Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-04-24

never sent them away in any uncertainty Of
mind.
He had that rare power to cause those who
came 70 him In trouble 10 feel better. He was
sincerely interested In them. and they felt II.
He persisted in examining all Of their bur-
dens. but he made them lighter. He was
thoroughly honest In mind and heart-an
exempiar Of the square DEAL. He loved
truth and right. and he was determined thst
justice should prevail under ali circum-
stances.
In the balancing Of the scales Of justice
| evenly In that high position 10 which he was
called, he carried with him for use strong
common sense and . spirit Of mercy. Al
| though he was keen TO detect fraud and du-
plicity. still he often appeared - unsuspect-
ing - child. He believed In mems honesty.
with him the innocence and honesty Of all
men was not mere deed presumption. but .
living belief which could b overcome only
BY clear and convincing proof.
Charity was one Of his marked character
fstics. He could always seem 10 see some ex-
cuse for errors in cshers. His appreciation Of
their circumstances and surroundings en-
sbled hin 10 zee clearer their Temptations,
while their sins were obscursd In the shadow
Of his kirdaess. He was sympathetic with
the unfortunate : not elusively, but truly.
His childlike tenderness, We believe, often
prevented him from speaking directly and
freely 70 those for whom he felt deep sorrow,
but We who were close to him know how often
he would express the tendsrest feelings Of
sympathy for others.
He was solicitous for the comfort and pleas
1 M ~ 9Th a.
the recreations and pleasures Of his friends
was indeed 70 thea4 An added enjoyment. He
was public-spirited man. Not only WAS he
willing TO contribute his time and his money
to sustain and maintain our waning indus
tries, but he was. in his quiet way, really the
Leading spirit In the promotion and further
ance Of those enterprises, and he did 1t with
no hope Of personal gain, but, on the other
hand, with the expectation Of personal loss.
These are few Of the manifestations which
We have so often seen Of the qualities and
powers which distinguished Judge wiswell
Is An extraordinary man.
Others have spoken eloquently and truly Of
the great lawyer and jurist. The distinguish
ing services Of his life in his chosen profess
sion are known to bench and bar and the peo-
pie Of his State. They will endure Is monu-
/ AAASASS W. AAS Aomo' We bpSuA VI OuE lCllOWe
citizen, our neighbor, our companion, our
friend.
Judge wiswell appreciated the works Of
nature, and was AZ believer in natures
God. He was interested in his fellow-men,
and his fellow-men were made better because
he lived. He esteemed his friends, and his
friends were made happier by his influence.
He dearly loved and fondly cherished his
L ali hot hiatt ovte %ha~ T.,
that home was always found the charming
host, the lovable man, the choice spirit.
On the morning Of December last was
met with the startling question: SIS Judge
wiswell deadf" "No," said I; she is not
dead, he is expected home to-day. Who say
he is dead? 1t is mistake"
| Although the solemn fact appears by the
unquestioned evidence of reality, stillythe
he is not dead"
| Who say he is dead Go tell them No! For
SO long as truth shall prevail, so long as JUS
tice shall be tempered with mercy, SO long as
human signs call not to human hearts in vain,
SO long as friendship and love shall last, so
long must Andrew P. Wiswell live.
| CHIEF-JUsTIcE EMERY.
Brethren of the Bar:
I have listened with most sympathetic in
terest to your resolutions and eulogies upon
our deceased Brother Wiswell. In view Of the
| fact that at another time and place am to
speak Of his eminent judicial services and OF
his public career, will here only speak of
him as he was among us, fellow-member OF
the Hancock bar, neighbor and friend. Un-
like most Of us, he lived, labored and died in
the town and county Of his birth. He owed
| no divided Observation-Disclosures and Hancock
| county alone can claim his local monument
| and memory.
He was fortunate in his ancestry, inheriting
| from them a strong intellect adapted to the
| laborious and exacting profession he chose as
| the sphere Of his life work. His father was
| an accomplished lawyer and gentleman, &C.
knowledged to be among the best lawyers this
| county has ever possessed. His mother was
the sister of lawyers, one distinguished
member Of this bar, another of State and ma
| tional reputation as q jurist. He was thus
born into legal atmosphere; indeed, he often
told me that even in his early boyhood, at the
| age when boys thirst for a life Of adventure,
he had no desire or thought for any other
! career than that Of the lawyer. He was eager
| to begin. He was even impatient that col
lege course Of four years was made to inter-
vene before he could apply himself to the
study Of the law. When at last those four
years were over and he had received his col
lege degree. he at once, without any season of
rest, devoted himself exclusively and per-
/ sistently to the books Of the law. Soon ad-
mitted to this bar, he went almost immedi-
| ately into the front rank. We older members
were quickly obliged to make way for him.
| He had in large, even unusual, degree that
rare and yet essential faculty for lawyer-a
legal mind. He could quickly apprehend
legal propositions and distinctions. He could
easily aud clearly apprehend legal principles
and their proper applications. He could
readily extract the point decided from the
| verbiage Of judicial opinion; could winnow
the grain Of decision from the chaff of dicta.
| In the trial of cases in court he could see al
most instinctively the relevancy or irrele-
| vancy Of any offered evidence. In argument
| on issues of fact he could marshal evidence