Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-11-05
IN ESTES MEMORY
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Federal grand jury. Mr., Weldon said
in part:
There are some men so great that
we cannot come into their presence !
without feeling the impress of their
characters for the rest of our lives. /
Judge Estce was one OF these. ! did
not know Judge Estee socially, but ]
came to have considerable intercourse
with him as a jurist and Judge. My
! first acquaintance with him, and well
!recollcct the circumstance. was when
II was called to certify to the residence
lur two aliens who wished to be admit
ted to United States citizenship.
When the first Federal jury was
drawn. | was called on the grand jury
and It happened 1t was a great incon.
IL eniencc to me at that time, so | called
on the Judge at his chambers and en-.
'deavorcd to get myself excused. re.
member that. although the Judge did
not grant my request. felt impressed
with his sense Of justice and carried
a good feeling away with me although
my request had been denied. ] re-
member that the Judge said to me at
that time that unless there was very
urgent necessity, he never listened to
and granted an excuse from jury ser
vice at chambers. but to present my
excuse in open court.
when court was opened, | stated
the reason why desired to be excused
and Judge Estce said: Yes: remem'
Der your coming to me about the mat
ter. and. after thinking II over, have
decided to make you foreman of this
grand jury That was the way was
excused.
During the time I was foreman of
the grand jury | had many interviews
with the Judge at his chambers and
each interview left a deep impression
with me. remember the instance Of
some indictments that were brought in
for crimes on the sea: 1t was the first
time that witnesses had been held here
under the Federal law, and there was
10 place for them to go but TO the Jail.
There was no other place for them to
90 and there was no fund to board
them at u hotel. once had an OppOr-
tunity of being thrown intimately with
General Garfield. He and Judge EsteG
were men whom to know makes Il
young man or an old man feel that life
IL worth living and brings out the best
instinct of manhood
L. Tappan Tannatt related an in.
stance in which he was much in need
Of friend and he had gone to Judge
Estee as the highest representative OF
American citizenship In this Territory,
, for advice. The advice received had
been the most comforting Mr.. Tannatt
had ever received within his memory
He paid high tribute to the patriot
ism of the late Judge, stating that nc
was glad of an opportunity to add even
> a word to the just tributes which had
, been given the departed jurist In clos
ing, Mr.. Tannatt said that there were
; those who thought that Judge Estee
had a miscOnception of Hawaii or the
people OF Hawaii, but there were none
who thought he had a miscOnCeption
of America or the people OF the United
States, and that there might be people
lin Hawaii who still had some OF those
things to learn.
When the motion was made to adopt
the resolutions, the Secretary OF the
Exchange }. d. Avery, requested ana
was granted an opportunity to say a
few words, having been reporter IN
Judge EstCes Court for the past thir-
teen months. MIR. Avery related sew
eral incidents of the Judges desire to
be absolutely fair and just to all con-
Cerned, the great care by which his
! opinions were prepared and the pride
that Judge Estee took in them. belieV-
ing them to be sound law and com
mon justice" as he was fond Of eX-
pressing II, which belief was borne out
by the fact that only one Of all the
opinions rendered by Judge Estee had
ever been reversed and that was by
vote of four 10 five, the famous Man
' kichi decision. He told how after the
Judge became partially unconscious
: just before his death, every now and
then he would begin to talk about in
dictments and about his book" about
, the great pleasure ii gave the Judge Ia
; see copy OF his book before he
died, the Hawaiian Gazette Co. having
hurriedly bound one copy in order that
the Judge might see his decisions in
p print before he went TO the hospital.
}, An incident OF the Fourth OF July
session of the Federal Court and the
n immense flag which Jailor Henry had
u loaned and which was hung on the
@ nakai wall OF the court room, was re-
i lated. The Judge liked 10 see the flag
d there and Tailor Henry had thereupou
I presented 1t to him and TO the present
y day the flag still hangs precisely as il
g did on that Fourth Of July, covering
a the entire makai wall OF the court room
S from the ceiling 10 the floor. And Jail
= Or Henry had said that Notwithstanding
J. the flag was personal gift TO the
4 Judge, he thought that Judge Estet
4 would like to see II remain where il
e was and that plan would be entirely
n satisfactory to him.
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