East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-05
JUDGES AND LAWYERS HONOR
MEMORY Or LATE J. c. HALEY

Last evening the memory of the late
Thomas G. HALEY was fittingly hon
ored by his fellow members of the
bar and by those who were his col
leagues during the time he served as
member of the supreme court.
At the service held an the circuit
court room the five judges of the su-
preme court occupied the bench as
though 1t were a regular session OF
the supreme court. In the audience
were the local and visiting members
of the bar and many other friends of
the dead jurist and his family.
At the opening of the service r. J..
Slater read the resolution that had
been drafted by the committe from
the bar association and moved its
adoption. Then in a brief and infor-
NAL manner he spoke personally con-
cerning the character OF Judge HALEY.
Following Mr.. Slater, Judge s. A
Lowell was called upon and gave an
eloquent tribute to his former law
partner and friend. He spoke in the
very highest terms of Judge Hailey's
character as an attorney and also as
citizen and a husband and father.
As a lawyer he had high conception
of his profession and the courage TO
stand by his views of duty. During
his earlier years of practice he was a
hard and earnest student and had he
given his undivided attention to the
law would have become a jurist with
few equals.
Col. f. S. Ivanhoe of La Grande.
next spoke and said that he could
speak regarding Judge HALEY from
the standpoint of a casual acQuaint- |
ance, for he had not known the de-
ceased intimately as did those of this |
county. He said that he believed |
Judge Hailey's splendid reputation |
abroad was his character at home and |
he voiced the sentiment of the out
side attorneys by expressing the
deepest regret over his untimely
leath.
j. ID. Slater, also of La Grande. was
he next speaker and he told of the
'arly life of the deceased When a
'oung man himself he had become
personally acquainted with Mr. HALEY
'efore the latter had become a law
tudent and he had followed his
curse through the Washington and
zee university and during the time
le was practitioner and upon the su-
rene bench.
VIII NJ. Peterson spoke of Judge
lailey from the standpoint of a
oung attorney and told of the aid '
hat had been rendered him by the
ldge when he came here to open a | {
NV practice several years ago. He II
'ould always revere the memory '
Judge HALEY for the kindness that &
e had shown him and he believed
nat other young members of the bar t
ould say the same v
Justice Eakin then paid brief
llogy TO the dead lawyer and said \
lat during the IL years he had known
i'm he had found him a sincere
nd lawyer.
Chief Justice Bean then closed the
rvice ny telling something of the .
laracter of Judge HALEY as he SEEM :,
to those with whom he sat upon -
e supreme bench. He said that in -
e times when the court is in con. A.
renee and formality laid aside. the] .,
lie characters of those present be- -
mes clearly shown. For Judge h.
alley he said that during the time
was one of the court his colleagues n
ID found him ever courteous and re- =,
rdful of the opinion of others and o.,
ways open for conviction, though =.
steadfastly stood for his own be- ri
is until convinced to the contrary. sc
There being no further remarks, 10
e chief justice declared that the n,
,tion made by Mr.. Slater would be do
owed and directed that the resolu-
ms and the proceedings OF the eve- be
,g become a part of the record OF W
> court. ar
The following is the memorial res m
ltion in full: hs