Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-06
TRIBUTES TO EOOLWORTa
Members Of Bar Of Supreme Court Honor
the Deceased JuriSt
APPROPRIATE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Addresses Made by Several Attorneys
and Chief Justice sedRwick Briefly
Talks of Esteem I'm which
He was Held.
APPROPRIATE RESOLUTIONS ApoPTII
tFrom a star Correspondent

DlRNOlALNs req. O.-NSpecial )-Mem0rial
services were held in the supreme court
rooms this morning In respect to the mem
Dry Of the late Judge James M woolworth.
Resolutions we're adopted and a number
Of short addresses made, among the speak
ers being L. G. Burr OF Lincoln, Charles
J. Greene Of Omaha. w. ID. McHugh Of
Omaha Samuel Rinaker OF Beatrice, W. II.
Thompson of Grand Island and an address
by the court delivered by Chief Justice
sedgwick. The resolutions were follows:
MAY 1T PLEASE YOUR HONORs-The
committee appointed to present resolutions
in memory or the Hon. James M. Wool
worth, who after an Industrious career at
the BAR covering period OF htty years,
died az his home in Omaha Neb., on the
10th day OF June, 1906. respectfully submit
the following:
Resolved That in the death of James M.
Wooiworth. the state has lost one of It's
most distinguished citizens. and the pro-
fession one of its most eminent members
gentleman and reared In an atmosphere OF
learning and culture. He was accomplished
"a scholar as well as lawyer.
He was deeply versed in the principles
and science of his profession and familiar
with the established rules ana a. preeeoeh's
He was industrious, persistent and falth-
full. He constructed HIS cases in his office,
conscientiously and laboriously adjusting
every detail 20 the minutest point
Neither inspired nor handicapped by MS
emotions or impulses, he was deliberate,
i clear and precise in all his mental pro-
cesses and in what he said and did. He
was as impersonal as the principles he adj
He was also an accomplished strategist-
the master of all the devices and mysteries
of legal procedures dangerous adversary
even when his cause was weak.
lie was calm and considerable at the trial,
and his courtesy and kindness to courts
and adversaries lent dignity and grace to
his persuasive arguments and won TOT MIN
the admiration and regard OF htigants'
He was symmetrical in person. character
and in the development of his career. He
neither reached the mountain heights nor
descended into the valleys: His way was
along the calm levels.
Fame Rests ON the Law.
Samuel Rinaker of Beatrice said:
Mr.. Woolworth was a great lawyer, and
therefore necessarily a great man; Inc al
iurements of politics and the glamor Of
public office seemed to have little attractioh
Tor him, and failed TO divert him from his his
profession OF the law. He, therefore, old
not gain the popular fame and applause
the politician and the men of public at
fairs His fame and influence were con-
fined principally 10 the Sefo oDSri and ana among
whom. by his splendid natural talents, his
extensive and varied scholarship and bis
untiring industry he won the highest sue
cess and honor
BY w. II. Thompson. Grand bland:
Hon. James M. Wooiworth. as attorney
for appellant presented the first case re-,
the first two volumes. Of its decisions. the
FIRST in 1871. the second In 1873. He was one
OF the states most active and successful
practitioners His mannerisms disarmed
his adversary, won the confidence OF the
court and without seeming 81 ef rGst on 10 ms
realization of his wishes. His scholarly at
tainments and invariable gentlemanly bear
to one and all. high and low, learned and
unlearned. itch and poor alike. II was said
by LoTa cSse that Us
accordance with the strength Of his IN
derstandinEr n this be an axiom then
= He was intensely conservative in feelings
thought and action, belief in the estab-
,lished order was in him habit of the
blood. Institutions We're a matter Of his
torical development to be studied with the
eye and enthusiasm OF an ar. aIchit ,,,,,,o Z,
society-particularly the state and church
by analysis, comparison and contrast The
his efforts to realize his wants and asplra-
lions appealed to him less than did the
forms in which they are embodied.
He believed that whatever the individual
may conceive the moral right to be, the
welfare of society can best be conserved
by reforms accomplished with respect to
the established institutions and principles
embodied In them; that although imper-
preston Of the higher law. 20 be changed,
Il at all, by peaceful and progressive rather
than by violence or revolutionary pro-
These talents dispositions and tastes de-
termned not only his career, but likewise
inspired and sustained him in the unre-
lawyer, achieving national distinction and
q place among the foremost representa-
lives OF the American bar
For many years Mr.. Woolworth exercised
an elevatlng and refining influence not only
upon the profession of the country. bur
upon the communities of the state. In his
eompanionship there was something fine.
He was a converse tionalist-not a monolo-
gist; not only an interesting talker, but
an exceedingly interesting listener He
was genial and inspiring; he was a con-
slant and persistent force t 70 raise T and
1t is, therefore, especially fitting that
this tribute should be placed upon the
records OF this court and a copy Of II duly
bers OF his family. to whom we tender our
sincere sympathy.
Tribute of the Court.
Chief Justice sedgwiek in behalf of the
court said
The assistance which lawyers OF ability
and character render TO the courts In theil
dificult and iaborious duties is known
and appreciated by all men who are I'm
terested in the administration of Justice.
Members OF the bar who are thorough
and careful in the preparation OF theii
cases. who. while neglectng nothing which
can legitimately further the interest of thei
clients. still remember that the court II
human and that they are its trusted Of
hcers, and patiently and with candor en-
deavor TO assist the court To reach cor
the high regard In which they are held
Such a man was Mr., Woolworth. / neve
knew OF an attempt by him TO deceive tn
court. either in the essential facts OF hi
case or In the principals of law applIcaSl.
70 its solution. To lose his help Is a mis-
fortune 10 every court in which he wa
accustomed to appear. We earnestly 1oil
with the members OF the bar OF this stat