The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31
SOME JUDGES I HAVE KNOWN.


Tise theme o. my remark. to-day vas
.isos.r by your learned secretary.
50 many time have I urged upon 9TH
.ry the s.i.v Of recording pr sonzl reminis-
v,-nces Of t..e.r elders liz the profession
i t.st I vas estopEse,i 20 decline my share
a: such task wn.I IL was proposed I"
srs-
When ] io.k back 20 the day. when
the Conference of JIdRes was organized
and see 70 few remaining of shoSe vino
Nv is :he firs, though; awakened. but TIE
-ssond ana cD:ss.silc. one follows IN tne
recoilec;!1n os the honorable RECORDS ieft
By those who shaped our early snorss %
sirip. Tie intervening ?esrs have closed
ne records of many OF them. aod u ~
of them that I shall speak. The hying
are able - spsAk for t.sen'se!ves. The
iecnrcs they are writing are open Yet.
We .:::, never be quite sure that the S::i-
ceres, co,nHn.n: Ola ti.eir efforts may NOT
seem 20 bar the tone Of n.ttterE- Those
~ho rest from their !ab".s. :."~e:e:. pre-
ssnt such :. galaxy Of interesting caar1c-
ter- that the time al COMMAND r1N oe
Inadequate for tho portrayal os more man
an outline Of their characteristics.
Judge George II. Burclshaf.t. IL. first
IUiye OF the old school. lie Was . Hi:or-
"is product q the pionee: pe,i?i.
lie. hunteI tho wild buck On the fields
where cities stood in after years. and
H.. has commemorate tha; fact on
me zeal ~ the Noberly Court Of Common
Pleas. which PICTURES deer hunt on The
wa. proInp, and efficient in the court
room, democratic in manners. possessing
q tact and knowledge of men which sup
Piled the place of scientific research. while
his hrmness and independence Sayo his
Judgment. the force which comes Of sin
~erity and commands respect. ie has
resen been 4 visitor TO St. Louis. and pre-
sided in our courts with much satisfaction
anA kav in - ,.Q -
nne of The mos: notable in our iudic'ai
history.
Hs had an inexhs I.:ible supply ~ an
scdoees and "reminiscences and happy
graoefuliy those .haf.s ~ disccn,cn'
which cccS sionsIly a. about a Ju3Ec. II.
cn~e dectdod caS. aisnis; an old and
esmi!,.r ir1.nd WHO ~ss deeply dis,
hour for meals arrived, after tho decisi"u.
'he old friend avoide-i tic Judy" that
- WaS noticeable Sc,.-rfhsi.S-. he Ju.iG.:
rook no apparent he'd -, G.st Wkci, IN.
.he ono. - the hotel, where all "f them
~ers stoI,:iug. .,tc .iisSrun'l.d 'rir''i
took n seat far ayar; sn~ill,nx -
ntng'e in shg ncrrfmeu' "f siiici, th.
Judge VA always s!,e ceH,c-. g. this sa
uattoa, the Judge told 70 those .mmcdi
s;ciy surrounding him n story ui a c'.'E
previous He-A. lie describe! ho~ nnc al
his old IeSr" servants of N" war sIdS
~s- with h,in. chasing ccons ~',h pack
~ dogs. How co": cot in!" ir:.
which the dark: began 10 chop d"Hn with
"a which ic carried for that purpose
A. III" tree VAS about {" fall. an. VA.
swAyilS IN m. ar. certain celebrate!
..,..n dog. JEFF" 1.ap~d out -: the ia, I
into III" darkness, {" .p.rv"n"s surprise
rh'u iu-t at tiia, 'j,n- f,i. tir. began =.
fall ia the direction =" her" Tho log Na.
fuauiTg il ,:ui - tt" point uh.r" ii,s
-,"u .'rie ,,orei i. sprin. =" .,rf,,l,or tr..
FsI wT- Just ia I'iI' I. catch i';;u and
brirr i,imi DOWN. fh. Ju.ig. toad .i.w iii'
fHitasa' '"i"r''i man "isrr"d his h"nis
-t,s It = ,"s isr ever iir"i. - bc-
ia'rNa 'r .ivr. studied ls-.-ho L.rnss; cher.
'i''r.. jus' "hich Nay =" iun,r AZ thi'
.r.fr-f IA -" story 4 deep lo,.. :-om th.
a-gF"r 'iti. .isErun;'.-. f,l,'i1:. csr,si,u"J
That's ,iE~a sigI; n..,,-. tran las ma~tc'
over Ii'i 10 m"'"- -'n'i:.'! l.w AID n.""'
knew viirlr Wy :" lump. THIS. al
..ur-s. rU.,.i,.r.i :. roar Of 's'irh,-r II
which tn Ji:-is" IHta"s. heartily. and II,
.iftCrN ,rc.r -ii,-.i..i tat ~. Told tho s,"r,
'rf ~" pl.r.,>- pf dow lrS out his ;ri.n.
ii..c ,ig;a. from, or know i,-.ig. ~ the ma:
t,.,I - pa So"'f nature, f.T a.. c"iiiJ enjoy
Other.
Trd." .isf1cs : i.utl"g ~.z auci hcI a.
"Hy rr";ni'"rs vru 'p-'b ..rs 90 ii,r h.-t ~
rtr t,'rrn.tIv. period 80 this rrn'.T.urr
~ tu-, hal Sr.."-t into stT1-iS:i - -
h''s' hf'' '''n"rT Nrf" y r. pioneer u.
hardy 'fr.lir and l"r. II claiborne =
= keoIr rEf-e;s.r.i s"vorrlnr. in !, r-r
's'.i~ ''r.''s'- W "as ready. srcIh"I
.,y.4 = uI.rrl serial .s1ir.iriru- fJc serve
r,- isr-I,- ,".Grs 90 H., .Trt-l'r BENCH ~
- isrrli. '.r,iSs be-. u iiIs. -lor': mated II
-niiH'r r.Irgiriis ststlE's- u I>..' h. .'T.l
ms fr'"nas Nai made "r csrncst "!'oTt g
trrt.r.. 4 uast"! r.o''tIc..t;rr .. Judges sy
-" bar. irrespective - ,pi:tscal iirSf
IurHfs- fI:-rssr- ~ ;tI@ ru'?".t 'h'
fcuGa.ritlr ,ttS ''":Is"ntt"u. sf'"- nuini
IL. 1t l..
'Na1Ur The Judiciary. a4iolr;it-'t ur'i! a:;''
IN. date rN,-i fcr the H-p rhlica1 Cor
r..itIoa and APPOINTED IN. lawyers In 'h'
rea'~atinl - a .-.iuc.:l;,-" tu sait u;";
..rl. Nlrh a ,!.w e." making "r- tick"
- i;f!lr4ai uniiIa atoms V hirh should b.
,tr.ct.v nrulu The H.pnb.!csE
,---.i. U,!t a1HIinat.,! = ti-S"' ~ I'H "'v',
.;-r which .hc democratic convention
re,ea-rptln3 nominating Judges Ewing
i.'asi,E. 'f:i Jones, wls" We stt..rG94
''~et-a bs !L-.- n;Il~-I'!es
lu.t.:.. I..-Hi..s.s social sid. WAS new.
mote Er..Iif vr ..harr,!rS than III Ih. i,. J.
.,; GA ar'f," political earr1i't.-ri- III .i.i.
sEFHlH"- rae i"9 '.usG""s. ,"".' .tf''- -.
,..s.r - ti.r va ~ 1851 - fr' ii'iH''-r..ft q
H..fuE.,.- against JL,is- :! r.krlns''ITS. rrs
;.r.Irsi stat i'.s'Tirt .ig-dsr. whr Ws
-" E.uIbl.'Hti. ,=.usil,t" ~ dist nc
Ha.f.,l.d "a .tvtls,-g - 'uss.r'ir. '.:s' w.
o.. :. tau,-. ari i''..~" tv." f-"' made -
,.gr...-, 49, ..'.- .'rl IrfIi. ~ f.f 5'iH- %.
e.. 4r 80 s.art. .' rg-si SI:ifr'-us7 ft'r
-f's" -'.p' IN. ~sfIr ''rA. a''i nr''1
rHrH.HI. Ilr.s- ipI' fNr tuIt.l't --'.u'is 70
r'.., al' e 'a- y S,i.FiH. Tt,..r i~lIi"
v.Fr. rIt,.s~.. aE rl.-lu"ar- VT "''"u
',strs,.,. s.rd a.-r.l.a.!... visG Wei ioI
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,- -.rr,tra,iuz nl.a.. y.s''' r.tu-E! AZ. = :
-. ...s-nr . frH H.r1' tic n,r-yt;l 81 .
sutl..- -,ssfGon-- - 80 t9- Ent n, -
ys4h.ts Hs tUr- aaa iupar ,'Si d.,." II