life must have affOr led him great Salts
faction. He could look back upon pre-
eminently useful career, rounded and
complete, without stain or Oiemisb 1t
was a noble sunset of life and we may
we'll believe that all philOsOphic and re-
lig1Ous serenity attended him in it. The
ripe wealth of the harvest gathered, re-
plete with honor and with all the salts
factions Of a Well-spent life, the day
work done the shadows fell slow ly, softly
as the summer twilight, and within the
shadows the stars appeared. This last
service of affection and memory only re-
mains for us to honor ourselves by our
appreciation of his great career, rich AMI
eminent in all judicial achievement, and
of the value of the legacy his life and
services have left to our profession and
state; SO that we and those who come af-
ter us may b9 encouraged to emulate his
example, and so far as in US lies, to walk
In the same high path, striving for excel
lence and merit for themselves not for the
reputation which may accompany them,
remembering that fame does not ''in
broad rumorf lie, bnt rather follows
faithful service as the fruit
AS ne prOuOuDC6S laSJly on 92Cn Q06Q,
OF SO much fame in Heaven expect thy
meeo,''
The response by Judge Emery on behalf
of the court, was an eloquent and fitting
tribute to the memory of his late associ-
ate.
After the response had been delivered
the court, as further mark Of respect,
adjourned to g. 30 O clock Monday morn
ing.