Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-04


health h" Voluntarily resigned IRON
tfne hrnrh.
"Ih" interval since his rrrirem"n,
: - rs spent largely III foreign trayti
Im,rrspersed With periods Of resi-
Gcncc a. his home in the CIV Of HU,
uOium which he had grown to love
i 81 veil; and
: Tribute Of Associates
Whereas. il is the unanimous trib-
ute "f this f}ar who have practiced
IN either association with, or in or
position 10 the late Judge Hartwtll,
~ whose professional engagements
uay-- brD"ght them into contact with
MIN in his capacity as an Associate
Justice Or as Chief Justice OF this
Court. mat he has ever borne him
self in those relations with a quiet
and uuasS'Iming dignity, unfai!ing
courtesy. with a fine conception of
The ethics OF his profession and of his
duti"s both to the Bar and 10 tae
Bench.
In his relation toward the younger
and less experienced member OF the
IrOfe ssiOn Judge HartWell especially
ehour as counsellor and as a friend
and many OF those practicing at this
Ear acknowledge with pleasure and
gratitude the benefits derived by
hem from association with him III
his office as practitioner:
'"1herefore, Be 1t Resolved, (hat
The Bar CT Hawaii hereby gives eN-
preston to it's sentiment of profound
respect for the memory of hin whose
departure We mourn. and to its
sense of the loss sustained not only
by the Bench and Bar of Hawaii but
by the Territory at large in the re-
moyal of one who throughout nearly
half a century had given constant
proof of his worth as a citizen, a law
yer ana juriSt; and
BE it Further Resolved. that
copy Of these resolutions be spread
upon the records of this Court.
Letter from Quares.
The following communication from
r. p. QuarleS was read by the Su-;
preme Court clerk
Compelled to leave for Maui This
morning. and unable to be present at
the memorial exercises in honor of
the late Chief Justice, Alfred S. Hart
WE'LL wish 10 add, in addition to the
eulogies which will be delivered. a;
take this, the only course possible for
take this, tn only cOurs possible fOri
ne to do SO.
Il am glad that | knew Judge Hart
well. When | came to the Islands, in
February, 1908. he was one of the
few men that | met who seemed to
feel an interest in ME and in my vel
fare. The kindly words that | re-,
ceiVed from him touched a tender
place in my heart and left an impress
sion which is ineffaceable. found
linn to be a scholarly gentleman, al
sound lawyer, a juTist of high rank,
and greatest of all. he impressed me
as being one of natures truest noble
men.
The many decisions that he wrote
which are reported in the Hawaiian
Reports are the very best evidence
of his ability as a jurist, and as sol
often happens, position, authority and
power placed in his hands did not
turn his head, make him arbitrary,
or cause him to be hypercritical.
Judge Hartwell took a commend
able pride in the efficiency and repu-,
tation of the Bench of his Honorable
Court. He wanted to see it in the
forefront so far as being an author
tty on great questions of law
concerned This pardonable pride,
this intense interest in the success
and good name of the courts of his
country, is a trait which all judges
should posses, tending as it does, toI
the elevation of the standards Of
Bench and Bar, and to the best inter-
asts of the people generally. | would
like to say more, but these few,
brief words win show the esteem I'M
which | held him, the affection that
| entertained for him. am, indeed,
glad that | knew him, and felt that
he was my friend; glad that | had
the opportunity to love and admire
him."
Judge Dole spoke briefly of Judge
Hartwell's record in the Islands
achieved during his forvfour years
residence here. He said that when
liaTIW6Il came 10 lno oupISIuc NOut
in 1868 as an Associate Justice thai
body was badly in need Of new blood !
as those already here were too bus
lily engaged in private enterprises to :
give the court work the attention it,
needed. During Hartwelrs three
years service he took up the brunti
Of the business, writing some fifty
live decisions, III addition to handling
the multiplicity of details with which
the court was encountered. At that
time the Supreme Court, Judge Doe
said, was a trial court also, and .
Judge HartWell'S duties carried him
to all parts of the islands. hearing
jury cases and settling civil and !
equity disputes.
de must have been a very busy
man" Judge Done commented. "Get.
in my experience at that time | was
1ble to see that he was very capable.
He was strict in court conduct; lie
laver overlooked a good point in a
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