The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-12
RESOLUTIONS
PRESENTED
in COURT
BAR ASSOCIATION PAYS TRIBUTE
TO JUDGE HENDERSON.
High Character of Deceased Attested
to by His Associates-Court Ad-
journs Out of Respect.

| In open court this morning the res
olutions of respect to the memory of
, Judge Henry P. Henderson were pre-
sented by c. C. Richards, who, ad-
dressing the court, said:
MAY 1t please the court: AT the
request of the president Of the Bar
Association and in behalf of the asso-
citation, | present TO the court the set
of resolutions which have just been
unanimously adopted by the Bar Asso-
citation:
Whereas, death has taken from
our ranks our friend and brother, the
Honorable Henry Perry Henderson,
one OF the noblest and worthiest men,
bers of the bar Of this state, and who.
at one time. was Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of Utah. under ap-
pointment by the President, and as
such was the Presiding Judge of this
District; and
Whereas. Judge Henderson was
well known in all parts of Utah as an
able, honest and sincere man, into
whose hands, no suitor ever feared to
commit his cause and his rights, He
of rectitude, either on the bench or
at the bar. He was always the firm
friend OF the right ever public spir-
tied, living close to the people and
looking to their best interests. He
was therefore a citizen in whose death
we lose friend in whom all could con
fide; and
Whereas, In the loss Of so WORTHY
man, lawyer and Judge the mem
bers of the bar of this county and
district desire 10 publicly express
their high appreciation, esteem and
respect, for him as well as sympathy
for his widow and relatives; there
fore
g 1t Is resolved by the members of
the bar Of the Second Judicial Dis
trict Of the State OF Utah. that we are
deeply grieved at the loss of Judge
Henry p Henderson; that we hon
ored and admired him in his lifetime
and desire to say that his memory is
dear to all of us, botn as lawyers and
as citizens;
Resolved, That our sincere SYM
patty be extended TO the widow and
relatives of our departed brother in
the midst OF their sorrow; that a
copy Of these resolutions be present
ed to the District court with request
that the same be spread upon the
minutes OF the court, and that a copy
be sent to the widow of the deceased"
Now. may 1t please the court by
direction of the Bar Association, |
have the honor to move that out of
respect to the memory of this, our
departed friend and brother. that this
court be now adjourned for the day.
The Court: "Of course, gentlemen,
YOU are aware that. as is the case with
the majority of the younger members
of the profession, my personal ac,
quaintance with Judge Henderson was
limited, but 1t has been my duty and
my pleasure to examine his judicial
record which he made. not alone as
the judge of this court, but as the
judge of the supreme court and | am
enabled therefrom TO concur in all
that has been said OF Judge Hender-
son. 1t is. therefore, my duty and
my pleasure TO accede to the wishes
of the Bar Association OF this dis
trict and to order that these rcsom-
tions which have been prepared by
the Bar Association shall be spread
upon the minutes of this court, and
that, as a further mark OF respect to
toe memory of Judge Henderson. this
court shall now stand adjourned until
Monday morning.
Then the further order Of the court
will be that the court will stand ad
Journed out of respect to the memory
of Judge Henderson until Monday
morning at ten o'clock"