El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

lock, OF hhnsaB C1ty, presided at Inli
ceremony, and seated with him wert
Chief Justice Roberts and Mr.. Jus
tice r. HI. Hanna, OF the state su
preme court, and District Judge T. d
Leib, OF Ration. In the audience were
Attorney General Frank W. Clancy
Assistant Attorney General Harry s
bowman, Assistant U. s. District At
torney Ralph Easley, Assistant Dist
riot Attorney A. M. Edwards, Formei
District Attorney Elmer r. Studley
Attorney Francis O. Wilson, u. 8
District Clerk Harry Lee, Court Steno
grapher Iden, Judge Jesse Northcuti
OF Trinidad, Attorney John r. McFie
Jr, w. H. Chrisman Of San Juan coun
ty, former Attorney General J.. M
Hervey Of Roswell, Captain w. G
Reid Of Albuquerque, Judge G. Al
Richardson Of Roswell, Judge Edward
r. Wright OF Santa Fe, George H. Van
Stone of Santa Fe, Mr.. and Mrs. Tip
ton, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Frank WI Clancy
Mrs. Iden. Mrs. NJ. A. Otero and Miss
May Church, all Of this city.
Wilson Reads Resolutions
Attorney Francis G. Wilson, Of this
city, opened the services by reading
resolutions prepared by a committee
Of lawyers from all over the state.
Mr.. Wilson wal chairman Of this com
mittee.
The Resolutions
The resolutions were as follows:
Whereas, Almighty God has remov
ed from our midst Hon. william H
Pope, judge of the United States dis.
trict court for the district OF New
Mexico, and
Whereas, the Bar association Of the
state Of New Mexico desires to record
In permanent form its testimonial to
the character and attachments OF
Judge Pope, and the profound sorrow
and regret Of its members at his
death, now, therefore
Be 1t Resolved, That the Bar assa
citation Of the state Of New Mexico,
speaking for each member thereof
with profound reverence and respect
does hereby proclaim its deep sense
Of loss upon the death of the Hon.
William H. Pope, Judge Of the United
States district court for the district
OF New Mexico and formerly chief jus.
tice of the territory of New Mexico,
and does hereby do homage to all his
many great qualities of heart, soul
and mind. Unlike many who preach
the virtues but do not practice them,
he did not display his moral convic.
tons to the world through the me
dunn Of tongue or pen, but by his acts
alone shed the divine lustre of high
morality upon those fortunate enough
to come within the sphere Of his in
fluence. The arrogance of conscious
virtue did not dim the merit of his
character, for modesty covered his
abilities like a transparent cloak,
intensifying and displaying their
beauties. BY the unconscious influ-
ence of his inspected character and
his undertaking devotion to Christian
teachings, he turned many toward
righteousness and higher endeavor.
Blessed to an unusual degree with
-conciseness and expression and splen.
did diction, he employed these gifts
effectively In the cause OF judicial
clarity. of reason and Of truth. To
the discharge of his duties as a Judge
he brought a we'll equipped and logi-
cal mind, indefatigable industry, and
a lofty conception Of his duties to the
public, the bar and the litigant.
Where mercy to offenders was prop
er, he tempered the rigors Of the law
to fit the facts, but when the offender
and the offense merited stern punish
ment, he enforced the law with just
severity. In brief his whole life was
the generalization OF purity and ex-
cellence. And finally when the end
came he faced the decree Of God with
the same Christian fortitude and
resignation with which he had IN
countered the difficulties. disappoint-
ments and adversities Of life.
He taught us how to live; and, OH
too high
The price Of knowledge, taught us
how to die"
FRANCIg G. WILSON,
Santa Fe, N. M.
GEORGE s. KLOCK,
Albuquerque, N. M.
A. H.. HUDSPBTH,
Santa Fe, N. M.
"A. B. DAVIS. .IR,.
East Las Vegas. N. M.
JAMES M. HERVEY,
Roswell, N. M.
COLIN NEBLETT,
Silver City, N. M.
NJ. c. MECHEM,
socorro. N. M.
E. @. CHAMPION,
Ration. N. NJ.
Tribute by Clancy
Then Mr.. Wilson called upon var
Gus members Of the bar to say a few
words on Judge Pope whom they had
Known as lawyer and jurist. Attor-
ley General Frank W. Clancy dis
,ussed Judge Pope's early life in New
Mexico and cited instance after In
stance Of The progress and extent Of
lis success. Mr.. Clancy praised the
lead jurist not only for his unusual
Intellectual keenness, but for his I'M
firing energy and love OF work.
Judge Wripht's Address
Following Mr.. Clancy, Judge Ed
yard R. Wright, who had served on
he territorial bench with Judge Pope,
discussed the judges declining days.
lie cited the energy Judge Pope had
despite his III health, in con-