The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-10-27
JUDGE ESTEE
PASSES AWAY
Continued from page 81.

Judge decisions being Volume of the first
Hawaiian federal report contains large proportion OF highly mpor
preeden AS the first federal judge Hawaii his lot to
take which almost always vital constitutional ques
The application federal immigration laws the
Chinese exclusion laws internal and laws well
the whole system of federal criminal applicable the Ha
waan Islands, all here There very few how
which the judge sustained appeal the most notable
being Osa Mankch which leading journals of the
land have predicted would be sustained later the national supreme
court having decided by FIVE to four Only Yesterday while he lay on his
deabed the Circuit Court of Appeals San Francisco affirmed
other of his decisions.
Outside of his official position Judge Estee had very large circle
Of friends As public speaker banques and other functions he
ranked very high being always happy in his sentiments and fluent
and easy aker much could
always be relied for well mingled humor and wisdom He also
frequent speaker other occasions and several times spoke Sun
day evenings from the pulpit Central Union church. He have
been speaker last Sunday the dedication of the Odd Fellows
building.
The memory Of the Judge Esee eulogzed this morning by
members Of the bar Judge Lndsays There
session OF the district When Judge Lindsay
pared this morning to open the regular session OF the police court
Deputy High Sheriff announced that of the death of the late
United States Judge had just been received and he moved that court
adjourn of respect the OF the deceased The deputy
made few remarks of euogy the late Judge Esee and followed
Mr. Hogan spoke eengy and considerable length of the late
judge The character the late Judge Estee beautiful said the
speaker and his judgment honorable and right The speaker
to the career OF the deceased ana TO the honorable position tha
he had attained and the recognized ability and well known integrity Of
the While perhaps the dead had had political aspirations
which had not been realized he having been candidate twice for the
high office governor California the urge had fol-
might have done The grand and noble example which he had
would guide every The speaker referred to the
fact that Judge Eee had presided national convention in
the death of Morris NJ Ee concluded the speaker God has taken
out Of life something as beautiful as he ever put in it,
A followed with brief
euogy the dead with deep and deep
regret said Mr. Dou that am Obliged to stand here today to
make some remarks OF the Of the late Morris NJ Estee was
my pleasure and good fortune know the late Judge ee
Der of have known him intimately both in California and
in Hawaii He has been whose life has been gentle and whose
home circle and domestic environment beauty themselves
through his ability had attained high position He
who had been here but comparatively short time he
scarcely three yet within that time he gained the universal
Hawaii.
Judge Ee believed the young He ready all times
to help the and there men both his PROBES
sion and out OF we'll who have good reason to remember the gen
tie kindness and assistance the AS the immortal English poet
said his life gentle and the elements varied in him that all
nature might stand up and say Here a Man
Charles Creighton spoke He said that the late Judge Estee would
to his with the deep regrets OF all the people OF the State OF
California and the Territory of Hawaii There could be written
his tombstone the biography that told that he had been without fear
S F. Chlngwoh referred the changes political conditions in
this territory that required United States district judge to be
one of Wilderness of and idea of the American in law The
selection of Judge Etee had been of peculiar fitness The
around similar dea people who before had had little idea
thought Of the principles of Amercanism 81 ee said speaker
who with his and Ameranism his and Amer
lean Justice was the first to lead these people to understand and appre
ciate his own high standard of those principles"
W. Rawns said that he could that the late Morris NJ Estee
this in the loss this man. Judge e"f tee had lead csn
life AS long the islands in existence, the OF Morris
! NJ Esee will be upon them
learns OF the death Of the late Judge Eee The life that he led could
out of respect the memory of the late Judge"
Morris NJ Esee First United States District Judge OF the District
of Hawaii born in November 1884 Freehold Pa travelled
to California 1858 and engaged mining but p later he
ed to the study Of law Sacramento ST. opening Office
his In 1868 he elected to the Assembly, where Thorn
Fitch of his colleagues After serving his eg
ator he elected OF Sacramento In GO he
San Francisco lawyer and in u he did great work for the Re
publican party the gubernaora campaign, making
ton as political orator In rs he went to the Assembly from Sar
Francisco he elected speaker 70 the
constitutional convention which made constitution for California
being chairman of the committee corporations 82 candidate
for governor OF California on the Republican ticket against Soneman
the latter being elected Estee presidential Ruher