The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-02-04
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The Pueblo Star Journal is devotiue
considerable space to the La Vets
murder trials and Is unusually EN-.
phatic in praise of Judge H. p. Burke
of this city.
In recent issue OF the paper,
three columns are Devoted to the per-
sOnality Of the Judge, who, the paper
says. is. a "tireless whirIwind, in
jecting his personality of action and
efficiency into the cases.
The Pueblo paper views Judge
Burke as man OF great ability and
points out some of the characteristics
that lead to that conclusion. After
reviewing the causes leading to tho
trials. the circumstances that led to
the selection of Judge Burke and the
importance of the cases in Colorado
Jurisprudence. the paper says In part,
concerning the Sterling man:
Capacity for work is another Of
Judge Burkc's pronounced attrihstes.
He is ureless whirlwind. Dissa&ts-
fed with the progress made at the
start of the trial, he Heightened out
the hours Of the sessions 30 that at
the beginning of the second week, the
attorneys found themselves working
from a. m. to 6 p. M, with a recess
for lunch. This falls on no one harder
than on the Judge. for the attorneys
relay, while the court follows each ex-
animation continuously. Judge Burke
was considering night sessions for q
time, but was dissuaded by the attor-
neys.
Judge Burke is 40 years old and is
native Of Iowa. His father moved
West and7became cattienlan in Iowa
but met with reverses. Judge Burke
obtained his legal education through
his own efforts. He started as clerk
in law Office; later he was clerk Of
court and after that practiced law.
He has been Judge of the Thirteenth
judicial district for the past eight
years.
"'There were circumstances that
called me into the race for Judge
ship of the Thirteenth judicial district
originally, said Judge Burke. l was a
candidate for recollection after the six
year term was concluded because I
wanted my work endorsed If fellow
is doing what he loves, he wants an
o. X. on what he has done l am now
in the second year of my second term
aren't you rather buried up there
in Sterling?' he was asked.
By no means he replied. There
are six counties in my district, COM
prising some of the richest farming
land in Colorado. We also have sugar
beet plants there that pay out tre-
mendous sums. | don't consider my
self at all buried
Judge Burkes principal interest
outside Of judicial duties, is literature
He is over six feet tall with big shoul-
ders and a strong head and features
He radiates tremendous bouyancy and
force, directed by keen intellect, so
that they strike precisely where aim
ed and produce AZ centimeter results.
He has been mentioned for governor
several times, which has no little sig
nificance, considering his remarkable
popularity in the Thirteenth judicial
district. However that may be, it is
certain that millionaire mine operator
and foreignborn mine laborer will
both receive absolute justice in the
trial now in progress, and the wheels
Of justice will revoive smoothly,
swiftly and without interruption while
he is on the Notwithstanding Advocate.
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