The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-04
BAR PAYS TRIBUTE
DRIED BY LAWYERS OF
ST. PAUL
JOHN D. OBRIENs EUL0GY
Eminent Services of Err. Horn to
City, and His Profound Legal
Attainrnents EIoquentIy
Set Forth.

Rarely are words In euiogy Of one de-
parted so sincerely and honestly spoken
and so heartily accepted by those who
hear them, as were addresses delivered
yesterday afternoon before the district
court at the meeting in memory of the
late Henry J. Horn. The attendance was
large and the assemblage was aIgnified
by the presence Of many Of the older
members of the bar of this city and some
from Minneapolis and other neighboring
places, a number of whom Were lifelong
contemporaries of Mr.. Horn
Five Of the six judges of the court sat
upon the bench, Judge Jaggard being alb
sent from the CITY,
A memorial prepared by a special com
mittee of the bar association, consisting
of c. E. Flandrau, Thomas Wilson, VIII
liam P. Murray, Harvey Officer, John D.
OBrien, NJ. L. Countryman, William r.
Begg and W. H. Yardley, was presented
by John E. Stryker, president of the as
soeiation, who moved that it be recorded
as part Of the minutes of the court.
Following is the text of the memorial:
Text of the Memorial.
80 Henry ]. Horn died in this city on the
20th day of March, 1902, and the bar Of
Ramsey county, of which he was SO long
a distinguished member considers it ap-
proprlate to give expression to the feeling
or profound grief which his death has oc-
No"o1O11Oo PROFESSIONAL associates. ana
to indicate to others than his contempor-
aries the esteem he was justly held IN
during his life.
Mr.. Horn was born in PHILADELPHIA.
March 70, 1871, and grew to manhood in
the city or his birth. He studied law
in the Office of Henry D. Gilpin who was
attorney general of the United States un-
der President Van Buren,. and was ad-
mitted to the bar Of Pennsylvania in 1913.
In 1855 he removed to st. Paul where he
afterward resided until his death. He
held the office of city attorney Of st. Paul
from 1857 to 1850; was county attorney of
Ramsey, county from 1864 to 1866 and from
1858 to 1853 was a member Of the board
of education Of ST. Paul He drew the
act Of 1871 by which the board of public
works of the city was organized and
the act Of 1872 by which 1t was reorea n
lied and by which the system which still
prevails in substance was established. He,
with |. " D. Heard and the late George
L. Otis, prepared the revision of the civ
charter of 1874 The principal features Of
this charter are still maintained and have
been adopted and reaff1rmed by two char
ter commissions He was special counsel
for the city in the Smith park litigation
wherein the valuable, extensive tract of
land by that name was preserved for pub
lie use, and in the levee case, where the
water front of the city was reclaimed
from private occupation and dominion.
Defended Rights of Citizens.
In these and many other matters he de-
1ended ana eSIaDHSned the rights Of the
citizens of this community and for many
years the officers Of the city almost in
stinctively turned to him for assistance
in legal matters Of Importance.
1t IS no exaggeration to say that since
Mr.. Horn came to this city the very best
Of his energies and talents have been ex-
pended for the public good. The benefits
that have been derived from his labors
of the man made his work of special
value. He was naturally endowed with
clear intelligence, and to this was added
remarkable capacity for sustained and