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

.N,I' II, III /, az "A men lime, owing u
adj ancimg Years and indifferent
health. he Voluntarily resigned from
The bench.
"Thc interval since his retiremen,
VAS spent largely in foreign travei
interspcrscd with periods Of resi-
dencc, at his home in the City OF HO-
nOlulu which he had grown to love
so we'll; and
Tribute Of Associates.
"Whereas. II is the unanimous triD,
ute Of this Bar who have practiced
in either association with. or in Op
position TO the late Judge Hartwell
or whose professional engagements
nave brought them into contact with
him in his capacity as an Associate
Justice or as Chief Justice of this
Court. that he has ever borne him
self in those relations with a quiet
and unassuming dignity, unfailing
courtesy, with a fine conception of
the ethics Of his profession and of his
duties both to tine Bar and to tn.
Bench.
In his relation toward the younger
and less experienced member of the
profession Judge Hartwell especially
shone as counsellor and as a frieud,
and many Of those practiCing at this
Bar acknowledge with pleasure and
gratitude the benefits. derived by
them from association with him il
{ his office as practitioner:
, wherefore, Be 1t Resolved. that
the Bar Of Hawaii hereby gives eX-
preston to its sentiment of profound
respect for the memory of him 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-
| mOval Of one who throughout nearly
| half a century had given constant
| proof of his worth as a citizen, a law
yer and jurist; and
BE it Further Resolved, that a
copy of these resolutions be spread
upon the records of this Court.
Letter from QuarIes.
| The following communication from
R. P. Quarles was read by the ST.
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 for
me to do So
81 am glad that | knew Judge Hart
we'll When l came to the Islands, in
February, 1908, he was one of the
few men that l met who seemed to
feel an interest in me and in my well
fare The kindly words that l re-
ceived from him touched a tender
place in my heart and left an impress
sion which is ineffaCeable. | found
bin to be a scholarly gentleman, a
sound lawyer, jurist 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 so
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 Hauwell 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
ity 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, to
the elevation of tie standards Of
! Bench and Bar, and to the best inter-
ests of the people generally. | would
like to say more, but these few,
brief words will show the esteem in
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
( HartwellS record in the Islands
achieved during his forty-four years
residence here. He said that when
liartwell came 20 the Supreme Court
in 1868 as an Associate Justice that
= 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 Hartwells three
years service he took up the brunt
of the business, writing some fifty
five decisions, in addition to handling
the multiplicity of details with which
the court was encountered. At that
time the Supreme Court, Judge Dole
said, was a trial court also, and
Judge HartWell's duties carried him
to ell parts of the islands, hearing
jury cases and settling civil and
equity disputes.
He must have been a very busy
man." Judge, Done commented, yet
in my experience at that time | was
able to see that he was very capable.
He was strict in court conduct; lie
MAYER overlooked good point in a