Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-19
MEMBERS OF BUTTE BAR PAY TRIBUTE
T0THE MEMORY OF FRANK E. C0RBETT
DECEASED
ATTORNEY

The committee of members of the bar
appointed b. the district court last week
to draft X solutions suitable to the per-
petuation of the memory of the late
Frank +. Corbett met in department No.
this morning and. surrounded by half
a hundred of their professional brethren
submitted its work to Judges Harvey
and Clancy, who occupied seats side by
side. The resolutions We're read by At
rorney Jesse b. Roote. who followed with
oral remarks quite appropriate to the oc-
casion. closing with a motion that the
contents of the document be spread upon
tie records of the court. The motion was
seconded by several persons. each of
whom gave expression to eulogistic re-
marks touching the life and character of
the man in whose memory they had as
sembled to pay tribute
Among the attorneys present We're the
following: w. . Speer, Charles r. Leon
ard. j. j. Mediation. Jesse B. Rcote Geo.
NJ. Bourqun. James f. Healey. II. l..
Maury. John w Cotter, George NJ. Clark.
c. NJ. Farr. Daniel Yancey. Peter Breen.
Alexander Mackel. Nj. p. Gilchrist. John
Lindsay c. z. brennan, John F. Forbis.
O. l.. Bishop. c. D. Tillinghast. c. p.
I OllnollN, Miles Nd\ dIduSH. JUAN Az
Kirk. o. ]. Saville. Edwin NJ. Lamb, J.
Lynch. Crawford b. White. w. w. Pen
nington. George 3. Dygert. NJ. E. Le-
Blanc. Charles Mattison. Thomas A.
Morrin F. r. Mcbride. Charles Fitzger-
aid. Charles O'Donnell Joseph Rice. Lew
is A. Smith, Carl J. Smith. l.. p. Sanders,
j. l.. Templeman, j. NJ. Hinkle. William
f. Carroll o. NJ. Hall and ]. NJ. Dennis.
The resolutions, which were adopted
and ordered spread upon the minutes,
We're as follows:
ITO the Honorable District Court of
the Second Judicial District of the State
of Montana:
The committee of the bar Of this
court. appointed by your honors to take
fitting action concerning the death or
Hon. Frank f. Corbett. have met and
resolved to ask that the following be
adopted by and spread upon the records
of the court, and an ensrossed copy OF
the same transmitted to Mrs. Corbett,
in behalf of the bar:
The times when members of the bar
are called upon to note the passing
away of members in the profession are
always sad. The association between
members of the bar is much closer than
that of the mem bers of any other pro-
fession. and no calling in greater de-
gree brings out the noble and great
qualities of a man which draw him to
his fellows.
1T was in this profession, the great
est Of all professions, that we knew
and admired Frank E. Corbett.
I'VE would not employ fulsome eulogy
concerning him. His character, his
standing at the bar. and his memory do
~ II His zine Srhn1a rShin his
keen intellect, his sentleness of char
ter. his delicate and nice sense of honor.
his steadfast purpose in upholding the
right and opposing the wrong. won for
him the admiration of all who knew
him.
He possessed rare qualities of heart
and mind and brought to the discharge
Of his duties as a lawyer such learning
and ability as placed him among the
first of his profession and caused him
to be greatly admired by his brethren
of the bar.
1t is said that no mans work is
sooner forgotten than that of the law
yer: that he belongs only to the pres
ent However true this may be. we
believe that with this bar, and particu-
larly in this court. where the greater
part of his professional work was done.
the name of Frank Z. Corbett will long
be cherished.
He was individual, and impressed
one with the strong elements of his
character. He had an unusual equip
ment for the practice of the law, and
the graces of his manner, his eloquence.
fairness, generosity, manlness and uni
form courtesy made us all respect and
love him.
such characters are not soon forgot
ten by their associates. and with this
bar the name of Frank f. Corbett will
always remain in tenderest memory and
the recollection of mis- beautiful life,
his ambitions, his successes, his affec-
Tomato devotion to those he loved, his
kind and considerate regard for all, his
untimely death in the prime of life with
his work just begun, will always touch
our hearts.
ITO his wife and son and other rela-
tives we would offer our sincere SYM
pathy. and express the hope that some
/ consolation may come to them in the
knowledge that he made life better and
friendship truer and sweeter by having
| lived.
JESSE b. ROOTE,
| "JOHN j. IMITATION,
| JOHN LINDSAY.
&C. +. CONNOLLY,
| "WM. SCALLON,