Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-11-02
OUT Of. RESPECT
FOR JUDGE fSTEF
Resolution Adopted In
Circuit Court of
Maui.
MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE
EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS
JUDGE kALuA ORDERS REsoLU.
TONS SPREAD ON RECORDS
OF couRT-ExPREssloNs
TO WRITING.


TO WRITING.
At the opening of the Circuit Court
Of Maui, in Wailuku, Friday morning
last. Attorney d. H. Case, tor the com
nittee appointed on the previous day
to draw up resolutions on the death of
Judge NJ. NJ. Estee, presented the fol-
lowing:
RESOLUTION:
Whereas. Morris NJ Estee, Judge OF
the United States District Couit, for
the District of Hawaii having been TAX
on from us by the hand OF death.
Resolved, that we, Maui attorneys OF
the Hawaiian Bar hereby express our
appreciation of the fact that, in the
passing away of Judge Morris NJ. Es-
tee, the community has suffered the
loss of a loyal and patriotic citizen,
the bar an honored and learned men,
Der, and the bench just and virtu-
Gus Judge; that in Judge Estee. Ha-
wall had friend who, at all times.
felt and took a deep interest In the
well-being and advancement OF this
Territory; and
Resolved, that we deeply mourn his
family and relatives our sympathy in
this their hour of trial: and
Further Resolved. that this Hon
orable Court be requested to spread
these resolutions upon the records Of
this court.
CSignedD d. H. CASE,
CSigned W. F. CROCKETT.
(Signed) JAS. l.. COKE,
Committee appointed by the Court.
Dated at Waikiki, Maui, October 30,
1903.
Thereupon, Mr. Case addressed the
Court as follows:
II Your Honor Please:
AS a member of the Committee APP
pointed by this Court to draft these
resolutions desire to say few words.
In the death of Judge Morris NJ. Es-
tee, not only Oahu, but this whole Ter
ritory, has lost friend. When the
Office which he has so ably filed was
first created we all remember the gen.
1
eral feeling that the place should be
filed by a then resident OF Hawaii. d
] haihaaiha' IL was DelleNed by many
that such person would be much bet
ter qualified for the position because
ol MS knowledge OF aHalrs hawaiian
OWING 10 MS acquaintance with us peo'
PIE ana lheir haDits OF thought anc
Il life. Possibly by some IL was felt that
an OUTSIDER mallhini, would not b'
III sympathy Win US However
stranger 10 our island lie received th'
appointment ana | am sure that now
al'er PERIOD OF some three years w
are AL without regard TO politics ol
local ieellns' willing to freely admit
that the President made no mistake.
During the period OF his residence
In Hawaii Judge Estee has endeareC
4 himself to all. II has been notiCeabl,
to us all that no faction, strong O
weak, has been able to influence him
to win him over to their peculiar idea
= Of what was wrong or right. Effort
from time to time were made with thi
end In view, but Judge Estee, lookinl
neither to the right nor the left, wen
his way quietly, performing the dutie
OF his high office without ostentatlon
D Then again, as a speaker in public
|, whatever the occasion, whether at
political. patriotic or social gathering
Q II called upon, Judge Estee was Away
D prepared to say Just the right thing a
the right time, and never say IL in
way to give the least offense. He wa
a fluent speaker to whom Il was bot
profitable and interesting to listen.
Summing up his life, It may be sal
Judge Estee was a man OF clea
thought, kind words and noble deed,
and 1t was these qualities that vii
keen green the fragrance nj his man