Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-18

| After the resolutions had been pre-
St ntci. Hon. Albert NJ. Spear presiding
| ut The bench read the following ad-
| dress:
Brethren of the Ear:-Judge Emery
| Q. Beane at the time of his death was
| the Nestor Of the Nennebec bar. and
| in continuous years of the active
practice of his profession undoubtedly
| enjoyed the distinction of the longest
Judicial career of any attorney in the
| State.
He was admitted to the bar in 1S43.
| at the age of tWenty-four, and prhc-
ticed his profession without interrupt
| ton to the very day of his DEATH a
period OF sixty-two years.
Judge Baane after having spent a
year in the Office of Henry w. Paine
| Of Hallowell, then and afterwards
that consummatc master of his profess
sion. began his professional life by a
| partnership with that eminent lawyer,
| Timothy .. Howe of Readfield, who
| later in a western state. became distin-
| cllished as Il senator and postmaster
| general of the United States.
| His early business associations were
| not only fortunate. but at the very be-
ginning of his practice his lot was
| cast among some of the most distin-
guished lawyers whose names nave
| ever graccd the records of our State.
His first legal contests were Waged
! with such men as Joseph Baker, Henry
". Paine. Lot NJ. Morrill,, Richard w.
yose. Timothy Boutell, Lorenzo Clay,
| Frederick Allen. and many others OF
| almost equal distinction. With ability
and industry no better school for the
DEVELOPMENT of a young lawyer could
| be found than that aifordlng an OPP
| rort,lnity 10 contend in the forum OF
| the law with such men as these. Judge
Beana was capable of filling his place
an,ny them and himself became one
of tho leading lawyers of our county
and state.
When [ came to the bar. twenty-six
| years ago. he WAS one of the active triai
| LAWYERS of this, country; and, although l
practiced with him many years. always
felt to regard him as one of the old time
LAWYERS those sturdy men. just diS;ip-
bearing from the arena of active life as
we Younger men were entering uron loul
practice. who when they sat down to
the trial of A case hoistcd the black flag
and neither gave, nor asked for, quarter
| Yet they were dignificd. courteous and
| above all thorough gentlemen.
| Judge Beanc's characteristics as a law
| YER were to ne found his accurate lega
mind strong common-Scnse, unerrlne
Judgment, great industry, and jealous
devotion to the cause of his client. AS
a jury lawyer he was very successful
No man knew better than he the true
| secret Of success in the trial Of causes
thorough preparation of his case. and ne
man better provided for it. His addresse;
TO the jury were not adorned with rhet
oric or eloqucnce but We're clear. logica
and convincing. conveying 10 the jury thu
impression Of sincerity and convection.
| Our Maine report. covering more thar
| two-thirds of the entire judicial histor!
of the State, are a monument to his in
dustry and zeal in tie preparation ant
argument of legal causes, and of hi
was more than ar able and successful
attorney. He was not only an old tim
lawyer but an old time gentleman, i'm
| bued with those noble qualities of hea.
and heart which made him a genial com
panion, a good neighbor and a kind ant
| generous friend. He was liked best b,
those VINO knew him best. He com
. manded the respect not only of the com
munity in which he lived, but OF tn
, county and the State.
/ But above all, 10 US who knew him hes