The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-08
.yoseph w. MaSt0a.

Another OF 4dsRo . uASs1na uAeneu
.,.;.ers has solve;i the great secret
has passed into that boundiess
unknown which is the inevitable
destination of al mankind. After
: linrering illness, which became
ocrts a few weeks ago. Joseph w.
uustou died a, his home in Boise,
on the sec'ud Of the month at one
in the afternoon.
The news of 10 Huston's death
w;lI cause the memory Of many an
o,d timer to run back through
twenty FIVE or thirty years. 1t will
recall the great law firm of Huston
and Gray, which, quarter. Of q CEN
tugy ago, was at the head Of the legal
fraternity of Idaho Territory. 1t
will recall the time when 10 Huston
was United States Attorney and
when people for miles about would
flock to the court bouse-generally
a log cabin or lumber shack-when
I Il became known that the great
Huston would address the jury"
There are men living in Idaho to-
day who happened to be on ''the
other side" who have most vivid
and painful recollectiOns of 10 Hus-
tons eloquence, wit and sarcasm,
but to his honor be it said that none
Of these gifts were ever exercised
by him save in the interest of a
cause he believed to be just. Prob
ably as beautiful an excoriation as
human ever received was given by
Huston to a Jew who had succeeded
in having indicted an excellent ex-
Union Army physician on some
trivial charge. The poor Jew stood
1t for about two minutes and then
iucOntiuently fed. Some said he
took the window sash with him.
Subsequently the jury came in for
special instructions. saying they
had found the defendant mot gull
IT," but could not agree on the
character Of the capital sOffeuse com
nisted by the prosecuting witness.
10 Huston, in his prime, was a
strong, aggressive independent,
generous spirit. He was a most
pleasant and instructive companion.
His fund Of humor and anetdote
was inexhaustible. He had a wide
and varied personal experience and
was prodigioIs reader. He knew
good literature and enjoyed it. His
intellect was bright, active and
comprehensive, but his body loved
ease. When spurred. he could
accomplish the work of half dozen
men and then he could do the rest
Ing for a regiment. He had a
broad, original vein and a vocabu
aary that was as luxurious as 1t was
elegant. Some of the opinions
written by him while a justice of
the Supreme Court have already
Oecome classics, considered from
'ne literary point of view. AT
"mes' he was cross as bear in out
"aFd expression. But it was only
mask to hide a heart as tender as a
"oman's and disposition as playful
ana gentle as a child's. Neverthe-
'sss' be was morally and physically a
outrageous man. He flinched at NO
oa'y' In later years, broken by ill.,
Gealth and the vicissitudesofpo
ae became more secluded and was
'sss seen and felt in public affairs.
ihe people of the State at large
could only know Of 10 Huston as be
Is reflected in his public career, bu,
many Of US knew aud loved the
man, and If a tear steals into our
sye and a choking is felt in our
'u'Oat because he has gone from
&'Hong us, it is because he de.
served these most honorable o.
0uman tributes. ..:.
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