The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-02
HIGHLY ESTEE N ED
BENCH AND BAR HONOR THE
LATE JUDGE DLWoLFE,
DISTRICT JUDGES SIT EN- BANG
Resolutions of the Sincerest Regard
Read and Spread Upon the Court
Records-Kindly Speeches Hon
oring Dead Jurist.

The bench and bar Of the city of Butte
and Silver Bow county this morning as.
sembled in solemn gathering in Judge
Harneys courtroom in the courthouse
and did honor to the memory of the late
Judge Stephen j. DeWolfe, Who died
lately in Denver, Colo.
Resolutions expressing the sorrow felt
by the former associates Of the dead
jurist at his DEATH and their great re.
spect and regard for him We're read and
spread upon the minutes of the court.
The three judges of the district court
of the county-Judge McClernan, Judge
Harney and Judge Clancy-sat together,
on the bench. Judge Clancy presided;
and fully 60 lawyers occupied seats IN,
the courtroom.
The resolutions adopted by the bencn
and bar, and the dlscourses Of the law
yers who spoke in honor of Judge De-
WoHe's memory, displayed THE sincerest
respect and regard for the former menl-
ber of the legal and judicial fra ternity
here.
When the meeting came to order,
Judge Clancy said:
I'VE have convened here, gentlemen
of the bar. to receive the resolutions in
honor of the memory of the late Stephen
J. DeWolfe."
resolutions drawn by the bar committee,
which consisted of w. w. Dixon, G. w.
Stapleton. w. H. Dewitt, F. w. Bacorn,
John F. Forbis. John j. Mediation and
Thompson Campbell.
Positions of Trust.
The resolutions, in the preamble. spoka
of the death of Judge DeWolfe in Dem
Yer, and OF the positions of public trust
ha ha hai6 in
tana, where he was universally re-
spected, and expressed the belief that ID
proper under the circumstances ia
express and place upon the courts record
the regret felt for his death and the ap-
probation entertained for his character
and virtues
The resolutions We're six in number
and quite full in volume. They recited
that the late jurist and lawyer was
learned as lawyer industrious and inns
partial a judge and upright as citi-
zen, and that las q man in every rela-
tion in life he was most admirable.'
They said:
Ills standard of honor was the high
est, and he lived up to it, No man ever
suspected him of a dishonorable action.
He was ever kindly. considerate ana
charitable to all men,
The resolutions expressed the view
that the world is better far that such
men as Judge DeWofe have lived"
They extended sympathy to the relatives
of the dead jurst, particularly to his
sister, Miss Louise DeWolfe. who lived
many years in this city with him.
Beautiful and Touching.
The resolutions said that The mutual
devotion of Judge DeWolfe and his sis
ter, and the brotherly care and tenders
with ,tnh 1,o JII han It,s-
ing his lifetime was beautiful and
touching.
The last resolution was as follows:
"'That these resolutions be spread at
length upon the records OF this court aa
a memorial of our deceased brother, and
that a copy, certified by tile clerk, be
sent to Miss Louise DeWolfe, and also
to the brother of Judge DeWolfe, at
Seattle, Wash"
The committees names were signed ia
the resolutions.
the resolutions Attorney J. L. Wines
and George w. Stapleton addressed the
gathering in speeches expressing the
deepest and most sincere regard for
Judge DeWofe.
The remarks of Judge Wines were Of
most impressive and affecting charac-
ter.
Judge wines SPEAKS.
Judge Wines said in part:
Words spoken or written can be but
poor tribute to the memory of Stephen
J. DeWOlfe. There have been men who
have been great. and the world has not
known 1t: men among natures noble-
men; such a one is he whom we have
met here to honor l wish I had tho
power to pronounce that eulogy upon
Stephen J. DeWOlfe thai his memory de.
seSves."
Judge Stapleton said in part:
II knew Judge DeWOlfe from the time
he came to Butte till he left, and l must
say that I never knew of any act of hts
that had the least shade Of wrong
about it,"
At the conclusion Of the addresses ex-
pressing the genuine esteem of the
former associates Of the late jurist,
Judge Clancy made an oider to the effect
that the resolutions in honor Of Judge
DeWolfe be spread upon q page Of the
court records set apart for the purpose
in form leaving 4 margin an inch and
a half wide on the page. and that the
court adjourn for the day in honor Of
Judge DeWolfe's memory.
The court then adjourned. and the
judges and lawyers filed out.