Evening bulletin., 1911-03-09


| to meet the direct questioning, which,
at the risk OF disturbing an orderly
line OF argument, has become the hab
| it of the court.
| Hawaii Bar Upright.
In the history of the Hawaiian bar
as ] have known it for forty-three
years, there have been remarkably few
instances of lack integrity, and of late
years, such instances, whenever they
| have occurred, have received your
stern disapprobation expressed in no
uncertain terms. The new men COM
ing TO us from Harvard, Yale and
other law schools, bringing with them
| high ideals OF conduct, have aided in
| establishing unwritten rules of pro-
fessional- honor which do not fall
short of the rules prescribed by the
American Bar Association. And aft
er all it is the unwritten law which
with bench and bar alike is the most
effective in keeping the administra-
ton of law above reproach or suspi-
cion
| From long experience at the bar
| know that it is too much to expect
that adverse decisions do not cause
dissatisfaction, but I hope it is not
| too much for me to believe that you
have relied upon me to rule the law
impartially without fear favor, af-
| fection or hope of reward" Whether
all of the decisions in which | have
| participated will stand time alone can
| tell ! have given them, however, the
best efforts. of long life and do not
hesitate to leave them to the search
| ing criticism which the future may
bring. 1t has been my aim to Sc
cure the ends of justice, as far as the
| law will permit, by sustaining YER
diets in criminal cases when the al
most unavoidable errors which occur
! in trials do not appear to have harm
ed the defendant and when upon the
facts in evidence substantial justice
appears to have been done
| Lauds Robertson.
My successor-son of Mr.. Justice
| Robertson, to whose place | succeeded
in 1S6S-has been appointed by the
president on the recommendation IF
! the bar association and the governor.
You all know and appreciate his worth
| and ability, shown by many years in
practice at the bar and proved by his
efficient administration of the law as
second judge of our federal court.
Upon leaving this bench | am well
assured that it is entitled to receive
| and will have, not less in the future
| than in the past, the confidence and
respect of this community"
! Chief Justice Hartwell was applaud -,
! ed vigorously when he ceased speaking,
| and w. A. Kinney arose stating that it
/ lis my regrettable duty and at the
same time pleasure to express the
| feeling that the bar of Hawaii enter
tains for the retiring chief justice,
Judge HartW ell.
The bar of Hawaii will unite to a
man in coneratulating you upon the
dignity with which you have admins
tered your high Office" said Kinney.
'"rhe bar knows you as being eXcep-
tionally prompt in the discharge of
your duties and an excellent disciple
marian, but in the sense of moderation
and firmness"
=! Kinney then traced the development
| of Hawaii's legal history from the time
of Chief Justice Lee, dwelling upon the
important services rendered by Chief
Justice Hartwell in establishing many
legal precedents for the country which
are as potent today as in the past.
"Chief Justice Hartwell will be re-
membered as one of that group of able
men who in the days of stress and
| trouble adopted the daring and sue
cessful course that established Hawaii
| Kinney without them we might well
| have been a second Tahiti today in
stead of a Territory of the United
States. With the retirement of Judge
Hartwell vital link is broken between
the old and the new Hawaii. Judge
| llartWell was one of those men whose
advent from New England brought Ha-
wali to the fruition of its hopes and
i maintained it at the high standard that
brought us ultimate success"
| Words of regret at the chief Justices
resignation We're then spoken by AS
sociate Justice Perry, who was follow
ed by United States Judge Dole, who
referred briefly to the services of Chief