The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-15

court carried out the duties suggested
by the presiding judge, and on the day
Of appointment the follaNlrg circular
was promptly issued:
IN MEMoR!Am.
HON. JOSEPH P. RoBARTs.
The undersigned, having been APP
pointed a committee by the circn.t
court Of Alexander county Illinois
Hon A. X, Vickers, judge presiding, to
make arrangements for the general at.
tendance Of the members of the bar in
the city of Cairo and throughout the
First judicial circuit, al the funeral Of
the lion. Joseph n Robarts late one
Of the judges of the First judicial cir
cult OF Illinois, would respectfully ask
that you make arrangements to attend
the funeral, and so far as possible
notify ether members of the bar in
your locality to be present at Carbon
dale. ON Tuesday October 27th. 1903
al which time and place the interment
viii be made. The hour of the funeral
has not yet been named, but will be
published as soon as ascertained All
members Of the bar arriving in Car
bondale are expected to meet at the
New Hundley Hotel, so as to attend in
body,
MILES FREDERICK GILBERT,
JOHN M, LANSDEN,
REED GREEN.
WALTER WARDER.
WILLIAM N. BUTLER,
Committee
A large attendance of the bar, not
only OF Cairo, hut of the First judicial
circuit. met at Carbonate, October
27th, 1908, to honor our late Judge, and
to attend bis funeral in body Those
having in charge the obsequies, select
ed as honorary pail bearers, two Of the
profession from each county. in the
district The funeral was the largest
Ia the history Of Southern Illinois, and
our friend and brother was laid to rest !
with beautiful ceremonies, and hy at
fectionato hands
Further carrying out the object Of
the committee, we present in open
court the following tribute, to his
memory, from the bar;
Hon. joseph p Robarts was born at
Godfrey, Madison county Illinois |
March End. 1850 His father DR. |
James Robarts. afterwards located al
Carbonate, Illinois, was a prominent
physician Judge Robarts was edn
Gated at Carbonate. and at the III
nois Military Academy, at Fulton, Hi
nois. He served his term faithfully as |
an apprentice in printing office, later
working in a number of larger offices /
In 1873, he established the Jackson /
County Era, at Murphysboro, the first
Republican paper there While pur |
suing his vocation as printer, he |
industriously applied himself TO the /
study OF the law He was admitted /
to the bar in 1878, ana began the |
practice IN Murphysboro, Illinois, and I
the following year, removed % Mound /
City. Illinois IN 1881, he was elected |
states attorney Of Pulaski county. toll
ill vacancy but resigned 10 accept I
the office of commissioner 10 the /
Southern Illinois pcnitentiary He
was elected county judge, OF Pulaski |
COUNTY. in 1890, and In 1891, was elect
~ judge of the circuit court, re-olect- f
cd in 1897 and again in juno, 1908
His health failed in the summer Of
1903 ard be sought the Pacific coast
accompanied by his devoted wife,
in the hopes Of Improvement but this
never came. and he passed away at
$40 O'Clock October goth, 1903, at
San Diego, California.
Judge Robarta possessed, in a won.
dorful degree. those magnetic quail
ties, which both attracted and held
friends. and from early manhood
drew around him. a host Of admirers
always ready to follow him, who was
by nature a leader
As a lawyer. he devoted himself to
his profession, with ambition and en-
thusiasm. and was ever Jealous and
faithful to bis clients. always ready
to espoUae their cause, fcarlcssIy and
forcfhtv