The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-07-14
BENLn AND BAK
RECOGNIZE LOSS

All of the courts having occasion to
open yesterday recognized the public
| loss sustained in the death of First
District Magistrate w. Luther Wilcox
by adjourning out Of respect to his
| memory.
IN THE FEDERAL COURT.
District Attorney II. w. Breckons,
on the opening of the United States
District Court, moved that the court
adjourn out of respect to the memory
of the late Judge Wilcox He said the
deceased was an old-timer and a man
whom the entire community would
miss.
A. G.. M. Robertson seconded the
motion with a few appropriate re-
marks Nobody had understood the
people of these islands and their lam
guage better than Judge Wilcox. AS
Interpreter in the legislature and the
higher courts and as chief city magis-
trate his services to the public had been
equally valuable.
Judge Estee said: did not have the
pleasure of knowing him as we'll as
some. but Judge Wilcox was one Of
the few men on the bench or of the
bench that have known whom very
few people spoke against. In my opin-
ion he was one Of the best men the
population Of these islands has pro-
duced. He was one of the most popu-
lar men in the islands and he was
popular because his impulses were
right. He seemed to grasp a point
very quickly. Judge Wilcox was one
Of the few men who could send man
to jail for six months and not have
the man apparently feel bad about 1t.
He convinced his audience and the
parties that he was right in carry
ing out the law and was Furnishing a
man merely because the law required
1t. Moreover, Judge Wilcox was one
of the most useful men this Territory
has produced and the court will ad-
journ out of respect to the man as well
as the Judge until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
BEFORE JUDGE DE BOLT.
First Judge ]. T. De Bolt. of the
First Judicial Circuit, ordered the
days chambers calendar continued with
remarks in part as follows:
"This city-this Territory-in the
demise of Judge Wilcox, loses valu-
able citizen and noble man. There
may be men of greater natural ability
and of greater education, but Judge
Wilcoxs equal in work, stability Of
character, common sense and fairness
would be very difficult to find" Judge
De Bolt spoke Of Judge Wilcox's in
innate knowledge of the Hawaiian
people, also his intuitive discrimina-
ton between right and wrong. con-
Guiding: "As an interpreter he under
stood the meaning of the Hawaiian
language better than anyone else. AS
magistrate he always tempered JUS
tice with mercy. He was the Hawai-
ians' best friend and commanded the
respect and admiration Of ALL"
Judge w. A. Whiting expressed his
sorrow at the public's loss and said
the experience of Judge Wilcox as in
terpreter and magistrate, with juries,
witnesses and offenders, made of him
a natural lawyer. The judges often
asked him for advice and from his
knowledge of the Hawaiian habit of
thought his counsel led to the tAmpering
of justice with mercy in the case of a
poor native transgressor. He possess
ed the happy faculty or Interpreting
thought as distinguished from trans
lating words. His superior as mag
istrate would be hard to find Judge
Wilcox would be a happy memory to
all who had enjoyed the privilege of
his acquaintance.
A. G. Correa said: 1.-THE bar and the
community have lost one held in all
hearts as a just judge and valuable
citizen. From the bench he dealt
mercy with justice. He was ever will
ing to help those in need and never
had an i'll word for anybody. On the
contrary he always spoke well of all
men. We cannot replace our loss. The
public and the courts have sustained a
great loss.'
]. NJ. vivas. formerly Portuguese
said: Judge Wilcox was
faithful to his duties, valuable pub
lie servant and a firm friend to the
I was his colleague as an
for eight years and had
the opportunity to know the character
of the man. His conduct was ever the
same whether he was acting officially
or otherwise. When he became a
Judge he did not change toward his
friends. The greatness of his soul was
always clearly expressed. We can feel
nothing Tut the deepest sorrow in our
hearts at his demise"
BEFORE JUDGE GEAR.
Judge Gear opened court only to adj
journ it with the following remarks.
After an expression of sorrow at the
news of Judge WilcoX's death and
statement regarding his identity with
the life of the Hawaiian people he
said: Never have I heard word
against Judge Wilcox. No one so we'll
universal respect. He
was a rough diamond-and I do not
say that to imply that he was not
highly cultured-for he possessed all
the attributes of a man. The news of
Judge Wilcox's death struck me with
pain. 1t is fitting, 1t is the least we
can do, to adjourn out Of respect to
the memory of the man who not only
lived in this community, but in the
hearts of all who make up this COM
munity- and in these hearts he will
continue to live.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT.
In the Honolulu District Court, over
which the late Mr.. Wilcox long presid
ed as First District Magistrate, many
speakers extolled his memory. Judge
Davis, who was called to that bench
Turing Mr. Wilcox's last Illness, recall
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