Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-09

Before a gathering this morning
that taxed to the utmost the capacity
of the Supreme Court room in the
Judiciary building A. G. M. Robertson
took the oath of Office as the Chief
Justice of the Territory. A tribute
was paid to the services of Chief Jus
tice Hartwell by w. A. Kinney in the
course of a speech which many de-
clared to be the best summary of the
spirit of the old and new Hawaii that
has ever been made.
Court convened promptly at 10
o'clock, Judge Dole of the United
States District Court taking seat
upon the bench with Chief Justice
Hartwell and Associate Justices De
Bolt and Perry. The new Chief JUS
tice entered and took his seat at a
small table near the bench. Chief
Justice Hartwell then spoke as fol-
lows:
Gentlemen of the Bar:-Before bid
ding you farewell officially-I am hap
py to say it is nothing more than an
official FAREWELL will say a few
words of those who have preceded me
here, with reference mainly to their
respective terms of office.
During the period of about sixty
years since the organization of this
court we have had six chief justices.
By Article so of the Constitution of
Kamehameha III, granted June IA,
1852, it was provided that "the SUI
preme court shall consist of a chief
justice and two associate Justices"
and by Article sc, that the chief jus
tice of the supreme court shall be
the chancellor of the Kingdom" I'm
der that constitution VIM. l.. Lee was
appointed in 1852 chief justice of the
supreme court and chancellor of the
Kingdom. The jurisdiction of the
court Is defined in an act relating to
the judiciary department approved
May 26, 1853. enacted by the King,
the Premier and Mobiles resident near
His Majesty" taking effect by section
81, from and after the first Monday
of December, 1852" Mr.. Lee had been
presiding Judge of the court of Oahu
in 1916, and from 1S47 chief Judge of
the superior court of law and equity
which had been established under the
third act of Kamehameha III, organ
izing the judiciary department, done
and finally passed at the Council
House at Honolulu, the 7th day OF
September, 1S47." Mr.. Lee died May
2S, 1857, and his successor, Elisha ii.
Allen, appointed June 4, 1857, resign
ed while Minister at Washington. Jan
uary 81, 1877, being succeeded by
Chas C. Harris, first associate jus
tice, who died July 2, 1881. His sue
cessor, Albert +. Judd, the last chiei
justice under the Monarchy, as wei
as under the Republic of Hawaii. who
had been attorney general with Kins
Lunalilo and associate justice from
February IS, 1874, died May 20, 1900
Frear, appointed by President Nc
Kinley, July 5, 1900, resigning Aug
ust Is, 1907, to accept the appoint
ment of governor. 1t is needless t.
remark that no incumbent of this higf
Office has ever sought for it either
directly or indirectly.
Retires for Younger Man.
When | came upon this bench, June
IA, 1894, | thought should be forum
ate If | served through the term fol
that carried me two years across thf
scriptural limit of three score years
and ten; when | received the appoint
ment to fill the vacancy caused b!
Mr.. F'rear's resignation, August 10
1907. It occurred to me that MI
Roosevelt, for once, was going bacl
on his own record as to the age 70
efficient public service. l am now re